Image: Urunga Wetlands, a valuable community space following remediation. An environmental management plan is in place for the site.

Practice note is finalised and released

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has finalised and released its new practice note for preparing environmental management plans for contaminated land.

The EPA received 13 submissions on the proposed practice note between 27 January to 11 March 2021. Your input on environmental management plans for contaminated land was invaluable. The EPA considered this input in finalising the practice note.

The EPA has release a consultation report to the public which describes the consultation outcomes, including the key feedback from invited stakeholders on the consultation draft practice note, the EPA responses and next steps.

You can download a copy of the new practice note and the consultation report from the EPA website.

Why it matters

Preparing environmental management plans for contaminated land

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has prepared a new practice note to provide detailed guidance on the preparation of environmental management plans for management of contaminated land.

An environmental management plan can be used to manage risks posed by residual contamination. It documents mitigation measures and/or monitoring requirements where full clean-up of a site is not feasible, or on-site containment of contamination is proposed.

The EPA consulted with people who prepare, review or regulate environmental management plans for contaminated land before finalising the recommended approach.

We sought your feedback to make sure the new practice note:

  • Is easy to understand

  • Includes enough information

  • Reflects up to date practice

Your privacy

Please note, your feedback on the practice note for preparing environmental management plans for contaminated land may include ‘personal information,' including your name, address, email, internet protocol address and any other personal information contained in your feedback.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (the EPA) must comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Visit the EPA’s privacy page and the Privacy Policy for further information on its online consultation platform.

The EPA may publish all or part of your feedback on its website, on its online consultation platform or in a consultation report. In providing us with your feedback, you consent to the EPA publishing all or part of your submission. If you would like all or part of your feedback to be withheld from publication, please let us know when making your feedback.

If you send us an email, we will record your email for the purpose of responding to you.

All information held by the EPA is subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.