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Environmental Audit Reports INFORMATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORTS August 2007 VICTORIA'S AUDIT SYSTEM AUDIT REPORT CURRENCY An environmental audit system has operated in Audit reports are based on the conditions encountered Victoria since 1989. The Environmenf Profecfion Acf and information reviewed at the time of preparation 1970 (the Act) provides for the appointment by the and do not represent any changes that may have Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria) of occurred since the date of completion. As it is not environmental auditors and the conduct of possible for an audit to present all data that could be independent, high quality and rigorous environmental of interest to all readers, consideration should be audits. made to any appendices or referenced documentation An environmental audit is an assessment of the for further information. condition of the environment, or the nature and extent When information regarding the condition of a site of harm (or risk of harm) posed by an industrial changes from that at the time an audit report is process or activity, waste, substance or noise. issued, or where an administrative or computation Environmental audit reports are prepared by EPA- error is identified, environmental audit reports, appointed environmental auditors who are highly certificates and statements may be withdrawn or qualified and skilled individuals. amended by an environmental auditor. Users are Under the Act, the function of an environmental advised to check EPA's website to ensure the currency auditor is to conduct environmental audits and of the audit document. prepare environmental audit reports. Where an environmental audit is conducted to determine the PDF SEARCHABILITY AND PRINTING condition of a site or its suitability for certain uses, an environmental auditor may issue either a certificate or EPA Victoria can only certify the accuracy and statement of environmental audit. correctness of the audit report and appendices as presented in the hardcopy format. EPA is not A certificate indicates that the auditor is of the opinion responsible for any issues that arise due to problems that the site is suitable for any beneficial use defined with PDF files or printing. in the Act, whilst a statement indicates that there is some restriction on the use of the site. Except where PDF normal format is specified, PDF files are scanned and optical character recognised by Any individual or organisation may engage appointed machine only. Accordingly, while the images are environmental auditors, who generally operate within consistent with the scanned original, the searchable the environmental consulting sector, to undertake hidden text may contain uncorrected recognition environmental audits. The EPA administers the errors that can reduce search reliability. Therefore, environmental audit system and ensures its ongoing keyword searches undertaken within the document integrity by assessing auditor applications and may not retrieve all references to the queried text. ensuring audits are independent and conducted with regard to guidelines issued by EPA. This PDF has been created using the Adobe-approved method for generating Print Optimised Output. To assure proper results, proofs must be printed, rather AUDIT FILES STRUCTURE than viewed on the screen. Environmental audit reports are stored digitally by This PDF is compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader EPA in three parts: the audit report (part A), report Version 4.0 or any later version which is downloadable appendices (part B) and, where applicable, the free from Adobe's Website, www.adobe.com. certificate or statement of environmental audit and an executive summary (part C). A report may be in colour FURTHER I N FORMATION and black-and-white formats. Generally, only black- and-white documents are text searchable. For more information on Victoria's environmental Report executive summaries, findings and audit system, visit EPA's website or contact EPA's recommendations should be read and relied upon only Environmental Audit Unit. in the context of the document as a whole, including Web: www.epa.vic.clov.au/envaudit any appendices and, where applicable, any certificate Email: [email protected] or statement of environmental audit. 1 of 44 c’r .. , . .: .. I 1’ ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORT * LOT 1, RIVER ROAD, MILLGROVE, VICTORIA FOR MR DAVID SHERRIFF ,?- ’ Dames & Moore June 19% 23251\001 2 of 44 - DAMES & MOORE - 25 BUCKHURST STREET, SOUTH MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, 3205 AUSTRALIA TELEPHONE: (03) 696 3344, FACSIMILE: (03) 696 3006 2 June 1992 Environment Protection Authority of Victoria Oldeffleet Building 477 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3ooo Attention: Mr Carsten Osmers Dear Si, RE: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDlT REPORT FOR LOT 1 RIVER ROAD, MILLGROVE, VICTORIA Please find enclosed a copy of our environmental audit report on the above site. This report incorporates the Auditor's Environmental Adit Report, Dames & Moore's Assessment report for the site carried out in 1991 as requested by Mr Sherriff and a Certificate of Environmental Audit. We trust that it meets your requirements. However, should you have any queries or require any assistance with this matter, please do not hesitate to contact our Mr K Mival, or the undersigned. Yours faithfully DAMES & MOORE Pn LTD - AnthonyPLane Manager - Geoscience and Engineering 3 of 44 OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES THROUGHOUT THE H'ORLD DAMES & MOORE PROPRIFTARY LIMITED A.C.N. 003 293 696 Mr D SMff - Environmental Audit Repit, Millpve Page i 29 May 1992 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORT LOT 1, RIVER ROAD, MILLGROVE, VItXORIA FOR MR DAVID SHERRIFF Dames & Moore were engaged on 12 August 1991 by Mr David Sherriff to carry out an Environmental Site Assessment of a property located at Lot 1, River Road, Millgrove, Victoria. It was recommended following that assessment, that some remediation of soil be undertaken, to raise pH and lower sulphate levels. This was undertaken by Mr Sherriff and Dames & Moore were commissioned to execute a secondary phase of investigation and validation sampling to assess the state of the site following completion of the remedial programme. The works to date have been undertaken as part of the regulatov process for the proposed rezoning of the site from a Rural 1 Zone to a Landscape Living 2 Zone by the Shire of Upper Yarra. The purpose of the study was to provide Mr Sherriff with information regarding the environmental quality of the site to satisfy the Upper Yarra Shire council with regard to their requirements for rezoning of the properties for residential development. The scope of work for the investigation, remediation and validation of the site included the foll- e A review of the information provided by Mr Sherriff and information collected from the public record; e An inspection of the site to determine potential sources of contamination and the most appropriate soil sampling locations; e A phased site investigation including sampling and testing of soils for investigative and validation purposes; e Advising Mr Sherriff on the environmental quality of the site and the need for remedial works to allow for rezoning of the land, e A final phase of validation sampling on 16 April 1992. R6295.001 DAMES& MOORE4 of 44 Mr D Shemff - Environmentul Audit Report, Millgrove Page ii 29 May 1992 This report surmnarises the results of all of the investigations and testing carried out on the site, and contains the Auditor's Environmental Audit Report and the Certificate of Environmental Audit. The site is located approximately 76 km to the east of Melbourne and 2 lan west of Warburton. It is defined as Lot 1 on the Plan of Sub-Division No. 3553, Parish of Ywnga in the Shire of Upper Yarra on the Certificate of Title Vol. 8251, Fol. 668. The site is underlain by consolidated rock comprising siltstone and minor sandstone of the Humevale Siltstone Formation, and Rhyodaates of the Acheron Sub-Group, both of Devonian age. In the areas of lower topography adjacent to the Dee and Yarra Rivers, Quaternary age scree fan deposits and stream-deposited sediments comprising gravel, sand, silt and clay are present. The status of groundwater usage in the area is not known. However, the groundwater can be considered as having a beneficial environmental use. The property was purchased in 1959 by Mr Sherriff. During his ownership of the site, it has been used for agricultural purposes only and there is no evidence to suggest that the land has ever been used for industrial purposes by him or previous owners. Some use of pesticides was reported. A spotspraying method was used which was last conducted approximately 4 years ago. No other pesticides were used. Superphosphate was applied in previous years, but has not been used recently. 'Nocattle dip tanks are present on the property and according to Mr Sherriff, no dips have ever been used on the animals he has kept. Some disposal of wastes from the pig farming has taken place. Some small waste pits are present on the site. These were investigated for this report. This is the only evidence of any landfill on the site. More recently, waste effluent from the pigs has been spray-irrigated over the lower lying parts of the site to the south of the house and farm buildings, below the 145 m AHD contour. We understand that the pig sheds were washed down with water and that no chemical additives have ever been used for this purpose. A detailed inspection was carried out of all parts of buildings and of the surrounding land in order to idenw where any potential sources of contamination might exist on the site and to confirm the information supplied by Mr Sherriff. An aboveground tank remains on the site. However there have been no reported spills in the past. The area around the tank was inspected for indications of past spillage. R6295.001 DAMES& MOORE5 of 44 Mr D Sm- EnvirvnmeruaJ Audit Rept, Millgrove Pqe iii 29 May 1992 An initial soil contamination investigation was carried out on 23 and 24 September 1992.
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