Tassal Backs Away from Dumping Treated Wastewater from Salmon Pens Back into Macquarie Harbour
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ABC NEWS.AU] By Gregor Salmon - November 14, 2017
Tassal has backed away from its plan to dump treated wastewater extracted from its Macquarie Harbour pens back into the harbour.
In October, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) was assessing a proposal from Tassal to pump liquid waste water inside the harbour's entrance over a six-month period.
At the time, EPA chief Wes Ford said if the appropriate standards were met he would allow Tassal to discharge the water on an outgoing tide.
But on Monday, Tassal announced "following extensive community and stakeholder consultation" it had changed plans, with TasWater to manage Tassal's wastewater under a "trade waste"...
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Tassal Backs Away from Dumping Treated Wastewater from Salmon Pens Back into Macquarie Harbour
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ABC NEWS.AU] By Gregor Salmon - November 14, 2017
Tassal has backed away from its plan to dump treated wastewater extracted from its Macquarie Harbour pens back into the harbour.
In October, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) was assessing a proposal from Tassal to pump liquid waste water inside the harbour's entrance over a six-month period.
At the time, EPA chief Wes Ford said if the appropriate standards were met he would allow Tassal to discharge the water on an outgoing tide.
But on Monday, Tassal announced "following extensive community and stakeholder consultation" it had changed plans, with TasWater to manage Tassal's wastewater under a "trade waste"...
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