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The Environment Protection Authority's purpose is to protect and enhance the quality of the Tasmanian environment in balance with economic and social values, and the needs of future generations.

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Residential Noise & Hours of Use

Residential Noise & Hours of Use

Noise regulations allow for noisy activities to be undertaken at reasonable times.

Policy & Legislation

Policy & Legislation

Policies and legislation underpin Tasmania's environmental management and pollution control systems.

Current Air Quality

Current Air Quality

Real-time air quality data for Tasmania from the BLANkET network of monitoring stations.

Assessment

Assessment

The EPA is responsible for assessing the environmental impacts of new development proposals.

Regulation

Regulation

The EPA regulates several hundred industrial and municipal activities of various types and sizes.

Items of Interest

Salmon Mortality Event, lower D’Entrecasteaux Channel 2025

An update on the Salmon Mortality Event in the lower D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

New CEO appointed to lead the EPA

The Tasmanian Government has announced Ms Catherine Murdoch as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Environment Protection Authority.

EPA considers proposal for a Bauxite Quarry at Reedy Marsh

The EPA has concluded its assessment of a proposal by ABx4 Pty Ltd for a quarry to extract bauxite at Reedy Marsh.

Data shows salmon mortality event unprecedented

The EPA is continuing its investigation into how congealed fish oil washed up on shorelines in the southern D’Entrecasteaux Channel area following notifications from Verona Sands residents on 16 February.

Release of PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) 3.0

The third update to the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) has been released by the National Chemicals Working Group on 4 March 2025.

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Consultations

East Arm Resources Pty Ltd, East Arm Road Quarry Expansion, Hillwood

The proposal is to expand and intensify the existing Level 2 quarry at the site, increasing the footprint, and extracting and processing at a greater rate per annum, increasing from 130,000m³ to 2,500,000m³ (this volume equates to approximately 4,000,000 tonnes) per annum.

Case for Assessment open for public comment until: 1/5/2025

Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd, Renison Mine, Rentails Project

Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd (BMTJV) is proposing to construct and operate a new tailings retreatment plant, tailings storage facility, and associated infrastructure at the existing Renison Mine site, located off the Murchison Highway at Renison Bell. The proposal involves the reclaiming and processing of approximately 30 million tonnes of tailings material from existing tailing storage facilities at the site at a rate of approximately 2.5 million tonnes per year. The new tailings storage facility, E Dam, has a proposed storage capacity of 37.9 million tonnes. The total disturbance footprint for the proposal is approximately 8.35 km2 and the total area of land to be cleared and or flooded for E Dam is 4.05 km2.

Draft guidelines open for public comment until: 31/3/2025

Sanbar Pty Ltd, Pioneer Sand Quarry Intensification, South Mount Cameron

Sanbar Pty Ltd is proposing to intensify operations at the Pioneer Sand Quarry, located approximately 14.5 kilometres southwest of Gladstone. The proposal involves an extraction increase from 5,000 cubic metres to 50,000 cubic metres and processing increase from 1,000 cubic metres to 50,000 cubic metres of sand tailings per year. Currently extracting and processing as a level 1 activity.

Case for Assessment closed: 4/2/2025

All consultations, including those recently completed

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We the Environment Protection Authority acknowledge all Aboriginal people; the traditional owners of the Land upon which we work, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.