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Bluewaters Power Station Phase II

Project
Proponent: 
Griffin Power Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Griffin Power Pty Ltd, proposes to construct and operate a 200MW coal-fired power station known as the Bluewaters Power Station Phase II (Bluewaters II) adjacent to the proposed Bluewaters Power Station (Bluewaters I) on a site located approximately 4km north-east of Collie. It would be a subcritical coal-fired base-load generation facility with a nominal generating capacity of up to 200MW.

The Bluewaters II Power Station would supplement the Bluewaters I Power Station and supply electricity for sale via the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).

Assessment Number: 
1525
Region: 
South West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Power generation
Last updated: 
April 4, 2018
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 31 May, 2004
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Public Environmental Review document
PDF icon Attachment 1 - Collie Power Station Noise Map
PDF icon Attachment 2 - Bluewaters Power Station Noise Map
PDF icon Attachment 3 - Collie and Bluewaters Combined Noise Map
PDF icon Attachment 4 - Comparison of ENM vs SoundPlan Noise Models
PDF icon Attachment 5 - Coolangatta Noise Management Plan
PDF icon Attachment 6 - Aerial Map of area
PDF icon Attachment 7 - Letter to EPA from Griffin detailing greenhouse offsets
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Response to submissions
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1177
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Bluewaters Power Station Phase II
Key Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Water
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Monday, 13 June, 2005
Appeals close: 
Monday, 27 June, 2005
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 24 May, 2006
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 0724
Post-assessment changes
Comments: 

Attachment 8 – Condition 1 Metal Emissions Monitoring – interim implementation conditions approved under section 46A on 21 December 2015.

Date of approval (46a): 
Monday, 21 December, 2015
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 724 – Modification of the location footprint and clarification of "Maximum Facility Footprint", "Maximum Total Area", "Infrastructure", and "Construction Laydown Envelope" - s45C change to proposal approved on 9 October 2006.

Attachment 2 to Statement 724 – Increase in power generating capacity from 200 megawatts to 208 megawatts, increase in the size of the laydown area, changes to the air emissions profile, relocation of the wastewater treatment plant, and re-alignment of the coal conveyor - s45C change to proposal approved on 18 September 2007.

Attachment 3 to Statement 724 – Increase ancillary infrastructure area - s45C change to proposal approved on 12 August 2008.

Attachment 4 to Statement 724 – Addition of a second ash disposal site - s45C change to proposal approved on 7 November 2008.

Attachment 5 to Statement 724 – Increase greenhouse gas emissions to 1,562,000 tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide equivalent - s45C change to proposal approved on 2 September 2009.

Attachment 6 to Statement 724 – Increase power generating capacity from 208 megawatts to 212 megawatts - change to proposal approved under s45C on 23 March 2010.

Attachment 7 to Statement 724 – Removal of maximum sulphur oxides in emissions and plant thermal efficiency – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 7 January 2013.

Attachment 9 to Statement 724 – Adjustment of annual pollutant loads emitted to air - change to proposal approved under S45c on 4 April 2018.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Monday, 9 October, 2006
Tuesday, 18 September, 2007
Tuesday, 12 August, 2008
Friday, 7 November, 2008
Wednesday, 2 September, 2009
Tuesday, 23 March, 2010
Monday, 7 January, 2013
Wednesday, 4 April, 2018

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/bluewaters-power-station-phase-ii