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Ord River Irrigation Area Stage 2 (M2 Supply Channel), Kununurra - Management

Project
Proponent: 
Wesfarmers Sugar Company Pty Ltd
Marubeni Corporation and Water Corporation of Western Australia
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to develop a raw sugar industry on the Weaber, Keep River and Knox Creek Plains. The M2 Project is located near Kununurra within the Victoria-Bonaparte Biogeographic Region and the project area extends over approximately 76,000 ha of land comprising the Weaber, Keep River and Knox Creek Plains, and involves approximately equal areas within WA and the NT.

The proposal has been assessed in two parts: biodiversity and management. This assessment is of the management component. See here for the assessment of the biodiversity.

Assessment Number: 
1240
Region: 
Kimberley
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Land use
Last updated: 
February 6, 2002
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 2 October, 1998
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Friday, 16 July, 1999
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 24 January, 2000 to Friday, 31 March, 2000
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Proponent's Draft Environmental Impact Statement
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1016
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Ord River Irrigation Area Stage 2 (M2 Supply Channel), Kununurra: Part 2 – Management
Date published: 
Tuesday, 5 June, 2001
Appeals close: 
Tuesday, 19 June, 2001
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 6 February, 2002
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 585

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/ord-river-irrigation-area-stage-2-m2-supply-channel-kununurra-management