Emergency pollution and orphan waste cleanup program
For more information on reporting pollution incidents see Reporting Pollution
Delays sometimes occur in cleaning up serious pollution because, at the time of an incident, a responsible party cannot be identified. Delays at this stage can contribute to significant environmental harm. To avoid these situations, the Environmental Trust, through its emergency pollution and orphan waste cleanup program (EPOW CLEANUP), may contribute funds towards the costs of measures to remove, disperse or mitigate serious pollution when those measures need to be taken immediately. In certain circumstances the trust funds may also be used by authorised officers for the management of orphan waste material incidents. However, in all cases of hazardous materials incidents, the party responsible for causing the incident and/or the owner of the material will be responsible for all costs in relation to the clean-up and disposal.
If you feel that the use of Environmental Trust funds may be appropriate under the circumstances of the incident you are dealing with refer to the program guidelines which outline the process for seeking approval of Trust funds.
See guidelines: 2008118emergencyCleanupGuide.pdf (422Kb, 8 pages) Acrobat Reader required
See application form: 2008118emergencyCleanupForm.pdf (71Kb, 2 pages) Acrobat Reader required
You can also obtain guidelines and applications by contacting:
Environmental Trust
PO Box 644, PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
Phone: (02) 8837 6093
Email: info@environmentaltrust.nsw.gov.au