If a licence permits the discharge or deposit at a temperature 2oC above ambient temperature, the component fee is calculated by multiplying the annual flow × 2 × 0·00309.
3 If a licence permits the discharge or deposit at a temperature 2oC above ambient temperature, the component fee is calculated by multiplying the annual flow × 2 × 0·00309.
4 If a licence permits the discharge or deposit of bacteria, specifying that a concentration of 250 organisms per 100 millilitres may be discharged, the component fee is calculated by multiplying the annual flow × 0·0103.
A component fee calculated under this clause must not exceed 42 000 fee units.
In this clause—
above ambient temperature means, for any particular season, any temperature level of the waters receiving the licensed discharge or deposit higher than the average temperature for that season;
organic matter means total organic carbon, biochemical oxygen demand, or chemical oxygen demand that may be discharged or deposited under a licence;
toxicant means a substance which is poisonous to living things.
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