29/01 - EPA media release

Summary:

  • The lake closure has been extended until 11:59 pm on Friday 14 February 2025, unless cancelled sooner, and includes all waters of Lake Rosebery.

  • The EPA now estimates up to 4,000L of oil that was flushed from an old storage tank earlier this month. Approximately 26 kilometres of shoreline has been confirmed oiled.

  • The EPA response team is trialling several techniques to establish a cleaning regime.

  • Hydro Tasmania has been asked to lower the level of Lake Rosebery by 300 millimetres to enable safer shoreline access for clean-up efforts.

Read the full media release here.