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South Gippsland Water Korumburra Update
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) continues to monitor wastewater and investigate an ongoing issue at South Gippsland Water’s (SGW) Korumburra treatment plant to Foster Creek. EPA Authorised Officers have inspected the treatment plant and confirmed that the discharge to Foster Creek has now ceased.
EPA served a notice on SGW to stop discharging wastewater to Foster Creek after the Korumburra plant lost its processing capacity and began discharging partially treated wastewater to the creek above the limit set by its licence.
EPA Regional Agency Commander Zac Dornom says the situation may take some time to remediate.
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A St Albans man has been charged with numerous offences as a result of an investigation into the handling of allegedly stolen vehicles at an automotive wrecking business in Sunshine North.
Police executed a search at a Baldwin Avenue address on January 27 following information the business had allegedly been operating in contravention of the Second Hand Dealers Act.
Multiple items were seized during a search of the business, including a stolen 2000 Mercedes A190, a stolen Ford AU Fairmont and a de-identified motorcycle.
A 35-year-old St Albans man was subsequently charged with a range of offences, including handling stolen goods, possess/negligently deal with proceeds of crime, fail to keep accurate records, buy unidentified vehicle for scrap and fail to notify authority of change of address.
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Joint statement by Victoria EPA and FRV
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) work collaboratively to ensure community safety.
FRV believes EPA met its obligations with regard to information it shared about the site.
EPA shares information with emergency services and other agencies on an ongoing basis.
The two agencies will continue to work closely to ensure that our Victorian communities remain well protected.
Background:
An enhanced emergency response and turn out note was placed on the site in line with the increased risk initially identified by EPA in August 2019. This enhanced emergency response and turn out note was conveyed to operational Commanders and firefighters.
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Stolen vehicles and motorcycle seized in Sunshine North
Police yesterday charged a man with numerous offences as a result of an investigation into the handling of allegedly stolen vehicles at an automotive wrecking business in Sunshine North.
Vehicle Crime Squad detectives executed a search at the Baldwin Avenue address on 27 January, following information that the business had allegedly been operationing in contravention of the Second Hand Dealers Act.
During the search, police located information to indicate a second holding yard nearby and a search was conducted at this premises.
Multiple items were seized as a result of the search warrant, including:
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Landfill dust attracts an EPA fine
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Bulla company more than $8,000 for breaching its EPA licence by failing to do enough to reduce the potential for dust to blow off its landfill site.
EPA Northern Metropolitan Manager Jeremy Settle said EPA officers discovered the dust problem when they attended the landfill facility in response to reports of a small fire.
“The fire was quickly resolved, but EPA officers saw significant amounts of dust rising from onsite haul roads and a large, exposed stockpile of soil on top of one of the landfill cells, with inadequate controls to prevent dust from leaving the site,” Mr Settle said.