❓ Ms Carles asks about the Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review, actions to reduce industrial emissions, industries with the greatest impact on air quality, and breaches of air quality standards. The Minister provides information and website links.
AnsweredQoN 4167Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review, I ask:
(a) will the Minister confirm that the Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review has been completed; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(ii) if yes, will the Minister table the Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review report;
(b) can the Minister describe what actions are being taken by the Department of Environment and Conservation to reduce the air quality impacts of industrial emissions;
(c) will the Minister detail which industries are currently having the greatest impact on air quality in the Perth Metropolitan area; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(d) has air monitoring by the Department of Environment and Conservation, in the Perth metropolitan area, revealed any breaches of the Ambient Air Quality National Environment Protection Measure over the last three years; and
(i) if yes, please provide details?
(a) will the Minister confirm that the Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review has been completed; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(ii) if yes, will the Minister table the Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review report;
(b) can the Minister describe what actions are being taken by the Department of Environment and Conservation to reduce the air quality impacts of industrial emissions;
(c) will the Minister detail which industries are currently having the greatest impact on air quality in the Perth Metropolitan area; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(d) has air monitoring by the Department of Environment and Conservation, in the Perth metropolitan area, revealed any breaches of the Ambient Air Quality National Environment Protection Measure over the last three years; and
(i) if yes, please provide details?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 November 2010
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
33 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
(a) Yes.
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) The draft Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review report is available on the Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) website at
www.epa.wa.gov.au
. The final review report and the Government's response will be released publicly once the latter has been finalised.
(b) The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) regulates industrial emissions from prescribed premises under Part V of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986.
DEC monitors and audits the compliance of prescribed premises with works approval and licence conditions, and takes enforcement action as appropriate in accordance with its
Enforcement and Prosecution Policy 2008
. DEC also provides technical advice to the EPA as required to support its functions under Part IV of the Act.
(c) As outlined in the National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure, the following industry classification groupings contribute significantly to Perth metropolitan emissions
· Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing;
· Electricity Generation;
· Cement and Lime Manufacturing;
· Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing;
· Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing; and
· Ceramic Product Manufacturing
(i) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(i) DEC produces an annual air monitoring report to comply with the requirements of the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure, which details when standards have been exceeded at a DEC monitoring station. The 2008-09 report is available from the Environment Protection and Heritage Council website at
www.ephc.gov.au
and on DEC's website at
www.dec.wa.gov.au
.
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(a) Yes.
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) The draft Perth Air Quality Management Plan Review report is available on the Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) website at
www.epa.wa.gov.au
. The final review report and the Government's response will be released publicly once the latter has been finalised.
(b) The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) regulates industrial emissions from prescribed premises under Part V of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986.
DEC monitors and audits the compliance of prescribed premises with works approval and licence conditions, and takes enforcement action as appropriate in accordance with its
Enforcement and Prosecution Policy 2008
. DEC also provides technical advice to the EPA as required to support its functions under Part IV of the Act.
(c) As outlined in the National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure, the following industry classification groupings contribute significantly to Perth metropolitan emissions
· Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing;
· Electricity Generation;
· Cement and Lime Manufacturing;
· Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing;
· Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing; and
· Ceramic Product Manufacturing
(i) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(i) DEC produces an annual air monitoring report to comply with the requirements of the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure, which details when standards have been exceeded at a DEC monitoring station. The 2008-09 report is available from the Environment Protection and Heritage Council website at
www.ephc.gov.au
and on DEC's website at
www.dec.wa.gov.au
.
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