❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks about compliance of the Busselton Waste Water Treatment Plant (BWWTP) with its Environmental Protection Act 1986 licenses. The plant is currently compliant, but previously breached license conditions due to a power failure causing an overflow.
AnsweredQoN 2353Legislative Council
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I refer to the Busselton Waste Water Treatment Plant (BWWTP), and ask, -
(1) Is the BWWTP currently compliant with the conditions of its
Environmental Protection Act 198
6 sewage facility license?
(2) If no to (1), what are the matters subject to the breach of license and what remedial action is required to bring about compliance?
(3) Is the BWWTP currently compliant with the conditions of its
Environmental Protection Act 1986
liquid waste facility license?
(4) If no to (3), what are the matters subject to the breach of license and what remedial action is required to bring about compliance?
(5) Has the BWWTP ever breached conditions of its
Environmental Protection Act 1986
sewage treatment facility license or liquid waste facility license?
(6) If yes to (5), what are the matters subject to the breach of license and what remedial action was required to bring about compliance?
(1) Is the BWWTP currently compliant with the conditions of its
Environmental Protection Act 198
6 sewage facility license?
(2) If no to (1), what are the matters subject to the breach of license and what remedial action is required to bring about compliance?
(3) Is the BWWTP currently compliant with the conditions of its
Environmental Protection Act 1986
liquid waste facility license?
(4) If no to (3), what are the matters subject to the breach of license and what remedial action is required to bring about compliance?
(5) Has the BWWTP ever breached conditions of its
Environmental Protection Act 1986
sewage treatment facility license or liquid waste facility license?
(6) If yes to (5), what are the matters subject to the breach of license and what remedial action was required to bring about compliance?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
42 days
1-2. Yes.
3-4. Yes.
5-6. The Busselton Wastewater Treatment Plant has breached its licence conditions by an overflow of untreated wastewater. The overflow was the result of a power failure.
The Water Corporation reported the overflow and no further action was required.
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3-4. Yes.
5-6. The Busselton Wastewater Treatment Plant has breached its licence conditions by an overflow of untreated wastewater. The overflow was the result of a power failure.
The Water Corporation reported the overflow and no further action was required.
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