Response to Professor Hart’s Report on Water Quality Recommendation Government Response (Summarised) No 1 Supported EPA to undertake a DERM has reviewed the TEP process and is implementing review of procedures for processes to ensure there is better communication and granting a Transitional accountability associated with the issuing of TEPs. Environmental Program (TEP) No 2 Supported A process for random DERM is investigating a condition that laboratories doing this audits of laboratories used testing be accredited by the National Association of Testing by mining companies for Authority. analysing trace concentrations of heavy metals No 3 Supported in Principle EPA to include Professor Comments from the review have been included in the water comments in quality monitoring project. Hart’s review the Fitzroy water quality monitoring project and Requirements for ongoing monitoring will be reviewed in June include a longer timeline 2009. for the study No 4 Supported Expand the Environmental DERM will implement the recommendation for additional Flows Assessment monitoring. Program to measure effects on fish spawning and recruitment No 5 Supported Biosecurity study of Biosecurity is currently making arrangements for a further health of fish in weirs to study of fish health. be repeated and enhanced
Response to Professor Hart’s Report on Water Quality Recommendation (Summarised) Government Response No 1 EPA to undertake a review of procedures for granting a Transitional Environmental Program (TEP) Supported DERM has reviewed the TEP process and is implementing processes to ensure there is better communication and accountability associated with the issuing of TEPs. No 2 A process for random audits of laboratories used by mining companies for analysing trace concentrations of heavy metals Supported DERM is investigating a condition that laboratories doing this testing be accredited by the National Association of Testing Authority. No 3 EPA to include Professor Hart’s review comments in the Fitzroy water quality monitoring project and include a longer timeline for the study Supported in Principle Comments from the review have been included in the water quality monitoring project. Requirements for ongoing monitoring will be reviewed in June 2009. No 4 Expand the Environmental Flows Assessment Program to measure effects on fish spawning and recruitment Supported DERM will implement the recommendation for additional monitoring. No 5 Biosecurity study of health of fish in weirs to be repeated and enhanced Supported Biosecurity is currently making arrangements for a further study of fish health.