Environment Protection License Monitoring Data

In 2011, the New South Wales Government passed legislation (The Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011, or PEOLA Act), which requires Lithgow City Council to monitor its discharges to the environment (land, water or air) as part of its Environment Protection License conditions and publish that monitoring data within 14 days of receipt.

The holder of a licence subject to a condition referred to in subsection (1) (a) must, within 14 days of obtaining monitoring data as referred to in that subsection:
(a)  if the holder maintains a website that relates to the business or activity the subject of the licence make any of the monitoring data that relates to pollution, and the licensee’s name, publicly and prominently available on that website in accordance with any requirements issued in writing by the EPA

Council holds Environmental Protection Licences for the below sites. Licensee details are as follows;
City of Lithgow Council
PO Box 19
LITHGOW NSW 2790

 

Facility	Location	Licence	Anniversary
Oakey Park Water Treatment Plant	Bells Rd, Lithgow	2396(PDF, 133KB)	01 July
Lithgow Sewage Treatment Plant	Geordie St, Lithgow	236(PDF, 145KB)	01 July
Portland Sewage Treatment Plant	Albion Rd, Portland	597(PDF, 203KB)	01 July
Wallerawang Sewage Treatment Plant	Brays Ln, Wallerawang	598(PDF, 143KB)	01 July
Lithgow Solid Waste Facility	Geordie St, Lithgow	6004(PDF, 221KB)	24 September
Portland Garbage Depot	Cullen Bullen Rd, Portland	10936(PDF, 196KB)	17 August

 

For the latest monitoring results, see list of supporting documents  below.