The removal of chemical waste at Lemon Springs is ongoing

As of August 2, approximately 565 pallets of waste have been removed from Site 1 and Site 2 at the property, according to the EPA.

This equates to approximately 393 tonne of waste since waste removal work commenced on April 20

Waste removal at Site 1 was completed on June 9, before work began on Site 2 later that month.

The majority of the waste recovered from Site 1 were Class 3 Flammables, with the poor condition of the sight meaning the clean up is taking longer than anticipated.

At Site 2, waste has been discovered up to 4 metres below ground level at points across the area.

It has been estimated that up to 8000 cubic metres of solid and liquid waste had allegedly been buried on the 1400 acre (566.5 hectare) property.

In January, it was announced that the EPA had chosen firm Enviropacific to carry out the excavation and removal of the waste.

In March, EPA charged Graham Leslie White, the site's owner, with 118 offences, including "permitting the transport and burial of various types of industrial waste on his property" and "unlawful dumping creating an environmental hazard".

The charges came with a financial penalty of $34 million and possible jail time.

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