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epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/news-media-and-updates/news-and-updates
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11 Jan 2017
EPA investigating fish death incident at Lake Meran
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is currently investigating a fish death incident at Lake Meran, in Kerang following a report it received on Monday 9, January 2017.
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10 Jan 2017
EPA requirements for power station ash
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) licences covering power stations in Victoria have stringent requirements regarding dust, which includes wind-blown ash.
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9 Jan 2017
Work at Stawell tyre stockpile recommences
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) CEO Nial Finegan and Northern Grampians Shire Council (council) CEO Michael Bailey have visited Used Tyre Recycling Company (UTRC) to view work at the site that will see Stawell’s tyre stockpile reduced.
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6 Jan 2017
EPA urges beachgoers to check water quality forecasts for up-to-date information
EPA has forecast 32 Port Phillip Bay beaches as good, one as fair and three as poor today.
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6 Jan 2017
Poor air quality likely in Brooklyn tomorrow
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) advises that periods of poor air quality are likely in Brooklyn tomorrow morning and afternoon.
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6 Jan 2017
Possible algal blooms in Port Phillip Bay
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is advising of possible algal blooms in Port Phillip Bay and fish deaths elsewhere in the state following the recent heavy rain.
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4 Jan 2017
EPA urges beachgoers to check water quality forecasts
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is urging beachgoers to continue checking water quality forecasts, or sign up for SMS alerts, before hitting Port Phillip Bay’s beaches in the coming days. Following last week’s massive summer storm, EPA has this morning forecast poor water quality at five Melbourne beaches.
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3 Jan 2017
EPA fines City of Ballarat over $1500 for notice non-compliance
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined the City of Ballarat more than $1,500 for failing to fully comply with a notice that required it to detail the extent of waste that exists beyond the boundary of the former Black Hill Landfill.
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3 Jan 2017
Broomfield resident fined for accepting and burning industrial waste
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Broomfield resident over $3,500 for illegally receiving and burning industrial waste at a site not licensed to receive it.
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3 Jan 2017
EPA fines Springvale company more than $7500
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Springvale company Universal Marble Pty Ltd more than $7,500 for illegally depositing industrial waste into a Booloora Road stormwater system.
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