“EPA’s first priority has been to ensure neighbouring properties and the local Kaniva community are not at risk,” chief executive Dr Cathy Wilkinson said.
“They didn’t mention the type of product. [And] three weeks ago they said they wanted to do some water tests and compare the results with our historical [water and soil testing] data.”that reports of recent activity at the seemingly abandoned bush block, and the appearance of EPA officials in town had been fuelling speculation in the information vacuum.
“The size of the dump sites varies and getting an accurate assessment of the final quantity and exact nature of the contents of the underground containers is going to take more work.” The level of risk to the water table will largely be determined by the classification of the soil and the conditions of the barrel, according to Dr Timms. But any contamination of the groundwater will be difficult to manage if not treated early.“Fortunately if a leak does get into the soil and groundwater it’s not going to go anywhere fast because things are slow. However, the consequence of that is if it does get in and work is not done early enough … it will take a very long time to clean up.
But removal operations run by WorkSafe at White’s other dump sites in Campbellfield and Epping, on Melbourne's outskirts, found solvents, inks, paints, detergents, aerosols and cleaning chemicals often housed in broken or rusted containers that were leaking. The cost of cleaning up those warehouses alone could reach $50 million.
beneltham Well, at least they're not shooting children on the property.
LaborFail 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
It’s called capitalism.....
Leave the part in jail and send him the bill
beneltham Someone need to go prison for a long time.
This is a massive problem..what about the companies who supply materials to rogue operators with no down stream checking? WTF is going on in Victoria...Do people really not care where shit goes...'So long as it's not out problem' is something I have heard way too many times
someone should be shot
The perpetrators will get a $5k fine in this nanny state
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