Brooklyn-based demolition and excavation company City Circle Recycling Pty Ltd has been fined $1,923 by EPA Victoria.
Following reports of pollution, EPA officers inspected City Circle Recycling ‘s site in Jones Road, Brooklyn on January 2, and found that sediment laden wastewater was being discharged into a storm water pit.
EPA west metropolitan region acting manager Arun Baskaran said contaminated storm water can have impacts on the waterways.
“… The only thing that should be going into the stormwater system is rain,” he said.
“City Circle is a professional organisation and knows it has duties to protect the environment. Businesses must make sure their sites and operations don’t pollute waterways
“Based on other similar incidents at this site the EPA has made a decision to issue an infringement in this instance.”
