Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Agenda October 2024
EAR Agenda October 2024
EAR Agenda October 2024
results for stormwater samples collected on 05/10/23 and 07/10/23. Hydrocarbon results were BRL and within consented limits. • Confirmation with site that normal operational activities were occurring at the time and there were no heavy rainfall events that may have caused a ‘flush through’. 10-Oct-23 Self-notification was received that the results of a further stormwater sample were also above the hydrocarbon consent limit (24.3mg/L). N No Additional
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Civil Quarries Ltd Everett Road Quarry
Civil Quarries Ltd
indicated that the Company were in compliance with consent defined conditions on the four occasions they were collected. It is noted that the stormwater facility discharge to surface water, only occurs during significant rainfall events. The facility is allowed noticeable, but not objectionable or offensive odour beyond the boundary of the site. In the past, noticeable odours have been noted during the loading and unloading exercises, when material is agitated, or fresh from the supplier.
answers. 1) For an irrigation consent, applications are required to provide a reasonable use test in relation to the maximum daily rate of abstraction return period and the seasonal or annual volume of the proposed take. When making decisions on the reasonableness of the rate and volume of take sought, the Council will: a. consider land use, crop water-use requirements, on-site physical factors such as soil water- holding capacity, and climatic factors such as rainfall variability and
Ordinary Council meeting agenda August 2019
maintenance was required regarding the ring drains, as silt and sediment build up was at times excessive and subsequently resulted in a high suspended solid level on one discharge occasion during a heavy rainfall event. No adverse environmental effects were noted. However, given the failure by the Company to adequately maintain the ring-drains and skimmer pits one abatement notice (to page remedy the facilities) and one infringement notice (for breaching the discharge limit) were