Media release: EPA Board considers proposals to operate a controlled waste depot at Copping and to expand a quarry near Sheffield.

The environmental assessment report contains an environmental assessment and conclusions of the Board in relation to the proposal. Contains the conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit if a permit is granted by Council.

The purpose of the DPEMP is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental and planning impacts of the proposal.

The purpose of the EER is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental and planning impacts of the proposal.

The environmental assessment report contains an environmental assessment and conclusions of the Board in relation to the proposal. Contains the conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit if a permit is granted by Council.

The environmental assessment report contains an environmental assessment and conclusions of the Board in relation to the proposal. Contains the conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit if a permit is granted by Council.

Submitted in response to the Boards call for further information following the public comment period

The environmental assessment report contains an environmental assessment and conclusions of the Board in relation to the proposal. Contains the conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit if a permit is granted by Council.

For smaller proposals that have relatively minor environmental impacts and are unlikely to generate significant public interest (ie class 2A assessments) the Board will issue Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Effects Report (EER) to the project proponent. This document contains generic EER guidelines, however it should be noted that the Board may insert additional site-specific requirements into the guidelines before issuing them in relation to a particular proposal.

The environmental assessment report contains an environmental assessment and conclusions of the Board in relation to the proposal. Contains the conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit if a permit is granted by Council.