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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environmental audit reports, appointed environmental auditors who are highly certificates and statements may be withdrawn or qualified and skilled individuals.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. 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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 119 Appendix 1 Report Reviewed I 35076-1-B GBP Developers Pty Ltd Lot 5B (No. 7-9) willow Street, Essendon EnvironmentalAudit Report JAC10632.WRPIdc 2 of 119 FINAL SITE ASSESSMENT OF PART FORMER TIMBER YARD LOT 5B (NO.7-9) WILLOW STREET ESSENDON PREPARED FOR GBP DEVELOPERS PTY LTD Report No. 35315 3 of 119 353 lS\GBPbud &mGeoPollution Management FINAL SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT STATUTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT 7-9 (Lot 5b) WILLOW STREET, ESSENDON PREPARED FOR GBP DEVELOPERS PTY LTD GeoPollution Management Pty Ltd FileNo.: 35315 1 1 th June 1998 Doc. Ref: 353 1 5\GBP\aud 4 of 119 35315\GBP\aud 6 beoPollution Management This final site assessment report has been prepared by GeoPollution Management Pty Ltd for GBP Developers Pty Ltd. This site assessment report satisfies the requirements for a Statutory Environmental Audit of 5 b Willow Street, Essendon, Victoria. The report is presented for review by the EPAV-approved Environmental Auditor, Mr Jonathan Crockett of Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd, who has been appointed by Mr Anthony Zammit of GBP Developers Pty Ltd for this Site Audit. This document has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of the client, Mr Anthony Zammit of GBP Developers Pty Ltd. This report may not to be reproduced unless in full and with permission of the client. ... 111 5 of 119 3531 S\GBP\aud &#) Ge6Pollution Management TABLE OF CONTENTS .. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................... vii 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 1 1. 1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Scope of the Investigation ................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Assessment Criteria ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 2 . BACKGROUND INFORMATION .................................................................................. 4 2.1 Site Identification ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 General Site Description and Physical Setting .................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Zoning and Proposed Development ................................................................................................................................... 6 3 . PREVIOUS SITE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................. 6 4 . SITE HISTORY AND POTENTIAL FOR CONTAMINATION........................................ 7 5 . REGIONAL SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT .............................................................. 8 5.1 Geology ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 5.2 Hydrogeology ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 6 . FIELD INVESTIGATION ............................................................................................... 9 6.1 Drilling of Boreholes and Soil Sampling ............................................................................................................................ 9 6.2 Field Screening for Volatile Organic Compounds (Soil Gas Survey) ............................................................................. 10 7 . QUALITY ASSURANCElQUALlTY CONTROL .......................................................... 11 7.1 Field Sampling .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 7.2 Laboratories ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 7.3 Reporting Limits ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 7.4 Sample Documentation and Dispatch .............................................................................................................................. 13 8 . SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS SCHEDULES ............................................................... 13 9 . RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION......................................................................... 17 9.1 Shallow Site Soils .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 9.2 Field Contamination Assessment ....................................................................................................................................
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