Aquifer Treatment

The purpose of this guideline is to provide details on the Environment Protection Authority’s  (EPA) expectations for the assessment and remediation of site contamination of underground water to ensure the protection of human health and the environment and to provide the mandatory process that site contamination auditors must follow in the assessment and remediation of groundwater. This guideline describes in detail how site contamination of groundwater
 that is not trivial as defined in Section 5B of the Environment Protection Act 1993 (EP Act) is to be assessed and 
remediated. 
The framework outlined in this document is to be used for the assessment of groundwater contamination and provides guidance on its implementation. The process is based on current national and international accepted approaches and is in accordance with the Objects of the EP Act3.