This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: December 3, 2010
Inquiry under s46 into changing the conditions of Ministerial Statement 549 . Read more...Last updated: November 4, 2010
Identification of potential corridors and areas for future installation of water and waste water pipelines and associated infrastructure throughout the southern suburbs of Perth. Read more...Last updated: October 3, 2010
Construction of warehouse and transport depot on Lot 46 Tomah Road, Welshpool and the provision of an environmental offset by protecting 21.2 hectares of significant wetland and native vegetation at Lot 23 Ioppolo Road, Chittering. Read more...Last updated: September 17, 2010
The proposal is to construct and operate the Coolimba Power Station on a site located approximately 15 kilometres (km) south-south-west of Eneabba, and to establish an approximately 20 km long and 100 metre (m) wide infrastructure corridor that will accommodate the construction and operation of: a natural gas pipeline lateral to connect the power station to either the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) or the Parmelia Gas Pipeline; and a 330 kV electricity transmission line to... Read more...Last updated: September 6, 2010
Revised proposal by the Esperance Port Authority (EsPA) to increase iron ore export from the Esperance Port at a rate of up to 8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). Read more...Last updated: June 28, 2010
The construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant at a site in the Kwinana / East Rockingham area, and associated seawater intake, concentrated seawater discharge pipelines, and product pipeline to Tamworth Hill or Thomson’s Reservoir. Upgrading of the capacity of the plant to 45 Gigalitres per year at the Kwinana site will include increasing the production of potable water, use of seawater, and discharge of concentrated seawater and further options for combining intake seawater... Read more...Last updated: December 23, 2009
The construction and operation of a 44.8 million tonnes per annum iron ore mine, power station, desalination plant, processing plant and accommodation and port facilities in the Cape Preston area as documented in Schedule 1 of Statement 635. The processing plant will produce pelletised, direct-reduced iron and hot-briquetted iron. Inquiry under s46 into changing the conditions of Ministerial Statement 635. Read more...Last updated: December 4, 2009
The management and abstraction of groundwater for public and private water supply from the Gnangara Mound, with provision for environmental water requirements In response to the Minister for Environment’s request to review the environmental monitoring sites in light of changes in environmental values and the predicted influence of climate variability the DoW has proposed to remove some criteria sites from the current environmental approval and to rationalise other conditions and commitments of... Read more...Last updated: December 4, 2009
BHP Billiton Iron Ore is proposing to construct 23 kilometres of dual track railway and associated rail infrastructure within the Chichester ranges, approximately 220 kilometres south of Port Hedland. The proposal includes clearing of 400 hectares of vegetation. The required water supply would be approximately 1000 kL/day to be sourced from two existing bores. The proposal also involves the construction of communications cabling, a communications tower, level crossings, signalling, access... Read more...Last updated: December 1, 2009
The proposal is to construct a deepwater port to service fully loaded Panamax sized vessels (65 000 DWT) at Oakajee, approximately 23 kilometres north of Geraldton. Three site locations (north, south and central) and two different design options (inshore and off-shore) were considered in developing the proposal. The design option favoured by the proponent is an in-shore port design at the northern sector. The port study area is approximately 23 kilometres north of Geraldton. The port will... Read more...Last updated: November 25, 2009
Department of State Development's request for a change to the environmental conditions that apply to the substantial commencement date for works at the Oakajee Deepwater Port, Shire of Chapman Valley. Previous Ministerial Statements 469 and 774 , previous assessments 1074 and 1722. Read more...Last updated: October 11, 2009
The proposal is to extend Roe Highway from South Street in Canning Vale to connect to Kwinana Freeway in Leeming over a distance of approximately 4.5 km. The highway is planned as a four-lane dual carriageway (two lanes in each direction), with provision for future upgrading to three lanes in each direction. The land required for any future upgrading will be provided in the median strip. The total footprint of the project area represents 62 hectares (ha). Approximately 53.9 ha of this area will... Read more...Last updated: April 28, 2009
The proponent proposes to mine up to 10.1 Mtpa of magnetite ore to produce 6 Mtpa of ore concentrate over a 15 year mine life. The magnetite concentrate would be conveyed to Port Hedland from the mine via a 110 km slurry pipeline located alongside the existing Pilbara Energy Pipeline (PEPL). The concentrate would be dewatered at a purpose-built facility located at Utah Point in the Port Hedland Port area, prior to shipping overseas, where it would be used predominantly in steel manufacture. Read more...Last updated: December 17, 2008
The proposal is to develop a new iron ore mine approximately 60 kilometres west-north-west of Tom Price and 25 kilometres south-west of the existing Brockman 2 mine. The major components of the project include: Three new mine pits- with approximately 20% of the orebody occurring below the water table; Dry processing plant- including crushers, overland conveyor and screens; this will be located to the north of the pits running east/west to the rail loop; Associated mine infrastructure- this... Read more...Last updated: December 4, 2008
The construction and operation of a tourism development on Long Island, Wallabi Group, Houtman-Abrolhos Islands, consisting of visitor lodges (maximum of 60 guests), staff accommodation, communal facilities (including day-visitor facilities), boardwalks and gazebos, a swimming pool, deep water jetty, helipad, wastewater treatment plant, desalination plant and other maintenance/service facilities Read more...Last updated: August 12, 2008
Inquiry under s46 into changing the conditions (time extension) of Ministerial Statement 469 , relating to the construction of a deepwater port at either the “north”, “central” or “south” location. Read more...Last updated: March 20, 2008
The proposal is to establish materials stockpiling and handling facilities with a capacity of approximately 4 million tonnes at Cape Preston, approximately 60km west-south-west of Dampier. Read more...Last updated: November 13, 2007
This report provides the advice and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to the Minister for the Environment on the environmental factors and principles relevant to the proposal by the Water Corporation to construct, operate and maintain a new Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and ocean outfall at Alkimos. The proposal is to develop the plant in stages up to an operational capacity of 160ML/day beyond 2050. There are two proposed sites for the WWTP, Site A and Site B... Read more...Last updated: October 30, 2007
The proposed Mesa J mining development is a continuation of the sequential development of proven iron ore reserves along the Robe River Valley. This proposal relates to an iron ore mining operation of 600 million tonnes over a period of approximately 20 years. The major components of the proposed development include: Site preparation, including overburden removal and stockpiling of ore which will be extracted along the rail alignment to be constructed on the eastern escarpment of the new Mesa J... Read more...Last updated: September 24, 2007
The proposed Peel Deviation project involves the construction of 52.1 km of dual carriageway freeway-standard highway from the future freeway link north of Mandurah to the existing Perth-Bunbury Highway (Old Coast Road) at Lake Clifton. Read more...