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Non-Compliance detail
Summary
Licence number:
828
Annual Return Start:
01 Apr 2018
Annual Return End:
31 Mar 2019
Date Received:
27 May 2019
Licence Condition number
Type of non-compliance
EPA actions
No. of times occurred
M8.1
Daily volume monitoring at Monitoring Point 15 was not recorded during a wet weather event due to a flowmeter faults on 18, 19 and 20 June 2018.
Appropriate Action taken by licensee
3
M2.1
24 hour composite effluent sample was not collected at Monitoring Point 23
EPA has written to licensee regarding non-compliance and relevant action
1
O6.1
Bunding and alternative spill containment systems for certain above ground tanks are in the process of being installed/ upgraded in line with the report entitled “Bunding Review Plan (September 2011)”, submitted to the EPA on 30 September 2011.
Appropriate Action taken by licensee
1
O1.1
Vehicular tracking of ammonium nitrate from the Ammonium Nitrate bulk store onto an internal road. Residual ammonium nitrate observed in an unbunded area.
Appropriate Action taken by licensee
1
L4.1
Transpiration daily discharge quantity exceeded 20kL/day.
EPA to monitor future compliance with this condition
2
L1.1
Dry weather stormwater discharge detected an arsenic concentration in excess of the default guideline values from the ANZECC 2000 Guidelines from Monitoring Point 12.
Appropriate Action taken by licensee
1
L1.1
Dry weather stormwater discharge monitored a total suspended solids concentration in excess of the default guideline values from the ANZECC 2000 Guidelines from Monitoring Point 11.
Appropriate Action taken by licensee
1
L1.1 and L3.1
Exceedance of total suspended solids 100 percentile concentration limit of 50mg/L.
EPA to monitor future compliance with this condition
1
L1.1 and L3.1
Exceedance of oil and grease 100 percentile concentration limit of 10 mg/L at Monitoring Point 23.
EPA has written to licensee regarding non-compliance and relevant action
1
L1.1
Stormwater quality exceedances in stormwater discharges from Monitoring Points 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
EPA to monitor future compliance with this condition
11
See below
L2.2: There is a potential issue with L2.2 which is being further considered by Orica and discussions will be held with the EPA.
EPA has written to licensee regarding non-compliance and relevant action
1
L3.5
The condition is ambiguous about whether the 99-percentile nitrogen oxide concentration limit only applies to the period corresponding to when the nitric acid plants are either starting up or shutting down.
EPA has written to licensee regarding non-compliance and relevant action
1