Register of Contaminated Sites in Australian Capital Territory

Environment Protection Authority (EPA) maintains a register of contaminated sites under the Planning and Development Act 2007. The register includes sites where the EPA has requested or received notification of a contaminated land audit. The dataset was last updated on March 12, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of contaminated sites using District_Current and District_Notified columns.
• Track regulatory status changes by comparing Section_Current and Section_Notified fields.
• Identify sites requiring audit via the Notified Under Section column.
• Map land block contamination history using Block_Current and Block_Notified data.

Strengths

• Legally mandated register maintained by the Environment Protection Authority.
• Contains 11 structured columns detailing site status and notification history.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and JSON.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of sites (rows) limits statistical analysis.
• Sample data unavailable prevents assessment of data completeness and value distribution.
• Geographic scope is limited to the Australian Capital Territory.

Provenance

Source

Environment Protection Authority (EPA) via www.data.act.gov.au.

Collection Method

Compiled from notifications by approved contaminated land auditors and EPA review requests.

Freshness

Last updated March 12, 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory, Australia.