Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority
Premises: Youngmans Road, Railton
Activity: Resource Recovery, Composting Facility
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 18/5/2021
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 17/8/2022
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 14/9/2022
Assessment Completed: 16/11/2022
The Proposal
Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority has proposed to establish an organics recycling
facility using in-vessel composting to produce up to 25,000 tonnes of compost
per year.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Longford 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.
Dulverton Regional Waste Management, Dulverton Organics Recycling Facility, Railton - EER (PDF 153Mb)
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.
Dulverton Regional Waste Mangement, Dulverton Organics Recycling Facility, Railton - EAR (PDF 3Mb)