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BACKGROUND<\/p>\n

– The MBC proposal is to provide a \u2018bespoke\u2019 solution solely for the West Gate Tunnel.<\/p>\n

– It would have a containment bay holding area, designed with barrier protection to keep soil and water separate from the environment, where soil will be stored while testing is complete.<\/p>\n

– It would also have a protected containment area that can safely store PFAS contaminated soil in line with EPA Victoria requirements.<\/p>\n

– Once tunnelling starts, excavators will take soil from the bins at the West Gate Tunnel Project site and place it into covered and sealed trucks to be safely transported to a disposal site – the MBC proposal is to handle soil from the tunnel excavation.<\/p>\n

– Under the MBC proposal, every truck load of soil would be GPS tracked from loading at the West Gate Tunnel site through to unloading into a containment bay.<\/p>\n

– Soil in each containment bay would then be tested in accordance with EPA requirements to determine its classification level then it would be transported to the appropriate containment area.<\/p>\n

– An independent EPA environmental auditor will oversee the management of the entire process.<\/p>\n

– Trucks would be managed in line with EPA requirements from the moment they leave the West Gate Tunnel Project site to MBC.<\/p>\n

– To ensure there is no soil dropping onto the road, trucks would be fully covered and sealed – rumble strips and wheel washes would also be used to remove any soil from trucks before they leave the site – this won\u2019t be done using any water collected from the spoil.<\/p>\n

– Specialised drainage systems would be in place to collect any water that comes from the spoil into EPA-approved, lined ponds that aren’t connected to the groundwater system.<\/p>\n

To read the full story (page – Simply click on the following link and scroll through the pages in 17 March 2020 edition<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/451824085\/MN-2020-03-17<\/a><\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

check your mail box for the latest edition OR pick up a copy around your town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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