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On-site domestic wastewater treatment is a matter that concerns just about everyone. From Weipa to Mount Wellington, from Byron Bay to Busselton, hundreds of thousands of Australians put their trust in the backyard septic tank and in add-on treatment systems to safely get rid of their household waste. That trust is about to be challenged […]
RULE CHANGE LEAVES SEPTIC BOSS UP CREEK WITH NO PADDLESunshine Coast Daily/News.comSunday, August 2, 2020Link ($) A small Noosa business of 11 years will be forced to close under stricter, government-imposed building standards the owner claims favours large corporations. Advanced Enviro Septic owner Randall Crisp is calling on the State Government to keep the existing […]
Following are recent media articles published which highlight the concerns in the wider community around Standards Australia’s national standard for On-Site Domestic Wastewater Treatment Units, AS1546.3:2017. These articles reflect the concerns of NOPA about this standard and its negative impact on our industry as well as more broadly, on consumers, the environment and the economy. […]
BUILDING STANDARD WILL KILL LOCAL BUSINESSES SAYS SECTOR BODY July 1, 2020 MR 0720-2 The incoming standard for domestic wastewater treatment systems will send small businesses in Queensland to the wall and hand a $1 billion market to big, old technology players, according to the National On-site Provider’s Association. NOPA, which represents a growing sector […]
ABC Local Radio (Sunshine Coast) interview on the Annie Gaffney weekday morning program with Ian Christesen, NOPA Co-ordinator
WASTEWATER INDUSTRY WANTS BLOCK ON BUILDING STANDARD AS AIRBORNE COVID-19 RESEARCH GROWS June 15, 2020 MR 0620-5 The National On-Site Providers Association (NOPA), representing on-site wastewater treatment suppliers, has called for states to halt their adoption of a current standard for domestic wastewater treatment, to help halt viral outbreaks. The central standard for on-site, domestic […]
June 15, 2020 MR 0620-4 The National On-Site Providers Association, representing on-site wastewater treatment suppliers, has raised concerns about the public health risks of above ground effluent dispersal as questions to the Queensland Government are ignored. NOPA contacted the office of the Health Minister and Deputy Premier Dr. Stephen Miles on May 25, […]
The Growing Concern Around Above Ground Wastewater Dispersal and COVID-19 A SURVEY OF LITERATURE SINCE MARCH, 2020 IN BOTH SCIENCE-SPECIFIC AND GENERAL MEDIA. THIS SUMMARY SUGGESTS A CONSENSUS HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND REGARDING THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 VIA ON-SITE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS WHICH DISPERSE EFFLUENT ABOVE- GROUND. THIS […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROVIDERS TELL ROYAL COMMISSION CURRENT STANDARD IS CRAP MR3768 […]