Palerang
Indicator: Contaminated Sites
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What the results tell us for Palerang
Palerang Council noted three confirmed contaminated sites and eighteen potentially contaminated sites (including seven landfill sites) in the Council area (see Table 1).
The two sites known to be contaminated comprise a wood preservation plant site and a waste oil storage site.
Sites that were considered to be potentially contaminated in Palerang included six service station sites and three fuel depots along with a mine site and a sheep dip site. The Council area contains numerous smaller old mine sites and workings.
None of the sites listed in Table 1 were remediated during the reporting period. The sites known to Council are kept in its records, and advice is provided to property owners and new purchasers when a Development Application is brought before Council.
Council has no broadscale information on degraded land remediation.
| Site location | Site type | Potentially contaminated (p) or confirmed contaminated (c) | landuse/ activity | Area sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungendore | Former Kopper Log site | c | Wood preservation (CCA) | 45,193 |
| Mayfield Rd Larbert Lots 136 & 149 DP 754892 | Waste oil storage | c | Waste storage and treatment | ~1,000 |
| Captains Flat | Captains Flat Mine | p | Mining (Gold, lead and zinc) | ~500,000 |
| 41 Snowgum Lane Wamboin Lot 23 DP 864816 | Sheep dip | p | Sheep dip (now capped off) | 1,964 |
| Braidwood Lot 164 DP 755911 | Ex Shell Fuel Depot | p | Fuel depot | 9,500 |
| Braidwood Lot 21 DP 848206 / Lot 4 DP 835748 | Council Fuel Depot | p | Fuel depot | 4,869 |
| Ellendon St Bungendore Lot 20 DP 242462 | Council Fuel Depot | p | Fuel depot | 2,000 |
| 71 Wallace St Braidwood Lot A DP 91198 | Service station | p | Service station | 1,360 |
| 76 Lascelles St Braidwood Lot 18 DP 758152 | Shell service station | p | Service station | 2,064 |
| 1 Gibraltar St Bungendore Lot 41 DP 587972 | Service Station | p | Service station | 526 |
| 2 Gibraltar St Bungendore Lot 21 DP 758183 | Service Station | p | Service station | 765 |
| 42 Malbon St Bungendore Lot 1 DP 839077 | Caltex service station | p | Service station | 2,023 |
| 200 Bidges Rd Sutton Lot 108 DP 878557 | Eaglehawk Service Station | p | Service station | ~1,000 |
| Bungendore tip | p | Landfill site | ~50,000 | |
| Captains Flat tip | p | Landfill site | ~25,000 | |
| Macs Reef Rd / Sutton tip | p | Landfill site | ~60,000 | |
| Braidwood tip | p | Landfill site | ~60,000 | |
| Nerriga tip | p | Landfill site | ~10,000 | |
| Majors Creek tip | p | Landfill site | ~5,000 | |
| Araluen tip | p | Landfill site | ~10,000 |
* This list is not complete; other sites will be included as they become known to Council; Source: Palerang Council
About the data
Information was provided by Palerang Council. Sites were classed as potentially contaminated on the basis of landuse.
