Protecting Victoria's air environment

This page provides information about the following topics:

• air State environment protection policies
• Draft Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) – Mining and Extractive Industries
• Energy and Greenhouse Management Toolkit.

 

Air State environment protection policies

Air quality in Victoria is protected by two State environment protection policies or SEPPs, which are adopted by government to protect Victoria's air environment: State Environment Protection Policy (Ambient Air Quality) and State Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality Management).

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Draft Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) – Mining and Extractive Industries

The draft Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) – Mining and Extractive Industries was released for public consultation until 18 August 2006. The PEM, once finalised, will be an incorporated document to the State Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality Management).

• Download the Draft Protocol for Environmental Management – Mining and extractive industry (Adobe PDF file, 281KB)

The PEM will be an important document to provide clarity to the mining and extractive industry in relation to environmental obligations and assessment process for air emissions.

The draft PEM:

• describes procedures for assessing and managing impacts related to air emissions from mining and extractive industries
• in particular, describes the requirements for assessing potential air impacts during the planning phase, and management and monitoring requirements for approved mining and extractive developments.

Submissions are welcome from all interested parties and can be sent to:

Principal Scientist – Air Quality
EPA Victoria
GPO Box 4395
Melbourne VIC 3001

Or send an email.

The date for submissions has now passed.

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Energy and Greenhouse Management Toolkit

Get information about the Energy and Greenhouse Management Toolkit, which assists industry in complying with the State Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality Management) and in particular assists EPA licence holders and applicants for works approval to comply with the Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) – Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Efficiency in Industry.

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