EPA Victoria is failing to effectively regulate hazardous waste, inspections of hazardous waste licensees plunged 46% between 2004-05 and 2008-09 and there is little assurance wastes aren't being stockpiled or dumped illegally, says a report by the State Auditor-General released today.
In an unprecedented action, EPA Victoria today cancelled an accredited licence held by Mobil for its Altona refinery, following 'a spate of poor performance', with Worksafe Victoria also cracking down on the plant.
ANL might seek a tribunal review and has warned Victoria has fallen behind other states in dealing with green waste, after the EPA rejected its application to reinstate composting operations at a site that has been the source of numerous odour complaints.
A Victorian court has disallowed the extraction of groundwater at two farming properties in the state's west, citing the possible effects of climate change on the long term sustainability of the groundwater resource.
