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The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a Contaminated Land Consultant Certification Policy. The NSW EPA requires that all reports submitted to it […]
The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has announced a review of the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) for the remediation of land and […]
The NSW Government has announced $23.5 million in additional funding for the NSW EPA to deal with contaminated land in the state. The funding is a […]
The NSW PFAS Expert Panel has reviewed the draft updated Human Health Risk Assessment provided by the Federal Department of Defence on per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl […]
The Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has released a discussion paper proposing amendments to the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 to provide for […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released a Regulation Impact Statement on options for a national phase out of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority has released the following new guidelines: Guidelines for the NSW Site Auditor Scheme (3rd edition) describe the obligations of […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new publications: Landfills exempt from licensing – (Publication 1563.1) was developed to assist operators in the […]
The Queensland Government has released the Mined Land Rehabilitation Policy which formalises the Government’s commitment to ensuring land disturbed by mining activities is appropriately rehabilitated to […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released two new publications: Determination of odour concentration by dynamic olfactometry (Publication 1666) has been developed to assist licence […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan consultation draft. The per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) National Environmental Management […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that it is proposing to utilise certified site contamination practitioners from early 2018. A consultation draft has […]
The Western Australian Government has gazetted changes to the guidelines under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003. The following guidelines have been made: Assessment and management of […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has advised that the Detailed Site Investigation (DSI) report to assess the extent of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has updated the site contamination index, which is a listing of site contamination records for properties in the state. […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised that the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 has been amended for NSW EPA to […]
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) have released a report on Perfluorinated Chemicals in Food. FSANZ was commissioned by the Federal Department of Health in 2016 […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised that further testing is underway by the Rural Fire Service at Kemps Creek, following the detection […]
EPA SA is undertaking public consultation on an amendment to the Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2015 to include a prohibition on the use of fire- […]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) has released a set of five guidance documents on the assessment, management […]
An updated information bulletin on per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) has been released by EPA Victoria. The bulletin provides an update on the status of […]
NSW EPA has advised that no per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been detected in seafood samples or the majority of water and sediment samples […]
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a case study on the rehabilitation works recently completed at the Pro-Force former gold processing site. […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised that investigations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are underway at the Botany Industrial Park. The investigations are […]
The Queensland Government has announced the Queensland Treasury Corporation will issue certified and independently verified green bonds to investors for use on projects funded entirely or […]
The New South Wales Government has announced that their review of the results from Airservices Australia’s Preliminary Site Investigation for per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) […]
The Federal Department of Defence has released the results of preliminary investigations into per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Defence sites across the country. Preliminary […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has reviewed test results confirming low level surface water and groundwater contamination at three Commonwealth Department of Defence training sites […]
The NSW Government has reviewed surface water and groundwater results from the Commonwealth Department of Defence’s preliminary sampling program for per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) […]
The NSW EPA is seeking comment on the revised guidelines for the NSW Site Auditor Scheme released on Wednesday. The Contaminated Land Management – Guidelines for […]
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