Southern Seawater Desalination Project

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Southern Seawater Desalination Project

Project

Proponent:

Water Corporation

Proposal description:

The proposal is to construct and operate a minimum 50 GL/annum and up to 100 GL/annum desalination plant on Lots 32 and 33, and Part Lot 8 Taranto Road, Binningup; marine inlet/outlet pipes; and a water supply pipeline to transport potable water to the Integrated Water Supply Scheme via a storage facility near Harvey.

Assessment Number:

1687

Region:

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Last updated:

June 30, 2010

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

Ministerial Statement published

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Assess - Public Environmental Review

Extract of determination:

1687-ChairDets300707.pdf

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Social Surroundings

Coastal Processes

Marine Environmental Quality

Flora and Vegetation

Terrestrial Fauna

Date published:

Monday, 30 July, 2007

3. Assessment

Scoping

Approved:

Saturday, 2 February, 2008

Environmental Review

Public submissions:

Monday, 21 April, 2008 to Monday, 16 June, 2008

Environmental Review documentation:

PER - Main document

PER - Construction Environmental Management Plan

PER - Operational Framework

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1302

EPA Report:

Southern Seawater Desalination Project

Key Environmental Factors:

Marine Environmental Quality

Flora and Vegetation

Terrestrial Fauna

Date published:

Monday, 6 October, 2008

Appeals close:

Monday, 20 October, 2008

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Comments:

Date of approval:

Tuesday, 14 April, 2009

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 792

Post-assessment changes

S46C changes to conditions:

Attachment 1 - section 46C change to implementation conditions (to amend conditions 4 and 6-9) approved on 22 April 2009.

Attachment 2 - section 46C change to implementation conditions (to amend condition 6-9) approved on 30 June 2010.

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/southern-seawater-desalination-project