The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) can issue penalty notices, formal warnings, licence conditions, notices, official cautions, directions and prosecutions to achieve compliance with environmental laws in NSW.
The EPA recently issued a fine of $8000 to Albury City Council for offensive odours in relation to its Waste Management Facility at Hamilton Valley. The EPA conducted an odour survey following a complaint from a member of the public and identified the pungent odour described as a ‘wet rotting smell’. Albury City Council has also been directed to conduct an air quality impact assessment, a condition imposed under its Environment Protection Licence. [...]
