In response to S.Lee’s question about acid sulphate soil coming onto site without community consultation, L.James stated that it was done with EPA’s knowledge and that the landfill cells are the safest place as the soil is removed from the environment. The EPA instructed them to treat it as waste rather than use it for daily cover. It is usually found in the soil in drained wetlands, and it causes fish kills when it oxidises. The risk is associated with its impacts on waterways, not from breathing in airborne compounds. M.Martinreminded the group that Boral tried to bring contaminated soil in to site in 2000 which ‘caused big problems’ and she stated that the community did not want contaminated soilentering the landfill. S.Lee stated that the community wanted more information about the risks from acid sulphate soil and Cleanaway agreed to prepare graphics or easy to FINAL Meeting minutes180906_MRLCRG_Meeting Minutes_FINAL p.4understand information on the topic for sharing publicly. The method for sharing that information would be discussed at the next meeting. • Currently Cleanaway is accepting acid sulphate soil from the Cross Yarra Partnership. In response to the community members’ concern over the potential volume of soil from that project, S.James informed the group that not all of the tunnel soil would end up in the landfill as it would likely be split up among several sites.
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