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.  ...

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...

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...

Hydrogeological assessment guidelines - 668.1

This guideline provides the preferred practice for hydrogeological assessment (HA) to understand groundwater quality and the risks of harm to human health and the environment.   EPA expects...

Guideline for irrigation with recycled water - 168.3

This guideline supports the design and management of recycled water irrigation schemes. It aims to help designers and operators understand their responsibilities under Victoria’s...

Guidance for assessing odour - 1883

Guidance for assessing odour presents new tools to assess risks associated with offensive odour.  They are designed to provide enough evidence regarding the risk of odour impacts occurring...

Beach Report and Yarra Watch results (Dec 2021 to March 2022)

This report provides microbial sampling results for the summer season (2021 to 2022) and an analysis of the accuracy of water quality forecasting. EPA releases this report each year. It is designed to...

Environmental auditor guidelines for appointment and conduct - 865

EPA appoints environmental auditors pursuant to Division 1 of Part 8.3 of the Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act). Please note that under section 497 of the Act, a person who is an...

2019: Operating licence transition process

If you had a licence under the old laws, it automatically transitioned to an operating licence under the Environment Protection Act 2017 on 1 July 2021. Over the next 12 months EPA will work with...

EPA Annual Plan (July 2021 to June 2022)

This annual plan outlines our priorities and key activities for the financial year 2021 to 2022...