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Envrionmental Audit Report 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 Environment Protection Act 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environmental audit reports, appointed environmental auditors who are highly certificates and statements may be withdrawn or qualified and skilled individuals.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 INFORMATION 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.gov.au/envaudit any appendices and, where applicable, any certificate Email: [email protected] or statement of environmental audit. Page 1 of 33 AUDIT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Table 1: Summary of audit information Summary information required 53V 53X EPA file reference no 61892-1 Auditor Phillip Hitchcock Auditor term of appointment 21 July 2007 to 20 July 2008 Name of person requesting audit Daniel Charisiou Relationship to premises/location Owner Date of request 27 February 2007 Date EPA notified of audit 13 March 2007 Completion date of the audit 22 October 2007 Reason for audit Environmental Audit Overlay Description of activity High density residential with basement car parking Current land use zoning Business 2 Zone EPA region South Metro Municipality City of Glen Eira Dominant - Lot on plan Lot 17 PS006431 Volume 6827 Folio 348 Additional - Lot on plan(s) Lot 1 Title Plan 157313N Volume 6767 Folio 261 Site/premises name ▪ Building/complex sub-unit No N/A ▪ Street/Lot - Lower No No. 9 ▪ Street/Lot - Upper No N/A ▪ Street Name Morton ▪ Street type (road, court, etc) Avenue ▪ Street suffic (North, South etc) N/A ▪ Suburb Carnegie ▪ Postcode 3163 eg GDA94 - Longitude/latitude in decimal degress to six GIS coordinate of site centroid decimal places Page 2 of 33 ▪ Longitude/Northing (GDA94) 145.058781 ▪ Latitude/Easting (GDA94) -37.886799 Site area (hectares) 0.25ha Members and categories of support team utilised Dr Sim Ooi – Human Health Risk Assessment Outcome of the audit Statement Further works or requirements Implementation of Site Management Plan (SMP) Nature and extent of continuing risk To be managed through the implementation of the SMP = Mandatory information required Table 2: Physical site information Summary information required 53V 53X Site aquifer formation Tertiary Brighton Group Average depth to groundwater 3-4m Groundwater segment B Groundwater flow direction South to south east Manufacturing of rubber goods and timber furniture, and has also Past use/site history been used for the storage of motor vehicle spare parts. To the south and east by residential properties. To the north and north east by Carnegie Railway Station, railway line and associated car park. To the west by a former garage or workshop that is currently not Surrounding land use operating. Proposed future use High density residential with basement carparking Page 3 of 33 STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1970 STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT I, Phillip William Hitchcock of Environ Australia Pty Ltd, a person appointed by the Environment Protection Authority (‘the Authority’) under the Environment Protection Act 1970 (‘the Act’) as an environmental auditor for the purposes of the Act, having: 1) been requested by Mr Daniel Charisiou of Property Concepts Pty Ltd to issue a certificate of environmental audit in relation to the Site located at 9 Morton Avenue, Carnegie, Victoria, Lot 17 PS006431 Volume 6827 Folio 348 and Lot 1 Title Plan 15731N Volume 6767 Folio 261, City of Glen Eira, owned by Property Concepts Pty Ltd. 2) had regard to, among other things, I. guidelines issued by the Authority for the purposes of Part IXD of the Act, II. the beneficial uses that may be made of the site, and III. relevant State environment protection policies/industrial waste management policies, namely • State Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality Management) • State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria) • State Environment Protection Policy (Groundwaters of Victoria) • State Environment Protection Policy (Prevention and Management of Contamination of Land) • Industrial Waste Management Policy (Prescribed Industrial Waste). in making a total assessment of the nature and extent of any harm or detriment caused to, or the risk of any possible harm or detriment which may be caused to, any beneficial use made of the site by any industrial processes or activity, waste or substance (including any chemical substance), and 3) completed an environmental audit report in accordance with section 53X of the Act, a copy of which has been sent to the Authority and the relevant planning and responsible authority. HEREBY STATE that I am of the opinion that The site is suitable for the beneficial uses associated with Sensitive Use – High Density subject to the following conditions attached thereto: 1. This Statement is linked to the pattern of use defined in the attached Development Plans: • AC Goulding Pty Ltd , Drawing ME, Dated 17/10/07, issue A • Ground floor plan, Dated 13/9/07, dated 13/9/07, Amendment No 001, Sheet 2 • Sections plan, Dated 13/9/07, dated 13/9/07, Amendment No 001, Sheet 9 • Sections FF and GG plan, dated 15/10/07, Sheet 10 Page 4 of 33 • Elevation plan, dated 13/9/07, Amendment No 001, Sheet 7 any substantive change involving lowering of the basement invert level and altering of concrete capping, should be reviewed by an environmental auditor. 2. The entire site is to stay capped at all times and the basement must be ventilated. 3. The basement slab invert level should not be lower than RL 42.3m AHD. 4. The attached Site Management Plan (Site Management Plan, dated 19th October 2007, revision 3, produced by Bellwater Pty Ltd ) must be followed. The SMP includes requirements for the installation of an alarm system to address potential failure of a ventilation system and ventilation maintenance requirements and states that cap must not be breached. 5. The SMP must be enforced by the body corporate for the site and its existence should be noted on the Section 32 vendors statement for the site. 6. Groundwater is polluted and should not be used for the following Beneficial Uses: Maintenance of Ecosystems, Potable Water, Potable Mineral Water, Agriculture, Parks and Gardens, Stock Watering, Industrial Water Use and Primary contact recreation. The beneficial use for which the Auditor considers the site suitable is Buildings and Structures. 7. These conditions must be enforced through the Planning Permit conditions by the local government authority.
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