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Christmas Creek Water Management Scheme

Project
Proponent: 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to increase the mine dewatering rate up to 50 Gigalitres per annum and to inject surplus water into two brackish and one saline injection zones at the Christmas Creek Mine.

Assessment Number: 
1873
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
August 1, 2011
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment period: 
Thursday, 2 December, 2010 to Wednesday, 8 December, 2010
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chairman's Determination: 
Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A
Extract of determination: 
1873-ChairDets-070311.pdf (PDF, 24.42 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 7 March, 2011
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1402
EPA Report: 
Christmas Creek Water Management Scheme (PDF, 1.32 MB)
Proponent documents: 
A. Hydrogeological Assessment for the CCWMS.pdf (PDF, 17.12 MB)
B. Peer review and Model Appraisal.pdf (PDF, 170.14 KB)
C. CC Flora and Vegetation Assessment.pdf (PDF, 19.26 MB)
D. Ecoscape Flora and Vegetation Impact Assessment - Dewatering at Cloudbreak.pdf (PDF, 798.73 KB)
E. CC Fauna Assessment.pdf (PDF, 4.28 MB)
F. CC Stygofauna Assessment.pdf (PDF, 1.31 MB)
G. CC Trogolofauna Assessment.pdf (PDF, 1.4 MB)
H. CC Detailed Infrastructure Description (1).pdf (PDF, 134.72 KB)
J. Dewatering Discharge Contingency Procedure.pdf (PDF, 558.05 KB)
K. Chemical and Hydrocarbon Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 2.09 MB)
L. Chichester Operations Dust Environmental Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 1.25 MB)
M. Construction Environmental Dust Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 1.49 MB)
N. Chichester Operations Noise and Vibration Environmental Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 985.47 KB)
I. Cloudbreak Triennial Aquifer Review.pdf (PDF, 54.56 MB)
O. Cultural Heritage Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 22.94 MB)
P. Greenhouse Gas Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 1.22 MB)
Q. Waste Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 2.33 MB)
R. Weed Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 2.96 MB)
S. Noise Assessment for the Proposed CCWMS.pdf (PDF, 140.91 KB)
T. Mulga and Other Flora Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 1.94 MB)
U. Chichester Operations Surface Water Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 13.22 MB)
V. Chichester Operations Groundwater and Bore Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 2.87 MB)
W. Weed Management System.pdf (PDF, 6.25 MB)
X. Rehabilitation and Revegetation Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 379.32 KB)
Y. Chichester Operations Fauna Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 1.77 MB)
Z. Fortescue Marshes Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 10.37 MB)
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Tuesday, 7 June, 2011
Appeals close: 
Tuesday, 21 June, 2011
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 1 August, 2011
Ministerial Statement: 
Ministerial Statement 871 (PDF, 223.91 KB)

Source URL: https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/christmas-creek-water-management-scheme