Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Southern Waste Solutions
Premises: Copping Landfill
Activity: waste depot
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 6/4/2023
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 22/7/2023
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 7/8/2023
Assessment Completed: 7/9/2023
The Proposal
The
Copping Refuse Site Joint Authority (‘Southern Waste Solutions’) are proposing
to expand waste disposal/landfilling into two new ‘Category B’ (putrescible
waste) landfill cells (designated as cells 10 and 11) at the Copping landfill,
located at Blue Hills Road, Copping. The maximum waste to be received is
proposed to be 200,000 tonnes per annum, with a maximum cell height proposed to
be 90 metres (AHD).
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Sorell 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).
Development Application
This proposal was referred directly by Sorell Council to the Board of the EPA as a development application and therefore a Notice Of Intent (NOI) was not required.
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.
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EER (PDF 7Mb)
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EER Appendix A (PDF 25Mb)
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EER Appendix B (PDF 5Mb)
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EER Appendix C (PDF 9Mb)
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EER Appendix D (PDF 8Mb)
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EER Appendix E (PDF 7Mb)
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.
Southern Waste Solutions, Copping Landfill, Blue Hills Road, Copping Waste Disposal, Cells 10 and 11 - EAR (PDF 3Mb)