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Environment Protection Licences

Gosford City Council's Environment Protection Licences

Under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act), Environment Protection Licences (EPL’s) are required for a number of activities which have the potential to impact on the environment.

These licences enforce conditions relating to pollution prevention through the development of Pollution Incident Response Management Plans, environmental monitoring, and the implementation of best practice.

Current Environment Protection Licences

Gosford City Council currently holds 6 Environment Protection Licences.

Current Environment Protection Licences
Licence Premise Location Activity Status Issued Documents
6052 Kincumber Landfill Cullens Rd, Kincumber NSW Waste disposal by application to land Issued 25.07.2000 View Licence
6053 Woy Woy Landfill Nagari Rd, Woy Woy NSW Waste disposal by application to land Issued 25.07.2000 View Licence
7643 Waterways of Gosford LGA Gosford NSW Application of Herbicides Issued 11.02.2003 View Licence
1802 Kincumber Sewerage Treatment System Doyle St, Kincumber NSW Sewerage treatment processing by large plants Issued 01.08.2000 View Licence
12170 Waters of Mangrove Creek Dam & Mooney Dam Gosford NSW Application of algaecides Issued 16.05.2005 View Licence
12633 Mooney Mooney & Cheero Point Sewerage Scheme Mooney Mooney NSW Sewerage treatment processing by small plants Issued 20.03.2007 View Licence

Pollution Incident Response Management Plans

Under the POEO Act licensees are required to prepare and implement Pollution Incident Response Management Plans. These plans are designed to ensure that pollution incidents are minimised through the identification of risks and the development of planned actions to minimise and manage those risks, and to ensure that emergency response procedures are developed and implemented in the event that an incident occurs.

The objectives of these plans are to ensure:

  • That the risks associated with these activities are mitigated, to ensure the protection of workers, the community and the environment.
  • That a comprehensive and timely response to all pollution incidents occurs, including the effective communication of the incident to the relevant authorities and those who may be affected by the impacts of the incident.
  • Compliance with all legislative requirements.

A public version of Council’s Pollution Incident Response Management Plans can be obtained using the links below.

If you suspect a pollution incident has occurred as a result of a Council activity, please contact Council immediately (24-hours a day, 7-days a week) on (02) 4325 8222.

Publishing Monitoring Data

The publishing of monitoring data has always been a requirement, however previously this data was published on the Office of Environment and Heritage website annually.

The new changes now require licensees to publish monitoring data that is required to be collected as a condition of their licence on the licensee’s own website within 14 days of the results being available.

The pollution monitoring data for each of the Environment Protection Licences held by Council can be obtained by using the links below. If you cannot access the information from these links, please contact Council to arrange a copy to be emailed or posted to you.

Environmental Pollution Monitoring Data 2013

The following reports are available for download:

Kincumber Landfill

Woy Woy Landfill

Pollution Monitoring Data

Environmental Pollution Monitoring Data 2012

The following reports for 2012 are also available for download:

Pollution Monitoring Data