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...

1684: Landfill gas fugitive emissions monitoring guideline

This guideline establishes procedures for the collection of landfill gas fugitive emissions data. This guideline standardises the steps involved in monitoring and the methods to use when collecting...

1642: Assessing planning proposals within the buffer of a landfill

Assessing planning proposals within the buffer of a landfill (Publication 1642) is the revised version of the draft guideline Assessing planning proposals near landfills (publication 1625) that was...

1637.1: Mercury and arsenic in Victorian waters: a legacy of historical gold mining

This report presents the results of a study carried out by Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) to assess the levels of mercury and arsenic in sediments and fauna. This investigation is...

1633.2: Incoming water standards for aquatic ecosystem protection: PFOS and PFOA

This document provides guidance on new draft standards for two chemicals – perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and their recommended application. It will be...

1627: Brooklyn air quality update: effectiveness of road sealing

Brooklyn’s air quality has improved significantly since work began to seal two roads within the Brooklyn Industrial Precinct in May 2015. During the month period from May 2015 to April 2016 the number...

1626: Decision on proposed waste by-product disposal at Douglas Mine Pit 23

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has assessed a works approval from mining company Iluka Resources to continue disposing of radioactive materials in Pit 23 at its Douglas Mine in...

1618: Broadmeadows tyre fire - Air monitoring

EPA monitored air quality during a tyre fire in Broadmeadows that began on Monday, 11 January 2016 at the Tyre Crumb Australia facility. MFB led the incident response with support from other emergency...

1566: How EPA responds to reports of pollution

EPA officers review pollution reports to assess the risk to the environment, using information about the circumstances of the event and whether there have been any previous, related incidents. Based...

1550: Construction of input meteorological data files for EPA Victoria's regulatory air pollution model (AERMOD)

This guideline describes the methods to be used in the construction of the AERMOD meteorological input data files (metfiles) when using AERMOD for air impact assessments in Victoria...