Melbourne Water - Essential Services Commission

20. Section 8 should consider not just sewerage treatment but the 5 key objectives 2 in
its business planning processes. Additionally, water businesses should plan for total
sewage loads which include trade waste. MWC will need to consult with the
Metropolitan Water businesses and vice versa to assist with each others business
planning process.
21. Clause 8 (c) should consider alternatives to just accommodating increases in
capacity such as reducing pollutants at the least community cost.
22. Section 9 and 10 do not apply to MWC as we do not have any direct Trade waste
customers. It should be made clear in the code or the guiding document that MWC
is not required to prepare a customer charter for Trade waste.
23. Part E- definitions should reflect Melbourne Water’s role as a referral authority
regarding applications, customer-specific acceptance criteria, and it’s role in working
with RWCs regarding approved acceptance criteria and as per comments above.
2 % key objectives include:
1. Ensure safety of workers in the sewerage system,
2. Protection of assets,
3. Protection of treatment plant (including biogas),
4. Protect receiving environment/facilitate licence compliance
5. Recycling: water and Biosolids (by products)
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