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The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is Victoria’s environmental regulator. EPA is an independent statutory authority, established in 1971 under the Environment Protection Act 1970 (EP Act). EPA's role is to prevent and reduce the harmful effects of pollution and waste on Victorians and their environment. [1]
Enhances the powers of EPA: EPA can now issue and grant licenses and permits to frame the pollution emitted by polluters. EPA ensures compliance with the Act and can require action from polluters to manage risks to the environment and human health. [3] This was missing from the 1970 Act as EPA couldn't penalise polluting companies. [6]
EPA Victoria researcher in the process of taking a sample of contaminated water from a lake 2018: PFAS chemicals were found in groundwater at Esso's Longford plant impacting local agriculture and livestock operations. The chemicals, known to be linked to cancer in people and animals, impacted the operations of livestock operations.
EPA staff overseeing the Sunshine landfill in Kealba. Kealba is a north-western suburb of Melbourne where the Sunshine Landfill, operated by Barro Group, had four underground fires burning for three years starting in 2019 which produced a smell described as "rotting carcasses" and was the result of oxygen being in contact with decomposed waste.
EPA Victoria was the first to facilitate report littering online (based on vehicle registration details) by introducing the appropriate legislation and dispense fines. EPA was also the first in Australia to create a public litter reporting service in 2002.
This Amendment is major in Victoria as it puts the emphasis on creating preventive measures rather than managing the aftermath of pollutions. [ 5 ] Section 25 of the Amendment, GED states that a person commits and indictable offence if they don't minimise the risks of harm to human health or the environment of their actions as long as it's ...
EPA Victoria staff and car at Lemon Springs; Site 23: Largest dumpsite of the property which contained as much as 32 semi-trailer truckloads of waste, a stockpile of asbestos and up to 15,700 acetylene gas cylinders. Site 24: A six metres deep pit was discovered under a pile of sand.
After a pesticide is registered with the EPA, there may be state registration requirements to consider. In addition to the rules and regulations given by the EPA, the states may also offer an additional set of rules and registration requirements for a registered pesticide. They can also request annual usage reports from the pesticide users.