Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan Part 2 Leaseholder Guide

More documents

Recommendations

Info

PBPL 8 June 2012 Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan LEASEHOLDER GUIDE 2 Background Information 2.1 Site Details and Setting Port of Brisbane comprises Fisherman Islands, Port Gate, Port West, Lytton, Pinkenba, Bulwer Island and Colmslie Precincts. The majority of precincts are located adjacent to environmentally sensitive marine environments. Land use (as opposed to ‘wet areas’) at the port falls into two main categories: PBPL owned land comprises either vacant land awaiting development / redevelopment, or land used for PBPL related activities; or Land leased to tenants (leaseholders) for industrial / commercial activities where the majority have undergone specific development for a lease holder’s own activities. 2.1.1 Regulatory Background Port of Brisbane became a privately owned company in 2011 known as Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL). As such, the PBPL is not now wholly responsible for port related planning decisions as it is not a government owned body. Historical arrangements with other Queensland Government entities have therefore been reviewed and protocols updated accordingly. Historically some PBPL owned land has been subject to activities which may have caused contamination either from tenant industrial land use, waste disposal or the inclusion of port land on the EMR as a result of land reclamation activities using dredged material. A Contaminated Land Environmental Baseline Review is presently in progress across all port owned lands to enable characterisation of soil and groundwater contamination with a completion date of 2013. PBPL maintain a corresponding environmental baseline database for all PBPL land. Some sites within the PBPL estate are listed on the Environmental Management Register (EMR) or the Contaminated Land Register (CLR). Historically, soil disposal between lots and lease areas has not been documented across Port lands. PBPL recognise that this practice could result in the spread of soils impacted by potentially contaminating activities. Further, Section 424 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act)) requires that a permit be obtained from DEHP before the removal of contaminated soil from land that is registered on the EMR or CLR. The guidelines further state: Application for a disposal permit must be made before removal of contaminated soil from a site that is recorded on the EMR or CLR: as part of a Remedial Action Plan approved by DoE [DEHP]; from a site which has been or is being used for a Notifiable Activity; when contamination is discovered on a site which has not been used for a Notifiable Activity; and AS121308-6 2
PBPL 8 June 2012 Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan LEASEHOLDER GUIDE when contaminated soil is being removed for off-site treatment. Sites are identified on the registers by Lot and Registered Plan numbers and be an individual Lot or a number of Lots. In addition to the regulatory requirements for soil movement, the tracking of soils on PBPL land that is not listed on the EMR or CLM is considered Best Practice. AS121308-6 3
Page 1 and 2: Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan
Page 3 and 4: PBPL 8 June 2012 Port of Brisbane S
Page 5: PBPL 8 June 2012 Port of Brisbane S
Page 27: PBPL 8 June 2012 Port of Brisbane S

Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan Part 2 Leaseholder Guide

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?