Birkenhead residents call for stricter environmental licence for Adelaide Brighton
Australia's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is reviewing Adelaide Brighton Cement’s current licence, which expires at the end of October.
Port Adelaide Residents’ Environment Protection Group wants stricter controls on dust and noise levels coming from the plant. A local environment group ius also advocating that Adelaide Brighton Cement should help pay for cleaning dust from property within 800m of its Birkenhead factory.
The environmental group's president, Tony Bazeley, said the company’s next 10-year licence needed to deliver better results for nearby residents. The group wants Adelaide Brighton Cement to measure the effect of dust in the area and the cost of damage it causes to property.
The EPA has released a draft licence, which it will finalise before 1 November, reports Adelaide Now. It includes new conditions requiring the cement company to produce management plans to address dust and noise levels. The dust plan must have EPA approval by 28 February next year, although no date has been set to complete the noise management plan, says the local paper.
In a emailed statement, Adelaide Brighton Cement said there were many sources of dust in the local community and it had always operated within the strict guidelines specified by its current licence.
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