INFORMATION SHEETS

With environmental management now being considered an essential business responsibility, a large range of information is becoming available to help your business to achieve its environmental sustainability targets and to comply with newly introduced legislation.

The Environment Protection Authority and the former South Australian Catchment Water Management Boards (now amalgamated to form the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board) have produced specific information to meet your particular industry's requirements. Links to these websites have been provided below.

Links have also been provided to a range of other helpful websites and information sheets.

Stormwater Management
The South Australian Catchment Water Management Boards have produced over 40 information sheets tailored to the requirements of a range of South Australian industries. These information sheets can be downloaded from the following site:
http://www.catchments.net/initiatives/stormwater/factsheets.shtml

Environment Protection
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority creates a large range of resources and legislation that is relevant to the business sector. The EPA has most of its publications available at the following website:
http://www.deh.sa.gov.au/epa/pub.html

Other Information Sheets
The links below are to some of the most commonly used general information sheets by businesses within the City of Marion.

Environmental Legislation
What do you know about the environmental laws, regulations and codes of practice that apply to your business? There are a number of laws and guidelines to help protect the environment in South Australia and it is your responsibility to know how these relate to your business.

Environmental Legislation Fact Sheet (244kb PDF*)

Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2003 Fact Sheet (156kb PDF*)

Environmental Management Systems
Environment Management Checklist (111kb PDF*)

Environmental Management System (186kb PDF*)

Environmental Management Solutions handbook for small business (264kb PDF*)

Emergency Spill Resonse

Emergency Spill Response Plan (1.1Mb PDF*)

Building and Construction Industry
Pollution Avoidance on Building Sites Handbook (1.04Mb PDF*)

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry (470kb PDF*)

Environmental Management Equipment

* These information sheets are in PDF format. If needed, Adobe Reader can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

RELEVANT INTERNET SITES FOR BUSINESS

Natural Resource Management (formerly Catchment Water Management Boards)

Natural Resource Management in South Australia
http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/

Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board
www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au

Environment Protection Agencies, Eco Efficiency, General

SA Environment Protection Agency
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/epa

Eco efficiency and Cleaner Production
http://www.deh.sa.gov.au/epa/ecoefficiency.html

WA EPA (Energy, Waste, Pollution Prevention)
http://www.epa.wa.gov.au

NSW Department of State and Regional Department (Small Business)
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au

US EPA
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/industry.html

Business SA
http://www.business-sa.com.au

Scale Plus (Legislation)
http://www.scaleplus.law.gov.au

Workplace Services
http://www.eric.sa.gov.au

Waste

Zero Waste SA
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/zerowaste

VIC Eco Recycle
http://www.ecorecycle.vic.gov.au

Visy Recycling
http://www.visy.com.au/

Energy

Australian Greenhouse Office
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au

Energy SA
http://www.energy.sa.gov.au

Energy Rating Labels
http://www.energyrating.gov.au

Your Home Guidebook
http://www.yourhome.gov.au

AGL
http://www.agl.com.au

Water Conservation and Quality

Water Proofing Adelaide
http://www.waterproofingadelaide.sa.gov.au

Savewater!com.au
http://www.savewater.com.au

Water for Life (NSW State Government)
http://www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au

NSW Stormwater Information
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/stormwater/whatis/index.htm

Sustainable Development and Greening the Office

Greening your office - Uni of NSW
http://www.emp.unsw.edu.au/GOP/GreeningYourOffice/gyo.html

Purchasing
http://www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment/policy/

For further information please contact Rebecca Neumann on 8375 6624 during office hours or by email Rebecca.Neumann@marion.sa.gov.au