Environmental Protection Act 1986
Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001
Environmental Protection Act 1986
Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001
Western Australia
Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001
Contents
Part 1 — Preliminary
1.Citation1
2.Interpretation1
3.Application2
Part 2 — Control of dust
4.No emission of visible dust from abattoirs during operation or construction3
Part 3 — Disposal of dead animals
5.Disposal of dead animals4
Part 4 — Drainage and the collection of waste materials
6.Design of lairage pens, raceways, and solid waste storage areas5
7.Drainage or discharge from a slaughterhouse5
8.Drainage of floors of bleeding area5
9.Storage of waste material6
Part 5 — Waste water treatment
10.Uncontaminated storm water not to enter waste water treatment system7
11.Treatment of contaminated water from lairage pens7
12.Disposal of solids7
13.Waste water treatment structures7
14.Treated waste water irrigation management plan8
Part 6 — Miscellaneous
15.Offences and penalties9
16.Transitional9
17.Amendment of the Environmental Protection Regulations 19879
Notes
Compilation table10
Defined terms
Environmental Protection Act 1986
Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001
These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001.
In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears —
abattoir, in relation to an operator, means an abattoir to which these regulations apply at which the operator slaughters animals;
bucket trap means a device used to collect solids in a waste water treatment system;
containment structure means a structure in a waste water treatment system in which waste water is contained;
existing facility means any premises being used as an abattoir immediately before the day on which these regulations come into operation;
operator means a person who operates an abattoir;
save-all means a tank where greases and oils are collected by settlement or flotation;
slaughterhouse means any building on an abattoir in which animals are slaughtered;
treated waste water means water that has been treated in a waste water treatment system;
treated waste water irrigation management plan means a treated waste water irrigation management plan approved under regulation 14;
waste water treatment system means the system used for treating waste water from the operations of an abattoir.
These regulations apply to an abattoir if the production or design capacity of the abattoir is —
(a)more than 100 tonnes per year; and
(b)less than 1 000 tonnes per year.
[Regulation 3 inserted: Gazette 8 May 2012 p. 1892.]
4.No emission of visible dust from abattoirs during operation or construction
(1)An operator must not carry on the operations of an abattoir unless it is carried on in such a manner that no visible dust escapes from the abattoir.
(2)A person constructing an abattoir must ensure that no visible dust escapes from the premises on which the abattoir is being constructed during the course of the construction.
Part 3 — Disposal of dead animals
Unless otherwise directed by a public body under a written law, an operator must ensure that any dead animal on the abattoir that has not been slaughtered on it is within 24 hours after the operator becoming aware of its death —
(a)taken to a rendering facility;
(b)taken to a waste disposal facility; or
(c)disposed of in a manner approved by the Chief Executive Officer.
Part 4 — Drainage and the collection of waste materials
6.Design of lairage pens, raceways, and solid waste storage areas
An operator must ensure that waste water from —
(a)lairage pens at the abattoir;
(b)raceways from a lairage pen to a slaughterhouse at the abattoir; or
(c)a solid waste storage area at the abattoir,
is drained to the waste water treatment system.
7.Drainage or discharge from a slaughterhouse
(1)An operator must ensure that the drainage system from the slaughterhouse at the abattoir to the waste water treatment system does not become blocked with solids.
(2)An operator must ensure that water from the floors of the slaughterhouse is treated by means of a bucket trap, save-all, screen, or other device to remove solids, greases, and oils in or from the water before the water is discharged into the waste water treatment system.
8.Drainage of floors of bleeding area
The owner of an abattoir to which these regulations apply (other than an existing facility) must ensure that the perimeter of the floor of the bleeding area of a slaughterhouse is constructed so as to ensure that blood or other liquid is removed from the area by drains or dedicated collection devices.
An operator must ensure that —
(a)material from the paunch of animals slaughtered at the abattoir is stored in water and vermin proof and water tight containers; and
(b)dung and manure storage areas are made of an impervious material and have bunds made of an impervious material which are of sufficient height to contain the leachate.
Part 5 — Waste water treatment
10.Uncontaminated storm water not to enter waste water treatment system
An operator must ensure that storm water on the abattoir which is not contaminated with solids, grease, oils, or other materials from the process of slaughtering animals does not enter the waste water treatment system.
11.Treatment of contaminated water from lairage pens
An operator must ensure that water from the lairage pens of the abattoir is screened or otherwise treated to remove solids in the water before the water is discharged into the waste water treatment system.
An operator must ensure that all solid waste from the operations at the abattoir is taken to —
(a)a rendering facility;
(b)premises on which compost manufacturing and soil blending is carried out;
(c)a waste disposal facility; or
(d)a disposal facility approved by the Chief Executive Officer.
13.Waste water treatment structures
An operator must ensure that —
(a)except in the case of an existing facility, a containment structure at the abattoir is impermeable;
(b)a containment structure at the abattoir is operated so that there is a distance of not less than 300 mm between any point on the perimeter of the top of the structure and the surface of the water in the structure;
(c)a crust or cover is maintained over an anaerobic treatment process used in a waste water treatment system;
(d)in the case of a waste water treatment system which uses a pond, waste water is retained in the pond for not less than 15 days; and
(e)the waste water treatment system is managed so as to ensure that an unreasonable odour does not escape from the abattoir.
14.Treated waste water irrigation management plan
An operator must not use treated waste water for irrigation unless a treated waste water irrigation management plan has been submitted to and approved by the Chief Executive Officer and the treated waste water is used in accordance with the plan.
A person who contravenes any of these regulations commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
Regulation 14 does not apply in relation to an existing facility until the day that is 12 months after the day on which these regulations come into operation.
17.Amendment of the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987
Schedule 6 to the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 is amended after item 25 of the entry relating to the Environmental Protection (Concrete Batching and Cement Product Manufacturing) Regulations 1998 by inserting the following —
“
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Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001 |
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1.regulation 4(1) |
250 |
500 |
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2.regulation 4(2) |
250 |
500 |
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3.regulation 5 |
250 |
500 |
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4.regulation 7(1) |
250 |
500 |
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5.regulation 9 |
250 |
500 |
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6.regulation 12 |
250 |
500 |
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7.regulation 13 |
250 |
500 |
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8.regulation 14 |
250 |
500 |
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This is a compilation of the Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
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Citation |
Published |
Commencement |
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Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Regulations 2001 |
30 Mar 2001 p. 1799-1810 |
30 Mar 2001 |
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Environmental Protection (Abattoirs) Amendment Regulations 2012 |
8 May 2012 p. 1891-2 |
r. 1 and 2: 8 May 2012 (see r. 2(a)); |
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
abattoir2
bucket trap2
containment structure2
existing facility2
operator2
save-all2
slaughterhouse2
treated waste water2
treated waste water irrigation management plan2
waste water treatment system2