Harden
Indicator: Contaminated Sites
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What the results tell us for Harden
Harden Shire contains 14 known potentially contaminated sites. None have been confirmed contaminated (see Table 1). These are primarily old landfill sites and petrol stations. The total area is around 176 700 square metres, although the area of the petrol stations remains unknown.
Remediation works are being carried out on old landfill sites, and none of the other sites. The remediation works consist of capping and revegetating the site with indigenous plants, shrubs and grasses.
Site | Potentially or confirmed contaminated | Remediation works | Activity | Area (square metres) | |
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Murrumburrah Landfill Araluen Road Murrumburrah | p | The site has been capped, leachate ponds established and maintained | Landfill | 55,200 | |
Galong Landfill Bobbara Road Galong | p | Rehabilitation to commence 2008/09 | Landfill | 32,000 | |
Jugiong Landfill McMahons Reef Rd Jugiong | p | Rehabilitation to commence 2008/09 | Landfill | 23,500 | |
Wombat landfill Gladstone Road Wombat | p | The site has been capped, leachate ponds established and maintained | Landfill | 6,000 | |
Sewer Treatment Plant Araluen Road Murrumburrah | p | n/a | Sewer Treatment Plant | 30,000 | |
Old goldmine and processing Aurville Road Aurville | p | n/a | Gold mine | 10,000 | |
Harden Railway Yards Whitton Lane Harden | p | n/a | Railway works | 20,000 | |
Murrumburrah Roadhouse Albury St Murrumburrah | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
Shell Petrol Station Albury St Murrumburrah | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
Bruce Ware Ford Albury St Harden | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
Ginty O'Leary Holden Albury St Harden | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
BP Service Station Riverside Drive Jugion | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
Old Service Station Riverside Drive Jugion | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
Lukes Garage McMahon Rd Galong | p | n/a | Service Station | unknown | |
Total | 176 700 |
Source: Harden Shire Council
About the data
Information provided by Harden Shire Council.