❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the lack of wheelwash facilities at waste management sites and the resulting dust and road safety issues. The Minister responds that wheelwash facilities aren't specifically required and tracking mud isn't always considered a material environmental risk.
AnsweredQoN 2995Legislative Council
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(1) Do the facilities listed below have an operational vehicle wheelwash facility to ensure vehicles accessing these sites do not track waste and other hazardous material offsite, as per the conditions set under their Environmental Protection Act 1986 licences: (a) City of Cockburn Henderson Waste Recovery; (b) City of Rockingham Millar Road Landfill Facility; and (c) Eco Resources Recycling Facility on Postans Road? (2) If yes to (1), why do the listed sites appear to regularly have vehicle tracking surrounding the site, causing significant dust issues and dangerous road conditions for other drivers? (3) If no to (1), what is the Department of Environment Regulation doing to ensure the listed sites install the appropriate wheelwash facilities to ensure they reduce tracking offsite as per their licence conditions?
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Answered
20 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
27 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
(1) There are no specific requirements on the licences of the three listed premises to have operational vehicle wheelwash facilities.
(2) Not applicable
(3) The Department of Environment Regulation does not consider that the tracking of mud from a site necessarily constitutes a material environmental risk that warrants regulation. The Department will regulate through licence conditions or the
Enviromental Protection Act 1986
and its subsidiary legislation, where it considers it is appropriate to do so.
(1) There are no specific requirements on the licences of the three listed premises to have operational vehicle wheelwash facilities.
(2) Not applicable
(3) The Department of Environment Regulation does not consider that the tracking of mud from a site necessarily constitutes a material environmental risk that warrants regulation. The Department will regulate through licence conditions or the
Enviromental Protection Act 1986
and its subsidiary legislation, where it considers it is appropriate to do so.
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