A CONSTRUCTION firm building a prominent Epping unit complex has been fined for pumping polluted water which later entered Devlins Creek.
Parramatta Council has issued Balmain-based Ganellen two fines totalling $14,000 for water pollution and failing to comply with development conditions.
Ganellen is building the Poly Horizon complex at Cambridge St. Its three towers of seven, 21 and 22 storeys will comprise 501 units.
A spokesman for the council said its investigation found polluted water from the building site entered the creek via stormwater drains.
The water had not been treated properly.
A subsequent inspection found erosion and sediment controls had since been put in place.
The polluted water had been naturally flushed from the drain and creek system, the council said
Ganellen commercial director Christopher Ahern said the incident occurred during the intense east coast low rainfall in early June.
He said neighbouring stormwater drains overflowed into the site’s temporary stormwater management system.
It was highly unlikely this one in 100 year event would occur again during the building project, Mr Ahern said.
A spokeswoman for the developer of Poly Horizon, Poly Australia, said the stormwater matters were the responsibility of the construction company.
Source: Northern District Times
