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Site contamination
to manage site contamination across South Australia as part of the State Government’s strategic priority to deal with long-term environmental and health
Planning & site contamination
Site contamination assessment From 19 March 2021, under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 , the planning system includes
Site contamination index
The online site contamination index provides a list of sites in South Australia for which the EPA holds information recorded in the public register
Site contamination index
A list of site contamination information received by the EPA and recorded in the public register under the Environment Protection Act 1993
Port Augusta former power stations site
Voluntary site contamination assessment proposal EPA Licence 50757 Reported dust events The majority of the ash dam is now covered in topsoil and seeded
Legislation and liable persons
The Environment Protection Act 1993 (EP Act) defines that site contamination exists at a site if: Chemical substances are present
Selecting a consultant – certified practitioner
Site contamination consultants are specifically defined in the Environment Protection Act 1993 (EP Act) as people who assess the existence
Role of planning authorities
contamination auditors , accredited by the EPA, is required to assess and provide an expert opinion on the suitability of a site for the intended use
Voluntary assessments & assessment orders
The EPA has powers under the Environment Protection Act 1993 (EP Act) to enable site contamination to be assessed and remediated. Using
Regulatory framework
contamination. The Regulatory and orphan site management framework has been developed to document the process generally applied by the EPA
