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Have a happy and safe Christmas!
22/12/2011
Welcome to the final edition of EPA Monitor for 2011.
New EPA annual report
28/11/2011
The EPA's 2010–11 Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Paul Caica and is now available online.
Olympic Dam development environmental assessment
28/11/2011
The Federal and South Australian governments have granted their approval for BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam Expansion project, subject to the most stringent environmental conditions in South Australia’s history.
Mount Gambier SmokeWatch
25/11/2011
SmokeWatch Mount Gambier concludes in 2011 as the last year of a three-year program.
Aquatic ecosystem condition reports
25/11/2011
A set of aquatic ecosystem condition reports on the health of South Australia’s rivers and creeks has been released by the EPA.
Public register fees waived
25/11/2011
There are changes to the fee structure for accessing documents on the EPA Public Register.
EPA CE announced
05/10/2011
The current chief Executive of Scotland’s independent environment watchdog Professor Campbell Gemmell has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the SA EPA.
New EPA Board member
05/10/2011
On 4 August 2011, the Governor at Executive Council appointed Adjunct Professor Rob Fowler as a member of the EPA Board.
Landfill bans
05/10/2011
The Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010 will see various wastes from landfill banned over the course of three years and diverting this waste into a system of recovery, reuse and recycling.
Fifth EPA Sustainability Licence issued
05/10/2011
The Whyalla Council has received South Australia’s fifth EPA Sustainability Licence.
EPA Board visits Port Adelaide community
05/10/2011
On 14 September, the EPA Board hosted a community consultation in the LeFevre Peninsula region to give the local community an opportunity to raise their environmental concerns directly with Board members.
Changes to the Environment Protection Regulations 2009
25/08/2011
Following a review of its Licence Fee System (LFS), the EPA has implemented changes to the Environment Protection Regulations 2009.
Seed cleaning audit in the South East
25/08/2011
The EPA’s South East office has undertaken an industry wide inspection program of EPA licensees undertaking crushing, grinding or milling of agricultural crops.
New Illegal Dumping Unit
25/08/2011
In the recent budget, the EPA secured funding to establish an Illegal Dumping Unit (IDU) and enhance the EPA's waste levy auditing capacity.
Online access to EPA licences
25/08/2011
Environmental authorisations–licences, exemptions and works approvals–will be made available on the EPA from September 2011 as part of the EPA’s commitment to progressively upload environmental information held on its public register.
A farewell from Helen Fulcher
25/08/2011
At the end of August, my term as Chief Executive of the EPA and Presiding Member of the Radiation Protection Committee will come to an end and I will retire from full time work.
What you need to know about site contamination
21/06/2011
In late February, the EPA wrote to more than 2,200 residents of South Plympton and Edwardstown after hazardous chemicals were found in groundwater in the area. The source is believed to be the former Hills Holding site on South Road and is likely to be the result of historic waste disposal.
EPA Board re-appointments
21/06/2011
Current Board Members Megan Dyson, Allan Holmes and Andrew Fletcher have been re-appointed to the Board for a further 12 months from April 2011.
EPA audits coffee roasters
21/06/2011
Coffee roasting businesses in the Adelaide metro area are being inspected by the EPA after frequent complaints were received regarding odour.
EPA Victoria Compliance & Enforcement Review
21/06/2011
EPA Victoria recently announced the results of an independent review of its compliance and enforcement activities by Stan Krpan, the former Director of Legal Services and Investigations at WorkSafe Victoria (Victoria’s Health and Safety regulator).
EPA Services Directory now available online
21/06/2011
A new Services Directory has been added to our website search function for easier access to these services, information pages, reports and relevant forms and reporting requirements.