For almost 20 years, the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) for the Remediation of Land 'SEPP 55' and the associated 'Managing Contaminated Land Planning Guidelines' have provided the planning framework for the management of contaminated land in NSW. Now the guidelines have been reviewed and an Explanation of Intended Effect (EIE) for a new SEPP prepared, as part of a review program by the NSW Government. Sheep dips can be source of agricultural land contamination. Th