The application was referred to the EPA for assessment under regulation 17(9) of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 (Regulations).

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to deepen the mining of the Windarling Range W3/5 Deposit to below the watertable by Cliffs Australia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd.

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This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by LG and HM McDonald, trading as Exmouth Quarries and Concrete, to make a small scale expansion to a previously mined limestone quarry on mining lease 08/06 sub lease 3H/034. The holder of mining lease 08/06 is Alcoa of Australia Ltd. The proposal area is located eight kilometres southwest of the Exmouth town on the eastern side of the Cape Range peninsula, within the Shire of Exmouth.

Download Appendix 3 - API documentation and Proponent's response to submissions (zip 5.77 Mb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to construct and operate a seawater desalination plant at Cape Riche by Grange Resources Limited.

Appendix 5

Download the proponent's response to submissions (pdf 5.56 Mb)

Download the Construction Environmental Management Plan (pdf 1.23 Mb)

Download the Operational Environmental Management Plan (pdf 1.61 Mb)

Download the Brine Discharge Management Plan (pdf 1.31 Mb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to expand the existing Cloudbreak Iron Ore mine by increasing ore production, the development of new pits and waste dumps, the development of new infrastructure, and dewatering and water disposal activities over the life of mine. The proposed expansion by Fortescue Metals Group Ltd also involves an upgrade of the ore processing facility.

Download Appendix 5: Summary of submissions and the proponent's response to submissions (pdf 32.0 Mb)

Download Appendix 6: Subsequent information for modification to the proposal (pdf 15.8 Mb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by BHP Billiton Iron Ore to construct and operate an Outer Harbour Development, including rail and ore stockpile facilities, in Port Hedland Western Australia.

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Download the appendices to Appendix 5 and other supporting documentation from the proponent's website.

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd to develop the Deception Deposit open cut iron ore mine, waste rock landform, ore stockpile, haul road and associated infrastructure, 150 kilometres north of Southern Cross.

Download the API documentation from the proponent's website.

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by Point Grey Development Company Pty Ltd to construct a navigation channel in the Harvey Estuary and onshore marina on the western side of Point Grey peninsula.

Download Appendix 5 documents from the proponent's website.

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to construct and operate port infrastructure located within existing or proposed Port Hedland Port Authority land and the Boodarie Multi-user Stockyard Area.

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Download Appendix 3, the proponent's referral document, here.

This report provides the advice of the EPA to the Minister for environment under Section 46(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) on Ministerial Conditions 559, as amended by Statement 783, imposed on Magellan Metals Pty Ltd (Magellan) on 2 February 2009.

On 23 February 2011 the Minister for Environment imposed Interim Implementation Conditions on Magellan under Section 45B of the EP Act in order to strengthen the auditing, monitoring and reporting requirements of the project to allow Magellan to resume the transportation of lead carbonate concentrate, following a stop order that was issued on 31 December 2010. The Interim Implementation Conditions superseded Ministerial Statement 559 and 783 and are effective until the completion of this review and the Minister deciding on the conditions that the proposal will be subject to.

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd to expand existing gold mining operations on Lake Lefroy, which includes dewatering discharge to the lake surface.

 Download Appendix 5 - Proponent's response to submissions (pdf 23.5 Mb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by Cazaly Iron Pty Ltd to develop and operate an open cut iron ore mine at the Parker Range (Mount Caudan) deposit in the Shire of Yilgarn.

 Download Appendix 5 - The proponent's response to submissions (pdf 16 Mb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by API Management Pty Ltd, to develop eight iron ore deposits at five locations, between 35 and 85 km south of Pannawonica. The proposal includes a heavy-haulage railway of approximately 285 km in length.

 Download Appendix 5: Proponent's response to submissions (Main report) (pdf 1.92 Mb)

 Download the complete submissions and response table (pdf 157 kb) 

For a CD of Appendix 5 in full, please email the Communications Coordinator or phone 08 6467 5415.

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to duplicate an existing 70 kilometre rail line from Cape Lambert to Emu Siding by Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

 Download the proponent's referral information (pdf 6.81 Mb)

 Download Appendix 1 to the proponent's referral information (zip 43 Mb) 

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by CSBP Limited to expand its Kwinana Ammonium Nitrate Production Facility. The expansion includes the incorporation of additional components into the existing facility and re-engineering (debottlenecking) some existing components in order to increase ammonium nitrate production capacity from 520,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 936,000 tpa.

Download the EPA's report at the bottom of this page.

 Download Appendix 5 - Summary of submissions and proponent's response to submissions (pdf 1.47 Mb)

This report provides the advice and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority to the Minister for Environment on the key environmental factors and principles for the proposal by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, to construct and operate a 25 million tonne per annum liquefied natural gas plant, a domestic gas plant and to construct marine facilities to support the proposal.

Download the proponent's response to submissions (pdf 12.3 Mb)

Download Technical appendices FA to FI (pdf 26.6 Mb)

Download Technical appendices FJ to FP and H1 (pdf 38.6 Mb)

Download Technical appendices O6, QFA, S1 and S2 (pdf 15.3 Mb)

Download the supporting assessment documentation (zip 25.1 Mb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to subdivide lots 1000, 2240, 2275, 2657 and 3045 Preston Beach Road, Lake Clifton by Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd.

Download Appendix 6 - Summary of submissions and proponent's response to submissions

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has completed its assessment of the application to amend the Environmental Protection (Pinjar Gas Turbine Station Noise Emissions) Approval 2004 made by Verve Energy to the Minister for Environment on 8 February 2011. This report is the EPA's recommendations to the Minister on Verve Energy's application.

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (proponent) is seeking a change to the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 800 under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.

This report provides the EPA’s recommendations to the Minister for Environment as to whether any conditions and procedures in Ministerial Statement 800 should be changed.

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to extend the Brockman 2 Detrital Iron Ore Mine by extending the existing P4 Extension, Lower Pit 4, Valley Pit and Pit 6 from 580 metres Reduced Level to an approximate depth of 530 mRL to form an amalgamated pit. The proponent is Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron Ore).

The proponent's API document is available at http://www.riotintoironore.com/ENG/media/337.asp

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to develop a residential subdivision on Lots 3000 (formerly Lot 1512) and 1523 Emu Point Drive, Albany and provide associated infrastructure by LandCorp.

 Download the proponent's response to public submissions. (pdf 39.1 Mb)

 Appendix A - Submissions received (pdf 23.3 Mb)

 Appendix B - Outline Development Plan (pdf 5.97 Mb)

 Appendix C - Fire Manangement Plan (pdf 3.87 Mb)

 Appendix D - Traffic Study (pdf 0.99 Mb)

 Appendix E - Design Guidelines (pdf 3.83 Mb)

 Appendix F - May 2009 Concept Plan (pdf 223 kb)

 Appendix G - 3D Modelling (pdf 172 kb)

This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment following the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a proposal by Landcorp to identify an appropriate development footprint and Conservation Area within a 339 hectare (ha) area (SEA Area) in the Rockingham Industrial Zone.

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