Land contamination - 2005

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Indicator description

What does the Data tell us for 2005

Council has adopted a draft “Contaminated Land Policy” based on a model policy developed by the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils. It is envisaged that the draft Policy will be formally exhibited for public comment during  in late 2005/early 2006 and affected landowners will be advised accordingly.

The database that Council holds on site records showing a previous landuse that may lead to site contamination has a total of 356 active sites.

Type of Contamination*

Number of PCL sites affected

Abattoir/ Slaughterhouse

7

Agricultural Land

1

Asbestos Dumping

2

Auto Dismantler

8

Brickworks

1

Bus Depot

2

Chemicals

3

Concrete Batching Plant

1

Concrete Works

1

Copper Smelter

1

Council Works Depot

2

Defence Land

1

Distillery

1

Dry Cleaners

4

Effluent Site

2

Electrical Substation

4

Engine Works

1

Engineering Site

2

Extractive Industry

1

Fuel - Above Ground Tank

3

Fuel – Bowser

17

Fuel – Depot

9

Fuel – Diesel

1

Fuel – Pump

2

Fuel – Service Station

75

Fuel – Storage

1

Fuel – Underground Tanks

18

Gas Works

2

General Store

7

Landfill

26

Lead

1

Mechanical Services Workshop

1

Metal Recycling

1

Mine

27

Mine – Copper

1

Mine – Gold

4

Nursery

13

Paper Mill

1

Photographic Site

2

Printing Site

1

Quarry

1

Railway Site

4

Recycling Depot

1

Sanitary Depot

5

Sawdust Pit

1

Sawmill

52

Scrap Metal Yard

4

Septic Effluent Dump

1

Sewage Dosing Works

1

Sewage Treatment Works

7

Soil Fill

4

Spray Painting

1

Tannalizing Plant

1

Tannery

9

Telstra Line Depot

1

Transport Depot

1

Transport Terminal

1

Vineyard/ Winery

7

Waste Depot

4

Works Depot

2

TOTAL

366

* Note: where a site has more than one type of potential contamination, eg Slaughterhouse/ Above Ground Fuel Tank, these will be counted separately.

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