❓ Question regarding the environmental impact of the Ocean Reef Marina project on Mullaloo Beach, specifically concerning sand accumulation and depletion. The Minister assures that strict environmental conditions are in place to manage potential impacts.
AnsweredQoN 5991Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 February 2020
Member
Portfolio
Environment; Disability Services; Electoral Affairs
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I refer to the proposed Ocean Reef Marina project, and ask: (a) What assessment has been conducted into the impact on Mullaloo Beach from the proposed works at Ocean Reef Marina; (b) What plans are in place to mitigate any such impact on Mullaloo Beach; (c) With the Environmental Protection Authority noting that the proposal "may result" in some sand accumulation north of Mullaloo Beach, how will this be mitigated and offset; and (d) Is the Minister confident there will be no sand depletion to nearby Mullaloo Beach as a result of the Ocean Reef Marina, and if there is, how can the local community be confident that such a loss will be satisfactorily and appropriately addressed?
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Answered
11 March 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Environment; Disability Services; Electoral Affairs
Response time
3 days
(a) The Environmental Protection Authority has considered the potential impacts of the Ocean Reef Marina on coastal processes, both north and south of the proposal. This is set out in its Assessment Report number1629.
(b) Under the environmental approval for the Ocean Reef Marina proposal, I have imposed strict conditions including the requirement to submit a Coastal Processes and Wrack Management Plan, prior to the commencement of construction activities. The objective of the plan is to minimise wrack accumulation and sediment accumulation/deficit within the marina, on adjacent shorelines, being the area between Pinnaroo Point and Burns Beach. I am advised that the plan has yet to be submitted to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for approval.
(c) I am advised that impacts to nearby beaches can be managed by the movement of accumulated sands and careful placement at appropriate locations. The precise management measures will need to be set out by the proponent in the Coastal Processes and Wrack Management Plan.
(d) The strict environmental conditions on the proposal will ensure that the potential impacts of the proposal on nearby beaches can be satisfactorily managed.
(b) Under the environmental approval for the Ocean Reef Marina proposal, I have imposed strict conditions including the requirement to submit a Coastal Processes and Wrack Management Plan, prior to the commencement of construction activities. The objective of the plan is to minimise wrack accumulation and sediment accumulation/deficit within the marina, on adjacent shorelines, being the area between Pinnaroo Point and Burns Beach. I am advised that the plan has yet to be submitted to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for approval.
(c) I am advised that impacts to nearby beaches can be managed by the movement of accumulated sands and careful placement at appropriate locations. The precise management measures will need to be set out by the proponent in the Coastal Processes and Wrack Management Plan.
(d) The strict environmental conditions on the proposal will ensure that the potential impacts of the proposal on nearby beaches can be satisfactorily managed.
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