❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Environment regarding KCGM's reporting of contaminated sites under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, seeking details on reporting dates, contamination depths, site classifications, mapped areas, penalties for non-reporting, and the importance of reporting.
AnsweredQoN 2717Legislative Council
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I refer to the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd (KCGM) Operations owned by Barrick Gold of Australia and Newmont Mining, including but not limited to the Fimiston 1 tailings dam, Fimiston 2 tailings dam, Gidgi Roaster tailings dam and plant area, Mt Percy Tailings dam, Fimiston Mill, and all mining tenure/land affected/controlled by KCGM, and ask -
(1) Can the Minister state on what specific dates KCGM, Barrick Newmont made reports including locations under the
Contaminated Sites Act 2003
for the above referred to operations for all sites including underlying mining tenure?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Fimiston 1 Tailings dam?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Fimiston Mill area?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Mount Percy Tailings dam?
(8) If no to (7), why not?
(9) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Fimiston 2 Tailings dam?
(10) If no to (9), why not?
(11) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Gidgi Roaster tailings dam, and plant area?
(12) If no to (11), why not?
(13) Can the Minister indicate why the Department of Environment and Conservation, considers each of the sites referred to in (1), (3), (5), (7), (9) and (11), to be a contaminated site?
(14) If no to (13), why not?
(15) Can the Minister identify with a scaled map all of the specific areas at the above referred to operations, showing tenement areas with tenement numbers of all the areas suspected known or contaminated areas reported under the
Contaminated sites Act 2003
?
(16) If no to (15), why not?
(17) Can the Minister state, what is the maximum penalty for the failure of any person to report a contaminated site under the
Contaminated Sites Act 2003
under the legislation?
(18) If no to (17), why not?
(19) Can the Minister state, what is the importance under the legislation of any person reporting a contaminated site?
(20) If no to (19), why not?
(1) Can the Minister state on what specific dates KCGM, Barrick Newmont made reports including locations under the
Contaminated Sites Act 2003
for the above referred to operations for all sites including underlying mining tenure?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Fimiston 1 Tailings dam?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Fimiston Mill area?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Mount Percy Tailings dam?
(8) If no to (7), why not?
(9) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Fimiston 2 Tailings dam?
(10) If no to (9), why not?
(11) Can the minister indicate the depth in metres below ground level that has been contaminated with soils, groundwater, around the Gidgi Roaster tailings dam, and plant area?
(12) If no to (11), why not?
(13) Can the Minister indicate why the Department of Environment and Conservation, considers each of the sites referred to in (1), (3), (5), (7), (9) and (11), to be a contaminated site?
(14) If no to (13), why not?
(15) Can the Minister identify with a scaled map all of the specific areas at the above referred to operations, showing tenement areas with tenement numbers of all the areas suspected known or contaminated areas reported under the
Contaminated sites Act 2003
?
(16) If no to (15), why not?
(17) Can the Minister state, what is the maximum penalty for the failure of any person to report a contaminated site under the
Contaminated Sites Act 2003
under the legislation?
(18) If no to (17), why not?
(19) Can the Minister state, what is the importance under the legislation of any person reporting a contaminated site?
(20) If no to (19), why not?
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Answered
12 October 2010
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(19)-(20) In addition to the persons who have a duty to report known or suspected contaminated sites, any other person may report a site that the person knows or suspects is contaminated. This provides the opportunity for anyone who believes, on reasonable grounds, that a site is contaminated to report it to the Department of Environment and Conservation. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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