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Onslow Seawater Desalination Plant

Project
Proponent: 
Water Corporation
Proposal description: 

The Water Corporation propose to construct a seawater desalination plant to supply potable water to the town of Onslow, WA. Seawater intake and brine wastewater release will occur in Beadon Bay, approximately 1 km seaward from the shoreline. The desalination processing facility is to be located at Lot 551, 552 and/or 553 Beadon Creek Road, Onslow.

The proposal will involve the installation of permanent subtidal infrastructure in Beadon Bay (intake head, brine diffusers and transport pipes), a land-based processing plant, and piping to the existing town storage tanks.

Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Utilities
Last updated: 
May 31, 2021
Current Status: 
Decision on whether to assess has been published
Decision on whether to assess has been published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Onslow Seawater Desalination Plant
Comment period: 
Monday, 29 March, 2021 to Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Form
PDF icon Supporting Document
PDF icon Appendix A_Onslow SDP_SedimentInfauna Report_Rev 1.PDF
PDF icon Appendix B_Onslow SDP_EcotoxAssessment_WaterCorporation.pdf
PDF icon Appendix C_Onslow_SDP_HydrodynamicModellingReport.PDF
PDF icon Appendix D_Onslow_SDP_OMEMMP_Rev 0.PDF
PDF icon Appendix F_Onslow SDP_Benthic _port_Water Corporation_Rev1.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. No advice given (Appealable)
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Onslow Seawater Desalination Plant
Date published: 
Monday, 31 May, 2021

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/onslow-seawater-desalination-plant