Environment Protection Authority

2013 NPI Newsletter

NPI in South Australia

The South Australian Environment Protection Authority Thank you to all reporters for fulfilling your NPI reporting (EPA) received a total of 482 reports for the 2011–12 requirements and contributing to the important resource reporting year which is a small increase from last year’s that NPI data are for all South Australians and beyond. 464 reports. Industry guidance materials

500 Prior to commencing your NPI report please check which 450 emission estimation technique (EET) and manuals are 400 relevant to your facility’s operations and for any relevant 350 updates. EET manuals are available from the NPI 300

250 website. 200 The Australian Government has been progressively 150 reviewing the EET manuals including updating emission 100 factors. The revised emission factors have been Number of reporters 50 incorporated into new calculation tools, available within 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 the Online Reporting System (ORS).

The following commonly used manuals and guidance The EPA would like to welcome our new reporting documents have been updated recently: companies:  Fugitive Emissions v2.0 (Jan 2012)  Acciona Agua Adelaide Pty Ltd (Lonsdale)  Mining v3.1 (Jan 2012)  Avery Dennison Materials Pty Ltd (Elizabeth West)  Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation v3.0 (Jan 2012)  Boral Resources (SA) Limited (Stonyfell, Whyalla,  Fuel and Organic Liquid Storage v3.3 (May 2012) Prospect. Mount McIntyre, Gulfview Heights, Lobethal,  Poultry Raising v2.0 (July 2012) Murray Bridge & Hillbank)  Maritime Operations v2.1 (July 2012)  Centennial Park Cemetery Authority (Pasadena) If there are any manuals that you would like to see  Como Glasshouse Pty Ltd (Korunye) updated, please contact the NPI team. Any suggestions  IMX Resources Limited (Maralinga) will be forwarded to the Commonwealth to help determine the priority of manuals that are updated.  Infratil Energy Australia Pty Ltd (Lonsdale)  OE & DR Pope Pty. Ltd. (Woodville North) EPA licence holders  OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Limited (Iron Baron) For NPI reporters who also hold EPA licences and have  Qantas Airways Limited (Adelaide) authorised their NPI data to be used in the calculation of their Resource Efficiency Fee (REF), please note that  Santos Limited (Leigh Creek) you are required to report emissions to the nearest 100  Senex Energy Limited (Cooper Basin via Moomba, kg. three sites) Substance usage  Southern Iron Pty Ltd (Coober Pedy and Billakalina)  Team Poly Pty Ltd (Lonsdale) Reporting usage of Category 1, 1a and 1b substances is not mandatory. However reporters are encouraged to  Wesfarmers Kleenheat Gas Pty Ltd (Naracoorte) include usage in their reports as it assists the NPI Team  Wing Flexible Packaging Pty Ltd (Lonsdale) during the validation process, by allowing us to confirm  Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd (Salisbury South) that reporting thresholds have been tripped as well as to understand why emissions of certain substances have trended up or down relative to last year’s report.

Data release and submission Reporters are required to respond to significant changes in reported emissions and transfers relative to the 2011–12 data publication previous reporting period. In general reporters do this by The 2011–12 data was released on Thursday 28 March selecting simple explanations from the ‘Emissions’ or 2013. ‘Transfer Data Validation’ screens in the ORS.

2012–13 data submission Where a more detailed explanation would assist the NPI  Calendar year reports (1 January−31 December 2012) Team in validating a facility report, reporters are were due on 31 March 2013. encouraged to fill out the ’Emission Notes‘ or ’Transfer Notes‘ section for such substances. This information is  Financial year reports (1 July 2012−30 June 2013) are not published but assists the NPI Team greatly during due on 30 September 2013. validation. Alternatively, or in addition, reporters can Penalties for late reporters provide a ’Confidential Statement’.

Please make sure your reports are submitted to the NPI Common reporting problems Team by the due dates. Warning letters will be sent to reporters who submit late reports for the first time. Second- Please check your spreadsheets and calculations year offenders may be named in the National Environment carefully before submitting your report. Some common Protection Council report and/or issued an expiation fee. errors in reports include:  emission factors are not updated No expiation notices were served in the 2011–12 reporting  incorrect units year however a number of warning letters were issued.  reporting emissions as a zero value (which is no Thank you to all reporters who submitted their reports on longer accepted in NPI reports) time.  emissions not split into point and fugitive sources Tips for submitting your report on time  use of outdated calculations tools or FOLS manuals  Category 1 and 2b substances are reported Start your report early and ensure that NPI reporting is part although the thresholds have not been exceeded. of your internal procedures. This may mean including NPI Additionally, we encourage all facilities with cleaner reporting as part of a job description and writing an internal production activities or pollution control equipment to operating procedure on how to write an NPI report. include these in their report as an opportunity to gain All NPI correspondence including reminder emails are positive recognition. directed to the technical contact. As such it is important Training that you inform the NPI team if your technical contact has left your company or changed roles. Training sessions for Online Reporting will be offered from 26–30 August 2013 to all SA reporters. Please The EPA recommends using the Online Reporting System contact the NPI team to register your interest or for (ORS) to ensure that your report is received on time. If you further information. Alternatively, and in addition, choose to submit a paper report, ensure that you send it reporters can seek advice over the phone at any time with enough time to reach the EPA office (located in during business hours. Adelaide) by the required due date. Problems with reporting Validation process If you require any assistance in reporting or have any You are required under the Environment Protection (NPI) other issues that you would like to discuss please Policy 2008 to keep records of supporting information used contact us: to generate NPI reports. Failure to do to so may result in Telephone: (08) 8204 9095 penalty and enforcement measures. Please note that while Fax: (08) 8124 4676 we are allowed to seek such information, we are also Email: [email protected] bound by various legislative requirements to keep such Web: www.epa.sa.gov.au information confidential. Mail: NPI Team, Environment Protection Authority If you are using calculation tools please ensure you keep GPO Box 2607 an accurate record of the process configurations that were Adelaide SA 5001 used (eg use the ‘print screen’ button). This information may be requested by the NPI Team during validation. Alternatively if you have developed spreadsheets (eg in Excel to generate NPI data), please submit these if requested.