Hamersley Agriculture Project

Project

Proponent:

Proposal description:

The proposal involves establishing an agricultural scheme that comprises a series of irrigated pivot cells for hay production, and will aim to increase productivity and sustainability of pastoral operations in the Pilbara. The proposal will utilise mine water, surplus to other MMP2 requirements, and forms an important component of the integrated MMP2 water management strategy. The Project area is approximately 2,800 hectares of which a maximum of 1,815 hectares is to be disturbed. This includes 1,650 hectares of direct impact and 165 hectares of indirect impact.

Assessment Number:

1878

Region:

Pilbara

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Infrastructure

Last updated:

August 24, 2016

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

1. Referral

Comment period:

Thursday, 17 February, 2011 to Wednesday, 23 February, 2011

Referral documentation:

Referral form

Supporting documentation

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A

Extract of determination:

1878-ChairDets-280311.pdf

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Flora and Vegetation

Date published:

Monday, 28 March, 2011

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1416

EPA Report:

Hamersley Agriculture Project

Key Environmental Factors:

Social Surroundings

Flora and Vegetation

Water

Date published:

Monday, 17 October, 2011

Appeals close:

Monday, 31 October, 2011

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Comments:

Implementation conditions 5 and 6 of Ministerial Statement 883 have been superseded by the Interim Implementation Conditions below, issued on 24 August 2016, which is to have effect until a further statement is published under section 45(5) as applied by section 46(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. All other conditions of Statement 883 continue to have effect.

Date of approval:

Monday, 5 December, 2011

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 883

Post-assessment changes

Comments:

Pursuant to section 46A(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, a Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions was issued on 24 August 2016. The interim implementation conditions in this Notice are to have effect instead of implementation conditions 5 and 6 of Statement 883 dated 5 December 2011.

These Interim Implementation Conditions are to be read in conjunction with Statement 883 and are to have effect until a further statement is published under section 45(5) as applied by section 46(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. All other conditions of Statement 883 continue to have effect.

Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions under Section 46A :

Ministerial Statement 883 - s46A Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions

Date of approval (46a):

Wednesday, 24 August, 2016

s. 45C amendments:

Attachment 1 to Statement 883 - Update description of the Hamersley Agriculture Project (HAP); restrict Schedule 1 to “Option A” that is being implemented; remove references to buffer zones and indirect impact areas; amendment to Development Envelope to include a buffer for the current access corridor connecting the Central and Eastern Agricultural areas; removal of elements that are not considered Key Proposal Characteristics or are managed under other legislation; amendment of Table 1 and addition of Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5; and amendment to Figure1, removal of Figure 2 - change to proposal under s45C approved on 18 August 2016.

Date of approval s. 45C:

Thursday, 18 August, 2016