New South Wales News

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EPA commences review of chemical control orders – Comment invited

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for public submissions on the five current chemical control orders…[Read More]

NEW GUIDELINES for risk-based licensing – Released

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a number of new/revised guidelines to support the risk-based licensing…[Read More]

Draft Riverina-Murray Regional Plan – Comment sought

The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has released the Draft Riverina-Murray Regional Plan.  The draft Plan represents…[Read More]

New resource recovery exemption – The Closed Loop rapidly decomposed food waste exemption

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a resource recovery exemption in the government gazette for decomposed…[Read More]

Apply for an environment protection licence using new NSW EPA tool

eConnect EPA is the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) online licensing tool.An application for an environment protection licence can be…[Read More]

NSW EPA water pollution convictions and fines

Two convictions have been recorded in the Land and Environment Court for incidents where waste discharges from premises polluted nearby…[Read More]

NSW Budget to deliver additional funding

The NSW Environment and Heritage Minister has announced that the recent 2015-2016 budget includes an additional $50 million for environment…[Read More]

Sydney Water enters into enforceable undertaking with NSW EPA after sewage leak

Sydney Water has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the EPA to pay $200,000 to the Parramatta River Catchment Group…[Read More]

NSW EPA issues fines and official cautions to turf farms

NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has completed a blitz on pesticide non-compliance at turf farms in the Hunter Valley…[Read More]

Former refinery declared significantly contaminated land

The NSW EPA has declared the former refinery as significantly contaminated land under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997.NSW EPA…[Read More]

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