ProjectProponent: Albany Port AuthorityProposal description: The proposal is for the dredging of 12 million cubic metres of sediments to widen and deepen the existing shipping channel into Princess Royal Harbour and to extend the shipping channel into King George Sound to allow access of cape-size vessels to the Port. Dredged material will be disposed offshore at a location in King George Sound. A portion of the dredged material will be used for reclamation of up to 9 hectares of Princess Royal Harbour to construct a new berth (Berth 7). Assessment Number: 1594Region: Great SouthernReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: InfrastructureLast updated: December 3, 2010Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewDate published: Monday, 26 September, 2005 3. AssessmentEnvironmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 24 September, 2007 to Monday, 19 November, 2007Environmental Review documentation: Albany Port Expansion Proposal PER (PDF, 13.06 MB)Proponent response to submissions: Response to submissions (PDF, 1.81 MB) Supplementary information package (PDF, 5.06 MB) Review of the Sampling and Analysis Plan and Benthic Primary Producer Habitat Report (PDF, 199.97 KB) Response to Paul Lavery’s Review of the Sampling and Analysis Plan and Benthic Primary Producer Habitat Report (PDF, 35.07 KB) Dredge and Land Reclamation EMP (PDF, 8.57 MB) Oceanographic Studies and Dredging Program Simulation Studies (PDF, 4.28 MB) Peer review of Oceanographic Studies and Dredging Program Simulation Studies (PDF, 306.02 KB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1346EPA Report: Albany Port Expansion (PDF, 3.31 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Benthic Communities and HabitatsMarine Environmental QualityWaterDate published: Monday, 18 January, 2010Appeals close: Monday, 1 February, 2010 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Thursday, 18 November, 2010Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 846 (PDF, 615.9 KB) Post-assessment changesSection 46 inquiry: Albany Port Expansion Project (s46)
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