Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Biomar Pty Ltd
Premises: 329 Mill Road, Wesley Vale 7307
Activity: Aquaculture feed manufacturing plant
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 5/4/2017
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 7/4/2018
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 6/5/2018
Assessment Completed: 9/8/2018
The Proposal
BioMar Pty Ltd has proposed to develop an aquaculture feed mill facility at 329 Mill Road, Wesley Vale, to manufacture feed products for the Tasmanian aquaculture industry.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) to Latrobe 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 and Public Representations
A copy of the permit application, and of all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the DPEMP) are available for public inspection. The public comment period is now closed.
Following the public comment period, the proponent was required by the Board to prepare a DPEMP Supplement to address issues raised in public and government agency consultation.
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.
BioMar Pty Ltd, Aquaculture Feed Mill Facility, Wesley Vale - DPEMP
BioMar Pty Ltd, Aquaculture Feed Mill Facility, Wesley Vale - Plans
Supplement to the Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan
The supplement to the DPEMP was prepared by the proponent in response to a request for additional information by the Board.
BioMar Pty Ltd, Aquaculture Feed Mill Facility, Wesley Vale - Supplement to DPEMP
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.
BioMar Pty Ltd, Aquaculture Feed Mill Facility, Wesley Vale - EAR