A MARYBOROUGH company has been fined more than $5000 after it was discovered dumping liquid waste on a farm.Biac Protein has been fined $5671 for dumping waste from its blood processing plant in Maryborough-Dunolly Road, Maryborough.The Environmental Protection Authority’s north-west regional manager, Jeff Cummins said the company had disposed of the excess liquid on a farm outside Maryborough.“The incident was a blatant act of dumping, with no attempt made by the company to reuse this liquid waste,” he said.Mr Cummins said Biac Protein had never looked for an appropriate way to dispose the material.“The community and EPA take a dim view of these sorts of dumping incidents, and we expect companies to properly manage their waste stream in an environmentally sustainable manner,” he said.The EPA became aware of the incident when contacted by the Central Goldfields Shire, which had received reports of odours coming from the farm.Mr Cummins said that when EPA officers attended the farm, they were quick to notice a strong offensive odour.An investigation found the company had dumped 50,000 litres of waste blood on to the land.The EPA said a small amount of straw had been used in an attempt to compost the material.The company admitted it had failed to compost the material, and has since arranged for, and paid for, a clean-up of the site.Mr Cummins said the incident would not have been discovered without assistance from both the community and the council.He urged anybody with concerns about environmental issues to contact the EPA’s pollution watchline on 1800 444 004.Biac Protein has 28 days to pay the fine, or can choose to seek an internal review and have the matter dealt with in court.