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Waste codes
This is a quick guide for anyone who handles reportable priority waste: waste producers accredited consigners waste transporters waste receivers. You must inform us when reportable waste changes hands...
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Annual Report Card – Port Phillip, Western Port and Gippsland Lakes July 2022 to June 2023
Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay and the Gippsland Lakes are Victoria’s largest coastal waterbodies. Report Card 2022-23 looks at water quality between July 2022 and June 2023. We compare results...
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Air pollution sources in inner west Melbourne
EPA works with industry, business and communities to reduce air pollution. A focus of this work in recent years has been in Melbourne’s inner west. This area experiences air pollution from a...
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Annual Report Card – Port Phillip, Western Port and Gippsland Lakes July 2021 to June 2022
Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay and the Gippsland Lakes are Victoria’s largest coastal waterbodies. EPA, Melbourne Water and Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action...
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Guidance for risk assessment of wastewater discharges to surface waters
Industry, businesses and local governments may need to discharge wastewater into the environment. If you need to do this, you may need to get permission from EPA Victoria. As part of that...
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Trace elements in wild waterfowl and human health risk assessment
In 2018, EPA completed a study of trace elements, such as lead and arsenic, in waterfowl from 19 sites across Victoria. The sample sites were a range of popular recreational hunting locations in...
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Composting mortalities on farms
This guidance demonstrates how to safely compost dead animals on farms. It will help farmers dispose of farm mortalities in a bio-secure method that can produce beneficial soil by-product.  ...
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Fish death events response guide
The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with guidance and clarification on the arrangements and responsibilities for the response and management of fish death events. It has been produced...
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Air monitoring report 2021: Compliance with the Ambient Air Quality National Environment Protection Measure
EPA monitors air pollution in Victoria. We do this by measuring the air for pollutants that can affect human health. This report presents the results of air pollution monitoring in Victoria for 2021.&...
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Better Environment Plans Guideline - 2053
This guideline explains the statutory and administrative requirements of a Better Environment Plan (BEP). It also sets out the guiding principles and criteria that EPA employs when considering BEP...