Project Proponent Cockburn Cement Limited Proposal description This proposal is for the first of two stages of long-term shellsand dredging, involving the continuation of shellsand extraction from specific locations on Success Bank, Parmelia Bank and West Success Bank, Owen Anchorage. Stage 1, as proposed, would create a 1.5km wide by 15m deep seaway through Success and Parmelia Banks by 2014. This stage would require the removal of 168.5ha of seagrass and 264.5ha of shallow bare sand, which can be potential seagrass habitat, to recover 30 million tonnes (mt) of shellsand. Assessment Number 1300 Region Perth Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Sand, rock, gravel and clay Last updated November 19, 2009 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP) Preliminary Environmental Factors Benthic Communities and Habitats Coastal Processes Marine Environmental Quality Date published Friday, 15 October, 1999 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Thursday, 6 January, 2000 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation ERMP document (PDF, 27.96 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1033 EPA Report Long-Term Shellsand Dredging, Owen Anchorage (PDF, 1.45 MB) Key Environmental Factors Coastal Processes Marine Environmental Quality Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 5 November, 2001 Appeals close Monday, 19 November, 2001 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Monday, 8 July, 2002 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 599 (PDF, 1.03 MB) Post-assessment changes s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 599 - clarification of operational toleraces of approved dredging - change to proposal approved under s45C on 11 March 2009. Attachment 2 to Statement 599 - definition of Stage 2 (West Success Bank) dredging area - change to proposal approved under s45C on 19 November 2009. Date of approval s. 45C Wednesday, 11 March, 2009 Thursday, 19 November, 2009
