Land and water pollution

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Pollution factsheets

Outside drains only drain rain - multilingual (776.8 KB PDF)		Pollutants entering stormwater systems are likely to cause serious harm to the environment. Find tips on how to prevent pollution in english, chinese, korean, samoan and arabic.
ITP01 Land and water pollution (174.6 KB PDF)	ITP01	Legal background to the ARC pollution prevention and pollution response functions and implications of breaches for business
ITP02 Industrial or Trade Processes (181.8 KB PDF)	ITP02	Pollution prevention requirements for sites undertaking an industrial or trade process
ITP03 Pollution Prevention Assessments (173.9 KB PDF)	ITP03	Outline of the pollution assessments the ARC carries out on industrial or trade process sites
UPC01 Water Pollution and the Auckland Regional Council (1.9 MB PDF)	UPC01	General overview of water pollution in the Auckland region, and the response of ARC
UPC03 Chemical Storage (260.1 KB PDF)	UPC03	Guide to storing chemicals.
UPC04 Being Prepared for a Spill (251.1 KB PDF)	UPC04	How to avoid spills, train staff and prepare a Spill Response Plan.
UPC05 Painting & Plastering Wastes (3.2 MB PDF)	UPC05	How to dispose of wastes associated with painting.
UPC06 Automotive Trade (307.0 KB PDF)	UPC06	Pollution prevention information for those in the automotive trade.
UPC09 All Works Involving Concrete Cement, Lime & Asphalt (683.2 KB PDF)	UPC09	Best practice Information for the cementing and concreting industry.
UPC09A Exposed Aggregate Concrete (233.0 KB PDF)	UPC09A	Best practice information for the cementing and concreting industry focusing specifically on exposing aggregate.
UPC10 Vehicle & Equipment Washing (578.5 KB PDF)	UPC10	Information on pollution issues that arise from equipment and car washing, and best practice tips for preventing polution.
Horizontal / Directional Drilling	UPC13	How to drill without causing pollution. BEING DEVELOPED
UPC15 Pressure Water Blasting (227.2 KB PDF)	UPC15	Advice around water blasting in a legal and environmentally responsible way.
UPC16 Cesspit Catchpit Waste & Road Sweepings (107.4 KB PDF)	UPC16	How to dispose of cesspit / catchpit waste and road sweeping waste.
UPC17 Service Stations (175.4 KB PDF)	UPC17	Outlines the risks and standard requirements for avoiding contamination/pollution.
UPC18 Natural Phenomena (784.0 KB PDF)	UPC18	Information about natural phenomena that can be mistaken for a pollution event.
UPC19 Wastewater Diversion Systems (67.2 KB PDF)	UPC19	Factsheet to assist businesses thinking of installing, or already using, a wastewater diversion system.
UPC20 Food waste (82.4 KB PDF)	UPC20	Aimed at those working with food and food waste, this factsheet will help you identify whether you could be causing water pollution.
UPC21 Construction Activities (430.0 KB PDF)	UPC21	A general pollution prevention factsheet for those who undertake various construction activities.