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27 Sep 2021
Managing contaminated land in NSW
How to report land contamination to us, the legal consequences of contaminating land or not cleaning it up, and who is responsible for looking after contaminated land.
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03 Aug 2020
Duty to report contamination
Landowners and parties responsible for land contamination must report the contamination to the EPA.
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17 May 2022
Complying with legislation
The EPA ensures those responsible for managing and remediating contaminated land comply with their legal obligations to improve environmental and human health outcomes.
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16 Sep 2025
Engaging a consultant
Contaminated land consultants can provide advice to businesses and individuals on contaminated land assessment and remediation.
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29 Aug 2025
Paying for EPA cost recovery
Information about the way we recover the administrative costs of our activities.
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19 Sep 2022
Role of planning authorities
NSW planning authorities regulate contaminated land that is not 'significantly contaminated' through the planning and development process. These lands do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment under the current, approved use of the land.
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14 Jul 2021
About the NEPM amendment
The Standing Council on Environment and Water (SCEW) amended the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999 (the NEPM) on 16 May 2013.