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South West Yarragadee Water Supply Development

Project
Proponent: 
Water Corporation
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to develop a wellfield on the Blackwood Plateau near Jarrahwood and to supply the groundwater from the South West Yarragadee aquifers into the Integrated Water Supply Scheme (IWSS). The proposed wellfield would comprise five well sites with two wells at each site drawing from the Yarragadee Formation Unit 1 and Unit 3 aquifers, approximately 400m and 700m respectively from the surface (termed the eastern split wellfield), providing a maximum of 45 GL/yr into the IWSS through a water treatment plant within the wellfield and transfer main to Harvey.

Placed on suspension.

Assessment Number: 
1552
Region: 
South West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
March 10, 2011
Current Status: 
EPA Report and Recommendations released - appeals closed
EPA Report and Recommendations released - appeals closed
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 7 March, 2005
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 27 February, 2006 to Monday, 22 May, 2006
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon ERMP Executive summary
PDF icon ERMP Volume 1
PDF icon ERMP Volume 2
PDF icon Draft Sustainability Evaluation Scoping Report
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Response to submissions
PDF icon Appendix 1 - Groundwater Abstraction Management Plan
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1245
EPA Report: 
PDF icon South West Yarragadee Water Supply Development
Key Environmental Factors: 
Land
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Water
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Friday, 8 December, 2006
Appeals close: 
Friday, 22 December, 2006

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/south-west-yarragadee-water-supply-development