Environmental Trust - emergency pollution cleanup program
For more information on reporting pollution incidents see Reporting Pollution.
Delays sometimes occur in cleaning up serious pollution because, at the time of an incident, a responsible party cannot be identified. Delays at this stage can contribute to significant environmental harm. To avoid these situations, the Environmental Trust, through its emergency pollution cleanup program (EPCUP), may contribute funds towards the costs of measures to remove, disperse or mitigate serious pollution when those measures need to be taken immediately. In certain circumstances the trust funds may also be used by authorised officers for the management of orphan waste material incidents. However, in all cases of hazardous materials incidents, the party responsible for causing the incident and/or the owner of the material will be responsible for all costs in relation to the clean-up and disposal.
If you feel that the use of Environmental Trust funds is appropriate under the circumstances of the incident you are dealing with, see Emergency pollution cleanup guidelines and application form (epcup.pdf, Acrobat Reader required, 18 Kb, 4 pages)
You can also obtain guidelines and applications by contacting:
Grants Administrator
PO Box A290, Sydney South 1232
Phone: (02) 9995 5369
Email: envirotrust@epa.nsw.gov.au