EPA Vic-Water Reference - Agenda

Date: Thursday, 4 July

Time: 2.00pm-4.00pm

Location: 200 Victoria Street, Level 4 Conference Room

Chair: Matt Vincent

Industry Attendees:

North East Water
John Day, Executive Manager Operations / South Gippsland Water
Bree Wiggins, Environment Coordinator / Central Highlands Water
Gerard Dooley
East Gippsland Water
Lara Caplygin / Wannon Water
Wayne Murdoch, Branch Manager - Treatment Services / Western Water
William Rajendram, Senior Environmental Engineer
Westernport Water
Benita Russell, Environment & Sustainability Coordinator / South East Water
Jon Theobald, Environment Manager / Southern Rural Water
Craig Smith, Manager Sustainability
Melbourne Water
Erik Ligtermoet, Environmental Stewardship Lead, Strategic Planning / Goulburn Valley Water
Alan Tyson, Manager - Planning, Sustainability & Environment / City West Water
Wes Douglas, Manager, Sewage Quality and Environment
Gippsland Water
Steve Shinners, Manager Environmental Governance / Coliban Water
Leon Stackpole, Manager Sewer Systems / Barwon Water
Adam Polkinghorne, Senior Engineer Water Reclamation
Yarra Valley Water
David Errey, Manager Treatment Plants and Trade Waste / VicWater
Shauna McDonald, Project Manager

EPA Attendees:

Matt Vincent, Director Strategic Relations / Sally White, Group Manager - Strategic Partnerships
Sally MacPhail, Program Leader – Strategic Partnerships
Tim Eaton, Manager – DAU
Robina Weir, Team Leader – DAU
Rosa Moore, Team Leader – Call Centre Operations / Julia Deluca, Senior Water Policy Officer – Policy and Regulation
Stephen Lansdell, Team Leader – Water Policy and Regulation
Tim Faragher, Manager – Regulatory Programs
When / What / Who
2:00 – 2:15 / Arrival & Agenda
-  Overview of agenda
-  Recap from last meeting
-  Actions from previous meeting / Matt Vincent
2:15 – 3:05 / EPA Updates
Regulatory Reform and Strategic Planning, Partnering, Collaboration:
-  Policy and Regulation – plans / concept paper
-  Sewer Spill Protocol
-  Environmental Citizenship Reference Group Meeting
Regulatory Reporting, APS, Licences
-  Amalgamated licences
-  30As Works Approval Review and APS reporting
-  Odour management and reporting
Access to EPA
-  Customer Service
-  Other news / Stephen Lansdell
Sally MacPhail
Sally White
Tim Eaton
Robina Weir
Tim Faragher
Rosa Moore
3:05 – 3:15 / Water Operational Coordination Group
­  Introduction to EPA Water Operational Coordination Group / Steve Lansdell
3:15 - 3:55 / Water Industry Projects
Split into three discussion groups around the themes of:
-  Access to EPA
-  Regulatory Reform and Strategic Planning, Partnering, Collaboration
-  Regulatory Reporting, APS, Licences
Discussion from updates, where to next in these themes and also consider how do we progress these themes, traffic light scenarios etc. / All
3.55 – 4.00 / Close
-  Any other business
-  Next Meeting
2 September 2013 / Matt Vincent