The Environmental protection Authority (EPA) issues licences under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act (1997) for Snowy Monaro Regional Council's wastewater pipe network and treatment systems. The licences stipulate both quality and quantity conditions for discharge from the wastewater treatment plants are reviewed every three years under the legislation. The licences also specify operational controls and reporting for the pipe network and pump stations.
Council operates Wastewater Treatment Plants in compliance with the Environmental Protection Authority.
Click on the below links for the EPA Licences for Treatment Plants in Snowy Monaro Regional Council.
Adaminaby Sewerage Treatment Facility - Licence No 450
Berridale Sewerage Treatment Facility - Licence No 456
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Facility - Licence No 1752
Bombala Water Treatment Plant - Sludge Lagoon - Licence 1640
Cooma - The Glen - Wastewater Treatment Facility - Licence No 6368
Jindabyne Sewerage Treatment Facility - Licence No 773
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Facility - Licence No 1392
Nimmitabel Lake Wallace Dam - Licence No 20518
These licences can also be found on the NSW EPA website
Adaminaby Wastewater Treatment Plant Test Results 1/7/2016 to 1/10/2022(PDF, 449KB)
Adaminaby Wastewater Treatment Plant Test Results 1 Oct 2022 to 12 July 2023(PDF, 364KB)
Adaminaby Wastewater Treatment Plant – 18 July 2023 to 30 Sep 2024(PDF, 342KB)
Berridale Wastewater Treatment Plant Test Result 1/1/2018 to 30/09/2022(PDF, 601KB)
Berridale Wastewater Treatment Plant – 1 Oct 2022 to 30 Sep 2023(PDF, 21KB)
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Facility Test Result 1/04/2021 to 30/09/2022(PDF, 356KB)
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Plant - 1 May 2024 to 31 April 2025(PDF, 354KB)
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Lagoon - 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025(PDF, 312KB)
Bombala Water Treatment Plant - 1 May 2022 to 31 April 2023(PDF, 383KB)
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Plant - 1 May 2023 to 31 April 2024(PDF, 395KB)
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Lagoon - 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024(PDF, 325KB)
Bombala Wastewater Treatment Facility - Sludge Lagoon Test Result 1/11/2019 - 31/08/2022(PDF, 150KB)
Cooma "The Glen" Wastewater Treatment Facility Test Result 12/01/22 to 11/01/23(PDF, 414KB)
Cooma 'The Glen' Water Treatment Plant - 12 Jan 2022 to 11 Jan 2024(, 0B)
Jindabyne Wastewater Treatment Plant Test Result 1/02/22 - 31/01/2023(PDF, 209KB)
Jindabyne Wastewater Treatment Plant - 1 Feb 2023 to 31 Jan 2024(PDF, 20KB)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Facility Test Result 1/12/2021 to 30/11/2023(PDF, 382KB)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Plant - 1 Dec 2023 to 30 Nov 2024(PDF, 571KB)
Snowy Monaro Regional Council (Council) holds an Environment Protection Licence with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for multiple wastewater and water systems. As per the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (the POEO Act), the holder of an Environment Protection Licence must prepare, keep, test and implement a Pollution Incident Response Management Plan(PDF, 529KB)(PIRMP) that complies with Part 5.7A of the POEO Act in relation to the activity to which the licence relates.
If a pollution incident occurs in the course of an activity so that material harm to the environment (within the meaning of section 147 of the POEO Act) is caused or threatened, the person carrying on the activity must immediately implement this plan in relation to the activity required by Part 5.7A of the POEO Act.
A written copy of this plan is kept at each site, or where the activity takes place in the case of mobile plant licences, and can be made available on request by an authorised NSW EPA Officer and to any person who is responsible for implementing this plan.
This plan summarises the information from Council’s numerous specific PIRMPs to meet requirements for a publicly available plan containing the information required under Section 153C of the POEO Act and clause 98D of the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009.