- Code
- DL_C01
- Description
- Commissioning activities must be undertaken in accordance with the commissioning plan approved by the Authority.
- Code
- DL_C02
- Description
- You must immediately notify the Authority by calling 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842) in the event of:
a) A discharge, emission or deposit which gives rise to, or may give rise to, actual or potential harm to human health or the environment;
b) A malfunction, breakdown or failure of risk control measures at the site which could reasonably be expected to give rise to actual or potential harm to human health or the environment; or
c) Any breach of the licence.
- Code
- DL_C03
- Description
- Commissioning must not cause or result in any breach of any permission issued by the Authority for the permission activity, except where authorised by a condition of this licence.
- Code
- DL_C05
- Description
- 1. You must develop a risk management and monitoring program for your activities which:
(a) identifies all the risks of harm to human health and the environment which may arise from the activities you are engaging in at your activity site;
(b) clearly defines your environmental performance objectives;
(c) clearly defines your risk control performance objectives;
(d) describes how the environmental and risk control performance objectives are being achieved;
(e) identifies and describes how you will continue to eliminate or minimise the risks in 1(a) (above) so far as reasonably practicable; and
(f) describes how the information collated in compliance with this clause, is or will be disseminated, used or otherwise considered by you or any other entity.
2. The risk management and monitoring program must be:
(a) documented in writing;
(b) signed by a duly authorised officer of the licensed entity
(c) made available to the Authority on request.
- Code
- DL_C07
- Description
- Within 45 business days of the completion of the approved activities, you must provide to EPA a written report that summarises the activities undertaken and includes:
1) results of the commissioning, monitoring and sampling program(s)/plan(s) as required under condition DL_R01
2) an assessment that demonstrates the need or lack thereof of additional treatment systems informed by the monitoring and sampling program(s)/plan(s).
- Code
- DL_C12
- Description
- Waste from the activity site must not be discharged or disposed of to the environment except in accordance with this permission and with any other permission issued by the Authority that may relate to the activity site.
- Code
- DL_G01
- Description
- A copy of this licence must be kept at the site and be easily accessible to persons who are engaging in an activity conducted at the site. Information regarding the requirements of the licence and the Act duties must be included in site induction and training information.
- Code
- DL_G02
- Description
- The development activity must be developed in accordance with the listed approved plans and documents: .
a) Updated DL Application - Bendigo GW 18-10-2024
b) Appendix A Risk Assessment-R-Rev3 030424
c) Appendix E Technology Operations Risk Register 171024
d) Appendix F - Groundwater Monitoring Plan
e) Appendix G Discharge RMMP-003-Rev5 – 211024
f) Appendix H CMP Preliminary Design Report
g) Supplemental information RFI-005520 (APP034601-DECCA RFI Ver-Final-DEECA response-Final 171024 (1))
h) Email titled “RE: OFFICIAL: Bendigo Groundwater Treatment – Odour” dated 21 February 2025. In the event of any inconsistency between the approved documents and the conditions of this permission, the conditions of this permission shall prevail.
- Code
- DL_G03
- Description
- Subject to the following conditions, this development licence allows you to: Subject to the following conditions, this development licence allows you to: construct, and commission works and associated equipment for an industrial wastewater treatment plant as per the application APP034601 and specifically meeting the treatment objectives outlined in Table 7-4 of the application report titled "Updated DL Application - Bendigo GW 18-10-2024".
- Code
- DL_G04
- Description
- This permission does not take effect until a copy of any planning permit or amendment to a planning scheme required under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) and related planning schemes has been provided to the Authority by the applicant.
- Code
- DL_G05
- Description
- This permission expires:
(a) on the issue or amendment of an operating licence or permit relating to all activities covered by this permission;
(b) when the Authority advises in writing that all activities covered by this permission have been satisfactorily completed and the issue or amendment of an operating licence or permit is not required; or
c) on the expiry date listed on the front page of this permission.
- Code
- DL_G07
- Description
- You must:
(a) develop and maintain a decommissioning plan that is in accordance with the current decommissioning guidelines published by the Authority;
(b) provide the decommissioning plan to the Authority upon request;
(c) supply to the Authority an updated detailed decommissioning plan 30 business days prior to commencement of decommissioning, if you propose to divest a section of the licensed site, cease part or all of the licensed activity or reduce the basis upon which the licence was granted to a point where licensing is no longer required; and
(d) decommission the licensed site in accordance with the detailed decommissioning plan, to the satisfaction of the Authority and within any reasonable timeframe which may be specified by the Authority.
- Code
- DL_R01
- Description
- At least 45 business days before the commencement of any commissioning, you must provide to the Authority report(s)/plan(s) that include(s): .
1) a commissioning plan that includes-
(a) a detailed commissioning timeline and performance objectives including water quality treatment objectives
(b) an odour monitoring plan that includes odour surveillance conducted by an independent person(s), in accordance with EPA Publication 1881
(c) a noise monitoring program to demonstrate compliance with noise limits in accordance with EPA Publication 1826
(d) a monitoring and sampling plan for incoming water from Central Deobrah Gold mine
(e) a surface water monitoring and sampling plan for discharge to Bendigo Creek, this plan should include at least two sample sites downgradient of the discharge point and include a full analytical suite for the identified contaminants of concerns including total dissolved solids
(f) a Macroinvertebrate Monitoring and sampling plan
(g) a contingency plan that specifies actions/controls including triggers for (but is not limited to) the following situations:
(i) offsite and onsite emergency storage at maximum capacity.
- Code
- DL_R02
- Description
- You must not commence commissioning of the operating components of the development activities until you have received the Authority's written approval of the report(s)/plan(s) which is required pursuant to condition(s) DL_R01.
- Code
- DL_R03
- Description
- You must not commence operation of the works until the Authority's written approval of the [placeholder1] required by condition(s) [placeholder2] has been received.
- Code
- DL_R04
- Description
- At least 45 business days before the commencement of any construction, you must provide to the Authority report(s)/plan(s) that include(s): .
(a) details of any design variations including but not limited to plans and rationale for the variations from the designs set out in the application APP034601.
(b) a construction environmental management plan (CEMP)
(c) a storage design and management plan that complies with EPA Publication 1698 - Liquid storage and handling guidelines.
At least 10 business days before the commencement of any construction, you must provide to the Authority report(s)/plan(s) that include:
(d) a detailed design for the proposed industrial waste water treatment plant including demonstration that there is sufficient space for retrofitting further sulphate and odour treatment systems that will meet the treatment objectives for the discharge water outlined as per the application APP034601 if required.
- Code
- DL_W02
- Description
- You must notify the Authority in writing when the development activity authorised by this permission has commenced.
- Code
- DL_W03
- Description
- You must notify the Authority when the construction associated with the development activities covered by this approval has been completed.
