Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: BG and JM Barwick Pty Ltd
Premises: 314 Midland Highway, Bridgewater 7030
Activity: Composting facility
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 23/11/2018
Draft Guidelines Opened for Public Comment: 10/12/2018
Draft Guidelines Closed for Public Comment: 11/1/2019
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 20/3/2020
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 25/4/2020
Assessment Completed: 22/6/2020
The Proposal
B G and J M Barwick Pty Ltd has proposed to establish a vegetation waste conversion facility adjacent to an existing landscape supply yard on the fringe of the Industrial Estate in Bridgewater.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) to Brighton Council.
The application was referred to the Board of the
Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the
Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the DPEMP) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan
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 impacts of the proposal.
The DPEMP was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of a DPEMP which were provided by the Board.
B G and J M Barwick Pty Ltd, Bridgewater Compost Facility - DPEMP
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B G and J M Barwick Pty Ltd, Bridgewater Compost Facility - Appendices
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Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report has now been completed and can be viewed below. The report contains the permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Council.
B G and J M Barwick Pty Ltd, Bridgewater Compost Facility - EAR
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