Maddingley Brown Coal Landfill, Annual Environmental Audit Report 2013 East Maddingley Road, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
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Maddingley Brown Coal Landfill, Annual Environmental Audit Report 2013 East Maddingley Road, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria Prepared for: The Maddingley Mining Trust Pty Ltd PO Box 276, Bacchus Marsh Vic 3340 16 January 2014 Distribution Distribution Maddingley Brown Coal Landfill, Annual Environmental Audit Report 2013, East Maddingley Road, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria 16 January 2014 Copies Recipient Copies Recipient 1 PDF Mr Tim Tillig 1 PDF Mr Nick Simmons Environmental, Quality & Safety Officer 1 hard copy Senior Environment Protection The Maddingley Mining Trust Pty Ltd Officer - Landfill PO Box 376 Specialist Regulatory Services Bacchus Marsh Vic 3340 EPA Victoria GPO Box 4395, Melbourne Vic 3001 1 PDF Manager Environmental Audit 1 PDF Mr Peter J Ramsay 1 hardcopy Environmental Performance Unit Peter J Ramsay & Associates Pty EPA Victoria Ltd GPO Box 4395, Melbourne Vic 3001 By email to [email protected] Senversa Project File 1 Reliance - This document has been prepared solely for the use of The Maddingley Mining Trust Pty Ltd. 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Senversa Pty Ltd ABN: 89 132 231 380 Ground Floor, 51 Clarke Street, Southbank Vic 3006 tel: + 61 3 9606 0070; fax: + 61 3 9606 0074 www.senversa.com.au Patrick Clarke Environmental Auditor Appointed Pursuant to the Environment Protection Act 1970 m1079503_051_rpt_16jan14 i Executive Summary Executive Summary Introduction Patrick Clarke, an employee of Senversa Pty Ltd (Senversa) and a person appointed as an Environmental Auditor (Contaminated Land) under Section 53S of the Environment Protection Act 1970 (the Act), conducted this audit. Maddingley currently manages and administers the landfill operations at the Maddingley Brown Coal Landfill (MBC Landfill) located at East Maddingley Road, Bacchus Marsh (refer to Figure 1 in the 2012-2013 Annual Review – URS, 2013b presented in Appendix C). The environmental audit (and subsequent audit report) is required under Conditions 3.22 to 3.23 of the EPA Victoria Waste Discharge Licence ES90, issued on 6 October 1978 and last amended on 26 August 2009. A copy of Waste Discharge Licence ES90 is included in Appendix A. Patrick Clarke conducted the preceding environmental audits on the site in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Previous audit reports have included recommendations to address management issues and data gaps regarding groundwater monitoring and leachate monitoring and management. Summary Information Information relating to the site and environmental audit process is summarised as follows: Summary of Audit Information EPA file reference no. 64662-10 Auditor Mr Patrick Clarke Auditor Term of Appointment 19 January 2012 to 18 January 2017 Name of person requesting audit Mr Tim Tillig Relationship to premises/location Environmental, Quality & Safety Officer Date of request 6 September 2013 Date EPA notified of audit 10 September 2013 Completion date of the audit 16 January 2014 Reason for audit Requirement of Waste Discharge Licence ES90, issued by EPA on 6 October 1978 and last amended 26 August 2009. Description of activity Waste deposition, leachate generation and m anagement associated at a licensed landfill. EPA region Metropolitan EPA Officer Nick Simmons Dominant — Lot on plan (Prior to subdivision) Crown Allotment 59 Additional — Lot on plan(s) Crown Allotments 59, 59A, 59B & 59C Site/premises name Maddingley Brown Coal Landfill Building/complex sub-unit No. n/a m1079503_051_rpt_16jan14 ii Executive Summary Summary of Audit Information Street/Lot — Lower No. n/a Street/Lot — Upper No. n/a Street Name East Maddingley Street type (road, court, etc) Road Street suffix (North, South etc) n/a Suburb Bacchus Marsh Postcode 3340 GIS coordinate of site centroid 37o 42’ 30.8’’S Latitude (GDA94) Longitude (GDA94) 104o 26’ 35.2’’ Site Area Audit covers landfill areas A, B, C, D and E and associated leachate and water ponds only, approximately 215,000m2. Members and categories of support team utilised None Outcome of the audit Environmental A udit R eport with r ecommendations for on -going groundwater and leachate management and monitoring at the site. • Confirm requirements for Leachate Management Plan, February 2014. Further work or requirements • Install pressure transducers, data loggers and remote telemetry to allow continuous monitoring of leachate levels in the landfill and collect reliable leachate level data. • If leachate levels are above elevations which ensure groundwater flow into Area