Regional rivers floodwater testing results update

Floodwater testing in regional Victoria indicate that levels of E.coli and other contaminants such as trace metals, volatile organic compounds, pesticides, phthalates, and per-and polyfluoroalkyl...

Maribyrnong River floodwater update

The latest round of Maribyrnong River floodwater testing results shows that while contaminants of potential concern (CPOC) were generally below health guidelines, bacteria levels in the water...

New floodwater testing results

Environment Protection Authority Victoria has published more results from its regional flood water testing program in conjunction with VICSES and Natural Hazards Research Australia. Indicative results...

Supreme Court issues orders on Vista Estates

Ballarat developer Vista Estate Pty Ltd has been ordered by the Supreme Court to do all works reasonably practicable to reduce the risk of sediment discharge into the Yarrowee River by 25 November...

Industry inspection program to continue

Environment Protection Authority  Victoria  (EPA) continues its statewide pollution prevention inspections of industrial precincts, with businesses in Melbourne’s north about to be...

Warmer weather could mean more floodwater fish deaths

EPA Victoria is warning that this week’s predicted rising temperatures are likely to cause an increase in the fish deaths being witnessed in flood affected Victoria.    Native fish...

Regional floodwater testing shows better than expected results

Indicative results from the first round of regional floodwater tests show a generally better than expected picture for contamination in most locations with only the water tested at Shepparton showing...

SES and EPA testing regional flood water

This week, the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) and Environment Protection Agency Victoria (EPA) have been working together to better understand and characterise the possible contamination...

Milk spill sends money down the drain

A Clayton company has been fined more than $5,000 after staff at a Doreen petrol station poured waste milk down a stormwater drain that leads to local waterways. EPA Victoria officers found that staff...

Barro Group and directors charged

EPA Victoria (EPA) has today charged the company operating the Sunshine Landfill at Kealba and its three directors with breaches of the General Environmental Duty (GED) under the Environment...