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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In all cases where any of the above appears in any publication, these have been replaced by the Environment Protection Regulations 2009 from 1 September 2009.
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Disposal of used hydrocarbon absorbent materials
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.03.04)
EPA 378/04: This guideline provides information on the disposal of absorbent materials used to clean up hydrocarbon spills in accordance with the Environment Protection Act 1993.
guide_hydrocarbon.pdf (137.9 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 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)
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 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 Assessment Guides for Planners: Abrasive blasting
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 17.05.11)
Abrasive blasting can have minimal environmental impact if it is located in an appropriate area and sited, designed and operated properly.
Environment Assessment Guides for Planners: Surface coating (spray painting and powder coating)
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 17.05.11)
Surface coating is an activity that can be established successfully, with minimal environmental impact if located in an appropriate area and provided it is sited, designed and operated properly.
Environment Assessment Guides for Planners: Materials handling
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 01.11.07)
Materials handling can have minimal environmental impact if located in an appropriate area and sited, designed and operated properly.
Environment Assessment Guides for Planners: Road transport depot
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 01.11.07)
A road transport depot or terminal (which also includes a bus depot) can have minimal environmental impact if it is located in an appropriate area and sited, designed and operated properly.
Environment Assessment Guides for Planners: Wood processing works
Document: Industry - Guideline (published 01.11.07)
Wood processing can have minimal environmental impact if located in an appropriate area and sited, designed and operated properly.
Interpretive Guide for the NPI
Document: National Pollutant Inventory - Report (published 01.12.05)
The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) is an Internet database that provides information on the types and quantities of pollutants emitted to the environment.
interpretive_guide.pdf (892.2 kb)
Waste tyres
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 07.09.10)
EPA 183/10: This guideline replaces EPA Information Sheet No. 15, issued in May 2001. Note: for the purposes of this guideline, ‘waste tyres’ are defined as used, discarded or rejected tyres that are either whole or in pieces greater than or less than 250 mm in width or length.
Waste definitions
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 08.09.09)
EPA 842/09: This guideline provides definitions for a range of terms commonly used within the waste industry.
guide_waste_definitions.pdf (193.9 kb)
How to determine actual or potential harm to water that is not trivial resulting from site contamination
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 27.08.09)
EPA 839/08: This guideline has been prepared to provide guidance to site contamination auditors, consultants and the public on how to determine if actual or potential harm to water that is not trivial has occurred as a result of site contamination.
Contingency plans
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.05.09)
EPA 696/09: This guideline has been provided to help licensees (specifically medium to large-scale operators) draft Contingency Plans that meet the standard acceptable to the Environment Protection Authority.
guide_contingency.pdf (236.5 kb)
Determination of background concentrations
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 01.12.08)
EPA 838/08: This guideline provides direction on how the Environment Protection Authority requires background concentrations to be established for the purpose of determination of site contamination in South Australia.
background_concentrations_27Nov08.pdf (128.2 kb)
Environmental management of on-site remediation
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 01.11.08)
EPA 623/06: This guideline provides advice on the environmental management of onsite (site contamination) remediation activities so as to minimise any actual or potential adverse impacts and to provide adequate protection to the community.
guide_remediation.pdf (254 kb)
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)
Regulatory monitoring and testing: Groundwater sampling
Document: Water - Guideline (published 01.06.07)
The purpose of this Environment Protection Authority (EPA) guideline is to provide for a consistent approach to sampling groundwater in South Australia.
Regulatory monitoring and testing: Water and wastewater sampling
Document: Water - Guideline (published 01.06.07)
The purpose of this guideline is to set minimum standards and to provide practical guidance on water and wastewater sampling for regulatory purposes in South Australia.
Waste transport certificate
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.05.07)
EPA 415/10: This guideline provides information to help waste producers, transporters and depot owners to comply with environmental legislation when listed wastes are transported within South Australia.
guide_wastetransport.pdf (268.2 kb)
Soil bioremediation
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 01.11.05)
EPA 589/05: This guideline has been prepared to assist environmental consultants and their clients with ex situ soil bioremediation in South Australia.
Composite soil sampling in site contamination assessment and management
Document: Site contamination - Guideline (published 01.03.05)
This guideline is intended to assist environmental consultants conducting the assessment and management of site contamination in South Australia.
guide_composite.pdf (243.8 kb)
Used foundry sand (UFS): Classification and disposal
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.09.03)
EPA 329/03: This guideline replaces EPA Technical Bulletin No. 23, ‘Guidelines for the classification and disposal of used foundry sand (UFS)’ (August 2000).
guide_foundrysand.pdf (180.4 kb)
Pressure water-blasting activities
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 01.09.03)
EPA 079/03: This guideline replaces EPA Technical Bulletin No. 16, ‘Pressure water-blasting activities’ (July 2000), and provides information on strategies and techniques to enable operators of pressure water-blasting equipment to comply with the general environmental duty by preventing pollutants generated by their activities from entering the environment.
Derivation of disposal criteria
Document: Waste - Public consultation (published 19.07.11)
EPA 658/09: This information sheet provides supporting technical information for the draft publication, Guideline for solid waste: criteria for assessment, classification and disposal of waste, and should be read in conjunction with this guideline.
info_solid_waste.pdf (68.7 kb)
Vessel & facility management: Dredging
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 09.12.10)
Dredging can disturb aquatic habitats, spread exotic algae and invertebrates, re-suspend bottom sediments causing increased turbidity, and recirculate toxic metals, hydrocarbons, pathogens and nutrients that are found in sediments in the water column.
Standard for the production and use of waste derived soil enhancer
Document: Waste - Guideline (published 06.04.10)
This standard describes the information and processes that are required by the EPA to support the beneficial recycling of waste by its application to agricultural land as a soil enhancer.
