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Extensions to the Exmouth water supply borefield

Project
Proponent: 
Water Corporation
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to extend the Exmouth water supply borefield, and includes:

  • extending the existing borefield, to the west (equipping existing bores) and to the south (drilling and equipping new bores);
  • increasing the long term supply capacity from approximately 760 million litres per year (ML!yr) to 1,025ML!yr;
  • constructing four dedicated stygofauna monitoring bores (two within the proposed borefield extension and two to the south of Shothole Canyon Road, which has been identified as future National Park) and two nests of dedicated saltwater interface monitoring (SWIM) bores. These will be used for long term monitoring;
  • constructing seventeen water level monitoring bores, which will also be monitored for stygofauna;
  • upgrading the infrastructure.
Assessment Number: 
921
Region: 
Gascoyne
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
October 13, 1997
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Consultative Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Subterranean Fauna
Date published: 
Saturday, 10 December, 1994
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Wednesday, 25 January, 1995
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Wednesday, 2 August, 1995 to Saturday, 2 September, 1995
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Consultative Environmental Review document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
843
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Extensions to the Exmouth Water Supply Borefield
Key Environmental Factors: 
Subterranean Fauna
Date published: 
Tuesday, 1 April, 1997
Appeals close: 
Tuesday, 15 April, 1997
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 13 October, 1997
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 459

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