Landfill Site Operations

Site Selection Process

Latrobe City Council operates the Hyland Highway Landfill facility at Loy Yang for the commercial disposal of water (i.e. not open to the public). The landfill commenced operation in late May 2099 and has a projected lifespan for the receival of waste until 2018. Landfill cells will be progressively rehabilitated and aftercare will then continue for many years.
The environment Protection Authority (EPA) Waste Discharge Licence No. LS65990 for the Latrobe City Highland Highway Lanfill allows disposal of:

putrescibles wastes,
solid inert wastes,
asbestos of domestic origin
shredded pneumatic automotive tyres, and
N121 Category C contaminated soil as specified in EPA Publication 448, Classification of Wastes, 2007 (as amended from time to time) except for hydrocarbon contaminated soils (since surrendered).

When designing and constructing the Hyland Highway landfill cells to be licensed to accept these waste types, Latrobe City was required by EPA Victoria to exceed the requirements of the EPA Best Practice Environmental Management (BEPM) due to siting over Segment A groundwater. This resulted in a single composite, double liner, and double drained landfill liner system to accept these waste types.

The aspects considered when assessing suitable landfill sites

Community needs
Landfill type
Buffer distances
Groundwater
Surface water
Flora and fauna
Infrastructure
Geology
Land ownership; and
Cultural Heritage

In order to ensure the selection of the site meets the requirements set by the Environment Protection Authority and the Statutory Planning Authority. The following physical investigations were carried out at each of the sites;

Traffic Impact Assessment
Flora and Fauna Assessment
Noise Assessment
Odour Assessment
Groundwater (Hyrogeological) Assessment
Soil (Geological) Assessment
Cultural Heritage Assessment

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Site Rehabilitation

The landfill site contains 16.4ha of HVP owned blue gum and pine plantations which will be progressively harvested until 2016. The areas harvested will then be revegetated with indigenous plant species resulting in an area returned to bush land.

Download the harvest plan here