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Grafton and South Grafton were two of the first locations in regional NSW to have sewage treatment plants installed.
The original treatment plant was in South Grafton, but in 2010-2012 a new, more efficient and higher standard plant was built to service the Grafton area. That has left the former treatment plant site at the intersection of Tyson Street and Rushforth Road in South Grafton vacant.
The NSW Government requires all former treatment plants to be cleaned up, and council is now in the process of doing that.
But as part of that clean up council found large quantities ofContinue reading
Grafton and South Grafton were two of the first locations in regional NSW to have sewage treatment plants installed.
The original treatment plant was in South Grafton, but in 2010-2012 a new, more efficient and higher standard plant was built to service the Grafton area. That has left the former treatment plant site at the intersection of Tyson Street and Rushforth Road in South Grafton vacant.
The NSW Government requires all former treatment plants to be cleaned up, and council is now in the process of doing that.
But as part of that clean up council found large quantities of contaminants, including bonded asbestos, on the site. Council is working closely with the Environmental Protection Authority and SafeWork NSW to make sure the clean up poses no health risks to the community.
This site is to allow people to keep informed of the progress of that clean up.
If you have any questions about the clean up of the former South Grafton sewage treatment plant, feel free to ask. Note questions and answers are public.
Records about dumping on the site are incomplete and inadequate, meaning council cannot give any guarantees about when and where dumping occurred. The site operated as a sewage treatment plant from the 1930s and much of the asbestos containing material may have been dumped before asbestos was considered dangerous, but without records council cannot give any assurances about when dumping started, where it was carried out or when it ceased.
Thank you for your question, however requests for the provision of copies of correspondence are not something we would deal with in this forum. In order to obtain the information requested you will need to submit a formal access application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (“GIPA Act”). The relevant GIPA access application forms and information about completing the forms can be found on Council’s website www.clarence.nsw.gov.au
The material on site is being removed in situ and there is no further testing being undertaken of the materials on site, they are all being removed.
A hygienist inspects the works daily and site air monitoring is being undertaken along with the works being undertaken in accordance with the requirements of EPA and Safework NSW.
It is located at the corner of Tyson Street and Rushforth Road, South Grafton.
72,008 tonnes of contaminated materials have left the site.
More than 2152 trucks left the site.
Last updated 17 Feb 2017. The remediation is now complete.
See report here.