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2021/006: Compliance with Building Code Clause G13 Foul water of an effluent field that is part of a domestic foul water treatment system

This determination considers the compliance with Building Code Clause G13 Foul water of an effluent field that is part of a domestic foul water treatment system. The determination discusses the slope, stability and size of the disposal field.

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2019/048: Refusal to issue a certificate of acceptance for plumbing and drainage work associated with a shipping container used as a mortuary

This determination considers the authority’s refusal to issue a certificate of acceptance for plumbing and drainage work that was carried out without building consent.  The plumbing and drainage work was installed to convert the shipping container for use as a mortuary and connects to an existing foul water drainage system that services a dwelling on the property, which in turn connects to a septic tank and evapotranspiration bed. 

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2017/083: Refusal of code-compliance certificate for house and producer statement for on-site waste water treatment system

This determination considers an authority’s refusal to issue a code compliance certificate for an on-site waste water treatment system because the installer had not provided a producer statement for the completed system.  The determination considers the likely compliance of the completed system.

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2016/052: Regarding the compliance of a relief drain from the safety valve to a hot water cylinder in a three-year-old house

This determination considers the compliance of a PVC foul water drainage system to a house where the TPR valve from a hot water cylinder drained into the foul water system.  The hot water cylinder was connected to a solid fuel wetback and a solar water heater as uncontrolled heating sources.

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