Tara Murray
A report on the Kealba Landfill hotspot fires has found the fires have had a ‘high’ impact on the wellbeing of neighbouring residents.
An Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report into the effects of the hotspots, which was requested by St Albans MP Natalie Natalie Suleyman in December, was released last week.
The report said the hotspots were likely to be a result of oxygen which had ingressed into the landfill due to the design of the cells within the former quarry, combusting with old, decomposed waste.
The report said the risk of impacts to human health from air emissions released by the hotspots has been found to be low, based on air quality monitoring.
Bicentennial Park
Mayor Cr Murray Emerson said the benefits of the project would be appreciated by residents and visitors alike for years to come.
“Thanks to DELWP funding and our partnership with GWMWater, the Greening St Arnaud project is now complete and providing reliable and cost-effective recycled water supply to many of our public parks and open spaces in St Arnaud,” the Mayor said.
“Our Parks and Gardens staff have a lot more options with their annual plantings and watering plans for our recreation areas and parks and this will greatly improve the tourist appeal and liveability for our townspeople.
Press Release – Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority is seeking views on an application to import or manufacture Kenja, a fungicide to control bunch rot and powdery mildew in grapes. Kenja contains the active ingredient isofetamid, which is not currently approved …The Environmental Protection Authority is seeking views on an application to import or manufacture Kenja, a fungicide to control bunch rot and powdery mildew in grapes.
Kenja contains the active ingredient isofetamid, which is not currently approved in New Zealand but is in use in Australia, Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan.
The applicant, ISK New Zealand, wants to import Kenja as a concentrate to be applied to grapes using ground-based methods.
A DWNZ spokeswoman said the company had no comment to make on the matter.
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The Dong Won 701 begins its final journey out of PrimePort Timaru. An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consent issued in April 2020 said the ship will be scuttled using explosives in an approved marine dumping site, but not if any marine mammals were visually observed within 600m of the vessel in the 30 minutes prior.
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The fire-ravaged fishing vessel Dong Won 701 at PrimePort Timaru in April 2018. “Following a review of consent conditions, the Environmental Protection Authority has certified the Dong Won has been cleaned and prepared in accordance with the requirements of its conditions,” an EPA spokesperson said on June 30.
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