ED Flom ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1970. ViciOSIA SECTION 31A POLLUTION ABATEMENT NOTICE Mr. Gary Edwards RLX INVESTMENT CO PTY LTD Riparian Plaza 3871 Eagle ST BRISBANE QLD 4000 fe To: RLX INVESTMENT CO PTY LTD AON: 129 983 971 = ADDRESS: Riparian Plaza, 38 71 Eagle ST, BRISBANE QLD 4000 PREMISES: 139 SUNRAYSIA HWY, MINERS REST VIC 3362 LEGAL REFERENCE: EP Act 1970 s.31A(1) Remedial notice required to address current or likely pollution, environmental hazard, or non-compliance Who we are: Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria is an independent statutory authority established under the Environment Protection Act 1970 (the EP Act). Our purpose is to protect and improve ‘our environment by preventing harm to the environment and human health, Why we serve remedial notices: Remedial notices are served to prevent or remedy actual or likely pollution, environmental hazards and a range of non-compliances with the EP Act. What you are required to do: Section 31A(2) of the EP Act requires you to comply with the requirements in this notice with one or more actions to prevent or remedy an actual or likely non-compliance. Under section 60A(1), if someone plans to take control of your premises, you must notify them of this notice and your progress towards compliance. When you are required to act: 30 days from the date below. Hfyou want compliance dates extended: An application to extend 2 compliance date listed in Section 3 of this notice must be received at least 10 working days prior to the compliance date. Application forms, available at www,epa,vic.gov,au/business-and-industry/forms must be addressed to the Manager of the EPA office listed on this notice with the subject line: "Notice amendment application”, Your served notice remains legally binding until EPA advises of any change. Refer to the Remedial notices policy (publication 1418) for further information on amendment applications. ‘What happens It you do not comply: if found gully of contravening a requirement of this notice, you may be ordered to pay a fine of up to 2400 penalty units ($386,856) and an additional penalty of up to 1200 Penalty units for each day the offence continues ($193,428 a day), What your review rights are: An application for review of this notice can be made to EPA and/or the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), Applications for an EPA review must be made within 7 ‘calendar days from the notice issue date (below). VCAT applications must be made within 21 days of the notice issue date. Application forms for an EPA review are available at www. v, industryfforms, or from our offices. For more information on your review rights, refer to the Remedial notice review policy (publication 1531) or contact us on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842). For the purpose of this notice 'You' means the recipient of this notice or your authorised representative and ‘Premises' means the site at the premises address, as identified above. DELEGATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY DATE OF ISSUE: 28/12/2018é Tou vein WY Bown SECTION 31A POLLUTION ABATEMENT NOTICE NOTICE STRUCTURE + | EPA OBSERVATIONS This section details what was observed during the inspection. | 2 | REASONS FOR VIEW FORMED This section interprets the observations and articulates why the authorised officer believes a pollution abatemiant notice should be issued in accordance with section 37 of the EP Act. REQUIREMENTS - WHAT OUTCOMES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY? Considering the view that has been formed, this section iss the requirements or actions to address the environmental risk(s) or impact(s). oi AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU CAN COMPLY This section provides an example of how you may achieve compliance with the requirements of this notice, Notice 1D: 09000580, EPA Viciera T: 1900 EPA VIC (1300 372 842) E: contact@epawiegov.au Page 2 0f8é vem victorin WB SECTION 31A POLLUTION ABATEMENT NOTICE 3 | EPA OBSERVATIONS 1.4. In response to a series of community pollution reports of offensive odour, EPA officers attended the Central Victorian Regional Livestock Exchange (CVLX) premises at 139 Sunraysia Highway MINERS REST on Tuesday 11 December at 13:40 hours. The duty holder representatives were present throughout the inspection. The officers: 1.2. Detected a strong wastewater odour while entering the premises in the EPA vehicle and being directly downwind of first flush lagoon, 1.3. Observed the premises was much better cleaned than on previous visit, as had been eluded to in the earlier community meeting, 1.4 Observed the pit directly below the administration buildings servicing the east side of the yards, was much cleaner than on previous visit. 1.5. Observed a drainage pit located in the comer of roadway area in which the trucks manoeuvre and park ‘on the unloading ramped gates, located on east side of premises stock-yards. This drainage pit appeared to be seperated from the manure and waste contaminated run-off, however were informed by duty holder representative that they all drained to first flush lagoon. 1.6. Were informed by duty holder representative that all the pits drain pipes (including the one which drained the truck unloading road and yard area) from this area discharged into the first flush lagoon, 1.7 Were latter informed in a letter dated 21 December 2018 from the duty holder representative that in fact, this "pit is connected to a pipe that drains to the west below the yards and discharges to the surface water system west of the facility.” 1.8 Observed some accumulated solids in the drain pipe behind the solids sump. 1.9 Were informed by duty holder representative that this area had overflowed and was backed up when the first lush lagoon was full due to the blocked and then broken pump. 1.10 Observed accumulated sheep droppings In the uncovered sheep yards near to and directly up gradient of the north east solids pit (below the administration buildings). 1.11 Were informed the sheep remain in these pens once unloaded from the trucks before being moved to the undercover selling pens, spending approximately equal time in both pen types. 4.42. Observed the solids stockpile pad contained a reasonable amount of solids, the pile estimated to be ‘about 2 meters high and up to 20 meters long and about 4 meters wide. 1.43 Observed a strong but not excessively offensive odour directly down wind of the stockpile. This was thought not to be as strong as the odour detected during the Monday 19 October 2078 inspection emanating from the stockpiles. 1.14 Were informed by duty holder representative that the truck wash solids pits operate in two series of three pits. The wastewater and solids were flowing into the southern series of three pis, this flow had recently been switched from northern series of three pits. The northem series of pits were now being left to drain and dry, then as the southem series becomes close to ful they will be emptied and the solids, added to the stockpile on the solids pad area for further drying. 1.18 Observed a crust forming on the surface of the series of three northem pits. The three pits series Notice ID: 99000580 EPA VieloriaT: 1900 EPA VIC (1900 372 842) E: contact@epa.viegov.au Page 3.0f8