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EPA permissions planning & licence applications
EPA Licence, permit and registration applications by people who've held and operated under them.
Operational experience. Practical solutions.
We've personally operated highly regulated facilities, regulated by EPA — We understand how hard it can be.  That's why our applications describe controls that are real, that work, and are not aspirational.
EPA permissions, handled by people who've held them
CRA have completed many EPA permission applications.
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We accelerate Victorian EPA permission approvals because our team takes the time to understand your operation first.
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Each of us have personally held, operated under, and maintained these approvals as facility managers.
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That hands-on background means our applications present realistic, verifiable operational controls — not non-viable theoretical models that get found out in assessment.
EPA Permissions Planning
• Accurate pathway selection: we identify the correct statutory permission tier (Licence, Permit or Registration), early, preventing mis-classification, unexpected delays and wasted application fees.
• Actionable pre-application engagement: EPA Victoria mandates community engagement reports before submission.
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Drawing on real site management experience, we can conduct stakeholder consultations that address community concerns without committing your business to unworkable operational restrictions.
EPA Operational Licence Applications
• Achievable operating conditions: moving from a development licence to an operating licence means setting site-specific operating limits and monitoring schedules. We design monitoring regimes and discharge limits your site personnel can realistically execute without operational bottlenecks.
• Practical GED integration: we write waste acceptance protocols and environmental management plans that fit your proposed workflows, rather than creating redundant administrative burden that no-one can follow.
EPA Development Licence Applications
• Build-ready design review: academic consultancies often propose design controls that look robust on paper but cripple plant operations.
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We evaluate facility designs (secondary containment, emissions, treatment, waste handling etc.), to meet EPA standards while remaining practical to construct and operate.
• Operator-backed risk assessments: we prepare technical risk documentation using real operational data, gained from our experience operating hazardous waste and liquid treatment facilities, giving EPA assessors clear, credible risk profiles during the assessment window.
EPA Licence Amendments & General Permissions
• Targeted scope changes: when you're expanding throughput, modifying processes, installing new equipment, or adding new waste codes, we accurately scope the operational risk  and submit amendment packages that demonstrate risk control without triggering an unnecessary full-facility licence overhaul.
• Streamlined regulatory interaction: we translate site operations into the regulatory terms EPA officers respect, cutting down on Requests for Further Information and shortening approval timelines.