Michaela Meade
Nearly 6000 tonnes of waste has been removed in the clean up of the former Bradbury Industrial Services site in Campbellfield, according to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA).
The $6.5 million remediation at the Thornycroft Street site took the EPA and its contractor over six months to complete, the EPA said.
EPA chief executive Lee Miezis said it had been a “highly complex” undertaking.
“[The] safety of our workforce, contractors, the local environment and the community were the priority at all times,” Mr Miezis said.
“Despite the complexities, I’m pleased to say we were able to complete the operation and are now assessing legal options to recoup what costs we can on behalf of the Victorian public.”
The clean up came following a 2019 major blaze that “gutted” the chemical processing facility, the EPA said.
Tasks completed as part of the clean up included; completion of risk planning and methodology documentation, including regular site visits from an occupational hygienist, fire engineer and environmental consultant, demolition and removal of remaining fire damaged buildings and infrastructure, assessment and removal of waste, residual vessels and dangerous goods, demolition and removal of the site’s concrete slab and removal of contaminated soil, and drainage works.
“EPA will continue to monitor the site to ensure there remains no risk to human health or the environment,” Mr Miezis said.
“The site’s water treatment plant and site security will remain in place while that’s ongoing.”
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