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: February 15, 1991
The proposal involves a small extraction operation using dozers, excavators and trucks in an area which has been subject to similar, though smaller- scale, mining activity in the past. The gypsum occurs within old coastal ridges and the extraction operation would involve clearing the vegetation and topsoil, which would be stockpiled, and mining the gypsum before spreading the topsoil and vegetation back over the area. The Department of Mines has proposed to place a range of conditions on the... Read more...Last updated: February 11, 1991
The objectives of the proposal are to assess the effectiveness of Sumilarv against midges and its impact on non-target organisms in Lake Monger and North Lake. Both wet lands are highly eutrophic (nutrient enriched), there are severe midge nutrient problems during spring and the summer months and Abate is no longer a reliable control agent. The field trials involve applications of Sumilarv at a rate of 10kg/ha on three separate occasions. The compound will be applied by outboard dinghy and a... Read more...Last updated: February 11, 1991
The proposal is for a breeding herd of 50 - 100 Red Deer on the cleared portion of the property, approximately 5 ha. The deer are to be kept for the commercial production of velvet for the Asian market, and venison production for both the local and export markets. it is not intended to slaughter animais on the property. The proposed development is not intended to be used as a tourist attraction. The proposal also includes the construction of a residence and sheds. The site of the proposed... Read more...Last updated: February 8, 1991
The proposal is to construct dams for the purpose of growing marron. The proponent intends to ensure that the dams will be sealed with clay to ensure no leakage of groundwater into or out of the dams. A design criteria for the dams is that they shall not overflovv during vvinter, so that wastewater will only be generated when the dams are cleaned. A freeboard of 600 mm would be necessary to accommodate winter rainfall without overflow during most winters. The proponent intends to ensure... Read more...Last updated: February 7, 1991
The proposal is for the subdivision of Lots 1 & 2 Cockburn Sound Location 16, for industrial purposes. This is consistent with the present zoning of the land. The proposal is located on cleared land which was mined for limestone and then re-contoured. Part of the proposed subdivision is within the 200 m buffer area for the Water Authority Sewage Treatment Plant located north of Gordon Road, however as light winds which carry odours tend to occur in the evening outside of working hours the... Read more...Last updated: February 6, 1991
The proposal is to conduct a seismic survey for petroleum within Exploration Permit 351, located about 200 km north of Perth. The company proposes to test for petroleum in an area lying immediately to the west of Watheroo National Park. A total of 70 km of seismic traverses is planned. Portions of the survey may encroach into the western side of Watheroo National Park, parts of Flora and Fauna Reserve 27872, and an area proposed as a national park to link the Watheroo and Alexander Morrison... Read more...Last updated: February 5, 1991
Liquid Air is seeking to pipe hydrogen from CSBP and Farmers' nearby chlor-alkali plant. The proposal necessitates an extension of the existing 50 mm diameter pipeline through private land owned by Tiwest and CSBP and Farmers over a further distance of some 1.6 km. The proponent has identified a preliminary route for the pipeline extension. Approval from Tiwest for the pipeline extension within its boundaries has been granted and, because Liquid Air has a corporate relationship with CSBP... Read more...Last updated: January 25, 1991
AWP Holdings Limited operates a solvent wool scouring plant at Miguel Road, Spearwood, Western Australia. One of its wastes is mud resulting from agricultural dirt scoured from the wool. The composition of the mud is grit, organic matter, salt with traces of heavy metals and pesticides, particularly the insecticide diazinon. The proposal is to carry out a year's trial on disposing of the mud by injecting it into the subsoil on land at Amarillo Farm. The property straddles the lower reaches... Read more...Last updated: January 25, 1991
The proposal consists of a boat haven with mooring facilities for up to 175 boats, a public boat landing, a launching ramp, refuelling and sullage pump-out facilities, a village centre, and tourist and residential accommodation. lt is located on 35 ha of privately owned land situated adjacent to the Sticks Channel, Peel Inlet, in the town of Mandurah. The land is zoned Tourist under the Mandurah Town Planning Scheme 1A, Amendment No 45. Following publication of the EPA's report and... Read more...Last updated: December 13, 1990
Dominion Mining Limited submitted a Consultative Environmental Review for the Yakabindie Nickle Project to the Environmental Protection Authority in April 1990 (EPA Bulletin 444). Following assessement of the CER by the EPA, the Minister for the Environment issued a statement "that the proposal may be implemented" on the 29th November 1990 ( Ministerial Statement 117 ). Further studies carried out by the proponent on the location of facilities at the site have resulted in... Read more...Last updated: December 4, 1990
The proposed Yakabindie minesite is located within the lease area of the Yakabindie Pastoral Station approximately 5 kilometres east of the main Leinster to Wiluna road. An open cut mine is proposed to be developed at the site to produce approximately 6 million tonnes of low grade nickel sulphide ore per annum and 25 million tonnes of waste rock per annum. Mining will be carried out using conventional large-capacity diesel powered earthmoving equipment such as excavators, haul trucks and... Read more...Last updated: November 23, 1990
The proposal is to establish intensive chicken farming (approximately 150,000 birds) in three sheds on the above property. The property consists of 68ha , 40 of which is currently under irrigation for the production of lucerne. The poultry litter will be removed from site. Read more...Last updated: November 23, 1990
The proposal is for a service station and local store facilities. The subject land comprises a 4,000 square metre (approximately) segment of Swan location 1866, which is located on the south-east corner of Meadowlands Drive and Neaves Road, and is some 12 kilometres by road from Wanneroo townsite. The site is located over a Priority 1 Source Area as defined by the Water Authority of WA. for the protection of groundwater supplies, and is also within the Wanneroo Underground Water Pollution... Read more...Last updated: November 23, 1990
The proposal is for rezoning Lot 602, Beacham Road Pinjarra from Rural to Industrial and to specify that only "dry-industrial" uses would be permitted in this area by adding Clause 7.4.3 to the Shire of Murray Town Planning Scheme No 4 Scheme Text. On-site sewage effluent disposal has been proposed. The site is within the area defined as the Peel-Harvey Catchment by the Minister for the Environment where clearing, drainage and nutrient controls apply. The Environmental Protection... Read more...Last updated: November 23, 1990
The proposal is to expand the capacity of the existing Dampier salt field from 2.5 million tonnes per annum to 4 million tonnes per annum. Expansion is planned in four stages, depending on market demand, commencing in 1990 through to about 1997. Expansion would occur within the existing salt field lease boundary which has been operating at Dampier since the late 1960s. The proposed expansion is based on recovering waste salt from the disused bitterns holding pond then utilising this previously... Read more...Last updated: November 8, 1990
The proposal is to place sand (surcharge) to a height of 4.5 metres along a 1.9 kilometre length of the Mitchell Freeway adjacent to Lake Monger. The sand is to be piled to consolidate peat and an old sanitary landfill site for works associated with the widening of the Mitchell Freeway and the provision of a median strip for the proposed Northern Suburbs Rail Link. Because of the presence of peat and sanitary landfill, the ground is relatively spongy and would create an unsuitable base for the... Read more...Last updated: October 25, 1990
On 9 June, 1989, the Environmental Protection Authority received a referral from the Department of Mines of a mining lease application (MLA 70/473) by Magic Soil Ply Ltd. The mining lease application is to supersede a prospecting licence application (PLA 70/807) over the same area and is for a proposal to mine diatomaceous earth from the north·western corner of the lake bed. The referral was held pending clarification of the Government's Policy on Exploration and Mining in Conservation... Read more...Last updated: October 17, 1990
Poseidon Bow River Diamond Mine Limited (Poseidon) operates an alluvial diamond mine on part of Lissadell Station, which is at the southern end of Lake Argyle in the Kimberleys. The original mining proposal was for an area of about 500 hectares and operations have been progressing since 1988 under mining lease conditions. The original mining proposal was not assessed under Part IV of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, , but environmental conditions were set under several Works Approvals... Read more...Last updated: October 8, 1990
The proposal is to develop the Tubridgi Gas Field to supply natural gas to the existing Dampier to Perth pipeline. This would require the establishment of processing facilities on site near Onslow and an 85 kilometre connecting pipe to join into the main line. The gas field is about 36 square kilometres in area and lies under Urala Station pastoral lease, about 25 km south-west of the town of Onslow. It is estimated that up to 30 terajoules of gas per day could be collected over a field life of... Read more...Last updated: October 3, 1990
The Water Authority has stated that following the completion of the Pinjar groundwater development, a new major water supply source will be required by 1992. This reasoning is based on current and predicted water consumption demand even in view of the Water Authority's public water conservation programme. Because of the extent, magnitude and likely environmental implications of developing a new water supply source, the EPA required the Water Authority to prepare an ERMP for this project.... Read more...