5R Solutions Pty Limited

Plate and Laminated Glass Recycling Facility

2115-2131 Castlereagh Road, Penrith, NSW

Updated 4 October 2017

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Pollution Incident Response Management Plan (PIRMP) has been developed for the Plate and Laminated Glass Recycling Facility located at 2115-2131 Castlereagh Road, Penrith NSW.

This document has been set out to fulfil the requirements of Part 5.7A of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 and contains the details required for pollution incident response management plans as set out within Part 3A of the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009.

The content of this plan includes:

The procedures to be followed by the licence holder in notifying a pollution incident;
A detailed description of the action to be taken immediately after a pollution incident to reduce or control pollution; and
The procedures to be followed for co-ordinating, with the authorities or persons that have been notified, any action taken in combating the pollution caused by the incident and the persons through whom all communications are to be made.

It is important to note that this PIRMP is a working document. If operating conditions or resource recovery practices on the site change, the PIRMP needs to be updated to reflect the changes in practices. 5R Solutions are committed to working with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), and appropriate changes to the conditions of the Environment Protection Licence will be made before any site changes are implemented.

Below is a summary of the immediate steps to be taken in the event of a pollution incident (Table 1.1).

Table 1.1. Summary of Pollution Incident Response.

It is recommended that all sections of this document are read, and the appropriate training undertaken, prior to responding to an incident.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Purpose of This Plan........................................................................................................ 5

2. About The Site...............................................................................................................….. 6

2.1 Location and Site Description..........................................................................…..7

2.2 Nearest Sensitive Receptors................................................................................ 11

2.2.1 Residential........................................................................................................……….. 11

2.2.1 Waterway...........................................................................................................……….. 11

2.2.1 Habitat............................................................................................................……….... 11

3. Description and Likelihood of the Main Hazards.................................................... 18

4. Pre-Emptive Actions to be taken................................................................................ 20

5. Inventory of Pollutants...............................................................................................….. 21

6. Safety and Clean-Up Equipment.................................................................................. 22

7. Contact Details and Responsible Persons...................................................................23

8. Actions to Be Taken During or Immediately After a Pollution Incident........... 24

8.1 Notify Agencies.................................................................................................…….. 24

8.2 Minimise Harm to People on the Premises...................................................... 25

8.3 Reduce and Control Pollution.............................................................................. 26

8.4 Communicate With Neighbours and the Community....................................27

9. Staff Training and Testing This Plan.............................................................................. 28

9.1 Staff Training......................................................................................................………. 28

9.2 Testing this Plan.................................................................................................…….. 28

10. Location of Pollutant Storage, Evacuation Point and Drains......................................... 29

1. Purpose of This Plan

Under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, holders of an Environment Protection Licence (EPL) must prepare and implement a PIRMP.

2. About The Site

2.1 Location and Site Description

The site is located at 2115-2131 Castlereagh Road Penrith, NSW (Lot 2/DP 787827). The location of the site on Castlereagh Road is 8.9km from the M4 Motorway.

The site is zoned IN1 General Industrial (shaded mauve) as shown in Figure 2.1. The warehouse comprises an area of 2,400 m2. The site has sufficient turning area for all rigid and articulated heavy vehicles to enter and leave in the forward direction. Ample parking (190+) is available at the Site, with sufficient spaces to accommodate passenger, rigid and articulated vehicles in proximity to the warehouse.

A plan of the precinct is shown in Figure 2.2. Note that the warehouse is located on the eastern part of the lot. The site is adjacent to vacant land on northern and southern boundaries, a sewage treatment works to the east and is opposite a large commercial/industrial site.

Figure 2.3 provides an overview of the waste receival and processing.

Figure 2‑1. Site location of 2115-2131 Castlereagh Road Penrith and Zoning (IN1 shaded mauve) Source: NSW Department of Planning and Environment[1].

Figure 2‑2. Site Plan showing proposed site (red square) for the warehouse and glass recycling facility development. Yellow line indicates awning structure location.

Figure 2.3. Overview of waste receival and processing

2.2 Nearest Sensitive Receptors

2.2.1 Residential

The south west corner of the site is located ~700m to from the Nepean River to the west and Boundary Creek to the south. The site is also located 271m south west of the Andrews Road Baseball Complex, the nearest school is Kingswood Park Public School located 1.2km to the south east (Figure 2.4).

The nearest residential dwelling and residential zoning is located 890m away in a straight-line direction to the south east of the site. This is an R2 Low Density residential area, part of the city of Penrith.

The site is surrounded by vacant land, industrial/commercial warehousing and manufacturing, which are not considered to be sensitive receptors. The site design, infrastructure location and management practices will minimise any impact on nearby receptors.

2.2.1 Waterway

Stormwater from the site and surrounding industrial areas drains towards Boundary Creek and flows south west for approximately ~1 kilometre to enter the Nepean River at Emu Plains (Figure 2.4).

The Boundary Creek Catchment is a sub-catchment of the Nepean River catchment. All activities associated with the development will comply with Penrith City Council Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Guidelines and Part 3 of the PDCP 2010.

2.2.1 Habitat

The riparian watercourse associated with Boundary Creek is located 435m to the south of the site (Figure 2.5).

Lands surrounding with the development in Penrith are designated ‘Scenic Protection Lands’ (Figure 2.6).

Figure 2.4. Location of sensitive receptors near the proposed development. Source: Google Earth. Site is shown as a red circle.

Figure 2.5. Riparian lands associated with the Boundary Creek watercourse. Site location is shown as a red circle. Source: Google Earth

Figure 2.6. Scenic Protection Lands associated with the site (red shading). Site location is shown as a red circle. Source: NSW Department of Planning and Environment.

Adjoining Premises

The site is located in an IN1 general industrial area and is adjacent to commercial/industrial warehouse developments to the west, and a sewage treatment works to the south east. The closest business to the north of the Site is the Nepean Aquatic Centre which is separated by vacant land.

The Plate and Laminated Glass Recycling Facility is fully contained within the factory warehouse with no impacts on neighbouring properties and land uses. The Facility is therefore considered compatible with the surrounding premises and land uses.

Figure 2.6 shows the Facility’s immediate neighbours.

Figure 2.6. Adjoining Businesses. Site is shown as a red circle.

The activities of the adjoining businesses are summarised in Table 2.1:

3. Description and Likelihood of the Main Hazards

4. Pre-Emptive Actions to be taken

5. Inventory of Pollutants

6. Safety and Clean-Up Equipment

Table 6.1. Type and Location of Safety and Clean-up Equipment.

7. Contact Details and Responsible Persons

The person responsible for implementing this plan Mr Adam Davies, General Manager NSW at 5R Solutions.

In the case of a pollution incident, the following people should be notified immediately:

8. Actions to Be Taken During or Immediately After a Pollution Incident

8.2 Minimise Harm to People on the Premises

8.3 Reduce and Control Pollution

8.4 Communicate With Neighbours and the Community

Is there potential for off-site impacts to the community or environment? If yes, then contact the following business via telephone or where appropriate via door knocking.

9. Staff Training and Testing This Plan

10. Location of Pollutant Storage, Evacuation Point and Drains