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ARTICLE · 12 JUNE 2006

Environment Update - Contamination Assessment

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Important changes to contamination assessment guidelines, requirements for reporting contaminated sites and underground storage tank management.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Liz Wild
Liz Wild
Mark Beaufoy
Mark Beaufoy

Important changes to contamination assessment guidelines, requirements for reporting contaminated sites and underground storage tank management.

Key Issues

  • A Discussion Paper on options for amending the National Environment Protection Measure for the Assessment of Site Contamination (NEPM) was released for public comment in April 2006. Submissions closed on 2 June 2006.
    • At this stage, it is too early to know what options may be adopted to change the NEPM (if any). However, it is important that companies and developers involved in managing and developing contaminated sites stay up-to-date with the potential changes to the NEPM and obtain technical and legal advice on their implications. It is possible that changes to the NEPM may impact on the costs and time involved in the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites.

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