A New South Wales ski resort has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in fines and costs for polluting waterways in the Snowy Mountains.
Charlotte Pass Snow Resort had failed to properly maintain and operate its sewage plant, causing partially treated sewage to seep into Spencer’s Creek.
The wastewater was found to have ammonia and total nitrogen levels above license limits.
The resort was convicted and fined a total of $144,000 for water pollution and breach of its license and was also ordered to pay the NSW Environmental Protection Authority’s investigation costs. over $90,000 and legal costs.