Spring: November 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of EPA Connect news. I am delighted and privileged to have been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in October. Read more

The EPA’s Metropolitan Infrastructure section has held a series of information and feedback sessions for rail industry and community members to focus on recent regulatory changes requiring rolling stock operators to hold environment protection licences. Railway infrastructure operators are already required to be licensed. Read more

The NSW EPA was proud to promote best practice in environmental education at the Australian Association for Environmental Education NSW conference in October. Read more

The NSW EPA is working with small sewage treatment plant operators to assist them in improving their environmental performance, including around wastewater management, equipment and monitoring. Read more

Dust-busting drones and a mic’d-up BarnOwl are helping EPA operations officers to monitor air and noise conditions at mines for compliance. Read more

The Broken Hill Environmental Lead Program (BHELP) achieved another significant milestone in September with the launch of a new LeadSmart School Program. Read more

The NSW EPA is seeking feedback on the future use of general household waste and mixed waste organic outputs (MWOO), and a transition package designed to support the alternative waste industry to move to sustainable uses. Read more

Welcome to EPA Connect’s information marketplace with news of events, community outreach and other EPA activities. Read more

Regulatory actions from July to September 2019. Read more