❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses environmental concerns regarding the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline route change, seeking information on environmental studies, departmental opposition, past damage, and land use rationale. The Minister provides answers and references publicly available documents.
AnsweredQoN 1639Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 November 2006
Member
Portfolio
Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
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(1) What environmental studies have been used to justify the proposed change of the route of the new Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline?
(2) Will the Minister table those studies?
(a) If not, why not?
(3) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation vetoed or opposed the use of the existing pipeline route or expansion of that corridor?
(a) If so, will the Minister table that advice?
(4) Has the previous pipeline construction produced significant environmental damage?
(a) If so, what damage?
(5) Why is it appropriate to put the pipeline on farm land but apparently inappropriate to have it under pine plantations?
(6) Is the Government’s policy generally to shift development off public land onto private land to minimise the impact on Government departments?
(2) Will the Minister table those studies?
(a) If not, why not?
(3) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation vetoed or opposed the use of the existing pipeline route or expansion of that corridor?
(a) If so, will the Minister table that advice?
(4) Has the previous pipeline construction produced significant environmental damage?
(a) If so, what damage?
(5) Why is it appropriate to put the pipeline on farm land but apparently inappropriate to have it under pine plantations?
(6) Is the Government’s policy generally to shift development off public land onto private land to minimise the impact on Government departments?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 February 2007
Responded by
Minister for Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
97 days
· Dampier - Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline Corridor Review of the Kemerton Alignment Strategen - July 2006 · Dampier-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline Corridor Widening - Kwinana to Bunbury Project Advice to the Minister for the Environment under Section 16 (e) of the Environmental Protection Act, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) - Bulletin 1153, 2004 and associated key References (Appendix 2) (2) The above documents are publicly available on the websites of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (Strategen Report), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA Bulletin) and the Information Centre of the Department of Environment and Conservation (Bowman Bishaw Gorham Report). (2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
· Dampier-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline Corridor Widening - Kwinana to Bunbury Project Advice to the Minister for the Environment under Section 16 (e) of the Environmental Protection Act, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) - Bulletin 1153, 2004 and associated key References (Appendix 2) (2) The above documents are publicly available on the websites of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (Strategen Report), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA Bulletin) and the Information Centre of the Department of Environment and Conservation (Bowman Bishaw Gorham Report). (2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(2) The above documents are publicly available on the websites of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (Strategen Report), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA Bulletin) and the Information Centre of the Department of Environment and Conservation (Bowman Bishaw Gorham Report). (2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(6) No.
· Dampier-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline Corridor Widening - Kwinana to Bunbury Project Advice to the Minister for the Environment under Section 16 (e) of the Environmental Protection Act, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) - Bulletin 1153, 2004 and associated key References (Appendix 2) (2) The above documents are publicly available on the websites of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (Strategen Report), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA Bulletin) and the Information Centre of the Department of Environment and Conservation (Bowman Bishaw Gorham Report). (2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(2) The above documents are publicly available on the websites of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (Strategen Report), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA Bulletin) and the Information Centre of the Department of Environment and Conservation (Bowman Bishaw Gorham Report). (2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(2)(a) N/A (3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(3) The Department of Environment and Conservation has opposed the use of additional bushland in the Kemerton area outside the existing pipeline route for the purpose of corridor expansion. Additional pipelines have been previously approved in the existing corridor, but the corridor is now full to capacity. (3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(3)(a) This information is contained in the Strategen Report referred to in the response to question 1. (4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(4) and 4 (a) The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that the pipeline corridor has contributed to environmental fragmentation in the Kemerton area, including the spread of weed species, diminished diversity of vegetation, some increase in predacity from foxes and spread of Phytophthora dieback. (5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(5) The final draft alignment traverses both pine plantation and farmland. (6) No.
(6) No.
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