An
important new development in our fight against the C Cell at Copping
has unfolded. On Saturday the 30th November Sorell Council published a
Public Notice in the Mercury announcing it has received a development
application from Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) to develop a Waste
Remediation Facility at Copping Landfill Site. This remediation facility
is designed to process soils and other toxic materials.
While
waste remediation is certainly a step in the right direction away from
direct landfill (as per the proposed C Cell), SBSC still maintains
serious concerns about the suitability of the Copping Landfill Site for
any toxic waste processing facilities given its unacceptable proximity
to the Carlton River Catchment, flawed geology of the site and the lack
of key strategic policies and fundamental environmental and traffic
management studies, as outlined in the attached media release which will
be sent out today.
SBSC
is calling on members to consider making a public submission in
relation to the proposed Waste Remediation Facility during the public
representation period, which closes on Monday 16th December.
· Full details of the development application are available on the EPA website: http://epa.tas.gov.au/regulation/southern-waste-solutions,-waste-remediation-facility,-copping
· The Environmental Effects Report (ERR) can be viewed on the EPA website: http://epa.tas.gov.au/regulation/southern-waste-solutions,-waste-remediation-facility,-copping
· Alternatively,
full documentation is available for public viewing in person at either
at the Sorell Council Offices (47 Cole St, Sorell) or at Service
Tasmania (134 Macquarie St, Hobart).
· Tips on writing a public representation are available on the EPA website: http://epa.tas.gov.au/regulation/guide-for-preparing-a-public-submission
