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Use of the Cape Peron outlet pipeline to dispose of industrial wastewater, Kwinana

Project
Proponent: 
Water Corporation
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to discharge up to 30 megalitres per day (ML/day) of industrial wastewater, in addition to treated wastewater from Woodman Point and Cape Peron wastewater treatment plants and water from the Jervoise Bay Groundwater Recovery Scheme, to the Sepia Depression via the Cape Peron outlet line from the Kwinana Wastewater Reclamation Plant (KWRP); BP Refinery (Kwinana); CSBP Limited; Edison Mission Energy, and further unspecified sources.

Assessment Number: 
1471
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Waste management
Last updated: 
February 20, 2015
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: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 26 May, 2003
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Monday, 26 May, 2003
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 8 December, 2003 to Monday, 16 February, 2004
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1135
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Use of the Cape Peron outlet pipeline to dispose of industrial wastewater, Kwinana
Key Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Marine Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 31 May, 2004
Appeals close: 
Monday, 14 June, 2004
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Thursday, 28 October, 2004
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 665
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 665 – Amendments to: Proposal description, toxicant volumes and loads, dates for expansion, definitions for “typical” and “maximum” discharge criteria, replacement of “Total Nitrogen” concentration with “Annual Nitrogen Load”, update of all Figures in Schedule 1 – change to proposal approved under s45C on 15 July 2014.

Attachment 2 to Statement 665 - Replace “Annual Nitrogen Load” of 1,100 with 1,778 tonnes per annum - change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 February 2015.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Tuesday, 15 July, 2014
Friday, 20 February, 2015

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