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Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility

Project
Proponent: 
Port Hedland Port Authority
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to develop and operate a general cargo facility within the Port Hedland inner harbour, within the Town of Port Hedland.

This proposal has been superseded by the Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility

Assessment Number: 
1987
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
August 12, 2024
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility, Town of Port Hedland
Comment period: 
Monday, 28 October, 2013 to Sunday, 3 November, 2013
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon 1987-s38 Proponent Referral Form_ Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility_FINAL.pdf
PDF icon 1987-Referral-Supporting-Document_FINAL.pdf
PDF icon 1987-RSD_Appendix 1_Construction and Dredge Management Plan_FINAL.pdf
PDF icon 1987-RSD_Appendix 2_Sediment Quality Report_FINAL.pdf
PDF icon 1987-RSD_Appendix 3_Benthic Habitat Survey_FINAL.pdf
PDF icon 1987-RSD_Appendix 5_Cumulative Impact Assessment_FINAL.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Chairman's Determination - Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 11 November, 2013
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1503
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Report 1503 - Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility
Proponent documents: 
Package icon 1987-PHPA-LPGCF-Referral-Supporting-Document.zip
Package icon 1987-PHPA-LPGCF-Response-to-comments.zip
Key Environmental Factors: 
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 10 February, 2014
Appeals close: 
Monday, 24 February, 2014
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 12 May, 2014
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 967.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 967 - Include a 139.46 hectare development envelope for the temporary pipeline corridor; include DMMA B as a location for dewatering discharge; and update Figure 1 and delineation coordinates - change to proposal under s45C approved on 21 July 2017.

Attachment 2 to Statement 967 - Changes:

  • increase the dredging area development envelope by 6.9 ha to allow for deepening of the Stingray Creek Southern Swing Basin;
  • dredging volume increase by 400,000 m3 (total volume of 2.4 million m3); and
  • update Figure 1 and delineation coordinates.

Change to proposal under s45C approved on 14 April 2020.

Attachment 3 to Statement 967 -Changes:
• Include an increase to the causeway construction Development Envelope by 0.069 ha to allow for a straight path between DMMA C and the Land Backed Warf Area (total Development Area increase from 195.00 ha to 195.07 ha).
• Include an increase to average vertical dredge profile from 0.2 m to 0.5 m for berth pockets, shipping channel and turning basin dredging.
• Include onshore placement of remaining dredge material within Dredge Material Management Area C (DMMA C).- change to proposal under s45C approved on 27 September 2023.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 21 July, 2017
Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/lumsden-point-general-cargo-facility