❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren raises concerns about the proposed Kwinana waste-to-energy plant, specifically regarding emissions and fly-ash contamination. Hon Norman Moore responds that the EPA would assess the project and ensure compliance with environmental standards.
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KWINANA WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT
I refer to the proposed waste-to-energy plants, which the Minister for State Development has publicly supported. (1) How do the proponents of the proposed Kwinana waste-to-energy plant intend to mitigate dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per- million particle emissions from each of the incinerators they intend to build? (2) What monitoring regime will the Department of the Environment and Conservation put on the operators of the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant to ensure the community are not exposed to dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per-million particle emissions? (3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer to the proposed waste-to-energy plants, which the Minister for State Development has publicly supported. (1) How do the proponents of the proposed Kwinana waste-to-energy plant intend to mitigate dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per- million particle emissions from each of the incinerators they intend to build? (2) What monitoring regime will the Department of the Environment and Conservation put on the operators of the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant to ensure the community are not exposed to dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per-million particle emissions? (3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(1) How do the proponents of the proposed Kwinana waste-to-energy plant intend to mitigate dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per- million particle emissions from each of the incinerators they intend to build? (2) What monitoring regime will the Department of the Environment and Conservation put on the operators of the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant to ensure the community are not exposed to dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per-million particle emissions? (3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(2) What monitoring regime will the Department of the Environment and Conservation put on the operators of the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant to ensure the community are not exposed to dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per-million particle emissions? (3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(1) How do the proponents of the proposed Kwinana waste-to-energy plant intend to mitigate dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per- million particle emissions from each of the incinerators they intend to build? (2) What monitoring regime will the Department of the Environment and Conservation put on the operators of the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant to ensure the community are not exposed to dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per-million particle emissions? (3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(2) What monitoring regime will the Department of the Environment and Conservation put on the operators of the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant to ensure the community are not exposed to dangerous dioxin and less-than-10-parts-per-million particle emissions? (3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(3) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure any products from the fly-ash produced by the Martin grate incinerator are free from contamination? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
(1)–(3) In respect to any such proposal, the Environmental Protection Authority would determine the level of assessment for the project. The proponent would need to demonstrate to the EPA that the project met the state’s stringent environmental standards. Approval of the project may require the proponent to fulfil certain conditions, such as enviromenta1 monitoring, to ensure compliance.
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