2014 Annual Report

1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

Our performance

Our scorecard


The performance scorecard shows how the EPA is progressing against its objectives.

* denotes measures from the EPA Agency Statement 2013–14

Targets 2013–14 Actual result 2013–14 Actual result 2012–13
Tonnes of waste to landfill (milestone target reduction to under 939 000 tonnes) 913 711 1 000 933
*720 inspections of licensed premises, audits and other environmental measures to ensure compliance with the EP Act (number of inspections) 937 635 inspections
100% Tier 1 (high priority) and 75% Tier 2 (medium priority) licence sites inspected:    
Tier 1 88% 74%
Tier 2 78% 53%
100% of licence management plans in place and up to date for Tier 1 (high priority) and Tier 2 (medium priority) licences 94% 42%
*Average annual concentration of airborne lead does not exceed 0.5 ug/m3 at key Port Pirie community sites:    
Port Pirie Oliver Street 0.48 ug/m3 0.39 ug/m3
Pirie West Primary School 0.44 ug/m3 0.69 ug/m3
Number of groundwater notifications received 109 127
*No more than 5 days (per year) exceedences of the air quality NEPM PM10 particle standard (50 ug/m3) measured at Schulz Reserve 4 days 0 days
*100% of development plan amendment responses made within statutory time frame 93% 94%
*100% of development application responses and approvals made within statutory time frame 99% 99%
*100% of new applications for registration of radioactive sources and premises assessed 100% 100%
*80% of all new dental, medical and veterinary X-ray machines registered in a timely fashion 74% 55%
*100% of radiation reports from uranium mines and all new projects assessed 100% 100%
>71% of surveyed callers who were satisfied or very satisfied with the overall service provided by the call centre 74% NA
100% of change reforms advanced on schedule to drive overall cultural change 78% NA
Improve energy efficiency of government buildings as measured through total energy use in gigajoules (GJ) 874 823