State Government of Victoria

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epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/news-media-and-updates/news-and-updates

• 11 Jul 2013 Program underpins EPAs role EPA has released a guide for all Victorians to understand what our research and development priorities will be for the next four years and who our research partners are that we are working with to do this. Read more about Program underpins EPAs role
• 11 Jul 2013 EPA updates 2006 Yarra report This updated report, first released in 2006, is a literature review outlining the current state of knowledge on the origin, fate and dispersion of toxicants within the Yarra Estuary. Read more about EPA updates 2006 Yarra report
• 10 Jul 2013 Regulatory air quality model review A seminar will be held on 14 August at 3:30pm, 4th floor Conference Room, EPA Victoria, 200 Victoria Street, Carlton. The seminar will present recommendations following a review of the current emissions regulatory model, AUSPLUME. Read more about Regulatory air quality model review
• 3 Jul 2013 EPA prosecution list goes live EPA has made it easier for the Victorian community and industry to access information on successful prosecutions by launching its new prosecutions database. Read more about EPA prosecution list goes live
• 2 Jul 2013 Brooklyn air quality alert for today to Thursday 2-4 July EPA predicts poor early morning air quality in Brooklyn for the next three days. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts strengthening winds which should help with particle dispertion during the afternoon. Read more about Brooklyn air quality alert for today to Thursday 2-4 July
• 27 Jun 2013 EPA releases Yarra monitoring audit report ‘Effective monitoring and assessment of contaminants impacting the middle to lower sections of the Yarra River’ aims to understand how much the methodology we use when sampling influences the results when we test for pollution across the Yarra catchment – it’s essentially an audit of our sampling methods. Read more about EPA releases Yarra monitoring audit report
• 26 Jun 2013 Brooklyn air quality alert for today and tomorrow 26 and 27 June EPA predicts poor air quality in Brooklyn due to atmospheric conditions, meaning pollution may build-up and hang around. Read more about Brooklyn air quality alert for today and tomorrow 26 and 27 June
• 26 Jun 2013 EPA cleanup and cost recovery under the Environment Protection Act The Environment Protection Act contains a range of principles and powers dealing with the cleaning up of polluted or contaminated sites in Victoria. This document details the parties that EPA may pursue to recover the costs of any cleanup it conducts.
  Read more about EPA cleanup and cost recovery under the Environment Protection Act
• 24 Jun 2013 EPA ends Black Hill investigation EPA is no longer investigating illegal dumping of contaminated soil at Black Hill, Victoria. Read more about EPA ends Black Hill investigation
• 22 Jun 2013 Illegal drum dumping incident Wollert EPA’s Illegal Dumping Strikeforce is investigating the illegal dumping of 19, 200 litre drums of solvent in Masons Lane, Wollert – north of Melbourne. Read more about Illegal drum dumping incident Wollert