Groundwater Arsenic Clean Up Order
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EPA Orders Orica to Clean Up Arsenic In Groundwater at Kooragang
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered Orica Pty Ltd to take the next step in the clean-up of arsenic contaminated groundwater at the company's Kooragang Island site.
Mr Craig Lamberton, EPA Director of Hazardous Incidents and Environmental Health, said the groundwater beneath Orica's Kooragang Island site was significantly contaminated with arsenic which was historically used in ammonia production. Orica dealt with the principal source of arsenic contamination in 2005 shortly after it took control of the site.
"Since then the residual contamination in groundwater has been the focus of significant investigations and remediation trials by Orica to determine its extent, impact and to identify appropriate remediation options.
"These activities have been regulated under the Contaminated Land Management Act by the EPA," Mr Lamberton said.
The Management Order was issued last week to begin the clean-up stage of the remediation, with an initial workplan detailing the specific remediation methods due to the EPA by the end of October this year.
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