By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A DANDENONG company has been issued three clean-up notices by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria after residents reported two pollution incidents in Eumemmerring Creek last month.
EPA officers were unable to conclusively find the source for a blue-green discharge as well as a milky white discolouration in the creek the following day.
“The blue-green pollution appeared consistent with wastewater from spray painting and had no odour, suggesting it was water-based,” EPA southern metro manager Leigh Bryant said.
“When EPA officers attended Eumemmerring Creek to investigate the white pollution, it had been already been flushed by clean water from a stormwater drain.
“EPA believes it was either paint or a cutting lubricant.”
During its investigation into the potential polluters, the EPA issued notices to a Dandenong business.
The business was required to clean up waste around the premises, install controls on particle-generating activities and equipment, and to install controls to prevent liquid spills entering the stormwater system.
An EPA spokesman said it was the first time the business had received notices from the state environmental watchdog.
To report suspected pollution to the EPA, call 1300 372 842.
