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Perth Metropolitan Desalination Proposal – Water Quality Management (s46) [1570]

Project
Proponent: 
Water Corporation
Proposal description: 

The construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant at a site in the Kwinana / East Rockingham area, and associated seawater intake, concentrated seawater discharge pipelines, and product pipeline to Tamworth Hill or Thomson’s Reservoir. Upgrading of the capacity of the plant to 45 Gigalitres per year at the Kwinana site will include increasing the production of potable water, use of seawater, and discharge of concentrated seawater and further options for combining intake seawater with cooling water discharged from Western Power’s Kwinana Power Station.

Inquiry under s46 into a change to environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 655.

Assessment Number: 
1570
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s46
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
June 28, 2010
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public Notification
Date published: 
Monday, 30 May, 2005
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1327
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Perth Metropolitan Desalination Proposal – Water Quality Management, Change to Implementation Conditions
Key Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 25 May, 2009
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 28 June, 2010
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 832

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/perth-metropolitan-desalination-proposal-%E2%80%93-water-quality-management-s46-1570