Former Brompton Gasworks

Former Brompton Gasworks | Engage EPA


The former Brompton Gasworks (the gasworks site) is a 5.8-hectare site on Chief Street, Brompton. In 2022, the owner of the site, Renewal SA, signed a Development Agreement with property developer MAB Corporation (MAB). Under this agreement, MAB is responsible for remediating the site and developing a residential and entertainment precinct.

Gasworks activities were undertaken at the site from 1863 to 1964, using a process known as coal carbonisation to generate power for large parts of Adelaide. The production of gas resulted in the generation of contaminated materials and wastes, which caused significant contamination at the site.


The former Brompton Gasworks (the gasworks site) is a 5.8-hectare site on Chief Street, Brompton. In 2022, the owner of the site, Renewal SA, signed a Development Agreement with property developer MAB Corporation (MAB). Under this agreement, MAB is responsible for remediating the site and developing a residential and entertainment precinct.

Gasworks activities were undertaken at the site from 1863 to 1964, using a process known as coal carbonisation to generate power for large parts of Adelaide. The production of gas resulted in the generation of contaminated materials and wastes, which caused significant contamination at the site.

  • Site remediation

    In December 2022, the EPA entered into an Environment Performance Agreement (the Agreement) with Renewal SA and MAB for the gasworks site. The Agreement requires MAB to engage an EPA-accredited site contamination auditor to complete a site contamination audit. The auditor is overseeing and reviewing the assessment and remediation undertaken at the site to confirm that the remediation undertaken has made the land suitable for the proposed use.

    The Agreement allows the EPA to maintain regulatory involvement in the assessment and remediation of site contamination at the site. It also requires MAB to submit a number of deliverables to the EPA, including the following documents:

    • Revised site specific risk assessment
    • Remediation options assessment
    • Site remediation plan
    • Community engagement plan
    • Interim audit advice
    • Quarterly progress reports
    • Remediation validation report
    • Site contamination audit report.


    The deliverable reports recorded in the EPA Public Register are available in the Reports library. Any additional reports will be added when they become available in the Public Register. Please contact the EPA Public Register administrator for a copy of the Agreement.

    The deliverables under the Agreement are intended to achieve the following:

    • Confirm the nature and extent of site contamination
    • Identify and assess any potential risks to human health and the environment
    • Develop and execute a site remediation plan
    • Validate the suitability of the site for the proposed land use
    • Address any residual site contamination through the development of a site management plan as necessary
    • Provide sufficient information to enable the auditor to prepare a site contamination audit report.


    In August 2023, the auditor prepared interim audit advice which endorsed the remediation proposed in a site remediation plan. Following the EPA’s acceptance of the interim audit advice, remediation commenced at the site. Site remediation is being undertaken by MAB’s remediation contractor, Enviropacific.

    The on-site remediation works were completed in April 2025, but MAB and its contractors must finalise the associated remediation validation report. This will be reviewed by the independent auditor and incorporated into the final site contamination audit report.

  • Future

    Following the completion of remediation in line with the site remediation plan, a remediation validation report is to be prepared which details the results of the site validation works.

    The final requirement of the Agreement is the completion of a site contamination audit report prepared by the site contamination auditor, that clearly provides the auditor’s opinion on the site’s suitability for the proposed use.

  • Roles and responsibilities

    EPA

    The EPA administers the Environment Protection Act 1993 and Environment Protection Regulations 2023. The Agreement is a regulatory tool under the Environment Protection Act 1993 which gives a framework for the activities that will be undertaken at the gasworks site.

    The EPA is also responsible for the administration of the audit system.

    More information about the role and function of the EPA can be found on our Environmental Info webpage.

    MAB

    MAB is responsible for ensuring the milestones set out in the Agreement are satisfied. MAB is also responsible for site management. Development is expected to commence in late 2025, following completion of the site contamination audit.

    Further information about the gasworks remediation is available on the MAB website.

    Site Contamination Auditor

    Auditors are expert individuals accredited by the EPA who are subject to specific legislative obligations and guideline requirements. Auditors independently review the assessment and remediation carried out by others and provide their written opinions and determinations, including the preparation of a site contamination audit report.

    Information about the audit system is available on the EPA website, and includes information regarding:

  • Environmental issues

    If you would like information about site management and monitoring, or would like to discuss specific concerns about dust, noise or odour, please contact MAB on (08) 7095 8222 or via their online form.

    To report an environmental or pollution incident to the EPA, please submit a form through our online portal Your EPA.

    If you are affected by the odour, you can lodge odour reports through the EPA’s online odour diary.

    For more information about the EPA’s regulation of odour, please visit our odour management webpage.

Page last updated: 16 May 2025, 03:30 PM