Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is assessing a works approval application for a milk processing plant in Girgarre.
Under the proposal, ACM Processing Pty Ltd (ACM) would process an average of 400 kL/day of raw milk into powdered milk and butter products. The proposal also includes an associated wastewater treatment plant.
EPA will assess for environmental impacts, such as particulate emission from the milk dryer stack, odour and noise from the dairy and wastewater treatment plants, and potential land, surface water and ground water contamination risks.
ACM’s parent company Australian Consolidated Milk Pty Ltd is a dairy brokering company supplying a variety of milk products to domestic and export markets.
The plant, proposed for 506 Curr Rd, has already received a planning permit from the Shire of Campaspe.
To view the application and make a submission visit https://engage.vic.gov.au/epa-works-approvals/acm-works-approval-application
Submissions on the application can be made up until October 17.
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.