Wind energy facility turbine noise - Technical guideline

This technical guideline helps you measure and control the noise made by wind turbines.     In Victoria, noise levels need to be checked and managed properly as the wind energy facility (WEF...

Environmental auditor guidelines for appointment and conduct

EPA appoints environmental auditors pursuant to Division 1 of Part 8.3 of the Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act). Please note that under section 497 of the Act, a person who is an...

Managing greenhouse gas emissions in a pet grooming salon

This guidance supports the Guideline for minimising greenhouse gas emissions (publication 2048). It shows how you can minimise your risks of harm to human health and the environment from...

Managing plastic feedstock

Plastic feedstock is the raw material such as flakes, powder, recycled chips and resin pellets used to make plastic products. This fact sheet can help businesses that produce, manufacture, transport...

Waste disposal categories: characteristics and thresholds

You need to know what’s in your waste to handle it properly. This document helps you: assess certain wastes, including total and leachable concentrations determine the correct waste disposal...

Waste codes

This is a quick guide for anyone who handles reportable priority waste: waste producers accredited consigners waste transporters waste receivers. You must inform us when reportable waste changes hands...

Derrimut fire science report

Background On 10 July 2024, a large fire occurred at a chemical factory at 118 Swann Drive, Derrimut. The fire burned for approximately 6 hours before being controlled by firefighters. The factory...

Separation distance and landfill buffer guidelines

Guidance for separation distances and landfill buffers gives advice on how to manage areas around landfills and what uses are suitable there...

Maribyrnong River: Risk assessment with consumption of recreationally caught fish

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of manufactured chemicals. They have been used for several decades in aqueous film-forming foams such as firefighting foams, and...

Annual Report Card – Port Phillip, Western Port and Gippsland Lakes July 2022 to June 2023

Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay and the Gippsland Lakes are Victoria’s largest coastal waterbodies. Report Card 2022-23 looks at water quality between July 2022 and June 2023. We compare results...