❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on dust monitoring practices at the Premier Coal mine near Collie and in the Collie townsite, including frequency, adherence to standards, and whether mine dust reaches the town. The answer provides details on monitoring locations, frequency, standards compliance, and the inability to differentiate dust types.
AnsweredQoN 2708Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Collie’s Yancoal Australia Group’s Premier Coal mine and the required reporting methods used for dust monitoring, and ask, in the last six months: (a) what sample tests on air borne dust have been taken near the Premier mine site and what is the frequency of such tests; (b) what sample tests on air borne dust are taken near the Collie town site and what is the frequency of such tests; (c) have all dust samples been taken under recommended Australian guide lines; and (d) has dust sampling confirmed that dust from local coal mines has reached the Collie town site?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
34 days
(a) Total Suspended Particulate (or dust) from the Premier Coal Limited mine at Collie requires continuous ambient monitoring from October to May annually. The next report is due to the Department of Environment Regulation (DER) by 30 September 2014.
(b) Synergy provides DER with continuous monitoring information from Roche Park at Collie for concentrations of particulate (dust) size for less than ten (10) micrometres in diameter (PM10) at a monthly frequency.
DER has a similar PM10 monitor located in Wittenoom Street, Collie, reporting continuous hourly dust concentrations. These results are updated on DER's website every hour.
(c) Yes, sampling methods meet Australian Standard 3580.9.8.2008.
(d) No. The sampling method used cannot distinguish between types of particulates.
(b) Synergy provides DER with continuous monitoring information from Roche Park at Collie for concentrations of particulate (dust) size for less than ten (10) micrometres in diameter (PM10) at a monthly frequency.
DER has a similar PM10 monitor located in Wittenoom Street, Collie, reporting continuous hourly dust concentrations. These results are updated on DER's website every hour.
(c) Yes, sampling methods meet Australian Standard 3580.9.8.2008.
(d) No. The sampling method used cannot distinguish between types of particulates.
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