Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction program


  

Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction programs

Summary
 
Licence number: 1378
Title: PRP 5 - Construction of a Wheel Wash
Start date: 29 Aug 2014
 
Licence Condition
The licensee must ensure all Virgin Excavated Natural Material (VENM) received at the premises is verified as VENM. The licensee must follow procedures that include (but are not necessarily limited to) the VENM Verification Procedure (Conditions E2.1 to E2.6).
Pre acceptance validation must be carried out prior to the licensee agreeing to accept VENM from all sources. This must incorporate a procedure for collection and recording of information about the waste including; a) The location of the site from which the waste originates (the Waste Origin Site), its street address; b) A short general description of the Waste Origin Site and any improvements on the site; c) A review of the Acid Sulfate Soil Risk Map for the Waste Origin Site; d) A brief history of activities of the site with particular reference to the commercial or industrial activities which may have resulted in the site becoming chemically contaminated; e) Whether the Waste Origin Site has been the subject of contaminated site investigations and, if so, a summary of the findings of the investigations; f) A brief description of the physical nature of the material(s) proposed to be transported from the Waste Origin Site to the premises; g) Sufficient other background information or analysis data to satisfy the licensee that the material has been properly classified as VENM; and h) An estimate of the total amount of VENM proposed to be received from a Waste Origin Site where such amounts are greater than 100 tonnes.
The procedure should also include a mechanism whereby, having obtained the above information, the licensee takes all practicable further inquiries to satisfy itself that waste to be transported to the premises from the Waste Origin Site is VENM. For example, where the above steps reveal that there is a risk that waste from the origin site is not VENM, then further practicable steps are taken.
Verification at time of acceptance must provide reasonable assurance that the material is from a Waste Origin Site properly identified in accordance with the pre acceptance Verification Procedure and is VENM from that site. The information obtained and recorded must include: a) The date and time of entry of the transporting vehicle; b) A description of the type(s) of VENM in the load; c) The weight of each load; d) The identification details of the source of the VENM (the VENM supplier) and site of origin; e) The details of the transporting vehicle including registration number; f) Identification details of the company/individual which has employed or contracted the driver to transport VENM to the premises.
A program of inspection and audit of deliveries designed to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the above procedures and: a) Is statistically designed to provide confidence that waste being transported to the premises from a Waste Origin Site has been properly classified as VENM; b) Segregates, in a defined area, any load of waste which is the subject of inspection and/or sampling until such time as the results of the inspection and/or sampling are known; and c) Segregates material which is found to be improperly classified as VENM in a discrete, defined area.
As soon as possible after becoming aware that any waste/material accepted at the premises is not VENM the licensee must; a) Notify the EPA in writing; b) Remove the material/waste from the premises and dispose of it in a lawful area of the premises or dispose of it at a facility licensed to take such waste; and c) Implement a procedure to audit all further incoming loads from that Waste Origin Site prior to accepting any further waste, until such time as the results of such audits demonstrate that the Waste Origin Site's screening and assessment procedures have been corrected to prevent further mis-classification of waste.
The licensee must record the disposal location for each load of VENM received at the premises.
The licensee must ensure that all VENM received at the premises has been assessed in accordance with the VENM Verification Procedure (conditions E2.1 to E2.6).
On request of the EPA, the licensee must provide to the EPA VENM verification data for waste classified as VENM and received at the premises.
The licensee must construct an effective vehicular wheel wash at the exit to the preises to prevent the tracking of mud and debris onto roadways in the vicinity of the premises. Completion date - 31 May 2015.
The licensee must introduce measures to ensure that all vehicles exiting the premises must utilise the vehicular wheel wash. Completion date - 30 June 2015.
The licensee must report on the completion of works associated with the Wheel Wash Pollution Reduction Program to the Regional Manager - Hunter, Environment Protection Authority, hunter.region@epa.nsw.gov.au (or PO Box 488G, Newcastle 2300), by no later than 31 July 2015.