Who needs it
Facilities that will operate cooling towers.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Form PA-W6, pages W6-1 to W6-4
What the form covers
- Non-contact cooling water
- Type of water used in the cooling tower
- Type of cooling tower
- Design details
- Blowdown discharge rate
- Location of the blowdown discharge
- Additives
- Characteristics of the blowdown (variance stream)
- Sampling
- Location of the outfall to the Red Sea (Yanbu)
- Cooling tower bottom sludge
SourceRCER-2025 Vol. II, Form PA-W6, pages W6-1 to W6-4
Documents the form asks for
- Reports of the biological monitoring program for Legionella bacteria, for existing facilities
SourceRCER-2025 Vol. II, Form PA-W6, pages W6-1 to W6-4
Before you submit
- Answer every question. Where one does not apply, write “None” or “NA”.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Section 2.1(b) to (e) (page 8)
- Put the forms in the order of Figure 2.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Section 2, Figure 2 (page 10)
- An authorised representative of the facility signs and stamps the Statement of Certification.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Section 2.1(b) to (e) (page 8)
- Submit the application in electronic and printed form, with the printed copy signed.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Section 2.1(b) to (e) (page 8)
- Drawings go in as A3 hard copies and as PDF files.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Section 1.3.1 (page 3)
Getting the official form
The Royal Commission provides the electronic copy of the forms. This page explains the form. The RC's version is the one to fill in and submit.RCER-2025 Vol. II, Section 2.1(b) to (e) (page 8)
This page summarises the form as published in RCER-2025, Volume II. It is general information, not legal advice. The Royal Commission's official form and regulations always prevail. Spotted something out of date? Request a change.