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Intractable Waste Disposal Facility, Mt Walton East (s46)

Project
Proponent: 
Minister for Works
Notice of Change of Proponent: 
PDF icon Notice under s38I - Proponent Nomination & Revocation - Mt Walton.pdf
Proposal description: 

The Intractable Waste Disposal Facility (IWDF) is 75km north-east of Koolyanobbing and approximately 53km north-east of Jaurdi Station Homestead (unoccupied). The site occupies a 25km2 Crown Reserve No. 42001 and is accessed by a 100km long dedicated unsurfaced road (Crown Reserve No. 44102) that extends northward from the Boorabbin Siding on Great Eastern Highway.

This inquiry under s46 is in regard to consolidation of environmental conditions of Ministerial Statements 44, 205, 353 and 533, and introduction of waste acceptance criteria.

Assessment Number: 
1286
Region: 
Goldfields Esperance
Referred under EP Act: 
s46
Industry sector: 
Waste management
Last updated: 
October 20, 2024
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
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Human Health
Date published: 
Friday, 13 August, 1999
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1005
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Intractable Waste Disposal Facility, Mt Walton East, Change to Environmental Conditions
Key Environmental Factors: 
Land
Date published: 
Friday, 8 December, 2000
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Previous Statements: Statement No. 044 published on 26 October 1988, Statement No. 205 published on 8 January 1992, Statement No. 353 published on 28 April 1994, Statement No. 533 published on 19 January 2000.

Date of approval: 
Thursday, 1 February, 2001
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 562.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 562 - Minor change to conditions approved under s. 45C on 20 October 2024.

Attachments: 
PDF icon Attachment 1 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf
Date of approval s. 45C: 
Sunday, 20 October, 2024

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/intractable-waste-disposal-facility-mt-walton-east-s46