Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction program


  

Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction programs

Summary
 
Licence number: 20209
Title: Landfill Environment Management Plan
Start date: 24 Nov 2014
 
Licence Condition
The licensee must prepare and submit to the EPA an updated LEMP for the Buronga Landfill as detailed in the LEMP dated November 2012. Completion Date: 31 December 2015.
A financial assurance in the form of an unconditional and irrevocable and on demand guarantee from a bank, building society or credit union operating in Australia as "Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions" under the Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth of Australia and supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) must be provided to the EPA.
The financial assurance must be in favour of the Environment Protection Authority in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and be provided to the EPA by 5pm on 1 September 2017. The financial assurance is required to secure or guarantee funding for works or programmes required by or under this licence. The financial assurance must contain a term that provides that any monies claimed can be paid to the EPA or, at the written direction of the EPA, to any other person. The licensee must provide to the EPA, along with the original counterpart guarantees, confirmation in writing that the financial institution providing the guarantees is subject to supervision by APRA.
The financial assurance must be maintained during the operation of the facility and thereafter until such time as the EPA is satisfied the premises is environmentally secure.
The EPA may require an increase in the amount of the financial assurance at any time as a result of reassessment  of the total likely costs and expenses of rehabilitation of the premises.
The EPA may claim on a financial assurance under s303 of the POEO Act if a licensee fails to carry out any work or program required to comply with the conditions of this licence.
The financial assurance must be replenished by the full amount claimed or realised if the EPA has claimed on or realised the financial assurance or any part of it to undertake a work or program required to be carried out by the licence which has not been undertaken by the licence holder.
The financial assurance must be in favour of the Environment Protection Authority in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), and be provided to the EPA by 5pm on 1 September 2018. The financial assurance is required to secure or guarantee funding for works or programmes required by or under this licence. The financial assurance must contain a term that provides that any monies claimed can be paid to the EPA or, at the written direction of the EPA, to any other person. The licensee must provide to the EPA, along with the original counterpart guarantees, confirmation in writing that the financial institution providing the guarantees is subject to supervision by APRA.
The financial assurance must be in favour of the Environment Protection Authority in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and be provided to the EPA by 5pm on 1 September 2019. The financial assurance is required to secure or guarantee funding for works or programmes required by or under this licence. The financial assurance must contain a term that provides that any monies claimed can be paid to the EPA or, at the written direction of the EPA, to any other person. The licensee must provide to the EPA, along with the original counterpart guarantees, confirmation in writing that the financial institution providing the guarantees is subject to supervision by APRA.