Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan Part 2 Leaseholder Guide

PBPL
8 June 2012
Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan
LEASEHOLDER GUIDE
6 Soil Disposal Plan
The following section provides a step by step guide for the assessment of soils for disposal
and for obtaining the relevant approvals. The process is illustrated by the flowchart below.
6.1 STEP 1 - PBPL Notification
Notify PBPL of the intent to dispose soils off lease area, using FORM A in Annex A.
Form A requires a proposed sampling plan of soils to be disposed. Step 2 (Section 6.2
below) presents a sampling program guide that will be adequate for most sites. Variations to
this program may occur for sites not listed on the EMR or CLR which either have no known
history of contamination or have known contaminating activities.
PBPL may in these circumstances require the leaseholder to modify the sampling program
to address potential contamination. Depending on the complexity of potential contaminants
PBPL may require that the sampling program be reviewed by an appropriately qualified
person as defined in Section 6.2.1.
6.2 STEP 2 – Guide to assessing soils for movement off lease area
Contamination of soils to be disposed may have occurred from historical site activities,
current site activities, infilling/landfilling and contamination from surrounding sites. The
following information is provided to assist with undertaking an assessment for soils that are
to be disposed off site. The guide to assessing soils through investigation are applicable to
all PBPL leases whether on the EMR, CLR and non-listed sites.
6.2.1 Appropriately Qualified Person
For sites where a DEHP Disposal Permit is sought, soil investigation are to be undertaken by
an appropriately qualified person. Depending on site complexities for non-listed sites, PBPL
may also request that investigations be undertaken by an appropriately qualified person.
An appropriately qualified person is as defined in Appendix 6 of the Department of
Environment Draft Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Land
in Queensland(1998). A copy is included in Annex B.
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