Enviropacific was engaged by Property and Development NSW to undertake the management of site rainwater, remediate and demolish the above ground structures (tanks and buildings) including other waste storage, and investigate the underground site conditions (soil and groundwater contamination) at the former Truegain waste oil processing site at Rutherford.
The NSW Government stepped in to resolve the long-term environmental issues at the former Truegain waste oil processing site at Rutherford after compulsorily acquiring the land from its bankrupted former owner who failed to clean up the site. Property and Development NSW’s (PDNSW) Environmental Service Group was leading and managing the clean-up of the property due to its expertise in remediating contaminated land. PDNSW’s aim was to ensure the soil and groundwater surrounding the site is clean and does not pose community or environmental risks.
Stage one of remediation have been completed by our team. This involved construction, commissioning and operation of an onsite water treatment plant to manage stormwater within the bunded storage areas, disposal of waste currently stored on site, removal of all above-ground infrastructure, and investigation of potential soil and groundwater impacts. The work was completed in the time period between February 2022 and August 2023.
Luke Wadsworth, our Senior Project Engineer, explains, “By completing this project, our team successfully removed the risk of a major environmental spill and have successfully handed the site back to PDNSW to proceed with further remediation works. PDNSW and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) will continue to work together throughout the clean-up and remediation of the site to return it to a safe condition, fit for industrial zoning.”