iEnvi came to the rescue and provided a ridiculously fast and thorough preliminary site investigation and groundwater monitoring reports for a petrol station redevelopment site on a tight deadline to meet settlement dates. These site reports were required as environmental due diligence for financing an expansion of the successful petrol station, including acqusition of the surrounding
read moreLate last year the EPA released updated guidelines for the NSW Site Auditors Scheme with the aim of ensuring proper management and remediation of contaminated land during land use zoning changes and construction projects. The timing of the Guidelines for the NSW Site Auditors Scheme release coincides with a construction boom in metropolitan Sydney and
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Recently iEnvironmental Australia (iEnvi) was contracted by a Sydney western suburbs Council to manage waste contaminated soil at a sports park in NSW. Soil excavated at a sportsfield had been excavated for light footings. The soil contained elevated polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations and asbestos and fill rubble, associated with historical industrial fill, and environmental consultants had
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iEnvironmental Australia (iEnvi) was recently engaged by an architect firm to conduct a preliminary site investigation on a property they wanted to convert into a child care centre. Preliminary site investigations are required for obtaining development consent for most projects. The developers requested a desktop only preliminary site investigation, and as such, a site visit
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Sydney Water and other government bodies are currently undertaking naturalisation of concrete lined stormwater canals by replacing the bland concrete with river banks of rocks and native trees, which provides more ecological habitat and increase surrounding property value. The project goal is to create a natural environment that encourages native animals, especially birds, to live
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Changes are on the way. In NSW, the key to planning for the remediation and development of contaminated sites for the last 20 years has been the State Environmental and Planning Policy (SEPP) 55, which is finally being changed to the new Remediation of Land State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP). Here are some of the changes
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The what, when and why of environmental audits for contaminated sites – iEnvi explains when your site investigation or remediation project is required to be audited and how it benefits you. It is also an opportune time to announce that the NSW EPA Site Auditor Guidelines update has been released here. What is a Site
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The State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 – Remediation of Land (SEPP 55) and the associated Contaminated Land Planning Guidelines were introduced in 1998 as a framework for the management of contaminated land in NSW. 20 years on, the state planning policy will be replaced by the new Remediation of Land State Environmental Planning Policy
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iEnvi staff developed a commercially viable and statutory compliant solution for groundwater remediation of a coatings manufacturer site in Western Sydney, due to be completed in June 2018, including groundwater delineation, underground storage tank (UST) removal and validation, soil bioremediation, human health and environmental risk assessment (HHERA), and groundwater remediation. The client company’s commercial objectives and
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The NSW EPA released new Guidelines on the Duty to Report Contamination in July 2015, replacing the 2009 version. The update was significant both for companies and individuals that have knowingly or unknowingly polluted groundwater or soil, or have contamination on property they own or manage. The Duty to Report Contamination Guidelines provides detailed guidance
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