This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: May 9, 1994
The proposal is for the first privately owned and operated landfill accepting general and municipal waste in Western Australia. Other privately owned and operated landfills in Western Australia have been restricted to land filling specific types of waste, such as builders rubble, clean fill or waste generated from particular industrial or manufacturing process. These landfills are typically approved by a local authority under sections of the Town Planning and Development Act and Local... Read more...Last updated: April 18, 1994
This is an inquiry under s46 regarding a proposal to subdivide the northern portion of Lot 121 Illawarra Crescent, Malaga into 45 separate industrial lots. Lots fronting Illawarra Crescent are proposed for showroom/semi-commercial use. IBT's brick and tile manufacturing facility is located on the south side of Lot 121. In the original proposal approved by the Minister for the Environment ( Ministerial Statement 3 , 1 September 1987) the northern portion of the lot was intended to serve as... Read more...Last updated: March 28, 1994
The proposal is to redevelop and upgrade the existing facilities at the Mandurah Marina, Lot 11, Old Coast Road, Mandurah. The site is 9.4 hectares in area and the current development consists of two basins and associated commercial areas. The redevelopment will extend the southern basin, upgrade the commercial area, create residential housing lots, and formalise the public foreshore reserve. Read more...Last updated: March 23, 1994
In 1991, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia presented the Environmental Protection Authority with a number of alternatives for supplying power to the proposed Beenup mineral sands mine. These alternatives included on-site generation by the mining company, alternative technologies such as solar and wind power and a number of transmission line options. Read more...Last updated: March 17, 1994
West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET) has sought approval for changes to refuelling practices and oil spill response plans in its offshore permit area, TP/3 Part 1, located west of Onslow. The changes would be effective whilst oil production in Roller Oilfield and drilling elsewhere in Exploration Permit TP/3 Part 1 are under way. Read more...Last updated: March 17, 1994
Inquiry under section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, to change the conditions for sodium cyanide plant debottlenecking Read more...Last updated: March 8, 1994
The former Gasworks site at East Perth was used for the production of gas from coal between 1922 and 1971. Since decommissioning of the gas plant in 1971, structures have been progressively demolished. The site is now used as a services depot by the State Energy Commission of Western Australia, which is the owner of the site. As a result of past operations, extensive contamination by coal tars, including known carcinogenic and toxic organic chemicals, exists on the site and in adjacent areas of... Read more...Last updated: March 4, 1994
The proponents have written to the Minister for the Environment asking that environmental condition 10 part 3, and procedure 1-1 of Ministerial Statement 288 , which affects land owned by Mt Lawley Pty Ltd, be amended to exclude the Mt Lawley land and allow implementation of the Ellen Brook proposal. Specifically, the proponents have asked that the reference to 450 hectares in the north-west corner of the site, which comprises about 300 hectares of Mount Lawley's land and 150 hectares of... Read more...Last updated: March 2, 1994
The proposal is to use the poison sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) to assist in the control of feral goats in the rangelands of Western Australia. Feral goats depend upon artificial water supplies on pastoral stations during dry periods of the year between April and September. During these periods, the Agricultural Protection Board proposes to temporarily poison drinking water in modified poisoning troughs installed specifically for this operation. Trials have shown that four days of 1080... Read more...Last updated: February 23, 1994
Poseidon Bow River Diamond Mine Limited received approval to mine on leases 80/112 and 80/113 on 17 October, 1990, subject to a number of legally binding environmental conditions, including a commitment that mining would only occur in those areas identified in the two reports on the mining operation Read more...Last updated: February 21, 1994
This proposal involves the development of a canal estate with some similarities to one previously proposed at the same site, which was assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority in October 1992 and subsequently withdrawn by the proponent. The principal differences between the previous proposal and this proposal are: a reduction of the area proposed to be developed by approximately 30 hectares; and the ceding of approximately 69 hectares of privately owned land by the proponent to the... Read more...Last updated: February 10, 1994
The proposal is to parkland clear about 20 ha of land on Murray Location 1473. This location comprises some 119 ha of which about 25 ha has already been cleared, with a further 20 ha which has been partially cleared, The proposal is based upon a farm development plan prepared by the proponent in consultation with the Department of Agriculture which identified areas proposed for clearing as well as areas proposed for permanent retention of native vegetation. In April 1992, the proponent Mr Colin... Read more...Last updated: February 4, 1994
The proposal is for broad-scale use of bauxite residue as a soil amendment for existing agricultural and horticultural properties. The Department of Agriculture expects bauxite residue application rates to range from 20 to 100 tonnes per hectare (t/ha) for pasture and up to 250 t/ha for horticultural uses. Applications of over 100 t/ha would need to be mixed into the soil and gypsum addition considered to ensure the soil pH is suitable for agriculture. Read more...Last updated: February 1, 1994
The proposal is to develop the site of an old fertilizer works in McCabe Street Mosman Park for residential purposes. The site had been used from 1910 to 1969 primarily as a fertilizer manufacturing works. Since the early seventies the site has not been actively used. The proponents intend to collect all waste and contaminated soils from over the site and place them into a secure underground storage cell to be constructed on the site. Read more...Last updated: January 24, 1994
This proposal by the Water Authority of Western Australia is to harvest and store water from a large, high granite outcrop known as Mt Hampton. Mt Hampton is located in a reserve for the purpose of "Water and Conservation of Flora and Fauna" about 60 km south-west of Southern Cross. The proponent has endeavoured to demonstrate to the Environmental Protection Authority that this proposal can be implemented without a significant impact to, or reduction of, conservation values of both... Read more...Last updated: January 13, 1994
Rutherford Resources Pty Ltd proposes to develop a gold deposit in 'C' Class Nature Reserve No 18584 near Westonia, halfway between Southern Cross and Merredin in the eastern wheatbelt. The reserve has important conservation value due to the small area of land set aside for nature conservation in the wheatbelt. Mining is a potentially acceptable land use in 'C' Class Nature reserves under Government Policy if a proposal is considered to be environmentally acceptable. Read more...Last updated: January 13, 1994
The Environmental Protection Authority has been requested by the Minister for the Environment to inquire into and report on whether or not the conditions for Busselton Mineral Sands Operation should be changed under Section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986. Read more...Last updated: January 11, 1994
The intended location for disposal of dredge spoil is proposed to be changed from land disposal in No Name Creek (as approved in Ministerial Statement 320 ) to marine disposal in a previously used offshore disposal ground. Woodside believes that offshore disposal will provide more assurance than onshore disposal in preventing any significant environmental impact to the near shore environment. This is the inquiry under s46 regarding the proposed change. To comply with other statutory... Read more...Last updated: January 6, 1994
The proposal is to establish an energy infrastructure in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This proposal will provide natural gas and electric power for future industrial developments and includes: a 215 kilometre buried gas pipeline from Karratha to Port Hedland; a gas turbine power station at Port Hedland; approximately 400 kilometres of high-voltage power transmission line from Port Hedland to Newman; a back-up generating plant at Newman; and closure of the existing diesel powered... Read more...Last updated: December 10, 1993
SCM Chemicals Ltd (the proponent) proposes to continue using its Dalyellup solid residue disposal site beyond March 1994, the expiry date of current approvals for the site. SCM referred this proposal to the Environmental Protection Authority as an amendment to its existing Environmental Conditions in July 1993. Read more...