Environmental authority holder(s) Permit · REMONDIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Level 4, 163 O'Riordan St MASCOT NSW 2020 Australia Environmentally relevant activity and location details Environmentally

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Environmental Protection Act 1994

Environmental authority EPPR00823513This environmental authority is issued by the administering authority under Chapter 5 of the Environmental Protection Act1994.

Environmental authority number: EPPR00823513

Environmental authority takes effect on 08 August 2019

Environmental authority holder(s)

Name(s) Registered address

REMONDIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Level 4, 163 O'Riordan St MASCOT NSW 2020Australia

Environmentally relevant activity and location details

Environmentally relevant activity/activities Location(s)

Prescribed ERA, ERA 53 - Composting and soilconditioner manufacturing, Manufacturing, fromorganic material or organic waste, 200t or more ofcompost or soil conditioners in a year

Lot 101/RP839072


Lot 102/RP839072


LOT 103/SP189609


Lot 3/RP214256

Prescribed ERA, ERA 60 - Waste disposal, 1:Operating a facility for disposing of, in a year, thefollowing quantity of waste mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (d) more than 200,000t

Lot 101/RP839072


Lot 102/RP839072

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LOT 103/SP189609


Lot 3/RP214256

Prescribed ERA, ERA 33 - Crushing, milling, grindingor screening, Crushing, grinding, milling or screeningmore than 5000t of material in a year

Lot 101/RP839072


Lot 102/RP839072


LOT 103/SP189609


Lot 3/RP214256

Prescribed ERA, ERA 58 - Regulated WasteTreatment, Operating a facility for receiving andtreating regulated waste or contaminated soil to renderthe waste or soil non-hazardous or less hazardous

Lot 101/RP839072


Lot 102/RP839072


LOT 103/SP189609


Lot 3/RP214256

Prescribed ERA, ERA 56 - Regulated Waste Storage,Receiving and storing regulated waste

Lot 101/RP839072


Lot 102/RP839072


LOT 103/SP189609

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Lot 3/RP214256

Additional information for applicants

Environmentally relevant activities

The description of any environmentally relevant activity (ERA) for which an environmental authority (EA) isissued is a restatement of the ERA as defined by legislation at the time the EA is issued. Where there is anyinconsistency between that description of an ERA and the conditions stated by an EA as to the scale, intensityor manner of carrying out an ERA, the conditions prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

An EA authorises the carrying out of an ERA and does not authorise any environmental harm unless a conditionstated by the EA specifically authorises environmental harm.

A person carrying out an ERA must also be a registered suitable operator under the Environmental ProtectionAct 1994 (EP Act).

Contaminated land

It is a requirement of the EP Act that an owner or occupier of contaminated land give written notice to theadministering authority if they become aware of the following:

- the happening of an event involving a hazardous contaminant on the contaminated land (notice must begiven within 24 hours); or

- a change in the condition of the contaminated land (notice must be given within 24 hours); or- a notifiable activity (as defined in Schedule 3) having been carried out, or is being carried out, on the

contaminated land (notice must be given within 20 business days);that is causing, or is reasonably likely to cause, serious or material environmental harm.

For further information, including the form for giving written notice, refer to the Queensland Government websitewww.qld.gov.au, using the search term ‘duty to notify’.

Take effect

Please note that, in accordance with section 200 of the EP Act, an EA has effect:

a) if the authority is for a prescribed ERA and it states that it takes effect on the day nominated by theholder of the authority in a written notice given to the administering authority-on the nominated day; or

b) if the authority states a day or an event for it to take effect-on the stated day or when the stated eventhappens; or

c) otherwise-on the day the authority is issued.However, if the EA is authorising an activity that requires an additional authorisation (a relevant tenurefor a resource activity, a development permit under the Planning Act 2016 or an SDA Approval under theState Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971), this EA will not take effect until the additionalauthorisation has taken effect.

If this EA takes effect when the additional authorisation takes effect, you must provide the administeringauthority written notice within 5 business days of receiving notification of the related additional authorisationtaking effect.

http://www.qld.gov.au

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If you have incorrectly claimed that an additional authorisation is not required, carrying out the ERA withoutthe additional authorisation is not legal and could result in your prosecution for providing false or misleadinginformation or operating without a valid environmental authority.

Scott BlanchardDepartment of Environment and ScienceDelegate of the administering authorityEnvironmental Protection Act 1994 Date issued: 08 August 2019

Enquiries:Waste and Contaminated Land AssessmentDepartment of Environment and SciencePhone: 1300 130 372Email: [email protected]

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Obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1994

In addition to the requirements found in the conditions of this environmental authority, the holder must also meettheir obligations under the EP Act, and the regulations made under the EP Act. For example, the holder mustcomply with the following provisions of the Act:

- general environmental duty (section 319)- duty to notify environmental harm (section 320-320G)- offence of causing serious or material environmental harm (sections 437-439)- offence of causing environmental nuisance (section 440)- offence of depositing prescribed water contaminants in waters and related matters (section 440ZG)- offence to place contaminant where environmental harm or nuisance may be caused (section 443)

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Environmental authority EPPR00823513

Page 1 of 52 • ESR/2016/3415 • Version 2.02 • Effective: 30 JAN 2017 Department of Environment and Science

Other permits required

This permit only provides an approval under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. In order to lawfully operate

you may also require permits / approvals from your local government authority, other business units within the

department and other State Government agencies prior to commencing any activity at the site. For example,

this may include permits / approvals with your local Council (for planning approval), the Department of Transport

and Main Roads (to access state controlled roads), the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (to

clear vegetation), and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (to clear marine plants or to obtain a quarry

material allocation).

Development Approval

This permit is not a development approval under the Planning Act 2016. The conditions of this environmental

authority are separate, and in addition to, any conditions that may be on the development approval. If a copy of

this environmental authority is attached to a development approval, it is for information only, and may not be

current. Please contact the Department of Environment and Science to ensure that you have the most current

version of the environmental authority relating to this site.

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Conditions of environmental authority

Applicable Part &

Schedule(s)

ERA No.

ERA name Lot Plan

Location

Part 1 33, 53, 56, 58, 60-(1d)

All Activities Lot 101 Plan RP839072, Lot 3 Plan RP214256,

Lot 103 Plan SP189609

and Lot 102 Plan RP839072

Swanbank Landfill Stage 2, Swanbank Rd, SWANBANK

QLD 4306

Part 2 53 Composting & soil conditioner

manufacturing >200t yr

Part 3 56 Regulated waste storage

Part 4 58 Regulated waste treatment

Part 5 60-(1d) Waste disposal >200000t yr (1)(a)

Previous Permits: SPDE00772710, SPDE04288612

The environmentally relevant activities conducted at the location as described above must be conducted in

accordance with the following site specific conditions of approval.

Part 1 – All Activities

Agency interest: Schedule A – General

Condition

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Condition

1-A1 All reasonable and practicable measures must be taken to minimise the likelihood of

environmental harm being caused.

1-A2 The activity must be undertaken in accordance with written procedures that:

1. identify potential risks to the environment from the activity during routine operations, closure

and an emergency

2. establish and maintain control measures that minimise the potential for environmental harm

3. ensure plant, equipment and measures are maintained in a proper and effective condition

4. ensure plant, equipment and measures are operated in a proper and effective manner

5. ensure that staff are trained and aware of their obligations under the Environmental Protection

Act 1994

6. ensure that reviews of environmental performance are undertaken at least annually.

1-A3 An appropriately qualified person(s) must monitor, record and interpret all parameters that are

required to be monitored by this environmental authority and in the manner specified by this

environmental authority.

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1-A4 Annual Monitoring Report

An annual monitoring report, which includes the following information, must be prepared and

submitted once in each period of one year, in hardcopy format (or another format approved by

the administering authority)1:

(a) a summary of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results or recordings obtained

under any monitoring programs required under this approval and, in graphical form

showing relevant limits, a comparison of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring

results to both the limits in this approval and to relevant prior results;

(b) an evaluation and explanation of the data from any monitoring programs;

(c) a summary of the record of equipment failures or events recorded for any site under this

approval;

(d) an outline of actions taken or proposed to minimise the environmental risk from any

deficiency identified by the monitoring or recording programs; and

(e) a summary of any waste reuse agreements entered into or amended during the year,

including the nature of the industry.

1-A5 Any breach of a condition of this environmental authority must be reported to the administering

authority as soon as practicable, or at most, within 24 hours of you becoming aware of the

breach. Records must be kept including full details of the breach and any subsequent actions

undertaken.

1-A6 All information and records that are required by the conditions of this environmental authority

must be kept for a minimum of five (5) years. Environmental monitoring results must be kept until

surrender of this environmental authority. All information and records required by the conditions

of this environmental authority must be provided to the administering authority upon request.

1-A7 When required by the administering authority, monitoring must be undertaken in the manner

prescribed by the administering authority, to investigate a complaint that is not considered by

the administering authority to be frivolous or vexatious, of environmental nuisance arising

from the activity. The monitoring results must be provided to the administering authority upon

request.

1-A8 Waste Records

A record of trackable waste must be kept detailing the following information:

(a) date of pickup of waste;

(b) description of waste;

(c) quantity of waste;

(d) origin of the waste; and

(e) destination of the waste.

1-A9 All batteries, liquid chemicals, fuels, and other liquid substances with potential to cause

environmental harm must be stored within a secondary containment system that is impervious to

the materials stored within it, and must be managed to prevent the release of contaminants to

waters or land.

1-A10 Equipment Calibration

All instruments, equipment and measuring devices used for measuring or monitoring in

1 Monitoring data that is submitted electronically to the administering authority in accordance with condition 1-A4 does not need to be re-

submitted in hardcopy format with the annual return. Submission of monitoring data in electronic format does not alleviate the obligation to notify the administering authority of any specific non-compliance required under another condition of this approval. Also, note that the results of a monitoring program must be placed on a public register and may be supplied to another person, including a third party.

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accordance with any condition of this approval must be calibrated, and appropriately operated

and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

1-A12 All reasonable and practicable measures must be taken to contain litter within the waste

operations area, and retrieve litter released.

Agency interest: Schedule B – Air

Condition

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Condition

1-B1 Odours or airborne contaminants which are noxious or offensive or otherwise unreasonably

disruptive to public amenity or safety must not cause environmental nuisance to any sensitive

place or commercial place.

1-B2 The following materials must not be used for dust suppression purposes:

1. leachate or landfill gas condensate

2. waste oil or other hydrocarbons.

1-B3 The dust deposition rate and concentration of PM10 and TSP must not exceed the limits specified

in Part 1 Table 1 - Dust and Particulate Matter for the contaminant when measured from a

sensitive place or commercial place in accordance with the specified measurement method.

Part 1 Table 1 - Dust and Particulate Matter

Contaminant Measure Limit Measurement method

Dust Deposition rate 120 mg/m2/day

Australian Standard

AS3580.10.1 of 2003 (or

more recent editions)

PM10 Concentration 50 μg/m3 averaged

over 24 hours

Either of the following:

AS3580.9.6 of 2003 (or

more recent editions); or

AS3580.9.8 of 2008 (or


Total

Suspended

Particles (TSP)

Concentration 100 μg/m3 averaged

over 24 hours

Australian Standard

AS/NZ3580.9.3.2003 (or


Note:

Australian Standard AS3580.9.6 of 2003 (or more recent editions) Ambient Air –

Particulate matter – Determination of suspended particulate matter PM10 high

volume sampler with size selective inlet – Gravimetric method

Australian Standard AS3580.9.8:2008 (or more recent editions) Methods for

sampling and analysis of ambient air – Determination of suspended particulate

matter – PM10 continuous direct mass method using tapered element oscillating

microbalance (TEOM) analyser.

Australian Stand AS/NZ3580.9.3.2003 (or more recent editions) Methods for

sampling and analysis of ambient air method 9.3: Determination of suspended

particulate matter – Total suspended particulate matter (TSP) – High volume

sampler gravimetric method.

Any alternative method of monitoring which may be permitted by the ‘Air Quality

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Sampling Manual’ as published from time to time by the administering

authority.

1-B4 Scheduled Dust and Particulate Matter Monitoring

The holder of environmental authority must implement a Dust and Particulate Matter Monitoring

Program to effectively determine whether any adverse effect is likely to be caused on people in or

using the surrounding area by any release of dust as a result of the carrying out of the activity.

1-B5 The Dust and Particulate Matter Monitoring Program must include a sufficient number of

monitoring points to establish compliance with condition 1-B4. Monitoring sites must be selected

having regards to:

(a) locations of dust sources;

(b) locations of persons potentially affected by any release of dust from the activity; and

(c) prevailing wind conditions.

1-B6 The samples must be collected and analysed in accordance with the requirements of the

Australian Standard AS3580.10.1 (2003 or more recent editions), “Methods for sampling and

analysis of ambient air, Method 10.1: Determination of particulate matter – Deposited matter –

Gravimetric method”.

1-B7 The holder of environmental authority must monitor and record dust monitoring measurements at

the waste disposal facility as often as is necessary but not less frequently than six (6) monthly.

Agency interest: Schedule C – Water

Condition

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Condition

1-C1 Only settled stormwater that has not come in contact with wastes is permitted to be released

from the site to waters. Releases may only occur from release point W, an overflow pipe from the

sedimentation pond depicted in Attachment 4 of Attachments – Swanbank Waste Management

Facility Stage 2 Development Plan, in accordance with Part 1 Table 2—Surface water release

limits and the associated monitoring requirements.

Part 1 Table 1—Surface water release limits

Monitoring

requirement

Release Point

Description

Quality characteristic

(units) Limit Limit Type

Minimum

Monitoring

Frequency

a) Release point W pH 6.5-9.0 Range

Every outflow

event, and daily

throughout the

duration of the

event

b) Release point W Electrical conductivity

(µS/cm) 1500 Maximum

Every outflow

event, and daily

throughout the

duration of the

event

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c) Release point W Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 4 Minimum

Every outflow

event, and daily

throughout the

duration of the

event

d) Release point W Suspended solids

50mg/L, or

>10% of the

result of

monitoring

requirement

e), whichever

is greater

Maximum

Every outflow

event, and daily

throughout the

duration of the

event

e) An up-current point Suspended solids -- --

Every outflow

event, and daily

throughout the

duration of the

event

f) Release point W Total Organic Carbon -- --

Every outflow

event, and

weekly

throughout the

duration of the

event

g) Release point W

Ammonia (as N)

Nitrate (as N)

Bicarbonate(HCO3)

Calcium

Chloride

Iron (total)

Lead

Manganese (dissolved)

Potassium

Sodium

Sulphate

Zinc

Chemical Oxygen Demand

Biological Oxygen

Demand

redox potential

temperature

Total Dissolved Solids

Total Organic Halogen

Within 5 days of

a sampling event

where an

exceedance of

the release limits

for monitoring

requirements a)

to e) has been

identified or if

stormwater

directed to the

sedimentation

pond is

suspected to

have come into

contact with

wastes.

Associated monitoring requirements

1. An ‘up current point’ is defined as any sampling point in the receiving waters situated between 20 and 40 metres

distant from the confluence of the discharge drainage channel serving release point W and the unnamed watercourse

in the upstream direction.

2. Samples taken at the up-current point and from release point W to determine compliance with this condition must be

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made within one hour of one another

3. Monitoring must be in accordance with the methods prescribed in the current edition of the administering

authority’s Water Quality Sampling Manual.

4. Samples must be representative of the release

5. All determinations must employ analytical practical quantification limits sufficiently low enough to enable comparisons

to be made against water quality objectives/limits relevant to the particular water quality characteristic.

6. Monitoring must be undertaken during a release as per the frequency stated.

7. All monitoring devices must be correctly calibrated and maintained.

8. All monitoring must be performed by an appropriately qualified person(s).

1-C2 If no release from release point W occurs for an extended period of time, monitoring as per the

monitoring requirements defined in Part 1Table 2—Surface water release limits must be

performed once every six months on representative samples from the sedimentation pond,

unless the sedimentation pond remains dry for that reporting period.

1-C3 Any off site release of contaminants including stormwater from the sedimentation overflow

release points must comply with the following qualitative characteristics:

(a) the release must not have any other properties nor contain any organisms or other

contaminants which are capable of causing environmental harm; and

(b) the release must not produce any slick or other visible evidence of oil or grease, nor

contain visible floating oil, grease, scum, litter or other objectionable matter; and

(c) must meet the quality characteristics defined in Part 1 Table 2—Surface water release

limits.

1-C4 All ponds used for the storage or treatment of contaminants or wastes must be installed,

operated and maintained to prevent any release of the stored contaminants or wastes through

the bed or banks of the pond(s) from causing environmental harm to any waters (including

groundwaters).

1-C5 Overland flow and surface water drainage lines must be constructed in accordance with the

document entitled E3 consult RE: Response to DERM Request for Information, Swanbank MCU

Application dated 12 September 2011 and Attachment 2 of Attachments – Figure 2.4 – Indicative

Development Layout Plan, aerial photo 1997.

1-C6 Notify the administering authority 14 days before commencement of earthworks relating to the

construction of the overland flow and surface water drainage lines.

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1-C7 Any release of contaminants to groundwater as a result of the activity must:

1. be monitored from the uppermost aquifer at locations hydraulically up-gradient and down-

gradient of the landfilled waste to detect any releases of contaminants from the activity as

part of a Routine Groundwater Monitoring Program which has been developed by a suitably

qualified person; and

2. not cause environmental harm; and

3. be monitored not less than every three months for at least the quality characteristics

prescribed in Part 1 Table 3—Groundwater Quality Characteristics at or beyond the edge of

the groundwater attenuation zone.

Part 1 Table 2—Groundwater Quality Characteristics

Quality Characteristics

Elevation of a Reference Point for

each bore relative to Australian

Height Datum (accurate to 0.005m)

Total Organic Halogen (TOX) Cadmium

Standing groundwater levels

(accurate to 0.001m) Phenols Chromium

Temperature Bicarbonate(HCO3) Copper

Redox Potential Sulphate Nickel

pH Chloride Lead

Electrical Conductivity Calcium Zinc

Ammonia (as Nitrogen) Magnesium Arsenic

Total Organic Nitrogen (Oxidised-

N) Potassium Boron

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Sodium Barium

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) Iron Mercury

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Manganese Selenium


1. Established bores must be:

a. Installed at locations and depths and sufficient in number to yield representative groundwater samples from

the uppermost aquifer

b. Located not more than 150 metres from the landfill cell(s) or the boundary of the waste disposal facility,

whichever is closest

c. Referenced to horizontal coordinates accurate to 1.0 metre

d. Fitted with a locked cap at all times other than at the time of sampling

e. Maintained in an operative condition and be reasonably accessible to an authorised person at all times.

2. Standing groundwater levels must be measured immediately before samples are taken and prior to any disturbance

by sampling, and reported as the depth in meters from the established Reference Point to the water surface within

the groundwater monitoring bore

3. Monitoring must be in accordance with the methods prescribed in the current edition of the administering

authority’s Water Quality Sampling Manual.



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1-C8 The groundwater monitoring network of monitoring bores must establish:

(a) background groundwater quality in hydraulically up-gradient or background bore(s) that

have not been affected by any potential leakage of contaminants from the waste disposal

activity;

(b) the quality of groundwater down gradient of any potential leakage of contaminants to

groundwater from the approved place including groundwater passing the relevant

groundwater monitoring bore(s);

(c) baseline groundwater water quality monitoring, at least, of water quality characteristics

prior to the use of any landfill cell(s) served by the groundwater monitoring network(s)

and at the locations and depths defined by the groundwater monitoring network;

(d) whether or not there has been any statistically significant increase over background

values identified in the Routine Groundwater Monitoring Program at locations

hydraulically down gradient of the landfill facility.

Agency interest: Schedule D – Noise

Condition

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Condition

1-D1 Noise nuisance

Other than as permitted within this environmental authority, noise generated by the activity must

not cause environmental nuisance to any sensitive place or commercial place.

1-D2 Noise from the activity must not exceed the levels identified in Part 1 Table 4—Noise limits when

measured at or beyond the boundaries of the approved place in accordance with the associated

monitoring requirements.

Part 1 Table 4 – Noise Limits

Noise level at a Sensitive Place Measured as the Adjusted

Maximum Sound Pressure Level LAmax, adj, T Period

51 dB(A) or Background noise level plus 5 dB(A), whichever

is the greater 7 am - 6pm

Background noise level plus 5 dB(A) 6pm - 10 pm

Background noise level plus 3 dB(A) 10pm - 7am

Noise level at a Commercial Place Measured as the

Adjusted Maximum Sound Pressure Level LAmax, adj, T Period

56 dB(A) or Background noise level plus 10 dB(A), whichever

is the greater 7 am - 6pm

Background noise level plus 10 dB(A) 6pm - 10 pm

Background noise level plus 8 dB(A) 10pm - 7am



2. Any monitoring must be in accordance with the most recent version of the administering authority’s Noise

Measurement Manual.

3. Any monitoring of noise emissions from the activity must be undertaken when the activity is in operation.


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1-D3 When required by the administering authority, noise monitoring must be undertaken, in

accordance with the associated monitoring requirements of Part 1 Table 1—Noise limits, and the

results notified within 14 days to the administering authority. Monitoring must include:

1. LAeq, adj, T

2. Background noise (Background) as LA 90, adj, T

3. MaxLpA,T

4. the level and frequency of occurrence of any impulsive or tonal noise

5. atmospheric conditions including wind speed and direction

6. effects due to extraneous factors such as traffic noise

7. location, date and time of recording.

1-D4 For the purpose of assessing compliance with the noise limits in condition 1-D2, in

circumstances, where it is necessary to make adjustments to the maximum sound pressure Level

LAmax,T for tonality or impulsiveness to obtain the adjusted maximum sound pressure level

LAmax, adj,T then:

(a) the adjustments to the maximum sound pressure level LAmax,T to obtain the adjusted

maximum sound pressure level LAmax adj,T apply forthwith;

(b) where subjective adjustment identifies dominant tonal components, tonal adjustments

are to be made in accordance with the procedures suggested in Australian Standard

1055.1 – 1989 Appendix B.

Agency interest: Schedule E – Community

Condition

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Condition

1-E1 All complaints regarding operations must be recorded in a log book with the following details:

(i) time, date and nature of complaint;

(ii) type of communication (telephone, letter, personal etc.);

(iii) name, contact address and contact telephone number of complainant (Note:

if the complainant does not wish to be identified then “Not identified” is to be

recorded);

(iv) response and investigation undertaken as a result of the complaint;

(v) name of person responsible for investigating complaint; and

(vi) action taken as a result of the complaint investigation and signature of responsible

person.

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Part 2 – Composting & soil conditioner manufacturing >200t yr (ERA 53)


Condition

number

Condition

2-A1 Extent of Approval

Composting and/or soil conditioner manufacturing must only be undertaken in the area specified

as Stage 2 in Attachment 1 of Attachments – Swanbank Landfill Facility.

Agency interest: Schedule B – Waste

Condition

number

Condition

2-B1 An area which provides an impervious barrier to subsoil and groundwater must be used for:

(a) receiving, mixing and storing processing materials for the activity

(b) collecting and storing leachate.

2-B2 To facilitate the subjection of all composted material to the pasteurising temperatures and time

periods prescribed, a minimum temperature of 50°C must be maintained within the composting

windrow(s) for a period of not less than six (6) weeks.

2-B3 All material being composted must be subjected to a pasteurising temperature to ensure the

destruction of pathogens, of either:

(a) not less than 55°C for three (3) consecutive days; or

(b) between 50°C and 55°C for twelve (12) days.

2-B4 Waste Acceptance

The only regulated wastes to be received at the approved place and treated or reprocessed in

their corresponding processes as per Part 2 – Table 1 Regulated Waste Description are

dewatered regulated wastes listed in Part 2 – Table 1 Regulated Waste Description.

Part 2 – Table 1 Regulated Waste Description

Regulated Waste Description Process

Treatment tank sludges and residues (including sewage

tank sludges and residues Composting

Food processing waste Composting

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2-B5 Sewage sludge product derived from composting processes must not exceed any quality

characteristic limits specified in Part 2 – Table 2 Quality Characteristics Limits:

Part 2 – Table 2 Quality Characteristics Limits

Quality Characteristic Maximum

Arsenic 20 mg/kg

Cadmium 3 mg/kg

Chromium (total) 100 mg/kg

Copper 100 mg/kg

Lead 150 mg/kg

Mercury 1 mg/kg

Nickel 60 mg/kg

Selenium 5 mg/kg

Zinc 200 mg/kg

DDT/DDD/DDE 0.5 mg/kg

Aldrin 0.02 mg/kg

Dieldrin 0.02 mg/kg

Chlordane 0.02 mg/kg

Heptachlor 0.02 mg/kg

HCB 0.02 mg/kg

Lindane 0.02 mg/kg

BHC 0.02 mg/kg

PCB’s 0.3 mg/kg

E. coli <100 MPN/gram

Faecal coliforms <1000 MPN/gram

Salmonella sp. Not Detected/50 grams of final product

Agency interest: Schedule C – Land

Condition

number

Condition

2-C1 Other than as permitted within this environmental authority, contaminants must not be released

to land.

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Part 3 – Regulated waste storage (ERA 56)


Condition

number

Condition

3-A1 Extent of Approval

Regulated Waste Storage must only be undertaken in the area specified as Stage 2 in

Attachment 1 of Attachments – Swanbank Landfill Facility.


Condition

number

Condition

3-B1 Silos

All particulate contaminants from the silo(s) and serving the mixer unit must be treated by a

reverse pulse type fabric filter dust collector (FFDC).

3-B2 In the event of filter medium breakthrough, the following operations must cease:

(i) the transfer of regulated wastes and process materials to the mixer unit;

(ii) the mixing of regulated wastes and process materials; and

(iii) the transfer of regulated wastes and process materials to the storage silos.

Agency interest: Schedule F – Land

Condition

number

Condition

3-D1 Other than as permitted within this environmental authority, contaminants must not be released

to land.

Agency interest: Schedule E – Waste

Condition

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Condition

3-E1 Recording Timeframes

Records required to be kept in relation to regulated waste accepted at, or removed from the

approved place for a period of at least ten (10) years.

3-E2 Waste Sampling

The person undertaking the activities must:

(a) take representative samples from every batch of regulated waste accepted at the facility

(including flyash, but excluding uncontaminated food processing waste);

(b) clearly label samples taken with the date and an identification number, and such labelling

must be cross referenced with the relevant waste transport documentation;

(c) retain samples for at least one month from the date of acceptance of the waste and

ensure samples are available for examination by an authorised person.

3-E3 Incompatible wastes must not be mixed in the same container or waste storage area.

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3-E4 Waste Acceptance

The only regulated waste or other defined waste to be received for storage at the approved

place with the associated maximum storage periods and storage facility listed in Part 3 – Table

1.

Part 3 – Table 1

Regulated Waste Description

Maximum

Storage

Period

Storage Facility

Treatment tank sludges and residues (including

sewage tank sludges and residues 24 hours Covered hoppers

Grease interceptor trap sludges and residues 24 hours Covered hoppers

Food processing waste 24 hours Covered hoppers

Aluminium salt slag (or saltcake) including any

associated non-metallic product (NMP) from

Alma Port Queensland

12 months Within bunded hardstand area

covered with tarpaulin or roofed.

Fly ash No maximum Covered within bunded area

Soils or treatment plant waste streams

contaminated with heavy metals or acidic

compounds;

Alkali neutralised electroplating residues

excluding residues containing more than

50mg/kg cyanide or more than 200 mg/kg

hexavalent chromium;

Alkali neutralised metal finishing residues




Abrasive Blasting residues;

Lime neutralised sludges;

Tannery residues; and

Textile residues.

2 months Covered within bunded area

Soils contaminated with hydrocarbons

excluding tarry compounds and soils containing

heavy metals at concentrations greater than

the soil quality characteristics limits included in

Part 4 – Table 4.

6 months Covered within bunded area

Batteries 12 months

Secure shipping containers packed

to Australian Code for the Transport

of Dangerous Goods standards

Cement Kiln Dust No maximum

On pads with diversion drainage

and temporary stabilisation

measures if particulate transport

identified (e.g. sprays or stabilised

sewage sludge)

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3-E5 Storage and Handling of Regulated Wastes Received for Chemical Stabilisation

Containers or stockpiles of regulated wastes received for chemical stabilisation (other than

sewage sludges) may be stored for the storage period defined in condition 5-E4 provided that:

(a) the storage area(s) is located on a hardstand pad if the waste is in a container;

(b) the storage area(s) is located on a hardstand pad, compatible and impermeable to the

waste stored, if the waste is to be stockpiled;

(c) the pad is bunded to contain the materials stored;

(d) that the stored waste is covered by tarpaulin or roofed;

(e) that the pad is graded to avoid rainwater ponding and to facilitate collection of leachates

and contaminated stormwater runoff in the leachate storage pond(s).

3-E6 Notwithstanding conditions, contaminated soils awaiting bioremediation are permitted to be

temporarily stored within the bioremediation area.

3-E7 In the event of a system failure, any untreated or partially treated waste that cannot be treated

within 24 hours must be removed and stored or disposed of elsewhere at a facility that can

lawfully accept such waste.

3-E8 Storage and Handling of Sewage Sludge

Sewage sludge accepted at approved place for alkaline stabilisation must be fed into the

receival hopper of the mixer unit on delivery.

3-E9 Notwithstanding conditions of this environmental authority, sewage sludge may be temporarily

stored in dedicated storage areas provided that:

(a) no available storage exists in the receival hopper; and

(b) the quantity stored is less than 500 tonnes; and

(c) the sludge is stored for a period of no longer than 24 hours except for sludge received on

Saturday and Sunday which must be processed by 12 noon the following Monday;

(d) the temporary storage area(s) is located on a hardstand pad; and

(e) the pad is bunded to contain the materials stored; and

(f) the pad is graded to avoid rainwater ponding and to facilitate collection of leachates and

contaminated stormwater runoff in the leachate storage pond(s).

3-E10 Curing Stabilised Sewage Sludge Storage Areas

Curing stabilised sewage sludge must only be carried out on a hardstand pad:

(a) constructed of compacted clay or other low permeable material to minimise soil

infiltration;

(b) graded to avoid rainwater ponding;

(c) bunded to contain the materials stored; and

(d) graded to facilitate collection of leachates and contaminated stormwater runoff in the

leachate storage pond(s).

3-E11 The maximum quantity of stabilised sewage sludge that is stored at any time at the approved

place must not exceed 25 000 dry solid tonnes.

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Part 4 – Regulated waste treatment (ERA 58)


Condition

number

Condition

4-A1 Regulated Waste Treatment must only be undertaken in the area specified as Stage 2 in

Attachment 1 of Attachments – Swanbank Landfill Facility.


Condition

number

Condition

4-B1 Silos

All particulate contaminants from the silo(s) and serving the mixer unit must be treated by a

reverse pulse type fabric filter dust collector (FFDC).

4-B2 In the event of filter medium breakthrough, the following operations must cease:

(a) the transfer of regulated wastes and process materials to the mixer unit;

(b) the mixing of regulated wastes and process materials; and

(c) the transfer of regulated wastes and process materials to the storage silos.

Agency interest: Schedule D – Waste

Condition

number

Condition

4-D1 Recording Timeframes

Records required to be kept in relation to regulated waste accepted at, or removed from the

approved place for a period of at least ten (10) years.

4-D2 Receival of Wastes

Every container, or batches in bulk, of regulated waste received at the waste management

facility for storage prior to treatment or disposal must be unambiguously and indelibly identified

in a manner which indicates the source and category of the waste and can be cross referenced

with the relevant transport documentation.

4-D3 Waste Sampling

The person undertaking the activities must:

(a) take representative samples from every batch of regulated waste accepted at the facility

(including flyash, but excluding uncontaminated food processing waste);

(b) clearly label samples taken with the date and an identification number, and such labelling

must be able to be cross referenced with the relevant waste transport documentation;

and

(c) retain samples for at least one month from the date of acceptance of the waste and

ensure samples are available for examination by an authorised person.

4-D4 Waste Loading and Unloading

Incompatible wastes must not be mixed in the same container or waste storage area.

REGULATED WASTE TREATMENT (Sewage Sludge)

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4-D5 Waste Acceptance

The only regulated wastes to be received at the approved place and be treated and/or

reprocessed in their corresponding processes as per Part 4 – Table 1, are dewatered regulated

wastes listed in Part 4 – Table 1.

Part 4 – Table 1


Treatment tank sludges and residues

(including sewage tank sludges and residues

Alkaline and/or thermal stabilisation

and/or stabilisation of sewage sludge

Fly ash Alkaline and/or thermal stabilisation

and/or stabilisation of sewage sludge

4-D6 Alkaline or Thermal Stabilisation of Sewage Sludge

All sewage sludge must be stabilised by either of the following processes to ensure the

destruction of pathogens:

(a) raising pH to greater than or equal to pH 12 and remain above pH 12 for 72 hours; and

(b) raising temperature of greater than 52°C during at least 12 hours of the 72 hours period;

and

(c) air drying to a solid content of more than 50 percent after 72 hours; or

(d) thermally treating sewage sludge of more than seven percent of solids using the time

temperature relationship:

D= (131 700 000)/(100.14t)

where: D – time required in days;

t – temperature in degrees Celcius;

(Note: The thermally treating sewage sludge may include pasteurisation at 70°C for 30

minutes (RDP Envessel Pasteurisation); and

(e) addition of alkali to raise the pH above 12 and without the addition of further alkali to

maintain the pH at 12 or higher for two hours and then at 11.5 or higher for additional

22 hours.

4-D7 Quality of the Alkaline Stabilised or Composted Sewage Sludge

Sewage sludge product derived from stabilisation or composting process(es) for off-site use must

not exceed any quality characteristic limits specified in Part 4 – Table 2:

Part 4 – Table 2 Quality Characteristics for Initial Process Verification

(For Off-Site Use Only)

QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC LIMIT

Enteric viruses < 1 PFU per 4 grams total solids

Helminth ova

(Ascaris sp. And Taenia sp.) <1 per 4 grams total solids

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4-D8 Sewage sludge product must not exceed any quality characteristic limit specified in Part 4 –

Table 3:

Part 4 – Table 3 Quality Characteristics Limits

QUALITY

CHARACTERISTIC

QUALITY

CHARACTERISTIC

LIMIT FOR OFF-

SITE

UNRESTRICTED

USE

QUALITY

CHARACTERISTIC

LIMIT FOR OFF-

SITE RESTRICTED

USE

QUALITY

CHARACTERISTI

C LIMIT

FOR ON-SITE

USE

Arsenic (mg/kg) 20 20 30

Cadmium (mg/kg) 3 20 32

Chromium (total)

(mg/kg) 100 500 600

Copper (mg/kg) 100 2 000 2 000

Lead (mg/kg) 150 420 500

Mercury (mg/kg) 1 15 19

Nickel (mg/kg) 60 270 300

Selenium (mg/kg) 5 50 90

Zinc (mg/kg) 200 2 500 3 500

DDT/DDD/DDE

(mg/kg) 0.5 1.00 1.00

Aldrin (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

Dieldrin (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

Chlordane (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

Heptachlor (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

HCB (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

Lindane (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

BHC (mg/kg) 0.02 0.50 1.00

PCB’s (mg/kg) 0.3 1.00 1.00

E. coli (MPN/gram) <100 Not applicable Not applicable

Faecal coliforms

(MPN/gram) <1000 <2 000 000 Not applicable

Salmonella sp.

Not Detected / 50

grams of final

product

Not applicable Not applicable

4-D9 Temperature Monitoring for Pasteurisation Processes

A record must be made and kept of the temperature monitoring conducted on each windrow.

4-D10 Windrow temperature monitoring required must be conducted throughout the whole profile each

windrow.

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4-D11

Static Windrowing Stabilisation of Sewage Sludge

Notwithstanding conditions of this environmental authority, sewage sludge may be stabilised by

static windrowing procedures subject to the “Protocol for Biosolids Treatment by Windrowing”

dated 24 March 2000 and also subject to the following clauses:

(a) static windrowed product must only be utilised on the landfill site or a site otherwise

approved under the Environmental Protection Act 1994;

(b) pathogen assessment of static windrow material must be carried out at least

quarterly for a period of two years; and

(c) the storage and static windrowing processing area(s) must be located on a

hardstand pad bunded to contain the sludge stored and graded to avoid rainwater

ponding and to facilitate collection of leachate in leachate storage pond(s).

REGULATED WASTE TREATMENT (Chemical Stabilisation)

4-D12 Waste Acceptance

The only regulated wastes to be received at the approved place and treated and/or

reprocessed in the corresponding processes are dewatered regulated wastes listed in Part 4 -

Table 4.

Part 4 - Table 4


Fly ash Chemical stabilisation / solidification

Soils contaminated with heavy metals or

acidic compounds;

Alkali neutralised electroplating residues




Alkali neutralised metal finishing residues




Abrasive Blasting residues;

Lime neutralised sludges;

Tannery residues; and

Textile residues.

Chemical stabilisation / solidification

Grease interceptor trap residues

residues must only be disposed and

may be stabilised with cement kiln dust

prior to disposal

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4-D13 Mobile Fixation Plant

At least ten (10) working days before the person undertaking the activities proposes to treat

regulated waste, supply the administering authority with the following information:

(a) details of what trialling will be undertaken for each waste category to demonstrate that

the technology is proven;

(b) a full chemical and physical analysis of the waste being treated including Toxicity

Characteristic Leaching Procedure test results;

(c) quantities of waste to be treated and, if applicable, details of containers in which the

waste is held; and

(d) a risk assessment for the treatment process that details all the environmental control

measures to be used.

REGULATED WASTE TREATMENT (Bioremediation)

4-D14 Bioremediation Area

Bioremediation of contaminated soils must only be carried out on a hardstand pad:

(a) constructed of compacted clay or other low permeable material to minimise soil

infiltration;

(b) graded to avoid rainwater ponding;

(c) bunded to contain the materials stored; and

(d) graded to facilitate collection of leachates and contaminated stormwater runoff in the

leachate storage pond(s)

4-D15 The only regulated wastes to be received at the approved place and be treated and/or

reprocessed in the corresponding processes are dewatered regulated wastes listed in Part 4 -

Table 5.

Part 4 - Table 5


Contaminated soils - contaminated with hydrocarbons, excluding tarry

compounds and soils containing heavy metals at concentrations

greater than the soil quality characteristics limits included in Part 4 -

Table 4.

Bioremediation

Agency interest: Schedule E – Land

Condition

number

Condition

4-E1 Other than as permitted within this environmental authority, contaminants must not be released

to land.

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Part 5 – Waste disposal >200000t yr (1)(a) (ERA60-1d)


Condition

number

Condition

5-A1 This environmental authority authorises the construction and operation of a waste disposal facility

for receiving and disposing more than 2,000,000 m³ of waste, the waste being a combination of:

regulated waste, general waste, limited regulated waste and no more than 5t of untreated

clinical waste in a year; situated at Swanbank Road, Swanbank on land described as Lot 101 on

RP839072, Lot 102 on RP839072, Lot 103 on SP189609 and Lot 3 on RP214256, also described

as Stage 2 throughout this approval.

5-A2 Financial assurance must be provided to the administering authority in accordance with the

following requirements:

(a) provide financial assurance in favour of the administering authority in the form of an

irrevocable, unconditional and on demand bank guarantee for the amount of seven

hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) before the initial acceptance of

Construction and Demolition and Commercial and Industrial waste at the approved

place;

(b) provide and maintain financial assurance in favour of the administering authority in

the form of an irrevocable, unconditional and on demand bank guarantee in the amount

of one million and five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) before the initial

acceptance of waste excluding waste mentioned in part (a) of this condition at the

approved place;

(c) incrementally increase of the financial assurance held under part (a) of this condition

with the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) every two (2) years thereafter; and

(d) the financial assurance security held under part (a) of this condition must be

incremented until in total eight million and five hundred thousand dollars ($8,500,000) in

favour of the administering authority is provided to the administering authority.

5-A3 Financial assurance security in accordance with condition 5-A2 must be maintained until the

administering authority is satisfied that no claim is likely to be made on the assurance and in

excess of any claims made in respect of such financial assurance under the provisions of the

Environmental Protection Act 1994.

5-A4 Proof of any payments towards the maintenance of the financial assurance security(s) and the

relevant financial assurance certificates must be submitted with each Annual Return.

5-A5 Redemption of the funds held in the cash management account must not be applied for until it is

demonstrated to the administering authority that the approved place has been rehabilitated to

the satisfaction of the administering authority.

5-A6 Post Closure Management

A draft waste disposal facility Post Closure Management Program must developed and provided

to the administering authority for review and comment at least six months before the expected

final receipt of waste deposited in the waste disposal facility.

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5-A7 The Post Closure Management Program must include the following:

(a) the erosion prevention system that is designed with effective drainage systems to

minimise erosion and to minimise water ponding;

(b) the revegetation and stabilisation program for the landfill to minimise final cover erosion

(for landfills, final cover plant species root penetration must not occur through to the

waste deposited area);

(c) the procedures for maintaining and operating any stormwater management system;

(d) the procedures for maintaining and operating any leachate collection system;

(e) the procedures for maintaining and operating any landfill gas collection system;

(f) the total waste volumes or tonnage of any landfill unit being closed;

(g) a site relief plan including the extent of any landfill footprint and any infrastructure

systems for stormwater, leachate and landfill gas management;

(h) the design of a final cover system including thickness, stability and permeability of cover

layers and any lateral drainage layers;

(i) any proposed nuisance or wildlife control procedures;

(j) the proposed land use at approved place during and after the rehabilitation program;

and

(k) the expected date the person undertaking the activity intends to begin to implement the

Post Closure Management Program and the expected timelines before the program is

completed.

5-A8 Notwithstanding condition 5-A7, the Post Closure Management Program must be effective in

preventing or minimising the likelihood of environmental harm being caused or allowed. The

program must include measures and schedule timeframes to:

(a) monitor any leachate, surface water, receiving water and groundwater monitoring

systems at a frequency sufficient to detect any release of contaminants to waters;

(b) monitor the structural integrity and effectiveness of the final cover system, particularly for

erosion and subsidence of the cover system; and

(c) monitor any landfill gas management system.

5-A9 Following cessation of deposition of waste at the waste disposal facility, Post Closure

Management measures must be conducted for:

(a) a period of 30 years; or

(b) a shorter period until it is demonstrated to the administering authority in a competent

manner using factually correct information that the landfill cell(s) within the waste

disposal facility and surrounding site are geotechnically stable and that no release of

waste materials, leachate, uncontrolled landfill gas or other contaminants to the

environment is occurring or is likely to occur.


Condition

number

Condition

5-B1 Collected stormwater which has come in contact with waste or contaminants can be applied for

dust suppression purposes on currently operating landfill cell(s).

NOTE: The application of contaminated stormwater to a landfill cell(s) must be by a low

pressure method(s) that maintains a buffer distance of at least 50 metres between any water

body, watercourse or landfill footprint boundary and the point of application.

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5-B2 Landfill gas management conditions do not apply to the landfill areas identified on

ATTACHMENT 3 – Swanbank Waste Management Facility Stage 2 Development Plan, Stage 2

Concept Plan as “hardfill” dedicated to disposal of non-putrescible construction & demolition and

commercial & industrial wastes.

5-B3 A landfill gas collection system must be designed, installed, operated and maintained by

appropriately qualified person(s).

5-B4 A landfill gas monitoring network must be installed for each landfill unit to measure landfill gas

levels in facility structures and at the landfill site boundary. The network must consist of gas

monitoring devices, such as monitoring bores and be designed, installed, operated and

maintained by appropriately qualified person(s).

5-B5 A landfill gas monitoring program must be designed, carried out and periodically reviewed and

updated by appropriately qualified person(s) to monitor relevant components of landfill gas on

the surface of the landfill, in facility structures, in subsurface geological formations and at the

landfill site boundary.

5-B6 Landfill gas measured as methane must not exceed the following limits:

1. 100 ppmv (parts per million by volume) immediately above the surface of the temporarily

or permanently capped landfill cell areas or 1,000 ppmv close to any discrete landfill

gas collection feature or cap intrusion; and

2. 25% of the lower explosive limit at any location at the landfill (but excluding facility

structures used for the management of landfill gas or leachate) including service pits,

service trenches and stormwater drains; and

3. The lower explosive limit in subsurface geology at or beyond the landfill site boundary;

and

4. 25% of the lower explosive limit within service pits, service trenches, stormwater drains

or other structures beyond the landfill site boundary.

5-B7 Additional measures to manage landfill gas must be taken if methane levels exceed 500 parts

per million at a height of 50mm above the final and intermediate cover surface including the

batter slopes of the landfill unit.

5-B8 Gas emissions from any temporary or permanent capping system of the landfill cells of

deposited waste must not exceed the limits contained in Part 5 – Table 1 Gas Emission Limits

from Capped Landfill Cells.

Part 5 – Table 1 Gas Emissions Limits from Capped Landfill Cells

Monitoring Point Parameter Limit Monitoring

Frequency

Permanently

capped

Average methane flux and

total methane emission

Average zone emission rate

0.001 mg / m2 / second Annually

Temporarily

capped*

Average methane flux and

total methane emission

Average zone emission rate

0.1 mg / m2 / second Annually

* Temporarily capped is a landfill cell that has been capped for a short amount of time where deposition of

waste to that landfill cell is not intended to occur for 3 or more consecutive months.

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5-B9 A landfill gas monitoring walkover survey of all temporarily or permanently capped areas of the

site (including batter slopes) must be undertaken at least annually.

5-B10 The landfill gas monitoring walkover survey must be conducted:

(a) on a grid pattern where the grid lines are no more than 25 metres apart for a temporarily

capped site and 50 metres apart for a permanently capped site;

(b) at a height of approximately 50 mm above the cap surface;

(c) at any other places where visual observations indicate potentially elevated

concentrations of landfill gas, for example cracks, gaps or erosion in capping material

distressed vegetation or deterioration in gas pipework and gas wells.

5-B11 Landfill Cover Cracking

The person undertaking the activity must:

(a) inspect temporary or permanent landfill capping at least monthly to identify areas where

surface cracking is evident;

(b) repair any surface cracking forthwith; and

(c) record the details of landfill capping inspections and the instances where repairs were

made.

5-B12 Landfill Gas Monitoring – Point Source Emissions

Gas emissions from any landfill gas utilisation plant or flare(s) at the approved place must not

exceed the limits imposed in Part 5 – Table 2 Landfill Gas Emission Release Limits to the

Atmosphere.

Part 5 – Table 2 Landfill Gas Emission Release Limits to the Atmosphere

Monitoring Point Parameter Maximum

Limit Reference Period

Monitoring

Frequency

Landfill gas

utilisation plant

(exhaust after

turbine)

NOx 500 mg / m3

Hourly mean Annually CO 1400 mg / m3

Total VOCs 1000 mg / m3

Landfill Gas Flare

NOx 150 mg / m3

Hourly mean Annually CO 50 mg / m3

Total VOCs 10 mg / m3

Temperature >1000°C Continuous and

logged

Whenever

operational

Associated requirements:

- Monitoring must be conducted in accordance with the Australian Standard AS4323.1 - 1995 'Stationary source

emissions Method 1: Selection of sampling positions' (or more recent editions).Contaminant emissions must be

directed vertically upwards without any impedance or hindrance.

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Agency interest: Schedule C – Water

Condition

number

Condition

5-C1 Prohibition on Releasing Leachate and Landfill Gas Condensate

Leachate and landfill gas condensate must not be released to any waters, the bed or banks of

any such waters or to any sedimentation pond used for the treatment and storage of clean

stormwater runoff only.

5-C2 Leachate and Contact Stormwater Management

Notwithstanding condition 5-B1, Leachate and stormwater runoff which has been in contact with

waste must be collected in the onsite leachate management system and managed through one

or more of the following:

(a) discharged to sewer in accordance with the requirements of the relevant authority; or

(b) recirculated through the waste disposed at the facility to which this approval relates; or

(c) disposed to a facility that can lawfully accept the leachate or contaminated stormwater.

5-C3 Leachate Collection and Disposal

A liner system must be installed and maintained to:

1. prevent release of contaminants, including leachate, to land and waters; and

2. prevent subsurface migration of landfill gas from the landfill unit.

5-C4 Notwithstanding condition 5-C3, the base liner system for a cell other than a cell dedicated for

C&D and C&I waste must meet, at least, the proposed liner system detailed in sub section 2.5.6

Liner System included in the document titled “Swanbank Landfill extension of the Facility

Environmental Report” dated March 1998, L:\10556\2867.doc.

5-C5 Notwithstanding condition 5-C3, the base and side liner systems for a dedicated cell for disposal

of Construction & Demolition and Commercial & Industrial waste must be clay lined.

5-C6 A leachate collection system must be designed by an appropriately qualified person(s) and

installed and maintained to:

1. collect leachate generated in the landfill unit;

2. convey the collected leachate out of the landfill unit to an appropriate leachate storage

facility; and

3. restrict the height of the leachate above the liner system to a maximum level of 300mm.

5-C7 Landfill Gas Condensate

Landfill gas condensate collected at the site must be:

(a) discharged to sewer in accordance with the requirements of the relevant authority; or

(b) recirculated through deposited waste in the landfill cell(s); or

(c) disposed to a facility that can lawfully accept the landfill gas condensate.

5-C8 Recirculated Leachate Management and Monitoring

A Leachate Quality and Quantity Management Program for the leachate generated and

recirculated at the site must be carried out. The program must include the following:

(a) measure and record daily rainfall or rainfall events (if an event is longer than daily) for the

site;

(b) measure and record the total weekly quantity of recirculated leachate – flow rate

multiplied by pump time is appropriate for calculations;

(c) measure and record the level of the leachate above the top of the leachate sump

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perimeter on a weekly basis;

(d) if the level of the leachate above the top of the leachate sump perimeter is found to be

greater than 0.3 metres, then measure and record the level of leachate daily until the

level drops below 0.3 metres;

(e) if the leachate level above the top of the leachate sump perimeter is greater than 0.3

metres and less than 1 metre, then leachate must be immediately and continually

recirculated throughout the landfill cell(s), or pumped out and stored or treated at an

approved facility;

(f) if the leachate level above the top of the leachate sump perimeter is greater than 1

metre for longer than three days, then the leachate must be pumped out and stored or

treated at an approved facility until the level returns to less than 1 metre;

(g) leachate quality monitoring must be undertaken at least twice annually in the event of

any leachate recirculation to the landfill cell(s) and the Leachate Quality Monitoring

Program must be undertaken for, at least, the following Leachate Quality Characteristics

included in Part 5 – Table 3 Leachate Quality Characteristics:

Pat 5 – Table 3 Leachate Quality Characteristics

Leachate Quality Characteristics

Water Level

Temperature

Redox potential

pH

Electrical Conductivity

Ammonia (as Nitrogen)

Total Organic Nitrogen (Oxidised-N)

Total Organic Carbon (TOC)

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Total Organic Halogen (TOX)

Phenols

Bicarbonate(HCO3)

Sulphate

Chloride

Calcium

Magnesium

Potassium

Sodium

Iron

Manganese

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Nickel

Lead

Zinc

Arsenic

Boron

Barium

Mercury

Selenium

Agency interest: Schedule E – Waste

Condition

number

Condition

5-E1 Places where contaminants may be released

Waste may be disposed of to a dedicated disposal cell located within an area shown in

Attachments 3 of Attachments – Swanbank Waste Management Facility stage 2 Development

Plan, Figure F7: Stage 2 Concept Plan, dated 17/2/2011 concerning Lot 102 on RP839072 of this

environmental authority.

5-E2 If waste is to be disposed within Lot 101 on RP839072, you must:

(a) undertake an environmental study of Lot 101 on RP839072;

(b) submit an environmental report based on the environmental study which details

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information in accordance with condition 5-E3 to the administering authority at least 6

months prior to the commencement of disposing of waste;

(c) receive written confirmation from the administering authority that it is satisfied with the

information provided and that the disposal of waste within Lot 101 on RP839072 can

commence prior to disposal; and

(d) must undertake the activity in accordance with the conditions of this approval.

5-E3 For condition 5-E2, the environmental report must include all of the following information:

(a) site layout plan that includes disposal cell locations;

(b) liner system design;

(c) groundwater management;

(d) surface water management;

(e) landfill Gas Management Plan;

(f) potential for spontaneous combustion; and

(g) potential for subsidence.

5-E4 Excepting combustion of landfill gas, waste must not be burnt.

5-E5 Record of special burial of waste

Record at least the following information in relation to the burial of asbestos wastes and the

special burial of wastes:

(a) type of waste;

(b) quantity of waste;

(c) date and time of deposition;

(d) source of waste;

(e) if the waste is fibrous asbestos or mixed asbestos waste, the accurate location

(accuracy not less than 0.5 metre for depth and area coordinates for the designated

asbestos waste disposal unit(s) or each identified load; and

(f) description including condition of containment and packaging.

5-E6 Design and Operating Criteria

The person undertaking the activity must:

(a) at least 3 months before the construction of any landfill cell, provide to the

administering authority a study report which demonstrates that the proposed site is

geotechnically stable and is not prone to subsidence;

(b) cover all exposed coal seams to a minimum depth of 1 metre by a dense incombustible

material prior to construction of the waste disposal facility to minimise fire risk; and

(c) have due regard to any comments made by the administering authority on the study

required by this condition prior to the construction of the waste disposal cell.

5-E7 No regulated wastes are to be deposited at the site’s waste disposal facility:

(a) which exhibit any of the hazard characteristics listed in Part 5 – Table 4 Hazard

Characterisation for Regulated Waste Accepted at the Site; and

(b) unless effective risk assessment practices and procedures for sampling and contaminant

testing are implemented to ensure that the material accepted complies with the maximum

contaminant levels and the allowable leaching contaminant levels prescribed in either

Part 5 – Table 5 or Table 6 respectively or Part 5 – Table 7 and Table 8 respectively.

Part 5 – Table 4 Hazard Characterisation for Regulated Waste Acceptance

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HAZARD

CHARACTERISTIC DESCRIPTION OF THE HAZARD CHARACTERISTIC

Ignitability

Regulated wastes that are capable of causing a fire when ignited through

friction, absorption of moisture, or spontaneous chemical changes under

standard temperature and pressure.

Corrosivity Regulated wastes which on dissolution exhibit a pH of 2 or less or 12.5 or

greater.

Reactivity

Regulated wastes if they have any of the following properties:

react violently with water; or

form potentially explosive mixtures with water and other substances likely

to be disposed of in the waste disposal facility; or

generate toxic gases, vapours, or fumes dangerous to human health or the

environment when mixed with water and other substances likely to be

disposed of in the waste disposal facility; or

contain substances which generate toxic gases, vapours or fumes when

exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5; or

are capable of detonation or explosive reaction when subjected to a strong

initiating source or if heated under confinement; or are readily capable of

detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at standard temperature

and pressure.

Toxicity

Regulated wastes containing the following:

contaminant concentrations exceeding the allowable levels in Part 5 –

Table 5 - Maximum Contaminant Limits for Regulated Waste Acceptance;

or

leaching contaminant levels when measured in accordance with Toxicity

Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), exceeding the

concentrations prescribed in Part 5 – Table 6 Maximum Leachability Limits

for Regulated Waste Acceptance.

For any soil contaminated by radioactive material:

the gross alpha and gross beta activity concentration in the Toxicity

Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) extracts from the material

are no more than one hundred (100) times the concentrations for the

screening of gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations specified

in the NHMRC/ARMCANZ Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, 1996.

Part 5 – Table 5 Maximum Contaminant Limits for Regulated Waste Acceptance

CONTAMINANT MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LIMITS

Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(MAH)

Benzene 20 mg/kg

Ethyl Benzene 1000 mg/kg

Toluene 600 mg/kg

Xylene 500 mg/kg

Total MAH 1 000 mg/kg

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAH)

Total PAH 1 000 mg/kg

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Phenolic Contaminants

Non halogenated compounds:

Phenol 250 mg/kg

m-cresol 500 mg/kg

o-cresol 500 mg/kg

p-cresol 500 mg/kg

Total non-halogenated phenol 500 mg/kg

Halogenated phenol:

Chlorophenol 5 mg/kg

Trichlorophenol 20 mg/kg

Pentachlorophenol 20 mg/kg

Total halogenated phenol 20 mg/kg

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Chlorinated Aliphatic Compounds:

Carbon tetrachloride 10 mg/kg

1,2 Dichloroethane 20 mg/kg

1,1 Dichloroethene 1 mg/kg

Tetrachloroethene 20 mg/kg

Trichloroethene 25 mg/kg

Total chlorinated aliphatic compounds 50 mg/kg

Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds:

Chlorobenzene 200 mg/kg

Hexachlorobenzene 1 mg/kg

Total Chlorinated Aromatic compounds 200 mg/kg

Pesticides

Total organochlorine 50 mg/kg

Total herbicides 50 mg/kg

Total carbamates 50 mg/kg

Total organophosphorus 50 mg/kg

Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Total petroleum hydrocarbons(C6-C9) 1 000 mg/kg




Non Scheduled Solid Polychlorinated

Biphenyls (PCBs) 50 mg/kg

Organotins

Tributyltin oxide 10 mg/kg

Part 5 – Table 6 Maximum Leachability Limits for Regulated Waste Acceptance

CONTAMINANT MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LEACHABILITY

LIMITS

Non Specific Contaminants

Biochemical Oxygen Demand 20 000 mg/L

Total Organic Carbon 10 000 mg/L

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Petroleum Hydrocarbons 50 mg/L

Metals/Non-Metals

Antimony 5.0 mg/L

Arsenic 5.0 mg/L

Barium 100.0 mg/L

Cadmium 0.5 mg/L

Chromium 5.0 mg/L

Cobalt 5.0 mg/L

Copper 200.0 mg/L

Lead 5.0 mg/L

Mercury 0.1 mg/L

Molybdenum 5.0 mg/L

Nickel 5.0 mg/L

Selenium 1.0 mg/L

Silver 10.0 mg/L

Thallium 1.0 mg/L

Tin 3.0 mg/L

Vanadium 5.0 mg/L

Zinc 500.0 mg/L

Inorganic Anions

Bromide 50.0 mg/L

Cyanide (total) 8 mg/L

Fluoride 150.0 mg/L

Nitrate 5 000 mg/L

Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon(MAH)

Benzene 1.0 mg/L

Ethyl benzene 50.0 mg/L

Toluene 80.0 mg/L

Xylene 60.0 mg/L

Total MAH 80.0 mg/L


Anthracene 0.7 mg/L

Benz (a) anthracene 0.05 mg/L

Benz (c) phenanthrene 0.05 mg/L

Benzo (a) pyrene 0.02 mg/L

Benzo (b) fluoranthene 0.05 mg/L

Benzo (k) fluoranthene 0.05 mg/L

Chrysene 0.1 mg/L

Dibenz (a,h) anthracene 0.02 mg/L

Dibenz (a,h) pyrene 0.1 mg/L

Dimethylbenz (a) anthracene 0.05 mg/L

Fluoranthene 0.2 mg/L

Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene 0.1 mg/L

Naphthalene 0.7 mg/L

Phenanthrene 0.1 mg/L

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Pyrene 0.7 mg/L

Total PAH 1.0 mg/L



Phenol 10.0 mg/L

m-Cresol 20.0 mg/L

o-Cresol 20.0 mg/L

p-Cresol 20.0 mg/L

Halogenated phenols:

Chlorophenol 0.1 mg/L

Trichlorophenol 1.0 mg/L

Pentachlorophenol 1.0 mg/L



Carbon tetrachloride 0.3 mg/L

1,2 Dichloroethane 1.0 mg/L

1,1 Dichloroethene 0.03 mg/L

Tetrachloroethene 1.0 mg/L

Trichloroethene 3.0 mg/L


Chlorobenzene(total) 30.0 mg/L

Hexachlorobenzene 0.02 mg/L

Pesticides

Organochlorine:

Aldrin 0.03 mg/L

Chlordane 0.1 mg/L

Dieldrin 0.03 mg/L

DDT 2 mg/L

Endrin 0.03 mg/L

Heptachlor 0.03 mg/L

Lindane 2 mg/L

Methoxychlor 30 mg/L

Toxaphene 0.05 mg/L

Herbicides:

2,4-D 3 mg/L

2,4-DB 2.0 mg/L

MCPA 2.0 mg/L

2,4,5 –T 10 mg/L

Carbamates

Carbaryl 3 mg/L

Carbofuran 1 mg/L

Organophosphorus:

Diazinon 0.3 mg/L

Parathion 1 mg/L

Methyl Parathion 10 mg/L

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Organotins

Tributyltin oxide 0.4 mg/L

5-E8 In addition to condition 5- E7, the following classes of regulated waste must not be permitted to

be placed at the site’s waste disposal at any time:

(a) liquescent waste streams or any waste capable of yielding free liquids except leachate

or landfill gas condensate arising from gas collection generated within the waste disposal

facility;

(b) infectious wastes which have not been subjected to a proper and effective treatment

process to render them non-infectious;

(c) material or equipment contaminated with infectious substances which have not been

subjected to a proper and effective treatment process to render them non-infectious;

(d) cytotoxic wastes;

(e) regulated poisons listed under Appendix 7 of the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation

1996; and

(f) soils contaminated by radioactive material, except in accordance with procedures

(however described) approved by the chief executive administering the Radiation Safety

Act 1999, including any condition of that approval.

5-E9 Subject to such regulated wastes or contaminated soils not exhibiting characteristics described

in conditions 5-E7 and 5-E8, the following wastes including regulated waste or contaminated

soils are permitted to be disposed of at the approved place:

(a) asbestos (all chemical forms including bonded asbestos);

(b) shredded tyres (only if utilised for a drainage medium as part of a designed leachate

management system);

(c) fish processing wastes (dewatered solids only);

(d) food processing wastes (dewatered solids only);

(e) poultry processing wastes (dewatered solids only);

(f) abattoir effluent (dewatered solids only);

(g) grease interceptor trap effluent and residues (dewatered solids only);

(h) infectious substances that have been rendered non-infectious and unrecognisable;

(i) material or equipment contaminated with infectious substances (properly and effectively

treated to render them non-infectious);

(j) restricted drugs of dependency listed under Appendix 8 of the Health (Drugs and

Poisons) Regulation 1996;

(k) dewatered bacterial sludge (septic tank and sewage);

(l) chemically fixed regulated waste streams that have satisfied the contaminant testing

regimes in this approval concerning total contaminant levels and leachable contaminant

levels;

(m) any soil contaminated by radioactive material:

(i) that has enhanced radiation levels due to activities (such as mineral sand

processing) provided that the radiation levels of the material to be disposed of are

less than or equal to 0.2 micro Sieverts per hour (Sv/h) above natural background

levels measured at the site where the material is being removed from; and

(ii) that notwithstanding clause (i) above, the administering authority may approve

on a case by case basis solid waste contaminated with radioactive material that

has radiation levels greater than 0.2 Sv/h above natural background levels.

(n) other regulated wastes and ‘high level contaminated soils’ subject to the conditions of

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this approval and specifically condition 5-E11;

NOTE: For the purpose of this clause ‘high level contaminated soils’ are those that exhibit

contamination levels or other characteristics that exclude them from the ‘low level contaminated

soil’ category (in item (o) below). High level contaminated soils that otherwise comply with

approval conditions including criteria in Part 5 – Tables 4, 5 and 6 may be accepted for disposal.

(o) ‘low level contaminated soils’ or stabilised sewage sludge product may be used for cover

material upon landfill cells if contaminant levels comply with (i) and (ii) of this clause

(i) not exceeding maximum concentration limits in Table 7 – Maximum Contaminant

Limits for Soil Acceptance;

(ii) not exceeding leaching contaminant limits in Table 8 – Maximum Allowable

Leachability Limits of Contaminants for Soil Acceptance when measured in

accordance with Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedures (TCLP).

(p) quarantine waste that has been approved for acceptance at the waste disposal facility to

which this approval relates through the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services

waste management and approval system.

(q) animal carcasses at a quantity and rate approved by the administering authority.

Part 5 – Table 7 Maximum Contaminant Limits for Soil Acceptance

SUBSTANCE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LIMITS

Arsenic (total) 200 mg/kg

Beryllium 40 mg/kg

Cadmium 40 mg/kg

Chromium (iii) 240 000 mg/kg

Chromium (vi) 200 mg/kg

Copper 2000 mg/kg

Lead 600 mg/kg

Manganese 3000 mg/kg

Methyl Mercury 20 mg/kg

Mercury (inorganic) 30 mg/kg

Nickel 600 mg/kg

Zinc 14000 mg/kg


Benzene 10 mg/kg

Ethyl Benzene 500 mg/kg

Toluene 300 mg/kg

Xylene 250 mg/kg

Total MAH 500 mg/kg


Total PAH 500 mg/kg



Phenol 100 mg/kg

m-cresol 250 mg/kg

o-cresol 250 mg/kg

p-cresol 250 mg/kg

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Total non-halogenated phenol 250 mg/kg

Halogenated phenol:

Chlorophenol 1 mg/kg

Trichlorophenol 5 mg/kg

Pentachlorophenol 5 mg/kg

Total halogenated phenol 5 mg/kg


Chlorinated Aliphatic Compound:

Carbon tetrachloride 5 mg/kg

1,2 Dichloroethane 10 mg/kg

1,1 Dichloroethene 1 mg/kg

Tetrachloroethene 10 mg/kg

Trichloroethene 25 mg/kg

Total chlorinated aliphatic cpds 50 mg/kg


Chlorobenzene 100 mg/kg

Hexachlorobenzene 1 mg/kg

Total Chlorinated Aromatic cpds 100 mg/kg

Pesticides

Total organochlorine 5 mg/kg

Total herbicides 25 mg/kg

Total carbamates 25 mg/kg

Total organophosphorus 10 mg/kg


Total petroleum hydrocarbons(C6-C9) 500 mg/kg





Biochemical Oxygen Demand 20 000 mg/L

Total Organic Carbon 10 000 mg/L

Petroleum Hydrocarbons 25 mg/L

Microtox LC50 * No levels set at this time

Metals/Non-Metals

Antimony 0.5 mg/L

Arsenic 0.5 mg/L

Barium 10.0 mg/L

Cadmium 0.05 mg/L

Chromium 0.5 mg/L

Cobalt 0.5 mg/L

Copper 10.0 mg/L

Lead 0.5 mg/L

Mercury 0.01 mg/L

Molybdenum 0.1 mg/L

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Part 5 – Table 8 Maximum Allowable Leachability Limits of Contaminants

for Soil Acceptance

CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS ALLOWABLE LEACHING CONTAMINANT

LIMITS

Nickel 0.5 mg/L

Selenium 0.1 mg/L

Silver 0.5 mg/L

Thallium 0.1 mg/L

Tin 0.3 mg/L

Vanadium 0.5 mg/L

Zinc 50.0 mg/L

Inorganic Anions

Bromide 5.0 mg/L

Cyanide (total) 1.0 mg/L

Fluoride 15.0 mg/L

Nitrate 100.0 mg/L

Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon(MAH)

Benzene 0.1 mg/L

Ethyl benzene 5.0 mg/L

Toluene 3.0 mg/L

Xylene 2.0 mg/L

Total MAH 5.0 mg/L


Anthracene 0.07 mg/L

Benz (a) anthracene 0.005 mg/L

Benz (c) phenanthrene 0.005 mg/L

Benzo (a) pyrene 0.002 mg/L

Benzo (b) fluoranthene 0.005 mg/L

Benzo (k) fluoranthene 0.005 mg/L

Chrysene 0.1 mg/L

Dibenz (a,h) anthracene 0.002 mg/L

Dibenz (a,h) pyrene 0.01 mg/L

Dimethylbenz (a) anthracene 0.005 mg/L

Fluoranthene 0.02 mg/L

Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene 0.01 mg/L

Naphthalene 0.07 mg/L

Phenanthrene 0.01 mg/L

Pyrene 0.07 mg/L

Total PAH 0.1 mg/L



Phenol 1.0 mg/L

m-Cresol 2.0 mg/L

o-Cresol 2.0 mg/L

p-Cresol 2.0 mg/L

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Halogenated phenols: .

Chlorophenol 0.01 mg/L

Trichlorophenol 0.1 mg/L

Pentachlorophenol 0.1 mg/L



Carbon tetrachloride 0.03 mg/L

1,2 Dichloroethane 0.1 mg/L

1,1 Dichloroethene 0.003 mg/L

Tetrachloroethene 0.1 mg/L

Trichloroethene 0.3 mg/L


Chlorobenzene(total) 1.0 mg/L

Hexachlorobenzene 0.002 mg/L

Pesticides

Organochlorine:

Aldrin 0.001 mg/L

Chlordane 0.006 mg/L

Chlorpyrifos 0.01 mg/L

Dieldrin 0.001 mg/L

DDT 0.003 mg/L

Endrin 0.001 mg/L

Heptachlor 0.003 mg/L

Lindane 0.1 mg/L

Methoxychlor 0.1 mg/L

Toxaphene 0.005 mg/L

Herbicides:

2,4-D 0.1 mg/L

2,4-DB 0.2 mg/L

MCPA 0.2 mg/L

2,4,5 –T 0.002 mg/L

Carbamates:

Carbaryl 0.06 mg/L

Carbofuran 0.03 mg/L

Organophosphorus:

Diazinon 0.01 mg/L

Parathion 0.03 mg/L

Methyl Parathion 0.006 mg/L

Triazines:

Atrazine 0.01 mg/L

Simazine 0.01 mg/L

5-E10 Notwithstanding conditions 5-E7, 5-E8 and 5-E9, regulated wastes other than those specified

within the conditions of this environmental authority, are permitted to be accepted for disposal

within the waste disposal cell subject to the following requirements:

(a) a written approval is to be granted by the administering authority prior to the

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acceptance of regulated wastes at the waste disposal facility.

(b) the regulated wastes are only deposited in a dedicated monocell that is situated within

the existing waste disposal cell and constructed to the following standard:

(i) the monocell is to be constructed with:

a. at least, a 0.3 metre thick basal and side earthen liner that has been

compacted to achieve hydraulic conductivity of less than 1 x 10-9 m/s; or

b. any other basal and side liner of a thickness and a hydraulic conductivity to

achieve the equivalent performance to that of the earthen liner.

(ii) after the regulated waste deposition ceases, the monocell is to be immediately

capped with:

a. at least, a 0.3 metre thick earthen cap that has been compacted to achieve

hydraulic conductivity of less than 1 x 10-9 m/s; or

b. any other cap of a thickness and a hydraulic conductivity to achieve the

equivalent performance to that of the earthen cap.

c. the capping system of the monocell is to be peaked in the centre to prevent

incidental rainfall or leachate from pooling or ponding on the top of the

monocell cap.

d. the free space within the monocell is to be minimised to the greatest extent

practicable.

(c) the following information is to be recorded in relation to the deposition of wastes within the

monocell:

(i) type of waste;

(ii) quantity of waste;

(iii) date and time of deposition;

(iv) source of waste; and

(v) an accurate location and depth of the monocell including GIS co-ordinates.

5-E11 The disposal rate for the following wastes must not exceed ten (10) percent by mass of the total

waste disposed of in the waste disposal facility averaged over a five (5) year period:

(a) “other “ regulated wastes and contaminated soils referred to in condition 5-E9(n); and

(b) wastes deposited in the waste disposal cell in accordance with the requirements of

condition 5-E12.

5-E12 The person undertaking the activity must ensure that all chemical forms of asbestos waste must

be disposed of in accordance with either Part A or Part B methodology, as follows:

Part A:

(a) disposed to a designated asbestos landfill unit that is separate to other waste disposal

units; and

(b) confined to a designated asbestos landfill unit where no excavation takes place

following the initial disposal of asbestos waste within that designated asbestos landfill

unit; and

(c) placed at the bottom of the working face in the designated asbestos landfill unit and

immediately covered with a minimum of 200mm of consolidated earth or equivalent cover

material; and

(d) contained within a designated asbestos landfill unit at a minimum distance of two (2)

metres from the surface and flanks of the landfill unit, excluding any final cover system

required as a condition of this approval (where final designated asbestos landfill unit

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means that deposition to the landfill unit has ceased).

Part B:

(a) asbestos waste must be placed at the bottom of the working face in the landfill unit and

immediately covered with a minimum of 200mm of consolidated earth or equivalent cover

material; and

(b) asbestos wastes must be contained within the landfill unit at a minimum distance of two

(2) metres from the surface and flanks of any landfill unit, excluding any final cover

system required as a condition of this approval; and

(c) if the waste is fibrous asbestos or mixed asbestos waste, the accurate location of

each deposit and depth of each deposit within the landfill unit must be identified and

recorded.

5-E13 The following waste must be handled and disposed of as a special burial of waste:

(a) infectious substances that has undergone proper and effective treatment to render them

non-infectious;

(b) material or equipment contaminated with infectious substances that has undergone

proper and effective treatment to render them non-infectious;

(c) restricted drugs of dependency listed under Appendix 8 of the Health (Drugs and

Poisons) Regulation 1996;

(d) all odorous waste (other than putrescible waste from domestic premises); or

(e) waste, which if not buried as soon as practicable, would be likely to cause environmental

harm when placed in an exposed position.

5-E14 Any soil contaminated by radioactive material must be contained within the waste disposal unit at

a minimum distance of two (2) metres from the surface and flanks of the waste disposal unit,

excluding any final cover system required as a condition of this approval.

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DISPOSAL OF CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION AND COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WASTE

5-E15 Waste Acceptance

The following waste materials are not permitted to be disposed of in a dedicated cell for disposal

of Construction & Demolition and Commercial & Industrial wastes:

(a) any liquescent waste (other than any leachate or landfill gas condensate generated

within this cell);

(b) any regulated waste with the exception of asbestos and shredded tyres;

(c) any putrescible waste with the exception of minor amounts of no more than five (5)

percent in any one load;

(d) chemically impregnated timber with the exception of minor amounts of chemically

impregnated timber incidental to or commingled with other waste;

(e) metals with the exception of minor amounts of metals incidental to or commingled with

other waste;

(f) paper sludges except those with a moisture content of less than 30 percent;

(g) garden or green waste with the exception of minor amounts of garden or green waste

incidental to or commingled with other waste;

(h) textiles including carpets and carpet underlay with the exception of minor amounts of

carpets and carpet underlay incidental to or commingled with other waste;

(i) recyclable plastic products with the exception of minor amounts of plastics incidental to or

commingled with other waste; and

(j) any contaminated soil which does not comply with the maximum contaminant levels and

the allowable leaching contaminant levels prescribed in Part 5 – Table 9 - Contaminant

Levels for Acceptable Contaminated Soil and Table 10 - Allowable Leaching Contaminant

Levels for Acceptable Contaminated Soil respectively.

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Part 5 - Table 9 Contaminant Levels for Acceptable Contaminated Soil

CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT

LEVELS (mg/kg)


Benzene 10

Ethyl Benzene 500

Toluene 300

Xylene 250

Total MAH 500

Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons(PAH)

Total PAH 500



Phenol 100

m-cresol 250

o-cresol 250

p-cresol 250

Total non-halogenated phenol 250

Halogenated phenol:

Chlorophenol 1

Trichlorophenol 5

Pentachlorophenol 5

Total halogenated phenol 5



Carbon tetrachloride 5

1,2 Dichloroethane 10

1,1 Dichloroethene 1

Tetrachloroethene 10

Trichloroethene 25


Chlorobenzene 100

Hexachlorobenzene 1

Total Chlorinated Aromatic compounds 100

Pesticides

Total organochlorine 5

Total herbicides 25

Total carbamates 25

Total organophosphorus 10


Total petroleum hydrocarbons (C6 - C9) 500

Total petroleum hydrocarbons (C10 - C14) 6 000



Organotins

Tributyltin oxide 2.5

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Part 5 – Table 10 Allowable Leaching Contaminant Levels for Acceptable Contaminated

Soil

CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS ALLOWABLE LEACHING

CONTAMINANT LEVELS (mg/L)


Biochemical Oxygen Demand 20 000

Total Organic Carbon 10 000

Petroleum Hydrocarbons 25

Microtox LC50 * No levels set at this time

Metals/Non-Metals

Antimony 0.5

Arsenic 0.5

Barium 10.0

Cadmium 0.05

Chromium 0.5

Cobalt 0.5

Copper 10.0

Lead 0.5

Mercury 0.01

Molybdenum 0.1

Nickel 0.5

Selenium 0.1

Silver 0.5

Thallium 0.1

Tin 0.3

Vanadium 0.5

Zinc 50.0

Inorganic Anions

Bromide 5.0

Chloride 6 000

Cyanide (total) 1.0

Fluoride 15.0

Sulphate 2 500

Nitrate 100.0

Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MAH)

Benzene 0.1

Ethyl benzene 5.0

Toluene 3.0

Xylene 2.0

Total MAH 5.0

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)

Anthracene 0.07

Benz (a) anthracene 0.005

Benz (c) phenanthrene 0.005

Benzo (a) pyrene 0.002

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Benzo (b) fluoranthene 0.005

Benzo (k) fluoranthene 0.005

Chrysene 0.10

Dibenz (a,h) anthracene 0.002

Dibenz (a,h) pyrene 0.01

Dimethylbenz (a) anthracene 0.005

Fluoranthene 0.02

Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene 0.01

Naphthalene 0.07

Phenanthrene 0.01

Pyrene 0.07

Total PAH 0.1


Non-halogenated compounds:

Phenol 1.0

m-Cresol 2.0

o-Cresol 2.0

p-Cresol 2.0

Halogenated phenols:

Chlorophenol 0.01

Trichlorophenol 0.1

Pentachlorophenol 0.1



Carbon tetrachloride 0.03

1,2 Dichloroethane 0.1

1,1 Dichloroethene 0.003

Tetrachloroethene 0.1

Trichloroethene 0.3


Chlorobenzene (total) 1.0

Hexachlorobenzene 0.002

Pesticides

Organochlorine:

Aldrin 0.001

Chlordane 0.006

Chlorpyrifos 0.01

Dieldrin 0.001

DDT 0.003

Endrin 0.001

Heptachlor 0.003

Lindane 0.1

Methoxychlor 0.1

Toxaphene 0.005

Herbicides:

2,4-D 0.1

2,4-DB 0.2

MCPA 0.2

2,4,6-T 0.002

Carbamates:

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Carbaryl 0.06

Carbofuran 0.03

Organophosphorus:

Diazinon 0.01

Parathion 0.03

Methyl Parathion 0.006

Triazines:

Atrazine 0.01

Simazine 0.01

Organotins

Tributyltin oxide 0.05

5-E16 Waste Management Operations

All reasonable and practicable measures must be taken to exclude vectors and pest species to

the extent necessary to prevent:

1. nuisance to occupiers of neighbouring premises

2. any danger or risk to the health of any persons.

5-E17 Coverage of deposited waste must take place:

(a) at least at the end of every operating day when deposition of waste into the landfill cell(s)

has ceased on that day; and

(b) at more frequent intervals if putrescible waste is deposited at a frequency necessary to

ensure that such waste is not left in an exposed state.

Agency interest: Land

Condition

number

Condition

5-F1 A Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Validation Report must be submitted to the

administering authority as soon as practicable following construction of any new landfill cell or

relevant landfill infrastructure.

5-F2 No disposal of waste must take place in a new landfill cell until a Construction Quality

Assurance (CQA) Validation Report for the construction of the new cell has been submitted to the

administering authority and the administering authority has confirmed, in writing, it is

satisfied with the CQA Validation Report.

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Definitions

Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section. Applicants should note that where a

term is not defined, the definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental

protection policies must be used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning.

Activity means the environmentally relevant activities, whether resource activities or prescribed activities, to

which the environmental authority relates.

Administering authority means the Department of Environment and Science or its successor or predecessors.

Appropriately qualified person(s) means a person or persons who has professional qualifications, training,

skills or experience relevant to the nominated subject matter and can give authoritative assessment, advice and

analysis to performance relative to the subject matter using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or

literature.

Approved place means the part of the site within the site boundary as depicted in the plans comprising

Attachment 1 of Attachments of this approval, situated at Lot 101 on RP839072, Lot 102 on RP839072, Lot 103

on SP189609, and Lot 3 on RP214256.

Background noise means LA90, T being the A-weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 90 percent of the

time period not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response.

Bonded asbestos means an asbestos in which the asbestos is tightly encapsulated in a cementitious or

resinous matrix.

Boundary means within one metre of the cadastral boundary of the site.

Clay lined means a landfill lined with compacted clay at least 600 mm thick achieving a maximum

permeability of 1 X 10-9 metres per second or alternate such as an engineered geosynthetic agreed in

writing as equivalent in performance by the administering authority.

Commercial place means a place used as an office or for business or commercial purposes including the place

within the curtilage of that place reasonably used by persons at that place.

Dewatered means the material does not yield free liquids.

Dwelling means a place that is one or more of the following and is principally used as a residence:

(a) a house, unit, motel, nursing home or other building or part of a building;

(b) a caravan, mobile home or other vehicle or structure on land; or

(c) a watercraft in a marina.

Environmental nuisance means unreasonable interference or likely interference with an environmental value

caused by:

(a) aerosols, fumes, light, noise, odour, particles or smoke; or

(b) an unhealthy, offensive or unsightly condition because of contamination; or

(c) another way prescribed by regulation.

Fibrous asbestos means an asbestos in which asbestos is not tightly encapsulated in a matrix.

Financial assurance as defined in Chapter 5 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

Free liquid means liquid which readily separates from the solid portion of a waste under ambient

temperature and pressure as determined by Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test) described in “U.S. EPA:

Free Liquids (Paint Filter)” Federal Register, Vol. 50, No. 83, page 18370, April 30, 1985.

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General waste means waste other than regulated waste.

Groundwater monitoring system means a system of groundwater monitoring devices, such as monitoring

bores, used to provide data in respect to the level and quality of groundwater in the uppermost aquifer

where the location of the groundwater monitoring devices is such that comparisons of groundwater quality

and groundwater level can be made between groundwater flowing from beneath the site (down-gradient

flow) of the activity and groundwater flowing towards the site of the activity (up-gradient flow).

Incompatible waste means waste that may chemically react when:

1. placed in proximity to other wastes; and/or

2. mixed with other wastes.

LAeq adj,T means the adjusted A weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level measures on fast

response, adjusted for tonality and impulsiveness, during the time period T, where T is measured for a

period no less than 15 minutes when the activity is causing a steady state noise, and no shorter than

one hour when the approved activity is causing an intermittent noise.

LAmax, adj, T means the average maximum A-weighted sound pressure level, adjusted for noise

character and measured over a time period of not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response.

Landfill cell means a discrete area of land or an excavation that waste is deposited.

Landfill unit means a discrete area of land or an excavation that receives solid waste.

Landfill facility means land and structures at the site approved used for the disposal of solid waste.

Leachate means a liquid that has passed through or emerged from, or is likely to have passed through or

emerged from, a material stored, processed or disposed of at the approved place which contains soluble,

suspended or miscible contaminants likely to have been derived from the said material.

Limited regulated waste means any of the following regulated wastes - asbestos, infectious substances or

quarantine waste that has been rendered non-infectious, contaminated soil, fish processing waste, food

processing waste, poultry processing waste, tyres or treatment tank sludge or residue produced in sewage

treatment or water treatment plants.

Liquid means any substance that:

1. has an angle of repose of less than five degrees; or

2. becomes free flowing at or below 60 degrees Celsius or when it is transported; or

3. is not generally capable of being picked up by a spade or shovel.

Lower explosive limit means the lowest percent by volume of a mixture of explosive gases in air that will

propagate a flame at 25oC and atmospheric pressure.

MaxLpA,T means the maximum A-weighted sound pressure level measured over a time period T of not less

than 15 minutes, using Fast response.

Measures has the broadest interpretation and includes plant, equipment, physical objects, bunding,

containment systems, monitoring, procedures, actions, directions and competency.

Mixed asbestos means asbestos which is a mixture of fibrous and bonded asbestos.

MPN means most probable number.

Noxious means harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being.

Offensive means causing offence or displeasure; is disagreeable to the sense; disgusting, nauseous or

repulsive.

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Putrescible waste means waste food or waste animal matter (including dead animals and animal parts), or

unstable or untreated bacterial (sewage) sludge, and includes any mixtures of such wastes.

Regulated waste means non-domestic waste mentioned in the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008

whether or not it has been treated or immobilised and includes-

(i) for an element - any chemical containing the element; and

(ii) anything that has contained a regulated waste.

Release [of a contaminant into the environment] means to:

1. deposit, discharge, emit or disturb the contaminant; and

2. cause or allow the contaminant to be deposited, discharged, emitted or disturbed; and

3. fail to prevent the contaminant from being deposited, discharged emitted or disturbed; and

4. allow the contaminant to escape; and

5. fail to prevent the contaminant from escaping.

Sensitive place includes the following and includes a place within the curtilage of such a place reasonably used

by persons at that place:

1. a dwelling, residential allotment, mobile home or caravan park, residential marina or other residential

premises; or

2. a motel, hotel or hostel; or

3. a kindergarten, school, university or other educational institution; or

4. a medical centre or hospital; or

5. a protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Marine Parks Act 2004 or a World

Heritage Area; or

6. a public thoroughfare, park or gardens; or

7. for noise, a place defined as a sensitive receptor for the purposes of the Environmental Protection

(Noise) Policy 2008.

Special burial of waste means a disposal method where earth moving equipment pushes the wastes to the

bottom of the working face or into an excavated hole, and immediately covers it with earth or other waste

material.

Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) means the test described in “U.S. EPA: Toxicity

Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)” Federal Register, 40 CFR, Vol. 51, No. 286, Appendix 2, Part

268, page 40643 or as modified to reflect non-acidic leaching procedures suitable for waste characteristic

assessment where co-disposal with putrescible wastes will not occur.

Uppermost aquifer means the geologic formation nearest to the natural ground surface that is an aquifer.

The term includes any aquifers that are likely to be hydraulically interconnected with this aquifer within the

landfill facility property boundary.

Waste management facility means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and

improvements on the approved place used for waste disposing, storing, treatment or recycling (including

reprocessing) as permitted by this approval.

Waste operations area means the following areas:

1. waste receiving

2. sorting

3. treating

4. recycling

5. disposal.

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Waters includes any river, stream, lake, lagoon, pond, swamp, wetland, unconfined surface water, unconfined

water natural or artificial watercourse, bed and bank of any waters, dams, non-tidal or tidal waters (including the

sea), stormwater channel, stormwater drain, roadside gutter, stormwater run-off, and groundwater and any part-

thereof.

You means the holder of the environmental authority.

END OF PERMIT

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Attachments

ATTACHMENT 1 – Swanbank Landfill Approved Landfill Footprints Stage 1 & 2

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ATTACHMENT 2 - Indicative Development Layout Plan, Figure 2.4

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ATTACHMENT 3 – Swanbank Waste Management Facility Stage 2 Development Plan, Stage 2 Concept

Plan

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ATTACHMENT 4 - Swanbank Waste Management Facility Stage 2 Development Plan Figure F5:

Topography and Surface Water Features

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ATTACHMENT 5 - Swanbank Waste Management Facility

Documents

Environmental authority holder(s) Permit · REMONDIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Level 4, 163 O'Riordan St MASCOT NSW 2020 Australia Environmentally relevant activity and location details Environmentally