Cleanaway Banksia Road Landfill – New Tailings Storage Cell

Project

Proponent:

Proposal description:

The proposal involves the construction and commissioning of a new tailings storage cell (Cell 12A) for the storage of lithium processing tailings at the Banksia Road Waste Management Facility (Banksia Road WMF) located at Lot 2 on Plan 65861, Crooked Brook in Western Australia (WA). It is proposed that Cell 12A will have the capacity to contain approximately 522,000 tonnes of tailings.

Region:

South West

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Waste management

Last updated:

July 8, 2019

Current Status:

Decision on whether to assess has been published

1. Referral

Comment on this referral:

Cleanaway Banksia Road Landfill – New Tailings Storage Cell

Comment period:

Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 to Tuesday, 21 May, 2019

Referral documentation:

Referral Form.pdf

New tailings storage cell - Cleanaway Works Approval Application.pdf

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Referral examined, preliminary investigations and inquiries conducted. Proposal not to be assessed under Part IV of the EP Act. Advice given (Appealable)

Extract of determination:

Cleanaway Banksia Road Landfill - New Tailings Storage Cell

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Social Surroundings

Inland Waters

Public advice:

CMS17609 - Advice - 080719.pdf

Date published:

Monday, 8 July, 2019