Project Proponent Griffin Power 3 Pty Ltd Proposal description The proposal is for the construction and operation of two nominal 229 Megawatt (208 Megawatt net sent-out) subcritical coal-fired base-load generation plants (i.e. Bluewaters Power Station Phases III and IV) on a site adjacent to the existing Bluewaters Phase I and Phase II generating plants located approximately 4.5 kilometres north-east of Collie. The proposal also involves the construction and operation of an approximately 63 kilometre long wastewater discharge pipeline following the same alignment as the existing Collie A Power Station wastewater pipeline with a route deviation through the coastal foredune system, and an ocean outfall consisting of an approximately 650 metre long pipe including a 110 metre long diffuser located north of the Leschenault Inlet at Buffalo Road. Assessment Number 1733 Region South West Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Last updated January 20, 2011 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Extract of determination 1733-ChairDets-210408.pdf (PDF, 23.24 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Marine Environmental Quality Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:00 3. Assessment Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation Bluewaters Power Station - Phase 3 and 4 - PER (PDF, 31.8 MB) Air dispersion modelling study and screening health risk assessment (PDF, 3.56 MB) Review of the Screening Health Risk Assessment (PDF, 106.2 KB) EIA For Ash Co-Disposal (PDF, 10.45 MB) Saline Waste Disposal Proposed Pipeline Alignment Acid Sulfate Soil Desktop Review (PDF, 2.72 MB) Report on Biomass Co firing and Carbon Capture Ready Plant (PDF, 568.47 KB) Construction Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 7.71 MB) Operation Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 8.86 MB) Inspection of trees on Bluewaters Farm for nesting by Black Cockatoos (PDF, 176.88 KB) Inspection of trees in area south of the Power Station and along the proposed pipeline route for black-cockatoo nesting habitat (PDF, 2.65 MB) Greenhouse Gas Emission (PDF, 157.15 KB) Greenhouse Gas Management Plan (PDF, 5.12 MB) Social and economic impact assessment (PDF, 882.67 KB) Flora and fauna survey (PDF, 6.38 MB) Environmental Support Studies – Saline Discharge Pipeline and Marine Outfall Study (PDF, 27.82 MB) Griffin Outfall: Updated assessment for reduced flows (down to 0.7 ML/d from 10 ML/d) (PDF, 131.63 KB) Environmental Noise Impact Assessment (PDF, 5.58 MB) Bluewaters Water Supply Strategy (PDF, 2.75 MB) Proponent response to submissions Response to submissions (PDF, 4.36 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1349 EPA Report Bluewaters Power Station Expansion - Phase III and Phase IV, Collie (PDF, 1.97 MB) Date published Monday, March 8, 2010 - 12:00 Appeals close Monday, March 22, 2010 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Comments Ministerial Statement 837 published on 17 Sep 2010 - under appeal on Conditions. Subsequently, Ministerial Statement 851 was published on 20 Jan 2011 to amend 837. Date of approval Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 837 (PDF, 3.45 MB) Ministerial Statement 851 (PDF, 9.59 KB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Bluewaters Power Station Expansion - Phase III and Phase IV (s46)
