Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has granted a works approval* to 12 Apostles Hot Springs Pty Ltd to construct onsite waste water treatment plants that would service a proposed geothermal hot springs project on Booringa Road, Princetown.
The treatment plant is on land that is currently operated as a dairy farm.
The treatment plant will service a facility comprising spas and 30 rooms of accommodation up by 2020, with a view to moving to 150 rooms by 2026.
To operate, the company required an EPA works approval for a waste water treatment plant at its site as it will not be connected to existing infrastructure in the area.
The plant will independently treat two separate streams of wastewater, one is from toilets/spa laundry etc (peak flow rate of 72 kilolitres per day / 27 megalitres annually) and the other is backwash water (from spas) at 40 kL per day.
The proposal for the hotel and spa complex also has a planning permit from the local council to proceed.
*Works approvals are issued by EPA under the Environment Protection Act 1970. They are required for industrial and waste management activities that have the potential for significant environmental impact.
A works approval permits plant and equipment to be installed, the operation of which will result in one or more of:
- the discharge of waste to the environment
- an increase in, or alteration to, an existing discharge
- a change in the way waste is treated or stored.
To view the company’s application, visit: https://engage.vic.gov.au/epa-works-approvals/12-apostles-hot-springs-resort-works-approval-application