Project Proponent Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (WA) Nominees Pty Limited Proposal description The proposal is to construct and operate a 23-kilometre pipeline from Kwinana Junction, in Kwinana to Hopelands (between Punrak Road and Henderson Road). This proposal is known as the Southern Looping Project, and comprises loop 10. The proponent has also referred a proposal to construct and operate a 194-kilometre pipeline from Compressor Station 1 south of Karratha, to Compressor Station 9, north of Gingin. This proposal, known as the Northern Looping Project, and comprising loops 1 to 9, has also been assessed by the EPA. Together, the Northern and Southern Looping Projects have been designed to increase the supply of natural gas into the south-west of Western Australia, where the demand for gas by the household and commercial sectors is increasing. Assessment Number 1607 Region Perth Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Oil and gas Last updated December 28, 2005 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 1. Referral Referral documentation ARI document (PDF, 555.97 KB) Appendix 1 Locality plan and existing environment (PDF, 3.47 MB) Appendix 2 Geomorphic wetlands (PDF, 1.48 MB) Appendix 3 Flora and vegetation (PDF, 846.55 KB) Appendix 4 Fauna review (PDF, 1.13 MB) Appendix 5 Acid sulphate soil risk classification (PDF, 121.78 KB) Appendix 6 Siteplan and restricted widths (PDF, 10.04 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assessment on referral information (ARI) Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:00 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1206 EPA Report Southern Looping Project, Loop 10, south of Kwinana (PDF, 322.72 KB) Date published Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:00 Appeals close Saturday, November 5, 2005 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 708 (PDF, 557.1 KB)
