Source: old municipal monitoring response, November 2019 | migrated to SharePoint in 2024; body not legally reviewed
Coldstream plans field activities to avoid creating a new environmental impact while collecting evidence about existing conditions. We assess vehicle access, sensitive vegetation, drainage pathways, contaminated water and biosecurity before deployment. Equipment is cleaned between locations using an agreed process, and wash water is contained where it may carry contamination. The field team carries spill materials and records any release, unexpected odour or damaged bore head for immediate escalation.
Our field activities comply with the Environment Protection Act 1970 (Vic) and associated environmental protection requirements. The Project Manager includes relevant obligations in the field pack and checks that subcontractors understand their responsibilities. Site-specific constraints are discussed at pre-start, including where vehicles may stand and how purge water will be collected or managed. No waste is left at sampling locations.
We minimise unnecessary travel by grouping visits without compromising sampling windows, holding times or worker safety. Sample bottles are ordered to the agreed suite to reduce wastage. Disposable materials and potentially contaminated consumables are segregated and managed through appropriate disposal arrangements. Biosecurity cleaning is planned so that weed fragments and sediment are not transferred between catchments.
Our environmental policy assigns responsibility to the Managing Director and field staff. The current signed policy sits in the policies folder and is separate from this older tender wording. The Project Manager records environmental incidents and corrective actions, with the technical reviewer checking any implications for sample integrity. Generic statements in this reusable text require review against the legislation and site conditions applying to the new engagement; migration to SharePoint did not update the underlying answer.