Albert Park Secondary College Remediation

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Albert Park Secondary College Remediation
Public Meeting 20 November 2008
Ian Kluckow Golder Associates Pty Ltd
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Site History 1880s to 1900s
Albert Park Secondary College
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Site History 1900s to 1964
Albert Park Secondary College
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Site History 1900s to 1964
Gasworks Park
Southport NH
Albert Park Secondary College
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Site History 1964 to 2008
Albert Park Secondary College
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Soil and Groundwater Sampling
Albert Park Secondary College
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Contamination

• Gasworks Byproducts in Soil
• Coke/ash (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
• Spent oxide (cyanide and sulphate)
• Groundwater
• Cyanide, Ammonia, Naphthalene

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Remediation Plan

• Remediation Strategy (RAP)
• Excavate unsuitable soil
• Treat (onsite or offsite) or dispose offsite
• Backfill
• Install separation layer
• Confirm site suitable through an Environmental
  Audit
• Environmental Auditor Ken Mival is here tonight
• Remediation Management
• Environmental Management Plan
• Enforced by EPA

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Site Remediation

• Department invited major soil treatment companies
  to tender for the works
• Tender was awarded to Enviropacific Services
• John Lucas from EPS here tonight

• Remediation Technology
• Excavation of soil
• Batch Thermal Desorption to treat soil
• Reuse onsite or offsite disposal of soil

• Remediation commenced November 2008
• Majority of excavation to occur by April 2009
• Treatment to commence December 2008

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Remediation System
Batch Thermal Desorption
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Environmental Management Plan

• EMP sets out objectives, targets, monitoring
  and reporting and covers
• Air Quality Odour/Vapours/Dust
• Erosion and Water Quality
• Noise and Vibration
• Groundwater
• Contaminated Soils
• Waste Management
• Traffic Management
• Complaints management and community information

• Contractor must comply with all Victorian
  environmental laws
• The CEMP and treatment technology has been
  approved EPA.
• CEMP requirements will be regulated/enforced by
  EPA under a statutory Notice

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Community Information and Complaints

• Community Information
• An information Board will be set up at the site
• Further community information during remediation
• Complaints Management
• EnviroPacific Services Pty Ltd (Contractor),
• Mitchell Anthony [phone]
• (Mitchell is here tonight)
• OR
• EPA Victorias Pollution Watch Line
• 9695-2777 (24 hours) or
• www.epa.vic.gov.au

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• Questions?