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The EPA has written to residents to notify them that it is proceeding with the establishment of a groundwater prohibition area in portions of Thebarton and Mile End. The EPA consulted with the local community to provide information and seek feedback on the proposal.
South Australia has a proud manufacturing history. Some chemical disposal and handling practices in these industries that were considered appropriate at the time, are no longer acceptable by today’s environmental standards. Certain chemicals found in groundwater can cause health problems if people are exposed to high enough concentrations over long periods of time.
Under section 103S of the Environment Protection Act 1993, the EPA may prohibit or restrict the taking of groundwater if it may be harmful to human health or safety.
The engagement process was effective in helping the EPA to understand issues important to the local community with regard to managing the legacy of contaminated groundwater.
We are always interested in hearing from our local communities so if you have any feedback, questions or concerns, please get in touch on:
In person: 211 Victoria Square (please make an appointment for building access)
The EPA has written to residents to notify them that it is proceeding with the establishment of a groundwater prohibition area in portions of Thebarton and Mile End. The EPA consulted with the local community to provide information and seek feedback on the proposal.
South Australia has a proud manufacturing history. Some chemical disposal and handling practices in these industries that were considered appropriate at the time, are no longer acceptable by today’s environmental standards. Certain chemicals found in groundwater can cause health problems if people are exposed to high enough concentrations over long periods of time.
Under section 103S of the Environment Protection Act 1993, the EPA may prohibit or restrict the taking of groundwater if it may be harmful to human health or safety.
The engagement process was effective in helping the EPA to understand issues important to the local community with regard to managing the legacy of contaminated groundwater.
We are always interested in hearing from our local communities so if you have any feedback, questions or concerns, please get in touch on:
Please ask us a question and we will get back to you. Posting your question here allows
other visitors to the site to view your question and our answer. If you would like to ask a question
privately, please email us.
What will be developed in future at no. 25 West The Barton Road? (Old Amdel Laboratory)
What could be built there and when?
Brittney Schiller
asked
over 1 year ago
Thank you for your question.
The site has the potential to be developed as any
other commercial/industrial site and depending on the level of clean up and
whether an auditor is engaged, will determine the degree of sensitiveness of
the development.
The site owners have been asked to enter into a
voluntary site contamination assessment proposal with the EPA to determine the
nature and extent of site contamination and to identify and assess any risk to
human health and the environment. This includes the risk to people
working on the site as an industrial site.
It the site owners want to redevelop the site for a
more sensitive use, then they would need to engage an auditor. Provided
that the auditor has signed off that there is no risk to the use of the site as
sensitive (where remediation may have been necessary during the audit process),
the site can be developed as any other industrial site.
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Assessment Process
Stage 1: 3 July 2019 Community engagement commences
Thebarton and Mile End has finished this stage
EPA
staff will be available to answer your queries by phone, email, in person or leave us a
question on the Q&A section of this site.
Stage 2: 22 and 25 July 2019 Community information sessions
Thebarton and Mile End has finished this stage
Sometimes there is nothing better than having a
conversation in
person. EPA staff will be available to ensure that everyone who would like to talk to us in person can do so. If
this time does not suit you then please contact us and we will be happy to meet with you privately.
Stage 3: September 2019 Feedback collation and analysis
Thebarton and Mile End has finished this stage
We will collate the information provided to us
through feedback forms, meetings, phone calls and emails. If you would like your input recorded in this process, then please get into contact with us to have your say.
Stage 4: November 2019 reporting on the outcome to the community
Thebarton and Mile End is currently at this stage
The formal 90-day consultation period ended on 3 October 2019 and the EPA will continue to engage with residents after this date. The Determination Report has been updated and a letter to residents and community update was sent on 21 November 2019, advising that the EPA is proceeding to establish a Groundwater Prohibition Area. Please view the document library to download any of these documents.
Stage 5: December 2019 gazettal of Groundwater Prohibition Area
Thebarton and Mile End has finished this stage
As advised on 21 November 2019, the EPA will establish a formal prohibition on the extraction of groundwater (bore water) and this will be published in the South Australian Government Gazette on Thursday
12 December 2019. A report on the community engagement will be available from
the document library soon after the gazettal.