Old Pool Surface, Dust and Wastewater in Ballarat

What old pool surface dust and wastewater in Ballarat actually involves

WorkSafe Victoria's page names cutting, grinding, crushing, drilling and demolishing as the activities where those controls are needed for silica-containing materials. This page does not say what any particular pool surface is made of; that is for the provider to tell you before the work, and to say how the dust will be controlled.

Wash water

EPA Victoria says everyone must eliminate or reduce the risk of harm and prevent waste from entering stormwater drains so far as reasonably practicable, and that this includes wastewater. Ask where the pool water and the wash-down water will go.

What no page says

No page we read says whether a Ballarat pool may be drained to the sewer or to stormwater, or what Central Highlands Water allows. Where a property relies on a septic system, the City of Ballarat says a pool must not be connected to it unless the system was designed for the load and the City has approved it; the suburbs page says which suburbs the City's Plan names.

Ask the provider in writing how dust will be controlled, where wash water will go, and whether the property is on mains sewer or a septic system.

Old Pool Surface, Dust and Wastewater in Ballarat — common questions

What dust controls does WorkSafe Victoria expect?

Effective controls such as on-tool water suppression or on-tool dust extraction when cutting, grinding, crushing, drilling or demolishing materials containing crystalline silica.

Can wash water go down the stormwater drain?

EPA Victoria says everyone must prevent waste, wastewater included, from entering stormwater drains so far as reasonably practicable.

May a Ballarat pool be drained to the sewer?

Not established. No page we read says. Ask the provider and Central Highlands Water.