EPA Monitoring
Environment Protection License Monitoring Data
Facility | Latest Results | Date published | Location | Licence | Anniversary Date |
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Oakey Park Water Treatment Plant | OWTP Results | 18/01/2021 | Bells Road, Lithgow | 2396 | 01 July |
Lithgow Sewage Treatment Plant | LSTP Results | 18/01/2021 | Geordie Street, Lithgow | 236 | 01 July |
Portland Sewage Treatment Plant | PSTP Results | 18/01/2021 | Albion Road, Portland | 597 | 01 July |
Wallerawang Sewage Treatment Plant | WSTP Results | 18/01/2021 | Brays Lane, Wallerawang | 598 | 01 July |
Lithgow Solid Waste Facility | LSWF Results | 06/08/2020 | Geordie Street, Lithgow | 6004 | 24 September |
SW1 Discharge | 18/08/2020 | Geordie Street, Lithgow | 6004 | 24 September | |
Gas monitoring | 30/04/2020 | Geordie Street, Lithgow | 6004 | 24 September | |
Portland Garbage Depot | PSWF Results | 06/11/2019 | Cullen Bullen Road | 10936 | 17 August |
For more information on the individual sites including pollution incident response management plans and monitoring sites click on the links below
Oakey Park Water Treatment Plant
Lithgow Sewage Treatment Plant
Portland Sewage Treatment Plant
Wallerawang Sewage Treatment Plant
Oakey Park Water Treatment Plant
Map of Monitoring Points
Sample Point 1
Outlet to Farmers Creek from the combined discharge pit for the two sludge lagoons (the combined discharge pit is located within the north-western lagoon, known as lagoon 1
Sample Point 1
Secondary image of Sample point 1
Lithgow Sewage Treatment Plant
Map of Monitoring Points
Sample Point 1
Final effluent pit prior to the discharge channel to Farmers Creek (located in UV disinfection shed)
Sample Point 3
100 meters upstream of the confluence between the discharge channel and Farmers Creek
Sample Point 4
200 metres downstream of the confluence between the discharge from Point 1 and Farmers Creek
Sample Point 5
Chlorine contact tank weir
Portland Sewage Treatment Plant
Map of Monitoring Points
Sample Point 1
Outlet from discharge drain to Limestone Creek.
Sample Point 2
Final flowmeter (located after UV disinfection and before discharge drain to Limestone Creek.
Wallerawang Sewage Treatment Plant
Map of Monitoring Points
Sample Point 1
Final effluent pit before discharge drain to Pipers Flat Creek
Sample Point 2
Final flowmeter (located after UV disinfection and before final effluent pit)
Sample Point 3
100 meters upstream of the confluence between the discharge drain and Pipers Flat Creek
Sample Point 4
200 meters downstream of the confluence between the discharge drain and Pipers Flat Creek
Sample Point 5
Chlorine contact weir
Lithgow Solid Waste Facility
Map of Monitoring Points for Lithgow Solid Waste Facility
Lithgow SW1 April 2020 Monitoring Report
Lithgow December 2019 Monitoring Report
Lithgow July 2019 Additional Monitoring Report
Lithgow May 2019 Monitoring Report
Lithgow SW1 December 2018 Monitoring Report
Lithgow December 2018 Monitoring Report
Lithgow May 2018 Monitoring Report
Lithgow November 2017 Monitoring Report
Lithgow 2016-2017 Monitoring Report
Lithgow 2015-2016 Monitoring Report
Lithgow 2014-2015 Monitoring Report
Lithgow 2013-2014 Monitoring Report
Sample Point 1
Groundwater MB1
Located on the upper rim of the north-western corner of the sandy borrow pit on the edge of bushland (north of the landfill area).
Sample Point 2
Groundwater MB5
Located on Sewage Treatment Plant grounds in the small car parking area immediately west of the office. Access is via the road leading to the office building.
Sample Point 3
Groundwater MB6-B
Located on the far eastern boundary of the landfill, at the base of the old landfill slope (situated immediately adjacent to the bushland edge). Access is via the slope shown to the right of this photo or along the graded drainage line extending to the north of the piezometer.
Sample Point 4
Groundwater MB9
Located opposite the old truck-wash bay of the landfill. Access is directly off the landfill road. The piezometer is located approximately 60 metres north of the disused demountable toilet block.
Sample Point 5
MB10
Located adjacent to the demountable storage shed, north of the site-manager’s demountable office. Access is from the main access road to the track leading to the north of these demountables.
Sample Point 6
Groundwater MB5
Located on Sewage Treatment Plant grounds in the small car parking area immediately west of the office. Access is via the road leading to the office building.
Sample Point 7
MB12
Located between the Sewage Treatment Plant fence and the landfill access road. Access is via the landfill access road.
Sample Point 8
MB14
Located on Sewage Treatment Plant grounds, north of the large settling ponds adjacent to the access road to the Sewage Treatment Plant. Access is made either through locked gates off the access road to the landfill or indirectly through the fenced treatment works compound. The piezometer is situated immediately east of a small pond and north of a now-unused gravel access track.
Sample Point 9
Leachate LW1
Located on Sewage Treatment Plant grounds at the base of the slope and edge of concrete paving directly west of the office. Access is via the walkway and stairs over the large steel pipelines
Portland Solid Waste Facility
Map of monitoring points for Portland Solid Waste Facility
Pollution Incident Response Management Plan For Portland Solid Waste Facility
Portland 2018-2019 Monitoring Report
Portland 2017-2018 Monitoring Report
Portland 2016-2017 Monitoring Report
Portland 2015-2016 Monitoring Report
Sample Point 1
Surface Water SW1
Located towards the north-western boundary of the waste depot. SW1 is the most westerly holding pond out of a series of 3 small dams. Access is from the laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot. Access could also be made along the western site track, however this road has been blocked.
Sample Point 3
Groundwater MP-1
MP-1. Located immediately west of the sediment basin dam on the northern boundary of the waste depot. The peizometer is situated at the base of the dam bank. Access is from the laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot.
Sample Point 4
Groundwater MP-2
MP-2. Located on the slopes immediately south-east of the 3 small holding ponds situated towards the north-western corner of the site (including SW1). This monitoring point has been damaged and broken off to ground level. It is difficult to locate with tall grasses covering the hole. Access is from the laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot
Sample Point 5
Groundwater MP-3
Located on the slopes immediately south of the 3 small holding ponds situated towards the north-western corner of the site (including SW1). Access is from the laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot.
Sample Point 6
Groundwater MP-5
Located adjacent to the site access road on the south-east boundary of the site and approximately 200m from the site entrance.
Sample Point 7
Groundwater MP-8
Located to the north of the access laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot. The monitoring point is approximately 40m north of the sediment basin dam.
Sample Point 8
Groundwater MP-9
Located approximately 40m from the north-east corner of the site. Access is from the laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot.
Sample Point 5
Groundwater MP-3
Located on the slopes immediately south of the 3 small holding ponds situated towards the north-western corner of the site (including SW1). Access is from the laneway running along the northern boundary of the waste depot.