❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks information regarding groundwater contamination related to BHP Billiton's Nickel West Refinery, specifically concerning tailing ponds, arsenic levels, and a 2008 leak. It aims to understand the extent of environmental monitoring and the refinery's response to potential pollution.
AnsweredQoN 1304Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Minister please table the Groundwater Report that concerns the tailing ponds for the BHP Billiton Nickel West Refinery? (2) Has an analysis of arsenic in groundwater been conducted at: (a) Baldivis; and (b) the refinery? (3) For each in (2), if no, why not? (4) Can the Minister confirm that the refinery was pumping out processed liquor solution? (5) How long did it take for the refinery to notice the 2008 leak? (6) Why was the leak not noticed immediately?
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Answered
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
56 days
(1) Will the
Minister please table the Groundwater Report that concerns the tailing ponds
for the BHP Billiton Nickel West Refinery? (2) Has an analysis of arsenic in groundwater been conducted
at: (a) Baldivis; and (b) the refinery? (3) For each in (2), if no, why not? (4) Can the Minister confirm that the refinery was pumping out processed
liquor solution? (5) How long did it take
for the refinery to notice the 2008 leak? (6) Why was the leak not noticed immediately?
Minister please table the Groundwater Report that concerns the tailing ponds
for the BHP Billiton Nickel West Refinery? (2) Has an analysis of arsenic in groundwater been conducted
at: (a) Baldivis; and (b) the refinery? (3) For each in (2), if no, why not? (4) Can the Minister confirm that the refinery was pumping out processed
liquor solution? (5) How long did it take
for the refinery to notice the 2008 leak? (6) Why was the leak not noticed immediately?
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