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Waste Disposal - PCB Incinerator, Koolyanobbing

Project
Proponent: 
Health Department of Western Australia
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to incinerate approximately 1,000 tonnes of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PGBs), over a 3-5 year period, at a waste disposal facility to be located in the proximity of Koolyanobbing, approximately 53 km north of Southern Cross.

The proposal consists of transporting the PCBs from storage and handling facilities in Perth and the Pilbara to the incinerator site at an abandoned hard rock quarry near Koolyanobbing, a former mining town currently inhabitated by two caretakers and their families.

Note: The proposal was withdrawn on 30 November 1987.

Assessment Number: 
9
Region: 
Goldfields Esperance
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Waste management
Last updated: 
November 27, 1987
Current Status: 
Proposal withdrawn
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Date published: 
Sunday, 23 August, 1987
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
297
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Western Australian PCB Incineration Facility near Koolyanobbing
Date published: 
Wednesday, 30 September, 1987
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 27 November, 1987
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 11

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/waste-disposal-pcb-incinerator-koolyanobbing