Queanbeyan
Contaminated sites
What the results tell us for Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan City Council has information about 35 contaminated or probably contaminated sites located in the council area (see Tables 1 and 2). The number has increased from the 21 sites reported in the 2000 State of the Environment Report (OCE 2000), as redevelopment of old industrial, commercial and rural sites has taken place.
Council staff estimate there may be in excess of 100 other sites that would require further investigation if the landuse was to change. The total area of potentially or confirmed contaminated sites is not known.
Six sites were either partially or fully remediated during 2000 to 2004.
| Location | Site name/type | Remediated and date | Activity | Area (m²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Googong | Rural | No | Hydrocarbons, PAH*, organochlorines, PCB*, heavy metals, arsenic (sheep dip), mine tailings | Not Known |
| Greenleigh | Rural | No | Sheep dip, mining ores | 1,097,000 |
| Karabar | Residential Site | Yes, 1998 | Hydrocarbons | 10 |
| Queanbeyan City | Commercial Site | Yes, 1998 | Hydrocarbons | 1,047 |
| Queanbeyan City | Commercial Site | Partial, 1999 | Hydrocarbons | 907 |
| Queanbeyan City | Commercial Site | Partial, 2000 | Hydrocarbons | 8,020 |
| Queanbeyan City | Residential Site | Yes, 1998 / 2003 | Hydrocarbons | 6,500 |
| Queanbeyan City | Commercial Site | Yes, 1999 Partial | Hydrocarbons | 200 |
| Queanbeyan City | Industrial Site | Yes, 2003 | Hydrocarbons | 3,396 |
| Queanbeyan East | Wright Park Landfill Site | No | Landfill | 55,100 |
| Queanbeyan East | Old Multibricks Building Commercial Site | Yes, 1999 | Asbestos | Approx 55,600 |
| Queanbeyan East | Commercial Site | Yes, 1997 | Hydrocarbons | 23,110 |
| Queanbeyan East | Commercial Site | No | Hydrocarbons/asbestos | Approx 56,000 |
| Queanbeyan East | Residential Site | Yes, 2003 | Hydrocarbons | 1,778 |
| Queanbeyan East | Industrial Site | Yes, 2004 | Acid and lead from batteries (found in stormwater pipes) | 2,202 |
| Queanbeyan West | Hoover Road Landfill Site | No | Landfill | 113,000 |
| Queanbeyan West | Commercial Site | Yes, 1995 | Sand blasting grit | 5,700 |
| Queanbeyan West | Commercial Site | Partial, 1995 | Lead | 986 |
| Queanbeyan West | Vacant Site | No | Not known (has been used to dump clean fill) | 2,525 |
| Queanbeyan West | Commercial Site | Partial, 1998 | Hydrocarbons | 827 |
| Queanbeyan West | Open Space | Yes, 1998 | Railway yards | 19,000 |
| Queanbeyan West | Commercial Site | Partial, 2004 | Hydrocarbons, heavy metals (Zinc), high pH soils, bonded asbestos, cement | 78,000 |
* PAH = Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; PCB = Polychlorinated biphenyl; Source: Queanbeyan City Council
| Location | Site name/type | Remediated and date | Activity | Area (m²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Googong | Quarry Site | No | Hydrocarbons, explosives | 1,013,000 |
| Googong | Rural | No | Landfill | Not known |
| Jerrabomberra | Old Jerrabomberra Quarry Landfill | No | Landfill | 126,738 |
| Jerrabomberra | Rural | No | Pesticides, hydrocarbons | Not known |
| Jerrabomberra | Rural | No | Rural | Not known |
| Karabar | Steve Mauger Oval | No | Landfill | 19,500 |
| Karabar | White Rocks Quarry | No | Landfill | 25,800 |
| Queanbeyan City | Commercial Site | No | Hydrocarbons | 50 |
| Queanbeyan City | Commercial Site | No | Hydrocarbons | 347 |
| Queanbeyan East | Industrial Site | No | Hydrocarbons | 1,518 |
| Queanbeyan East | Industrial Site | No | Unknown (likely hydrocarbons) | 16,271 |
| Queanbeyan West | Freebody Oval - Northern area | No | Landfill | Not known |
| Queanbeyan West | Commercial Site | No | Hydrocarbons; possibly lead | 938 |
Source: Queanbeyan City Council
About the data
Information was provided by Queanbeyan City Council.
References
OCE—see Office of the Commissioner for the Environment
Office of the Commissioner for the Environment (2000) Australian Capital Region State of the Environment Report 2000, Office of the Commissioner for the Environment, Canberra (see indicator 'Land contamination' for Queanbeyan).