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Bradbury clean up begins as EPA steps in
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has begun the next phase of its clean up at the Bradbury Industrial Services facility in Thornycroft St, Campbellfield, with the start of debris removal works by specialist contractors.
Fire destroyed the premises in April 2019. The clean up is expected to take approximately six months.
“This was a busy chemical processing facility, but it became one of the worst industrial fires the state has seen. EPA took immediate action to ensure there would be no offsite contamination impacts once the site was handed back by emergency services to the owners. However, when the owners were unable to comply with EPA notices, we used our powers to intervene to cause a clean-up of the site,” said EPA CEO Lee Miezis.
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The door has been opened for toxic soil to be dumped in Bacchus Marsh following approval of an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for Maddingley Brown Coal.
The EMP was submitted by Western Soil Treatment (WST) as part of its application to receive tunnel boring machine spoil from the West Gate Tunnel Project.
Environment Protection Authority Victoria approved the plan today after determining there were appropriate measures to keep the environment and community safe.
EPA said it assessed the plan for potential environmental impacts, such as runoff, odour, and potential land, surface water and groundwater risks.
Under government regulations, the owner of a site bidding to receive the spoil must develop an EMP and comply with specific conditions including constructing an appropriate containment system and managing spoil appropriately, so risks are controlled.
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North Shore acid spill a $150k mess
A truck driver who drove away from a spill of sulphuric acid in Geelong has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay nearly $95,000 for the clean up, as well as thousands in court costs.
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) prosecuted Wallan man Charles Roy Johnson over the spill of more than 1,000 litres of sulphuric acid into a roadside drain on Madden Avenue, North Shore.
The Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Johnson had pulled over to fix a problem with his windscreen wipers, then smoked a cigarette before continuing on his way, but did not notice that the load of acid was steadily leaking into a roadside drain.
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