Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Break O'Day Council
Premises: Scamander Refuse Disposal Site, Coach Road, Scamander 7215
Activity: Inert landfill
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 2/5/2013
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 14/5/2022
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 11/6/2022
Assessment Completed: 7/10/2022
The Proposal
Break O'Day Council is proposing to construct and operate an inert landfill at the site of a former Level 2 putrescible landfill, which currently operates as a municipal waste transfer station. The proposal is to accept up to 3,000 tonnes of inert waste per year, to be filled in cells and then capped.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Break O'Day 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 EER) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Effects Report
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 impacts of the proposal.
The EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EER which were provided by the Board.
Break O'Day Council Scamander Inert Landfill, Coach Road, Scamander - EER (PDF 5Mb)
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report (EAR) 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.
Break O Day Council, Scamander Inert Landfill, Coach Road, Scamander - EAR (PDF 16Mb)