Project Proponent Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Proposal description The proposal involves establishing an agricultural scheme that comprises a series of irrigated pivot cells for hay production, and will aim to increase productivity and sustainability of pastoral operations in the Pilbara. The proposal will utilise mine water, surplus to other MMP2 requirements, and forms an important component of the integrated MMP2 water management strategy. The Project area is approximately 2,800 hectares of which a maximum of 1,815 hectares is to be disturbed. This includes 1,650 hectares of direct impact and 165 hectares of indirect impact. Assessment Number 1878 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Last updated August 24, 2016 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 1. Referral Referral documentation Referral form (PDF, 55.92 KB) Supporting documentation (PDF, 527.57 KB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A Extract of determination 1878-ChairDets-280311.pdf (PDF, 39.46 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Date published Monday, March 28, 2011 - 12:00 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1416 EPA Report Hamersley Agriculture Project (PDF, 1.9 MB) Key Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Flora and Vegetation Water Date published Monday, October 17, 2011 - 12:00 Appeals close Monday, October 31, 2011 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Comments Implementation conditions 5 and 6 of Ministerial Statement 883 have been superseded by the Interim Implementation Conditions below, issued on 24 August 2016, which is to have effect until a further statement is published under section 45(5) as applied by section 46(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. All other conditions of Statement 883 continue to have effect. Date of approval Monday, December 5, 2011 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 883 (PDF, 836.83 KB) Post-assessment changes Comments Pursuant to section 46A(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, a Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions was issued on 24 August 2016. The interim implementation conditions in this Notice are to have effect instead of implementation conditions 5 and 6 of Statement 883 dated 5 December 2011. These Interim Implementation Conditions are to be read in conjunction with Statement 883 and are to have effect until a further statement is published under section 45(5) as applied by section 46(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. All other conditions of Statement 883 continue to have effect. Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions under Section 46A Ministerial Statement 883 - s46A Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions (PDF, 231.16 KB) Date of approval (46a) Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 12:00 s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 883 - Update description of the Hamersley Agriculture Project (HAP); restrict Schedule 1 to “Option A” that is being implemented; remove references to buffer zones and indirect impact areas; amendment to Development Envelope to include a buffer for the current access corridor connecting the Central and Eastern Agricultural areas; removal of elements that are not considered Key Proposal Characteristics or are managed under other legislation; amendment of Table 1 and addition of Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5; and amendment to Figure1, removal of Figure 2 - change to proposal under s45C approved on 18 August 2016. Date of approval s. 45C Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 12:00
