The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Campbellfield business for tracking sediment on roads after leaving a construction site in Point Cook.
The environment regulator stung Winslow Constructions $5298 after EPA officers witnessed their truck tracking mud along Snydes Road.
The tracked-out mud was found on both Sneydes Road and Hoppers Lane.
EPA western metropolitan manager Julia Gaitan said the authority is strict on such cases.
“It’s an offence to deposit waste mud and soil like this on public roads.
“Winslow should know how to manage the issue and should have taken steps to wash their trucks off so it didn’t happen.”
Ms Gaitan explained why the issue is problematic.
“Sediment may be washed into storm water drains, where it can end up in creeks and rivers, making the water cloudy and possibly harming fish and other aquatic life, so it’s not just unsightly on our road
“Everyone knows how to read a weather forecast, so the prospect of rain creating a muddy surface at the sites they’re servicing will not have been a surprise for the company, who should have acted to protect the environment.
“It’s everyone’s duty.”
