❓ Hon Robin Chapple requests air pollution reports related to the North West Shelf LNG facilities. The Minister tables one report and requests a more specific request for the others due to the broad scope.
AnsweredQoN 2574Legislative Council
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Will the Minister table the following reports:
(a) pluto-Ambient air monitoring at the three identified sites (Burrup Road, Dampier and Karratha Scout Hall), from 2008 until latest report;
(b) nitrogen deposition at the six sites identified in the Woodside Pluto Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project Air Quality Management Plan, as referred to in Ministerial Statement 757;
(c) any reports on air pollution delivered to or conducted by the Environmental Protection Authority regarding North West Shelf (NWS) and LNG facilities;
(d) any reports on air pollution delivered to or conducted by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation regarding NWS and LNG facilities; and
(e) if no to either (a) to (d), why not?
(a) pluto-Ambient air monitoring at the three identified sites (Burrup Road, Dampier and Karratha Scout Hall), from 2008 until latest report;
(b) nitrogen deposition at the six sites identified in the Woodside Pluto Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project Air Quality Management Plan, as referred to in Ministerial Statement 757;
(c) any reports on air pollution delivered to or conducted by the Environmental Protection Authority regarding North West Shelf (NWS) and LNG facilities;
(d) any reports on air pollution delivered to or conducted by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation regarding NWS and LNG facilities; and
(e) if no to either (a) to (d), why not?
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Answered
20 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
10 days
(b) I table the Review of Air Quality Management Plan - Nitrogen Deposition [See tabled paper no.] . (c) - (e) The North West Shelf is a broad area covering the coastal areas and waters off Western Australia. There are a significant number of approvals (under both Parts IV and Part V of the Environment Protection Act 1986 ) on premises within this area, including the Wheatstone, Gorgon, Macedon, Varanus Island, Pluto, North West Shelf and associated projects such as Yara Pilbara Nitrates and Yara Fertilisers. A number of these projects have been operating for decades and have a large number of air quality monitoring reports. If the Honourable Member can refine this request to specific facilities within a specific timeframe, the report(s) can be provided.
(c) - (e) The North West Shelf is a broad area covering the coastal areas and waters off Western Australia. There are a significant number of approvals (under both Parts IV and Part V of the Environment Protection Act 1986 ) on premises within this area, including the Wheatstone, Gorgon, Macedon, Varanus Island, Pluto, North West Shelf and associated projects such as Yara Pilbara Nitrates and Yara Fertilisers. A number of these projects have been operating for decades and have a large number of air quality monitoring reports. If the Honourable Member can refine this request to specific facilities within a specific timeframe, the report(s) can be provided.
(c) - (e) The North West Shelf is a broad area covering the coastal areas and waters off Western Australia. There are a significant number of approvals (under both Parts IV and Part V of the Environment Protection Act 1986 ) on premises within this area, including the Wheatstone, Gorgon, Macedon, Varanus Island, Pluto, North West Shelf and associated projects such as Yara Pilbara Nitrates and Yara Fertilisers. A number of these projects have been operating for decades and have a large number of air quality monitoring reports. If the Honourable Member can refine this request to specific facilities within a specific timeframe, the report(s) can be provided.
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