Find A Document:
Important to note:
The following regulations have been updated:
- Environment Protection (Fees and Levy) Regulations 1994
- Environment Protection (General) Regulations 1994
- Environment Protection (Exempt Classes of Persons and Activities) Regulations 2001
- Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Regulations 2008
- Environment Protection (Beverage Container) Regulations 2008
In all cases where any of the above appears in any publication, these have been replaced by the Environment Protection Regulations 2009 from 1 September 2009.
288 documents found. Sort results by:
EPA Guidelines– program requirements for compliance testing of diagnostic X-ray apparatus
Document: Radiation - Guideline (published 17.06.09)
This document discusses the requirements of the Third Party Certification (TPC) program administered by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for compliance testing of diagnostic X-ray apparatus. It should be read by persons wishing to become accredited testers, persons already accredited, and owners of diagnostic X-ray apparatus.
guidelines_xray.pdf (267.6 kb)
Guideline for Stockpile Management - Waste and Waste Derived Products for Recycling and Reuse
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.09.10)
This guideline outlines the potential risks associated with the stockpiling of wastes and waste derived products and provides guidance on the appropriate and relevant controls to reduce those risks.
guidelines_stockpile.pdf (586.6 kb)
Guidelines for the site contamination audit system
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 01.05.10)
The guideline is intended to assist auditors and others in understanding and complying with the legislative requirements of the Act and Regulations in relation to the audit system.
guidelines_sc_audit.pdf (595.3 kb)
Guidelines for construction specifications and reports: landfills, leachate ponds, composting facilities and wastewater lagoons - draft for public con
Document: Waste - Public consultation (published 24.11.09)
This guideline has been prepared to assist project proponents, consultants, engineers, construction companies and others in preparing Technical Specifications and the ACR for landfills, leachate ponds, composting pad liners and wastewater lagoons.
guide_construction_specs.pdf (139.3 kb)
EPA Guidelines for the Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Areas
Document: Water - Guideline (published 01.07.09)
The guidelines have been prepared for use by irrigators in the Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigated Area (LMRIA).
Guidelines for the use of the Environment Protection (Noise) Policy 2007
Document: Noise - Guideline (published 01.06.09)
These guidelines provide a clause-by-clause explanation, and include examples to assist in understanding and using the Policy. The guidelines are referred to in clauses 3(1), 4(1) ‘characteristics’ and 14(1)(b)(ii) of the Policy.
guidelines_noise_epp.pdf (560.8 kb)
Draft South Australian biosolids guidelines (2009)
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.05.09)
The guidelines are for the safe handling and use of biosolids.
guidelines_biosolids.pdf (609.4 kb)
Guidelines for the assessment and remediation of groundwater contamination
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 01.02.09)
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has prepared this guideline to provide details about the assessment and remediation of groundwater contamination to ensure the protection of human health and/or the environment.
sc_groundwater assessment.pdf (475.5 kb)
Guidelines for groundwater investigation and monitoring for landfills - draft for public consultation
Document: Waste - Public consultation (published 01.01.08)
This guideline has been produced to advise proponents, developers, operators and licensees of landfill sites (and their environmental consultants) on methods to be used to monitor groundwater at landfill sites.
guidelines_landfill.pdf (212.4 kb)
Guidelines for separation distances
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 01.12.07)
The Guidelines for separation distances are for the use of the Environment Protection Authority (the EPA), planning authorities, developers, planning consultants and the community as a tool in the development application processes for new or expanding developments.
Audible bird scaring devices environmental noise guidelines
Document: Noise - Guideline (published 01.10.07)
This document provides a development assessment and compliance tool to assist developers, planning and enforcement authorities, and the broader community in the assessment of environmental noise impacts from audible bird scaring devices when used in an appropriate rural zone intended for agricultural activity.
Environmental regulation using a risk-based approach: A guideline for EPA staff
Document: Licensing - Guideline (published 01.10.07)
This document guides South Australian Environment Protection Authority staff when making decisions about regulating the activities of people who are licensed under the Environment Protection Act 1993. It also helps the community and business understand how the EPA makes these decisions.
EPA Guidelines for stormwater management in Mount Gambier
Document: Water - Guideline (published 01.02.07)
This guideline has been developed in response to the specific environmental setting and the historical stormwater management practices that have been applied in the South East region of South Australia.
EPA Board Landfill Subcommittee Report - EPA Landfill Guidelines
Document: Waste - Report (published 01.05.06)
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Landfill Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to landfill operators, developers, planning authorities and regulatory bodies on the site selection, development, design, construction, operation, closure and post-closure management of municipal solid waste and commercial and industrial general waste landfill facilities so that they can comply with Environment Protection (EP) Act 1993.
landfill_guidelines.pdf (91.8 kb)
Guidelines for establishment and operation of cattle feedlots in South Australia
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.02.06)
The guidelines are intended to assist orderly development and economic operation of feedlots while minimising their environmental impact.
EPA Guidelines for Responsible Pesticide Use
Document: Water - Guideline (published 01.12.05)
This guideline brings together in one document the requirements that regulate the responsible use of pesticides.
guide_pesticides.pdf (641.6 kb)
Environment improvement programs (EIPs): A drafting guide for licensees
Document: Licensing - Guideline (published 01.09.04)
EPA 420/04: This guideline has been provided to help licensees draft an EIP that meets the standard acceptable to the Environment Protection Authority.
National environmental guidelines for piggeries
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 01.08.04)
The National Environmental Guidelines for Piggeries delivers, for the first time, a nationally agreed approach to management of pig production in Australia to achieve environmental goals.
Guidelines for resource recovery and waste transfer depots
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.11.01)
These guidelines have been formulated to assist those establishing depots in South Australia for resource recovery (resource recovery depots) and/or for the treatment of waste (waste transfer depots) before its transfer for disposal.
Guidelines for establishment of intensive piggeries in SA
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 01.03.98)
These guidelines have been published by The Department for Primary Industries and Resources, The Environment Protection Authority, South Australian Farmers’ Federation and the Murraylands Regional Development Board to assist in the uniform development of an economically and environmentally sustainable intensive pig industry in South Australia.
South Australian biosolids guidelines (1997)
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.07.97)
These guidelines have been published to ensure that beneficial reuse of biosolids from municipal wastewater
can be safely and sustainably practised in South Australia.
Public consultation on rail noise guidelines, 22 June 2010
Document: Corporate - Media/news (published 22.06.10)
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidelines for the assessment of noise from new rail operations.
Guidelines for wastewater lagoons
Document: Corporate - Public consultation (published 19.03.10)
EPA 509/10: This guideline replaces EPA Guideline 509/04, Wastewater and evaporation lagoon construction. It advises those proposing to construct wastewater lagoons or similar infrastructure on construction techniques that should assist in meeting obligations under the Environment Protection Act 1993 and the Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2003.
wastewater_lagoons.pdf (322.4 kb)
EPA Protocols: Compliance testing of Plain Dental X-ray apparatus
Document: Radiation - Protocols (published 01.06.09)
This document discusses the protocol for conducting compliance testing of Plain Dental X-ray apparatus, which includes fixed, mobile, and hand held apparatus with an extra-oral X-ray tube, but does not include orthopantomographic (OPG), cephalometric (CEPH), or computed tomography (CT) apparatus.
protocols_dental_xray.pdf (529.5 kb)
EPA Industry Compliance Audit report for the extractive industries
Document: Industry - Report (published 01.11.08)
As part of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) industry sector-based industry compliance audit system, the EPA undertook compliance audits at 10 premises across South Australia.
EPA Industry Compliance Audit report for the surface coating sector
Document: Industry - Report (published 01.06.08)
This report presents the key findings of the compliance audit program conducted on a sample of Tier 3 premises licensed for surface coating.
Concrete batching
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 08.09.09)
EPA 427/09: This guideline provides information to those involved in the management and operation of concrete batching plants, to assist with compliance with the Environment Protection Act 1993.
Waste levy regulations
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 08.09.09)
EPA 351/11: This guideline offers advice to assist compliance with the Environment Protection Regulations 2009.
Environmental management of foundries
Document: Air - Guideline (published 01.08.08)
EPA 121/08: This guideline provides information to the foundry industry to assist with compliance with the provisions of the Environment Protection Act 1993 and associated legislation.
guide_foundries.pdf (154.1 kb)
Ventilation of fibreglass works
Document: Air - Guideline (published 01.09.03)
EPA 123/02: These guidelines provide information that should enable fibreglass works to achieve compliance with the Environment Protection Act.
guide_fibreglass.pdf (140.1 kb)
