Project Proponent Health Department of Western Australia Proposal description The proposal is for an Integrated Waste Disposal facility in the Eastern Goldfields region. The facility would be owned and operated by the Health Department and only wastes generated in Western Australia would be accepted for disposal. The proposal includes: a high temperature incinerator for the disposal of organochlorines, which at this stage include agricultural chemicals and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's); and an area for burial of intractable solid wastes which include low level radioactive wastes generated from the processing of phosphate rock and monazite. Assessment Number 168 Region Goldfields Esperance Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Waste management Last updated October 26, 1988 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 353 EPA Report Proposed Integrated Waste Disposal Facilty, Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia (PDF, 2.59 MB) Date published Friday, September 30, 1988 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, October 26, 1988 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 44 (PDF, 225.11 KB)
