Botany Transformation Projects

Welcome, the purpose of this site is to provide information about Orica's various cleanup projects occurring or proposed at Botany.

Community Newsletters

 

Orica prepares the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) quarterly newsletter, which includes highlights from CLC meetings as well as updates on the progress of the Botany Groundwater Cleanup Project and the former ChlorAlkali Plant Mercury Soil Remediaiton Project. To view the newsletters, please click on the desired issue number.

 

Latest Issues

 


2012 Issues

 No. 40  pdficon_small.gif 1.4 MB

  •  Mercury Contamination at the Former ChlorAlkali Plant site - What needs to be done and why you might be interested to know more.
  •  Feedback invited on mercury remediation options.
  • Update on plans to remediate Mercury contaminated soil
  •  Mercury groundwater monitoring plan
  • Stage 1 of the Southlands remediation and development project approved
  • CLC Tour with new Chair   Ian Colley                           
  • Ronnie Harding Prize                                                                        

 No. 41 pdficon_small.gif 1.28 MB

 

  • Plans Progressing to Remediate Mercury Contaminated Soil
  • Site Tour - Your Invited
  • Recent Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Activity
  • Pump and Treat Remains Effective to Manage Groundwater
  • Work Underway for the Southlands Remediation and Development Project                           
2011 Issues

 No. 38  pdficon_small.gif 1.7 MB

  • Remediation of Mercury Contaminated Soil
  • Groundwater Community Liaison Committee
  • Prof Priestly Review of Consolidated Human Health Risk Assessment (CHHRA)
  • Prof Acworth feedback from Strategy Review Workshop
  • 2011 Ronnie Harding Prize
  • CLC Chair moving on - a time for review
  • Proposed Southlands Remediation and Development Project

 

No. 39   pdficon_small.gif 1.2MB

  • Update on the Mercury Cleanup Project
  • Why is there mercury at the Botany Industrial Park
  • Groundwater Treatment Plant Update
  • Proposed Southlands Remediation and Development Project
  • Consolidated Human Health Risk Assessment(CHHRA)
  • Emergency Response
  • Review of CLC Meeting Minute Taking Protocols

 

 

2010 Issues

 No. 37  pdficon_small.gif 1.54 MB

  • Groundwater Containment & Treatment
  • Remediation of Mercury Contaminated Soil - Former ChlorAlkali Plant
  • Groundwater Community Liaison Committee
  • Southlands Remediation and Development Proposal
  • Reviewing Source Area Cleanup Strategy With Experts

No. 36 pdficon_small.gif 3.5 MB

  • Groundwater Containment & Treatment
  • Community Liaison Committee Update
  • Consolidated Human Health Risk Assessment Review by IMC member, Prof Priestly
  •  Remediaiton of Mercury Contaminated Soil at the former ChlorAlkali Plant
  • Research on Community Attitudes to Remediation

 

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2009 Issues

No. 35 pdficon_small.gif 1.5 MB

  • Groundwater containment & treatment
  • Progress update - Groundwater Injection & Recovery
  • Sep 09 CLC meeting update
  • Southlands - Community discussion session 
  • Mercury investigations brief update

No. 34 pdficon_small.gif 886 KB

  • Groundwater Treatment & Containment
  • Groundwater Injection & Recovery System
  • May 09 Residential Bore Monitoring
  • Community Liaison Committee Update
  • Mercury Investigations Update
  • Southlands Remediation & Development - EA

No. 33 pdficon_small.gif 583 KB

  • Groundwater treatment & containemnt
  • Community Liaison Committee
  • Groundwater Remediation Strategy Review Communtiy Workshop

No. 32 pdficon_small.gif 980 KB

  • Groundwater Treatment & Containment
  • Community Liaison Committee
  • Residential Bore Monitoring
  • Groundwater Cleanup Project - Strategy Review Workshop
  • Community Ambient Air Monitoring Results

2008 Issues

No. 31 pdficon_small.gif 2 MB

  • Groundwater Treatment & Containment
  • Community Liaison Committee
  • Diethyl Aluminium Chloride Waste Treatment

No. 30 pdficon_small.gif 1.8 MB

  • Update on Groundwater Treatment & Containment
  • Community Liaison Committee Update
  • Soil Washing Trials - Former CHlorine Plant
  • Residential Bore Monitoring
  • Community Air Monitoring

No. 29 pdficon_small.gif 3.1 MB

  • Groundwater Treatment & Containment
  • Community Liaison Committee Update
  • Combined CLC and Independent Monitoring Committee Update
  • Webpage Update

No. 28 pdficon_small.gif 1.2 MB

  • Update on Groundwater Treatment & Containment
  • Independent Monitoring Committee Task Update
  • Residential Bore Monitoring Results
  • Reminder - end of Rainwater Tank Rebate Program
  • Former Chlorine Plant Mercury Investigations

2007 Issues

No. 27 pdficon_small.gif 2.4 MB

  • Combined CLC /IMC Meeting
  • New IMC Tasks
  • GTP - annual scheduled maintenance shutdown
  • Outcome of Penrhyn Estuary Ecological Monitoring Program

 

No. 26 pdficon_small.gif 1 MB

  • Residential Bore Monitoring Results
  • Extraordinary CLC Meeting on Financial Assurance
  • GTP - performance & maintenance
  • Mercury Investigations

 

No. 25 pdficon_small.gif 1.5 MB

  • GTP - reduction in treated volume
  • Penrhyn Estuary Ecological Monitoring
  • Springvale Drain Vapour Monitoring
  • Mercury Investigations
  • Community Air Monitoring Program
  • Combined CLC/Independent Monitoring Committee (IMC) Meeting

 

No. 24 pdficon_small.gif  1.1 MB

  • GTP - increased treatment volume
  • Water Recycling Begins
  • Reduced Dioxin Emission
  • Residential Bore Monitoring Results
  • Former Chlorine Plant Mercury Investigations

2006 Issues

No. 23 pdficon_small.gif  752 kb

  • GTP - successful containment
  • Dioxin Results - improved
  • Community Air Monitoring Program

No. 22 pdficon_small.gif  1.5 MB

  • GTP - partial containment
  • Residential Bore Monitoring Results
  • GEEA Boundary
  • Rainwater Tank Rebate Program
  • Matraville Public School Mural

No. 21 pdficon_small.gif 1.5 MB

  • GTP - temporary shut down
  • CLC & IMC Meeting
  • Addendum to CHHRA
  • Oz GREEN program
  • Site Tour

No. 20 pdficon_small.gif  26 kb

  • GTP - starts treatment under commissioning state
  • DNAPL Sources
  • Residential Bore Monitoring Program
  • Mutch Park
  • Community Air Monitoring Program

2005 Issues

No. 19 pdficon_small.gif 226kb

  • Bore Monitoring
  • Penrhyn Estuary Signage
  • Human Health Risk Assessment

No. 18 pdficon_small.gif 176kb

  • Bioremediation Trials
  • Consultation Workshop
  • Rainwater Tank Rebate Program
No. 17 pdficon_small.gif 86kb
  • GTP EIS
  • Bore Monitoring
 

2004 Issues

No. 16 pdficon_small.gif 86kb

  • Cleanup Technology Assessment

No. 15 pdficon_small.gif 66kb

  • Proposed Hydraulic Containment
  • First EIS workshop

No. 14 pdficon_small.gif 35kb

  • Cleanup Plan Target Dates
  • Community Consultation
No. 13 pdficon_small.gif 157kb
  • Cleanup Plan
  • Bore Monitoring

2003 Issues

No. 12 pdficon_small.gif 14kb

  • EPA issues Cleanup Notice
  • Changes to remediation strategy
No. 11 pdficon_small.gif 157kb
  • Groundwater monitoring
  • Remediation strategy under review

2002 Issues

No. 10 pdficon_small.gif 167kb

  • Stage 4 Voluntary Remediation Agreement
  • Bioremediation field trails
No. 9 pdficon_small.gif 173kb
  • Bioremediation process
  • Annual Remediation Report

2001 Issues

No. 8 pdficon_small.gif 238kb

  • Soil-to-air emission monitoring
No. 7 pdficon_small.gif 213kb
  • Surface water monitoring
  • Springvale Drain project

No. 6 pdficon_small.gif 216kb

  • Ports 2000 vision
  • Air monitoring
 

2000 Issues

No. 5 pdficon_small.gif 218kb

  • Aquifer management program

No. 4 pdficon_small.gif 282kb

  • Voluntary Remediation Agreement

1999 Issues

No. 3 pdficon_small.gif 198kb

  • CLC inspects Southlands site

No. 2 pdficon_small.gif 237kb

  • Cleanup technology

No. 1 pdficon_small.gif 119kb

  • Background
  • Remediation program