Environmental Effects Report for Hagen Oil 1
ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS
REPORT
for
HAGEN OIL
RECYCLING PLANT
May 2014
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Table of Contents
Background to the Report .............................................................................................................. 4
1.1 General ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Scope of Report .................................................................................................................. 4
PART A – INFORMATION ON THE PROPONENT .......................................................................... 5
PART B – PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 6
B.1 Description of proposal ....................................................................................................... 6
Materials Management .................................................................................................................. 8
Quantities Processed .................................................................................................................... 9
B.2 Proposal area ....................................................................................................................... 12
B.3 Site Plan ........................................................................................................................... 12
B.4 Rationale and Alternatives .................................................................................................... 18
PART C – potential environmental effects C.1 Flora and Fauna ................................................................................................................. 19
C.2 Stormwater Management ................................................................................................... 19
C.3 Significant areas ................................................................................................................ 19
C.4 Coastal zone ....................................................................................................................... 19
C.5 Marine areas ....................................................................................................................... 19
C.6 Air emissions...................................................................................................................... 20
C.7 Liquid effluent .................................................................................................................... 20
C.8 Solid Wastes ....................................................................................................................... 21
C.9 Noise Emissions ................................................................................................................ 22
C.10 Transport Impacts ................................................................................................................ 22
C.11 Other off site impacts ..................................................................................................... 22
C.12 Hazardous Substances ........................................................................................................ 23
C.13 Site contamination – historical ...................................................................................... 24
C.14 Climate change ............................................................................................................... 24
C.15 Heritage ........................................................................................................................... 24
C.16 Site of high public interest .................................................................................................. 25
C.17 Rehabilitation .................................................................................................................. 25
PART D - Management Commitments
References .................................................................................................................................... 29
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File Name: Hagen Oil Environmental Effects Report
Project Manager: Jamie Wood
Name of Organisation: Hagen Oil a trading name of Gourmet Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd
Name of Project: Hagen Oil Environmental
Job Number: 8029
Sustainable Environmental Assessment and Management (SEAM) 1
“The Old Parsonage”, 160 New Town Road, NEW TOWN 7008 55 Best St, DEVONPORT 7310
PO Box 2064, Lower Sandy Bay 7005 Ph: (03) 62281600 Fax (03) 6228 1700
www.seam.com.au, [email protected] ABN 79 682 304 517
1SEAM is an environmental management consultancy with complementary environmental health services which
commenced operation in 2002. SEAM provides a state wide service specialising in environmental impact assessments, and environmental & public health contracting and consulting. SEAM is a business founded on the premises of sustainability. In Tasmania, the principles of sustainable management (development) are enshrined in a suite of legislation known as the Resource Management and Planning System.
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Background to the Report
1.1 General
Hagen Oil are Tasmania’s main oil recycler and in order to accommodate the demand for oil
recycling, they urgently need to obtain a larger premises.
Hagen Oil is a trading name of Gourmet Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd - ACN 076 085 884 and is a small
business engaged in the collection and recycling of used oil for reuse.
A Development Application (DA) prepared by ER & Associates for Hagen Oil was submitted to the
Launceston City Council in October 2013 for the relocation of Hagen Oil from the current premises
in 26 Murphy St Invermay to a bigger and new green field yard at 8 Venure Court, Invermay,
Launceston. The Council as the planning authority referred the DA to the Environment Protection
Authority. In January 2014, Environmental Effects Report Guidelines – Gourmet Oil (Australia) Pty
Ltd Oil Recycling Facility were issued. This report is based on these guidelines. The EER report is
provided in support of the planning application. The EPA Board (or Director by delegation) will
provide environmental permit conditions to Council for inclusion in any permit they issue.
Hagen Oil currently operate under the following permits which will be renewed at the new premises
• Controlled Waste Handler Certificate of Registration.
• Tasmanian Fire Service approved plan and
• Safe Work Tasmania compliance.
A Trade Waste Agreement with Tas Water is in progress. Hagen Oil also have an Environmental
Management System in preparation. All equipment and processing activities from the existing plant
will be relocated by Hagen Oil. Hagen Oil will bring in new equipment to the new facility so as to
ensure the operations are conducted efficiently.
Hagen Oil intend to meet contemporary discharge standards for discharge to sewer in accordance
with an agreed Trade Waste Agreement. The intention is to install / implement pre-treatment
equipment and risk control measures required to meet the Trade Waste Acceptance Criteria
Solid waste will be managed at the Launceston Remount Road landfill or other approved facilities.
Odour, and noise emissions are considered to have a negligible impact based on past practices.
All stored oily materials will be in bunded areas and under cover.
1.2 Scope of Report
This document is based on the Guidelines (Appendix A) and in 5 parts
• Part A – information on the proponent
• Part B – information on the proposal and the proposed area
• Part C – information on potential environmental effects
• Part D – description of management commitments’
• Part E – information about any public consultation undertaken This report does not include the following:
• A detailed Environmental Management Plan for the new premises - This output may be
required in the future.
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PART A – INFORMATION ON THE PROPONENT
Name Gourmet Oil Company (Australia) Pty Ltd trading as Hagen Oil
Registered Address 4-8 Ryan Street, Beechford TAS 7252
Name of Contact person Doug Hagen
Telephone Number 6382 4916 / 0418 143 0450
Email Address [email protected]
Australian Company Number ACN 076 085 884
Environmental Consultant Jamie Wood
Certified Environmental Practitioner (Impact Assessment Specialist)
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PART B – PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
B.1 Description of proposal
The main aim of this project is for Hagen Oil to relocate to a larger yard and become more efficient in oil recycling and hydro carbon impacted waste water processing. The relocation will allow expansion to meet its clients increasing demands.
All equipment and processing activities from the existing plant will be relocated by Hagen
Oil. Hagen Oil will bring in new equipment to the new facility so as to ensure the operations
are conducted efficiently.
Hagen Oil intend to meet contemporary discharge standards for discharge to sewer in
accordance with an agreed Trade Waste Agreement. Although some detail of pretreatment
is provided (E.g. Floc tank and carbon filter) such detail and specific equipment will be
finalised at the Building Design phase and it is the intention of Hagen Oil to meet a TWA.
Solid waste will continue to be managed at the Launceston Remount Road landfill. Any controlled waste generated from treatment or pre-treatment will be managed as a controlled waste under a Controlled Waste Handler Certificate of Registration and as approved by the EPA
Odour, and noise emissions are considered to have a negligible impact based on past
practices.
All stored oily materials will be in bunded areas and under cover. The new premises will be
a very significant environmental improvement to that of the old yard.
Hagen Oil are and will remain conveniently located being both centrally and geographically close to its main client markets. Being a state wide service industry, the location will ensure that Hagen Oil will continue to serve its wide range of clients in an efficient manner.
Hagen Oil clients include a broad range of different industry sectors including the following :
• viticulture,
• agriculture,
• food production,
• aquaculture,
• dairy, mining,
• manufacturing,
• educational,
• forestry,
• wind farms and
• Hydro industries, and
• Tourism which is also serviced through the recycling of used oils for the West Coast Wilderness Railway.
Therefore Hagen Oil are an important chain in the cycle of “cradle to grave” sustainable waste management for many industries in Tasmania. Hagen Oil will produce approximately 2900 tonnes of recycled oil products per annum.
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The plant will operate from 7 am to 5.30 pm for processing of materials. Recevial of materials may occur outside of these hours to handle emergency or urgent collections. Truck movements can occur at these times.
Figure 1 and Plate 1 below shows the new factory layout which shows the covered areas and separate sections of the floor layout for the 3 main areas namely: - Bunded storage area (with holding capacity greater than the amount to be stroed for drum storage, storage of clean oil re resale, tool shed, forklift and drum washing - Tank farm for processing including up to 18 different sized storage and treatment tanks (also bunded)
- Truck entering and off loading / loading area which will be bunded by ramping above the surrounding gravelled area
Any wastewaters generated from these three areas, apart from being a bunded area, will be blind so that watery oils are collected and pumped back into the overall oil/water treatment system and eventually after appropriate pre treatment discharged to sewer. This is discussed further under liquid waste.
Plate 1 – Model of Factory layout
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Materials Management
The site will handle materials in different ways almost on a daily basis. For example
material received after settling may be decanted into up to 8 or 9 tanks. This will allow
materials to settle over longer times. Some of the settling processes may take up to several
months to achieve the objective of separation for reuse or management.
Apart from passive treatment of oily and water wastes, Hagen Oil will continue to carry out
drum washing as has occurred at the old Hagen Oil yard for the last 20 years;
Hagen Oil will not collect for processing or treatment wastes [a, b c and d]. If these waste
are received ( E.g. in mixed loads or otherwise by error) they are to be managed as noted
for each material:
a) Any form of PCB or PBB material; Note: if this material arrives it is not held or processed at the yard 2; note PCB being a transformer liquid, if heated becomes carcinogenic therefore Hagen Oil are aware that heating this material is not an option
b) Any solvents in any form
c) Any Organo chlorine pesticides or organo phosphate pesticides; Note: the current activity may have highlighted some traces of these materials and this is most likely due to residuals from Council bulk tank collections 3; with the new premises such oils will need to be tested for the presence of pesticides prior to collection
d) Grease trap waste Note in the future Hagen Oil may look to expanding its operations to take grease trap waste)
Materials and activities that Hagen Oil do and will continue to accept or carry out include:
• Oily water mixtures
• Some materials that may contain ethyl glycol; this material will be collected and stored for sending off site.
2 some low level material that may arrive at the yard is topped up to a 205 L drum and sent to
Sibelco at Mole Creek with documentation as approved by the EPA 3 it is the policy of Hagen Oil to now only receive liquids in triple rinsed used drums so as to avoid
any pesticide residues;
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Solid wastes managed at the site will include oil filters, drums, sludges and sediments that
may be within the oily waste and are spade-able; Oil filters are drained of oil for reuse;
Once the liquid waste is processed by settling on site there remains some solid waste such
as oily sediments; these are decanted into a 205 litre drums and covered and when a drum
is full it is sealed and treated as solid waste. Other solid waste will include solids that will
be periodically removed from other tanks and solid wastes generated by the pre-treatment
system. The amount generated is approximately a maximum of 70 kg per week, equating to
one drum every 3 weeks.
These materials are stored on site pending future disposal; it is intended for this legacy
material estimated to be approximately 70 cubic meters to be relocated to the new yard
and stored there, labelled and in a bunded area until a suitable method of disposal is
identified. The processing and management of this legacy material in not part of this
proposal 4 However an inventory of these waste will be maintained and Hagen Oil commit
to completing an investigation of suitable reuse / disposal alternatives within 6 months of
approval.
In the last 5 years, Hagen Oil have washed and sold approximately 7000 drums, sold
approximately 1000 open topped drums, crushed and sold approximately 9000 drums, and
used 500 drums in-house; this equates to 3,500 drums per annum.
Hagen Oil will ensure that it has the appropriate Work Safe Tasmania approvals.
Quantities Processed
Typically in a year, Hagen Oil will process the following quantities of materials:
Material Quantity per annum (kL) Waste Code Bilge water 400 J 120 Pit waste 200 J 120 Industrial wastewater 200-300 Soluble Oils 200 J100 Service washout wastewater 500
Solid Waste = approximately 3500 kgs per annum (approx. 17 drums @ 205L)
4 Investigations are continuing into the most appropriate disposal options including the treatment by
landfarming prior to disposal in a Category C cell in Tasmania, fixation or transport by a contractor for treatment on the mainland (E.g. ToxFree in Victoria) for blending/separation/high temperature incineration
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Figure 1 provides a general flow diagram of materials flow proposed at Hagen Oil
Trucks will enter the yard with tankered materials or individual 205 L drums.
Material on arrival is checked against the transmittal papers and logged into the companys
database. A sample of the material is assessed for odour and colour and if there are any
solids present. If the material does not meet Hagen Oil Specifications of its expected load
then the vehicle is send back to the supplier. If material is out of specifications but suitable
for on processing then it will be stored in the main bunded area of the factory and forwarded
onto other processors interstate.
After initial assessment, which may include laboratory analysis, the oil/water mixture is
discharged to a settling tank from which the oil is skimmed off the top and water taken off
near the bottom. Any solid material that settles to the bottom of the tank is treated as solid
waste after any oil is allowed time to drain out.
Oil is sent to a series of oil settling tanks for further refinement and creation of recycled oil.
Any waters generated from the process are sent back to the water treatment line and tanks.
The recycled oil is stored in tanks or drums prior to dispatch as a used product. Hagen Oil
produce approximately 2900 tonnes of recycled oil products per annum.
Any watery material generated from the initial settling tank, and from the oil settling tanks, is
pumped to a series of tanks for further treatment by settling.
Wastewater from the process is treated by settling and decanting and removal of solids.
Final treatment details will be finalised at the BA stage and are likely to involve flocculation
and filtration in a carbon filter if required so that effluent meets Trade Waste Standards to
be set by Tas Water.
As is discussed above waste water and other materials accepted by Hagen Oil are stored
and then settled over time only. No mechanical agitation processes or chemicals are used
to aid the settling. The separation of the water, the oil and the heavy particulate matters
occurs naturally.
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Figure 1 – Materials Flow
Oil Bulk tanks
Waste Oil / Water IN
Filter & Settling tank
Drum Wash
Storage for off site disposal
Sewage Treatment Plant
Floc
Tank
Carbon Filter
Clean Recycled Oil
OUT
Water / Oil treatment / storage tanks
OIL
WATER
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B.2 Proposal area
The premises at 8 Venture Court will be undercover and the whole shed will be fully
bunded. This will enable the premises to generate low emissions and therefore low off-site
impacts.
The location is adjacent to the Tea Tree Bend Sewage Treatment Plant run by Tas Water. The proposed lot is adjacent to the Sainty bus depot and other recycling industries. The land is currently owned by others and is zoned as light industrial therefore the proposed use is compatible with the surrounding land use. The land is undeveloped and was once Port of Launceston Authority land and was subject to regular flooding. It has been filled with a range of fill materials so as to be above the local flood levels. The site has been filled to over 1 meter with materials consisting of a mixture of dredged silty / clay material from the Tamar Estuary dredging operations as well as old port gravels. The site will be developed by lot levelling based on the existing surface area shown in Figure 4 and will require minor shooting of present high pints pushed into hollows. The original subdivision planning permit has a condition that any development shall not occur until the site soil and fill materials are assessed. Therefore as part of this assessment, several soil samples were obtained and analysed to ascertain if any of the fill material is contaminated. This is reported elsewhere in this report. Sample locations are shown in Figure 4 The topography is relatively flat with minor undulations and a slight fall towards the east. The site has no vegetation.
B.3 Site Plan
A general location map is shown in Figure 2. As can be seen the premises is in an industrial area of Launceston and nearby to several other industries including Sainty bus depot and the Tea Tree Bend Sewage Treatment Plant. An aerial map of the new site is shown in Figure 3. The former premises was located at 26 Murphys Rd, Invermay (see Figure 3). The old
yard and the new location are very close to each other therefore is discussing the aspects
and environmental impacts of the proposal , consideration has been given to past
operations. Nearby sensitive uses are also marked on Figure 3.
Site plans of the proposed facility are shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6. An access plan and elevations of the new shed are also provided. As can be seen the proposed facility is on land of approximately 4028 m2. This will enable vehicles to access, turn around and egress the factory with convenience and provide ample storage. Storm water locations are shown on the site plan.
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Figure 2 – General Location Map (Tasmap 1:25,000)
Figure 3 – Site Location
New location
Old yard
Tea Tree Bend STP
York Park
Site location :
8 Venture Crt, Invermay
Nearest dwellings
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Figure 4 –Drainage Plan
BUNDED AREA for Drum
storage (1.1 x capacity of
drums)
BUNDED AREA for drum
processing
BUNDED AREA for vehicle
loading
TRIPLE INTERCEPTOR TRAP
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Figure 5 – Layout and Plan
S1
S3
S2
OIL STORAGE
TANK FARM &
TREATMENT TANKS
BUNDED AREA IN
ACCORDANCE WITH
STANDARDS
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Figure 6 – Turning & Access Plan
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Figure 7 – Shed Elevation Plans
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B.4 Rationale and Alternatives
When Hagen Oil commenced operations approximately 25 years ago, it was classified as a Level 1 environmentally relevant activity pursuant to the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA). However after an amendment to the definition of an oil refinery was made under Schedule 2 (1) (c) of EMPCA to include ‘the conduct of works at which used oil is refined or reprocessed by filtration or physical or chemical separation’, Hagen Oil was constituted an oil refinery and therefore became a Level 2 environmentally relevant activity. For this project, the EPA have deemed the activity as a Level 2A project (refer to the EPA website for details on levels of assessment). Level 2A is the lower end with respect to environmental impacts of Level 2 activities. There is not expected to be any major change in operations at the proposed new site. As the site is significantly larger, and better able to handle the activities involved with oily waste processing, it will not generate any likely increase in emission of pollutants. It, in fact, will reduce any likely emissions. All materials will be stored under cover in a bunded large shed with increased space to store materials avoiding the need to triple stack drums There will also be more space improving access and the processing of materials. Hagen Oil provides a critical service in the processing industry chain, including handling used oils from ships and maritime vessels, used oils from the automotive and hydraulic industries, the mining industry, the forestry industry and any industry that uses mechanical equipment. Approval of a state of the art oil reprocessing industry will enhance future industry investment. The lack of an expanded oil and liquid waste reprocessing facility will continue to hinder Tasmania’s economic expansion. This project is complimentary to the need for a Category C cell for solid waste and without this infrastructure, particular future developments may not occur and the developer may choose to move investment to another state of Australia. Sustainable waste management under pins many new projects and the clean green image of the state is under pinned by such practices. Tasmania needs a state of the art oil and liquid waste processing facility in order to fulfil Tasmania’s stated objective of sustainable waste management (EPA 2009). The proposed location of the facility is conveniently site in the most central major city in
Tasmania, Launceston, and provides for easy access to all sectors of the State.
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PART C – potential environmental effects
C.1 Flora and Fauna
This site is unusual in that it contains no vegetation as it is essentially on reclaimed land (see cover
photograph).
C.2 Stormwater Management
Figure 4 details the drainage system for the site. As the new yard is under cover, the
amount of storm water is expected to be low, as compared to the combined sewer /
stormwater outfall at other yards in the Launceston area.
In the uncovered areas of the site, which will consist of compacted gravels, there are proposed to be six separate stormwater collection pits connected by a series of 150mm stormwater pipes. All stormwater pits shall be trafficable grated pits. The final pit will contain a triple inceptor trap that will capture any unexpected storm water discharge. The detailed design of the triple inceptor trap is being undertaken by SEMF consulting engineers. There will be no increase in critical storm peak runoff to the existing storm water drain resulting from site development.
C.3 Significant areas
The Natural Values Atlas (NVA), a database held by the State Government, does not list any significant areas at on near the site. The site is the flood plains of the Tamar River. There are no National Parks, State Reserves, Regional Reserves, Forest Reserves or Conservation Areas within 500m of the site.
C.4 Coastal zone
The site is over 45 kilomters from the coastal zone
C.5 Marine areas
There are no marine reserves nearby
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C.6 Air emissions
As the site is a concrete yard and compacted gravelled areas that surround the main shed
there are not expected to be any significant dust emissions. The only odour or air
emissions are from hydrocarbon volatilisation from stored oil. This tends to be a low back
ground oily smell and is understood not to be detected off site apart from the access ramp,
and possibly some build up in drainage pits.
C.7 Liquid effluent
Wastewater emanating from the site can be broadly divided into two categories:
• Floor and yard wash down water , and
• Toilet, wash hand basin and kitchen site sullage
Liquid wastes managed at the site are listed in section B1 and makes up to approximately
1.5 million litres per annum. It includes industrial waste waters such as engine room bilge,
soluble oils and coolants. Hagen Oil also receives some commercial waste water, engine
room bilge and industrial waste water.
General domestic wastewater will be discharge directly to the sewer.
Floor waste will be first pre-treated in a series of two triple inceptor tanks where oily material will be skimmed off and sent back to the treatment plant by a pump and pit for reprocessing within the shed. The shed will contain three sumps that will not be connected to any other parts of the drainage system. These are:
� Bunded tank area sump
� Drained driveway sump
� Drained drum storage sump
The sludge at the bottom of the sumps will be periodically removed and treated as a solid,
spade-able waste and solidified. The clearer water will then be discharged to sewer after
a series of tank settling processes and flocculation in a Floc tank. There will be the option of
using a Carbon filter to further improve the quality of the effluent so as to meet Trade waste
Standards as set by Tas Water. Prior to any such pre-treatment being installed, there will
be a commissioning period to determine what level of pre-treatment is necessary. Any solid
wastes generated from pre-treatment will be managed separately as a controlled waste
(See section C 8)
Industrial waste waters include engine room bilge, soluble oils and coolants as products
from the oil recycling process which are on sold as products.
The remainder of the yard, consisting of hard pan compacted gravel surface, is not subject
to any oil storage, and will have stormwater discharged direct to the storm water system.
However as a precaution, there will be a triple inceptor trap at the last pit to treat
stormwater before it leaves the site (see section C2 – Stormwater management)
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All stored oily materials will be contained in a bunded area and located under cover. The
arrangement will be a significant environmental improvement on the past site facility that
has been reiterated in correspondence from Tas Water (see Appendix C).
The draft Trade Waste Agreement (TWA) emission standards issued by Tas Water have
been issued and Hagen Oil are currently in discussion with Tas Water to finalise a TWA.
The proponent is seeking a Trade Waste Agreement to allow an average discharge to
sewer of approximately 40,000 L/day with a maximum of not more than 100,000 L/day so
as to allow for daily volumes to vary and to allow for contingencies.
Since this application process commenced, Tas Water, have become more active in
seeking a TWA and have issued draft Trade Waste standards. Consequently Hagen Oil
will need to manage client’s inputs to ensure material entering the waste stream and
leaving the site are compliant.
Environmental Commitment: Hagen Oil is committed to ensure it meets its obligations to discharge an
acceptable waste stream to the sewer and has the intention to implement appropriate pre-treatment
equipment and risk control measures to meet a TWA
C.8 Solid Wastes
Hagen Oil normally generate approximately 50 tonnes per year of solid waste which will be
sent to the Launceston City Councils Remount Road Landfill.
These waste materials consisted of loose mixed waste and assigned to various waste
categories by the LCC including:
Commercial and Industrial Waste groups - C&I -1, C&I -3, C&I -4 and C&I -5
Construction and Demolition Waste groups C&D -2, C&D -4 and C&D -5
Waste will be stored in Tox Free / Jones's skip bins under the roof of the new yard and any skip bins not under cover will be lidded. Any controlled waste generated from treatment or pre-treatment will be managed as a controlled waste under a Controlled Waste Handler Certificate of Registration and as approved by the EPA Environmental Commitment : All solid waste will be stored in waste bins with lids and removed
when full to an approved waste depot; Any controlled waste as defined in the Environmental
Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2010 will be managed only
with a Controlled Waste Handler Certificate of Registration
Hagen Oil commit to maintaining an inventory of any legacy materials and complete an investigation
of suitable reuse / disposal alternatives within 6 months of approval.
Hagen Oil also commit to providing storage of any material that cannot be processed on site in a
fully bunded area and appropriately labelled.
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C.9 Noise Emissions
The site is located adjacent to similar light industries either side including Veolia
Environmental Services, a waste transfer station and the Tea Tree Bend Sewage
Treatment Plant resulting in some relatively consistent background noise .
The operations of Hagen Oil are not a noisy business with the most potential noise being
that of truck coming and going from the yard. There is expected to be approximately 20
truck movements per day. Any pump noise is very low as most of the pumps are in tanks.
The proposed yard will be constructed so as to enable vehicles to drive through and avoid
reversing which can be a noisy operation.
Given the consistent background noise of the sewage treatment plant and similar industrial
operations together with the open and spacious development site, there is not expected to
be any noise issues of concern.
Environmental Commitment – If noise complaints are received and verified then Hagen Oil commits
to conduct an environmental noise survey to ascertain impacts on sensitive receptors.
C.10 Transport Impacts
The proposal involved approximately 20 truck movements per day. It is not expected to lead to any increase in truck movements along Murphys St during business operations. The construction phase will result in a short term slight increase in traffic movements.
C.11 Other off site impacts
The adjacent sewage treatment plant is likely to lead to odours entering the site.
Figure 7 below shows the nearest houses to the proposed activity. There are no schools of
other sensitive uses nearby and the nearest house is 65 m to the south west.
Figure 7 – Location of nearest sensitive uses
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C.12 Hazardous Substances
The terms hazardous waste, prescribed waste and controlled waste are used by various
Australian environment protection agencies and to all intents and purposes are
interchangeable. Tasmania has adopted the terminology of the National Environment
Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure 2004
which uses the term controlled waste.
Controlled waste includes those wastes that exhibit toxicity, chemical or biological reactivity,
environmental persistence, or the ability to bio-accumulate or enter the food chain. These
wastes may be produced in a gaseous, liquid or solid state. It is environmentally
unacceptable to dispose of controlled waste by the same means as we dispose of the more
common by-products of our everyday lives.
Control wastes are listed in the regulations and the handling of them requires the approval
of the Director of Environmental Management. Gourmet Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd hold a
current Controlled Waste Handler Certificate of Registration.
Hagen Oil are already approved to handle the following controlled waste:
Waste Code Waste Category B100 Acidic solutions or acids in solid form C100 Basic solutions or bases in solid form F100 Waste from the production, formation and use of inks, dyes, pigments,
paints, lacquers and varnish
F110 Waste from the production, formation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues and adhesives
J100 Waste mineral oils unfit for their original intended use J120 Waste oil/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures or emulsions N100 Containers which are contaminated with residues of substances referred to
in this list * N120 Soil contaminated with controlled waste N160 Encapsulated, chemically-fixed, solidified or polymerised wastes referred to
in this list *
N190 Filter cake contaminated with residues of substances referred to in this list *
*“in this list” means in Schedule A – List 1: Waste Categories, of the National
Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Wase Between States and Territories)
Measure
Aside from controlled waste, Hagen Oil are also subject to the Dangerous Goods
provisions. However Hagen Oil are exempt from a Dangerous Good licence because the
flammable liquids it manages do not give off flammable vapour at temperatures of not
greater than 60.5 Celsius closed cup test of not more than 60.5 Celsius open-cup test.
Environmental Commitment – Hagen Oil will comply with the management of controlled waste
through a Controlled Waste Handler Certificate of Registration
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C.13 Site contamination – historical
The site is understood to have been filled with a range of materials so as to be above the
local flood levels. The fill is well over 1 meter deep with materials consisting of a mixture of
dredged silty / clay material from the Tamar Estuary dredging operations as well as old port
gravels.
Consequently, a series of sediment samples were taken and analysed by the most likely
contaminant, chemical of potential concern, that being heavy metals. Figure 3 above
shows the 3 sampling locations which are:
S1 – Clay type will at approximately 100mm depth
S2 – Natural ground below the fill at approximately 2m in a pit excavated by Tas Water
S3 – Gravel / soil fill at approximately 100mm depth
The results of the heavy metal analysis are provided in Appendix C. If it is assumed that
the natural background levels of heavy metals are those in sample S2, then the following
can be gleaned from the soil sampling program:
• The background levels of Al, As, S, Zn K B and Cd are all higher than the fill material
imported
• The background levels of Fe, Mg, Ca and Na are all lower than the fill material
imported
• The soils on site vary in consistency and heavy metal concentrations however given
the site is mainly clay materials there is unlikely to be any migration of heavy metals
off site
C.14 Climate change
The actual business of recycling oil is inherently a greenhouse house gas and climate
change positive industry
The largest impact however from the operations are the use of trucks to collect the
materials. Hagen Oil has a modern fleet of truck which mostly use low sulphur diesel fuels
and have the capacity of using bio diesel.
C.15 Heritage
The site is not on or near any places on the Tasmanian Heritage register
An assessment of Aboriginal heritage was carried out and the response to the search is
provided in Appendix D.
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C.16 Site of high public interest
The site of most public interest to the development is the Tamar River.
C.17 Rehabilitation
It is intended that in the advent of the operations being terminated, the site will be
decommissioned and remediated. The proposed shed will be dismantled and removed as
will the proposed office and amenities building. Concrete slabs will remain on site for future
use.
Environmental commitment – Hagen Oil will prepare and implement a closure and rehabilitation
plant within 6 months of vacating the site.
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PART D - Management Commitments Hagen Oil provides a critical step in the cycle of hydrocarbon management. They manage a range
of waste materials such as oily water, used oil, oil filters, sludge containing oily products and other
hydrocarbon derivatives.
Hagen Oil products include recycled oil for use as a fuel or lubricant.
The new premises will provide contemporary oil recycling premises that will serve Tasmanian industries and waste oil generators
Throughout section C of this report there are a number of environmental commitments listed.
These, together with associated issues identified in conducting the environmental impact
assessment, are collated in the Table below:
No. Aspect Effect Commitment
1. Site Management Inappropriate identification, storage and handling of material
Maintain a database of all materials processed on site and conduct pretesting of material as necessary to ensure their correct identification for storage and handling
2. Stormwater Management
Contamination of stormwater
Bunding around the whole shed will
ensure no oily waters escape to the
stormwater system. Sumps located in the
proposed shed will pump collected oils
back into the wastewater disposal system
3 Stormwater Management
Fugitive stormwater emissions from gravelled areas
Install a triple inceptor trap or similar equipment to final stormwater discharge point designed to handle the proposed yard area and monitor to ensure that any
discharge meets emission limit guidelines
4. Liquid Effluent Emissions sewer that impact on safety of operators, and regulatory and environmental limits
Hagen Oil is committed to ensure it meets its
obligations to discharge an acceptable waste
stream to the sewer and has the intention to
implement appropriate pre-treatment
equipment and risk control measures to meet
a TWA
5 Solid Waste Management
Capture and containment of solid waste
All solid waste will be stored in waste bins
with lids and removed when full to an
approved waste depot.
Hagen Oil also commit to providing
storage of any material that cannot be
processed on site in a fully bunded area
and appropriately labelled
6 Solid Waste Management
Management of legacy waste
Hagen Oil commit to maintaining an
inventory of any legacy materials and
complete an investigation of suitable
reuse / disposal alternatives including off
site removal by an approved contactor,
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within 6 months of the issue of a permit.
7 Management of Controlled waste
Inappropriate disposal of handling of controlled waste
Any controlled waste as defined in the
Environmental Management and Pollution
Control (Waste Management) Regulations
2010 will be managed only with a Controlled
Waste Handler Certificate of Registration
8 Noise Noise emissions in excess of the Environment Protection Noise Regulations
If noise complaints are received and verified
then Hagen Oil commits to conduct an
environmental noise survey to ascertain
impacts on sensitive receptors
9 Site Rehabilitation Leaving a legacy of contamination after closure of the site
Hagen Oil will prepare and implement a
closure and rehabilitation plant within 6
months of vacating the site.
10 Emergency spill Site contamination and possible off site impacts
Hagen Oil will activate its emergency
management spill clean-up equipment and
notify the EPA and LCC as soon as practicable
11 Fire Emissions of noxious odours
Develop and seek approval for a Fire
Management Plan prior to commencement
Immediately contact the Tasmanian Fire
Service and activate the Fire Management
Plan
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Part E – Public consultation
Once the EPA and the LCC have sufficient information, there is a formal period of advertising in
which interested parties may lodge representations about the proposal. This is expected to be a 2
week period and it is at this time that the formal public consultation will take place.
The following consultation has taken place to date:
• Discussions and site visit with the current site owner
• Discussions with existing site operators of other blocks of land within the industrial
subdivision
• Preparation of a 3D model (suitable for display if desirable during the consultation period)
Consultation with Government has included:
• An on site meeting between officers of the LCC, EPA, Tas Water and Hagen Oil was held in
November 2013
• Communication and discussion with DHHS representative
• Meetings and discussions with EPA officers
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References
Environment Protection Notice EPN (EPN 7804/1), September 2011; Environment Protection
Authority
Environment Protection Notice Waste Transport Business Licence EPN 7351/1, May 2006;
Environment Division, DPIWE
Sainty, 2014; Personal Communication with Mr. Rex Sainty, November 2013 Environment Division, Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, 2009; The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Strategy
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Appendix A Tas Water Trade Waste Draft Standards & Corro
Parameter
Trade Waste
Acceptance
Limit Units
1: Safety of
People
2: Protection
of Assets
3: Protection
of STP
processes
4: Regulatory
& Licence
Compliance
5: Facilitation
of recycling
pH pH 6-10 pH units x x
Temperature <38 (°C) x x
Biologica l Oxygen Demand (BOD) 600 mg/L x x x x
Chemica l Oxygen Demand (COD) 1,500 mg/L x x x x
Tota l Suspended Sol ids (TSS) 600 mg/L x x
Tota l Ni trogen (TN) 200 mg/L x x
Tota l Kjeldahl Ni trogen (TKN) 150 mg/L x x
Ammonia (NH3) 100 mg/L x x x x
Tota l Phosphorus (TP) 50 mg/L x x
Oxidised Sulphur (OS) 650 mg/L x x
Sulphate (SO4) 1,500 mg/L x x
Sulphi te (SO2) 15 mg/L x x
Thiosulphate (S2O3) 300 mg/L x x
Sulphide (S2-) 1 mg/L x x
Tota l Oi l & Grease (O&G) 200 mg/L x x x
Cyanide (CN) - weak and dissociable 1 mg/L x
Chlorine (Cl ) 10 mg/L x
Aluminium (Al ) 100 mg/L x
Arsenic (As ) 0.5 mg/L x
Benzene 0.001 mg/L x
Boron (B) 5 mg/L x
Bromine (Br) - free 5 mg/L x
Cadmium (Cd) 1 mg/L x
Chromium Tota l (Cr) 3 mg/L x
Cobalt (Co) 5 mg/L x
Copper (Cu) 5 mg/L x
Fluoride (F) 30 mg/L x
Iron (Fe) 100 mg/L x
Lead (Pb) 10 mg/L x
Manganese (Mn) 10 mg/L x
Mercury (Hg) 0.05 mg/L x x
Nickel (Ni ) 10 mg/L x
Selenium (Se) 5 mg/L x
Si lver (Ag) 5 mg/L x
Tin (Sn) 10 mg/L x
Aceta ldehyde 5 mg/L x
Acetone 400 mg/L x
Chloroform 0.1 mg/L x
Ethylbenzene 1 mg/L x
Tota l Glycols 200 mg/L x x
Toluene 0.5 mg/L x
Trichloroethylene 0.001 mg/L x x x
Formaldehyde (HCHO) 30 mg/L x
Halogenated Volati le Organic Compounds 1 mg/L x
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 100 mg/L x
HAGEN OIL trade waste acceptance criteria and reasoning
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Perchlorethylene Prohibited mg/L x
Petroleum Hydrocarbons C6-C9 5 mg/L x
Xylene 1 mg/L x
Phenol ic Compounds (Phenol s) 100 mg/L
Phenol ic Compounds - non ha legonated 1 mg/L
Tota l Petrol eum Hydrocarbons (TPH) 30 mg/L x x
Halogenated Al iphatic Compounds (HAC) 5 mg/L x
Pol ychl orinated Biphenyls (PCB) Prohibited mg/L x x
Pol ybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) Prohibited mg/L x x
Pol ynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) 5 mg/L x
Pes ticides (Genera l ) - Ins ecticides,
Herbicides, Fungi cides 1 mg/L x x x
Organophosphate Pes ticides (OP) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Organochlori ne Pes tercides - (Aldrin) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Organochlori ne Pes tercides - (Chlordane) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Organochlori ne Pes tercides - (DDT) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Organochlori ne Pes tercides - (Dieldri n) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Organochlori ne Pes tercides - (Heptachlor) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Organochlori ne Pes tercides - (Lindane) Prohibited mg/L x x x
Inhibi tory Chemica ls - the cus tomer mus t not dis charge
any trade was te whi ch, when di luted to a 5% sol ution
with s ewage, would inhibi t the microbi ologica l
treatment proces s by more than 20%.
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Tas Water Correspondence
TasWater 29 August 2013
Mr Doug Hagen
26 Murphy Street
Invermay TAS 7248
Dear Mr Hagen
Proposed Relocation of Hagen Oil Pty Ltd
I write to you to express my support of your proposal to relocate your business, Hagen Oils from 26 Murphy
Street, Invermay to an alternative location better suited to conducting your expanded business operations.
As per our recent discussions I have concerns regarding the risk of your current operations and location, in
particular the discharge of trade waste into sewer. This concern is intensified by the fact that your business
is currently located in an area serviced by a combined sewerage system increasing potential for accidental
spills of stored products to enter the sewer.
During our discussions you have indicated that relocating your business will allow you to address the
following restrictions of your current site:
• Material currently stored in open areas will be able to be stored under cover in a securely bunded
area to protect against spills;
• Current pre-treatment will be upgraded as necessary to meet TasWater sewer acceptance limits;
• Larger footprint will allow you to more appropriately segregate different waste products to ensure
sufficient risk controls are in place.
I view your proposed relocation as an ideal opportunity for TasWater to assist you in ensuring all relevant
legislation and regulatory requirements are understood and attended to as part of the process.
I look forward to assisting you should you receive the relevant approvals to develop your business at an
alternative location. If you have any further enquiries or require additional information from TasWater
during this process please contact Mr David Holman on 6237 8285.
Yours sincerely
Travis Richards
State Manager – Trade Waste
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Appendix B : Soil Sampling Results
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Appendix C : Aboriginal Assessment Report
RE: ABORIGINAL HERITAGE DESKTOP ASSESSMENT
HAGEN OIL RELOCATION TO VENTURA DRIVE INVERMAY
Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (AHT) has completed a search of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Site
Index (TASI) regarding the proposed relocation of Hagen Oil to 8 Ventura Drive, Invermay and can
advise that there are no Aboriginal heritage sites recorded within or close to the property. Due to a
review of previous reports it is believed that the area has a low probability of Aboriginal heritage
being present.
Accordingly there is no requirement for an Aboriginal heritage investigation and AHT have no
objection to the project proceeding.
Please be aware that all Aboriginal heritage is protected under the Aboriginal Relics Act 1975. If at
any time during works you suspect Aboriginal heritage, cease works immediately and contact AHT
for advice. Attached is an Unanticipated Discovery Plan, which you should have on hand during
ground disturbing works, to aid you in meeting your requirements under the Act should Aboriginal
Heritage be uncovered.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact AHT.
Kind Regards,
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