EPA Victoria has laid charges against South Gippsland Region Water Corporation over the alleged discharge of partially treated and untreated wastewater into Foster Creek in early 2021.
EPA (Environment Protection Authority) has laid a total of seven charges related to alleged breaches of an EPA licence and failure to comply with an EPA Clean Up Notice which occurred January and February 2021.
The case involves incidents at the wastewater treatment plant on Bena Road, Korumburra, which received trade wastes with high chemical oxygen demand (COD), resulting in the alleged failure of equipment and an inability to treat wastewater.
The case was investigated by EPA’s Environmental Crime Branch, and the charges are due to come up for first mention at the Korumburra Magistrates Court on September 14 2023.
