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...

2024: Response to comments – draft charter of consultation

The draft charter of consultation (DCC) was publicly available for comment on Engage Victoria over 10 weeks from September 2019. During the consultation period the DCC received: 1242 views 1096 visits...

1976: Guidance for owners and occupiers of land with an OWMS ≤ 5000 litres on any day (including septic tank systems)

The Environment Protection Act 2017 (EP Act) creates a GED that applies to all Victorians from 1 July 2021. The GED requires anyone conducting an activity that poses risks to human health and the...

1975: Assessment of air monitoring results: Cleanup of Glass Recovery Services site

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) took control of the Glass Recycling Services (GRS) site at Coolaroo from 25 October 2019 to 30 June 2020 due to the mismanagement of waste at the site...

1933: Fact sheet: Odour from the Kealba landfill (Vietnamese)

Vietnamese translation. This fact sheet provides information about hotspots and air monitoring at the Kealba Landfill. It includes an update about work over the 2020-21 holiday period. For more...

2003.1: Calculation of financial assurance for landfills, reportable priority waste management and waste and resource recovery facilities

This guide provides EPA's method for calculating financial assurance for permissions related to landfills, reportable priority waste management and waste and resource recovery facilities...

2005: How to read and comply with a waste determination

This information is for any business that generates an industrial waste that environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) waste determinations cover and that want to safely reuse it...

F1022: Declaration of Use form

This is a declaration by a waste producer and waste receiver for lawful receipt of a specific industrial waste. The waste producer completes this form and both producer and receiver must sign it...

IWRG701: Sampling and analysis of waters, wastewaters, soils and wastes

Environmental samples are analysed for a range of purposes such as meeting statutory requirements of the Environment Protection Act 1970 and the Pollution of Waters by Oils and Noxious Substances Act...

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...