Range Environmental Consultants - Toowoomba and Brisbane

Emergency Response to Diesel Spill

United Petroleum

Address: Euston Road, Toowoomba
Job Type: Contaminated Land, Environmental Assessment

Sector: Private

Completion date: August 2018

Onsite at the incident location immediately after contact by client.
Provided on-site recommendations.
Developed and implemented a remediation and validation program that reduced the risk to human health and the environment.

Environmental Protection Act 1994.
Suitably Qualified Person under the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (Amendment No, 1 2013) 1999.
AS 4482.1-2005: Guide to Sampling and Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Soil (Part 1: Non-volatile and Semi-volatile Compounds)
AS 4482.2-1999: Guide to Sampling and Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Soil (Part 2: Volatile Compounds)

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Range Environmental Consultants provided an emergency response to a diesel spill west of Toowoomba. Approximately 9,000L of diesel was released to ground from a rollover of a fuel truck and tanker trailer.

The emergency response included delineating the diesel impact, undertaking preliminary remediation and validation works and providing updates and guidance to relevant stakeholders, including United Petroleum, Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) and DES.

The approach to remediation and validation was developed and implemented promptly to ensure that the spread of the diesel spill was minimised. By minimising the footprint of the diesel impact, Range Environmental Consultants were able to reduce the risk to human health and the environment and also limit the costs associated with remediation.