Environmental Info
The EPA is responsible for the protection of air and water quality, and the control of pollution, waste, noise and radiation.
Our 6 environmental goals are:
- good quality land
- good quality water
- good quality air
- safe use of radiation
- protection from unacceptable noise
- sustainable use of resource.
In this section you will find information on each of our environmental areas, with links to relevant legislation.
Site contamination
About site contamination, how it is assessed, what the EPA's role is, and more.
Waste management
What is waste?
Water quality
About the EPA’s involvement in water quality monitoring, science, regulation planning and management.
Noise
Protection from unacceptable noise levels
Radiation
The EPA protects the community from health risks associated with ionising and non-ionising radiation.
Air quality
How we monitor and regulate air quality
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
perfluorinated compounds water quality
Read more information about 'Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)'
Container deposits
About the container deposit scheme in South Australia.
Incident reporting
How to report an incident to the EPA.