Illawarra-Shoalhaven

The NSW EPA has completed targeted surface water sampling along the upper section of Mullet Creek near the Huntley Waste Emplacement (Huntley Landfill) in Avondale.

The NSW EPA entered an Enforceable Undertaking with Port Kembla Copper and Port Kembla Properties Pty Ltd (PKC) to address legacy contamination surrounding the premises.

The EPA continues to offer free testing on a voluntary, opt-in basis to owners and occupiers of private land in and around Port Kembla with concerns about heavy metal levels.

In January and February 2024, the EPA and the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) undertook a snap-shot, single point in time, assessment of the Lake Illawarra...

We commenced proceedings against Metropolitan Collieries in the NSW Land and Environment Court in 2023 for alleged licence breaches associated with water pollution incidents in 2022.