Your ref. L7016/1997/9 Government of Western Australia Our ref: L205/97 Department of Environment Regulation Enquiries: Nanette Schapel Phone: 9333 7486 Fax: 9333 7550 Email: nanette.schap&©der.wagov.au Greg Hadlow CEO Shire of Kulin PO Box 125 KULIN WA 6365 Dear Mr Hadlow ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 — AMENDMENT TO LICENCE Licence: L7016/1997/9 Premises: Kulin Landfill Facility Further to my letter dated 19 March 2015, please find enclosed your amended Environmental Protection Act 1986 licence. If you have any questions or objections relating to the licence, please do not hesitate to contact the enquiries officer above on (08) 9333 7486 for clarification or discussion of any grievances you have. If you are concerned about, or object to any aspect of the amendment, you may lodge an appeal with the Minister for the Environment within 21 days from the date on which this licence is received. The Office of the Appeals Convenor can be contacted on 6467 5190 to find out the procedure and fee. Members of the public may also appeal the amendments. The Appeals Registrar at the Office of the Appeals Convenor can be contacted after the closing date of appeals to check whether any appeals were received. Yours sincerely, Rebecca Kelly Officer delegated under Section 20 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 Thursday 16 April 2015 Encl: Amended licence and Decision Document The Atrium, 168 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Phone (08) 6467 5000 Fax (08) 6467 5562 Postal Address: Locked Bag 33, Cloisters Square, Perth WA 6850 vvvvw.derwagov,au Government of Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation Licence Environmental Protection Act 1986, Part V Licensee: Shire of Kulin Licence: L7016/1997/9 Registered office: 24 Johnston Street KULIN WA 6365 ABN: 54 830 263 951 Premises address: Kulin Landfill Facility Location 13428 (Crown Reserve 20485) Truebody Street KULIN WA 6365 as depicted in Schedule 1. Issue date: Thursday 23 June 2011 Commencement date: Tuesday 19 July 2011 Expiry date: Monday 18 July 2016 Prescribed premises category Schedule 1 of the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 Category production Approved premises Category Category description or design capacity production or design number capacity 62 Solid waste depot: premises on which waste is 500 tonnes or more 4,000 tonnes per stored, or sorted, pending final disposal or re- per year annual period use. 63 Class I inert landfill site: premises on which 500 tonnes or more 500 tonnes per annual waste (as determined by reference to the waste per year period types set out in the document entitled "Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996" published by the CEO and as amended from time to time) is accepted for burial. Conditions The Licence is subject to the conditions set out in the attached pages. Officer delegated under gection 20 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 1 of 17 Licence: L7016/1997/9 Amendment date: Thursday 16 April 2015 File Number: L205197 IRLB_T10670 v2.8 Government of Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation Contents Licence 1 Contents 2 Introduction 2 Licence conditions 5 1 General 5 2 Emissions 9 3 Monitoring 9 4 Improvements 10 5 Information 10 Schedule 1: Maps 12 Schedule 2: Reporting & notification forms 13 Introduction This Introduction is not part of the Licence conditions. DER's industry licensing role The Department of Environment Regulation (DER) is a government department for the state of Western Australia in the portfolio of the Minister for Environment. DER's purpose is to advise on and implement strategies for a healthy environment for the benefit of all current and future Western Australians. DER has responsibilities under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (the Act) for the licensing of prescribed premises. Through this process DER works with the business owners, community, consultants, industry and other representatives to prevent, control and abate pollution and environmental harm to conserve and protect the environment. DER also monitors and audits compliance with works approvals and licence conditions, takes enforcement action as appropriate and develops and implements licensing and industry regulation policy. Licence requirements This Licence is issued under Part V of the Act. Conditions contained within the Licence relate to the prevention, reduction or control of emissions and discharges to the environment and to the monitoring and reporting of them. Where other statutory instruments impose obligations on the Premises/Licensee the intention is not to replicate them in the Licence conditions, You should therefore ensure that you are aware of all your statutory obligations under the Act and any other statutory instrument. Legislation can be accessed through the State Law Publisher website using the following link: httb://www.slb.wa.qov.au/leqislation/statutes.nsf/default.html For your Premises relevant statutory instruments include but are not limited to obligations under the: • Environmental Protection (Unauthorised Discharges) Regulations 2004 — these Regulations make it an offence to discharge certain materials such as contaminated stormwater into the environment other than in the circumstances set out in the Regulations. • Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2004 - these Regulations place obligations on you if you produce, accept, transport or dispose of controlled waste. • Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997— these Regulations require noise emissions from the Premises to comply with the assigned noise levels set out in the Regulations. You must comply with your Licence. Non-compliance with your Licence is an offence and strict penalties exist for those who do not comply. Licence holders are also reminded of the requirements of section 53 of the Act which places restrictions on making certain changes to prescribed premises unless the changes are in accordance with a works approval, licence, closure notice or environmental protection notice. Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 2 of 17 Licence: L7016/1997/9 Amendment date: Thursday 16 April 2015 File Number: L205197 IRLB_T10670 v2.8 Government of Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation Licence fees If you have a licence that is issued for more than one year, you are required to pay art annual licence fee prior to the anniversary date of issue of your licence. Non payment of annual licence fees will result in your licence ceasing to have effect meaning that it will no longer be valid and you will need to apply for a new licence for your Premises. Ministerial conditions If your Premises has been assessed under Part IV of the Act you may have had conditions imposed by the Minister for Environment. You are required to comply with any conditions imposed by the Minister. Premises description and Licence summary The Kulin landfill facility and solid waste depot are located on Crown Reserve 20485 Truebody Street, Kulin, approximately 280 km south east of Perth. The closest single residence is approximately 500m east of the landfill and the town of Kulin is approximately 2km in a south east direction. The landfill and solid waste depot currently service the Shire of Kulin, including the town sites of Kulin, Pingaring, Dudinin and Jitarning. Kulin is located within an area which experiences high summer temperatures and low rainfall (approximately 370 to 400m per annum). Groundwater is at least 3m below the level of the landfill and advice received from the Department of Water is that the landfill site is located on fractured and weathered rock of low permeability with the possibility of local aquifers. The groundwater is saline and there are no known groundwater users within the vicinity. The town of Kulin relies on water piped from the nearby Harris Dam. There are no surface water bodies located within 2km of the landfill. The Kulin landfill includes a solid waste depot which is surrounded by a 2.0m high fence with lockable gates. An inert landfill is located at the rear of the solid waste depot where access is restricted to Shire personnel only and the gates to the landfill are always kept locked. The Department first issued a Category 64 licence for a putrescible landfill in 1997 where the approximate throughput was 400 tonnes per annum. The burial of putrescible wastes ceased in 2008/2009 following construction of the solid waste depot. Now, all putrescible wastes and non-recyclable wastes are taken to the Eastern Districts Regional Waste Management Site for disposal. This landfill is registered with DER as a Category 89 Putrescible landfill site - R1959/2007/1 where the Licensee is the Shire of Kondinin. DER understands that no below ground landfilling has occurred at the premises historically. The Shire has indicated that the underlying geology was too hard to excavate and bury waste below ground. The landfill is an unlined mound structure. Landfill: The Kulin Landfill currently accepts Inert Waste Type 1 such as soil, sand, rubble and clean fill which mainly originates from works carried out by the Shire. The inert wastes are placed on top of the old putrescible cells. The landfill is also licensed to accept Special Waste Type 1 asbestos and asbestos contaminated material where acceptance procedures and burial activities are documented in the Shire's Asbestos Management Procedure. All asbestos wastes accepted at the landfill are noted in a permanent register and buried in a specific burial pit. Only two loads of asbestos waste were received at the landfill during the previous reporting year of 2013/2014. Solid Waste Depot: The solid waste depot is located next to the landfill and it is manned and open for use by the public on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays from 10am — 3pm. The depot accepts small quantities of household wastes; recyclables, scrap metal, green waste, used oil and some hazardous waste which mainly consists of paint and vehicle batteries. Current Amendment: The Shire requested a licence amendment to remove Category 64 (Class II putrescible landfill site) from the licence and replace it with Category 63 (Class I inert landfill site) as the Shire no longer accepts putrescible wastes for burial.