❓ Hon Kate Doust questions the Minister for Environment regarding the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council's licence application, focusing on community consultation and odour concerns. The Minister confirms compliance with regulations and consideration of odour findings.
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SOUTHERN
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL COUNCIL REGIONAL RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE —
LICENCE APPLICATION
100. Hon KATE DOUST to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
(1) What steps
were taken by the Department of Environment and Conservation to comply with the
requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 in relation to community
comment on licence applications in the assessment of the Southern Metropolitan
Regional Council's application for a new licence?
(2) Why did
the public submission period close the day before DEC's community odour
monitoring program report was released publicly?
(3) Is the
minister aware that the COMP report finds that odours from the SMRC were
detectable on 60 out of 100 days and ''trigger a high level of annoyance
among the community''?
(4) What
weight does the minister expect DEC to give these findings in deciding whether
to grant the SMRC licence application?
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL COUNCIL REGIONAL RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE —
LICENCE APPLICATION
100. Hon KATE DOUST to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
(1) What steps
were taken by the Department of Environment and Conservation to comply with the
requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 in relation to community
comment on licence applications in the assessment of the Southern Metropolitan
Regional Council's application for a new licence?
(2) Why did
the public submission period close the day before DEC's community odour
monitoring program report was released publicly?
(3) Is the
minister aware that the COMP report finds that odours from the SMRC were
detectable on 60 out of 100 days and ''trigger a high level of annoyance
among the community''?
(4) What
weight does the minister expect DEC to give these findings in deciding whether
to grant the SMRC licence application?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) The
Department of Environment and Conservation received an application for a new
licence for the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council's Regional
Resource Recovery Centre in Canning Vale on 20 January 2012. DEC advertised the
application for public comment, in accordance with section 57 of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986, on 27 February 2012 in The West Australian . The comment period closed on 19 March 2012. On
22 February 2012, DEC also wrote to those persons who were considered to have a
direct interest in the application, seeking their comment.
(2) There is no
correlation between the release of the final ''Community Odour
Monitoring Program (COMP): Leeming and Willetton: January to April 2011''
on 20 March 2012, and the close of the public comment period. It is standard
practice for DEC to provide a 21-day public comment period for licence
applications.
(3) Yes.
(4) The minister
expects DEC to consider these findings and any submissions it received as part
of its assessment of the licence application.
(1) The
Department of Environment and Conservation received an application for a new
licence for the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council's Regional
Resource Recovery Centre in Canning Vale on 20 January 2012. DEC advertised the
application for public comment, in accordance with section 57 of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986, on 27 February 2012 in The West Australian . The comment period closed on 19 March 2012. On
22 February 2012, DEC also wrote to those persons who were considered to have a
direct interest in the application, seeking their comment.
(2) There is no
correlation between the release of the final ''Community Odour
Monitoring Program (COMP): Leeming and Willetton: January to April 2011''
on 20 March 2012, and the close of the public comment period. It is standard
practice for DEC to provide a 21-day public comment period for licence
applications.
(3) Yes.
(4) The minister
expects DEC to consider these findings and any submissions it received as part
of its assessment of the licence application.
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