❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question addresses an ammonia leak from Burrup Fertilisers, inquiring about the date, reporting, investigation, quantity, permission, previous releases, and notification of the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee. The Minister provides answers detailing the incident and the Department's response.
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BURRUP FERTILISERS - AMMONIA LEAKAGE
I refer to a reported ammonia leak from Burrup Fertilisers. (1) On what date did this leak occur? (2) When was the Department of Environment and Conservation informed? (3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
I refer to a reported ammonia leak from Burrup Fertilisers. (1) On what date did this leak occur? (2) When was the Department of Environment and Conservation informed? (3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(1) On what date did this leak occur? (2) When was the Department of Environment and Conservation informed? (3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(2) When was the Department of Environment and Conservation informed? (3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(8) Not by DEC.
(1) On what date did this leak occur? (2) When was the Department of Environment and Conservation informed? (3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(2) When was the Department of Environment and Conservation informed? (3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(3) On what day did DEC attend the site to investigate the incident? (4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(4) If the Department of Environment and Conservation did not attend the site, why not? (5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(5) What was the quantity and nature of the ammonia release? (6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(6) Was permission sought for this release; and, if so, from whom and on what date? (7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(7) How many releases of ammonia have occurred at this site? (8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(8) Was the Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee informed, and on what date? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(1) On 8 August 2006. (2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(2) On 9 August 2006. (3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(3) DEC did not visit the site in response to this particular incident. Burrup Fertilisers is completing its internal investigation and will provide an incident report to DEC’s Karratha office. (4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(4) DEC was informed of the incident on the following day and as the release was gaseous, a site visit would not have helped in determining impacts. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection is also investigating the incident. (5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(5) DEC was informed that on 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers received reports of ammonia odour in the Dampier port area. Burrup Fertilisers went to the area with gas detectors and determined a concentration of ammonia in the air of 10 parts per million. This is below the exposure standard - a time weighted average of 25ppm. The initial investigation by Burrup Fertilisers identified that the source of the ammonia was the site flare, which was flaring ammonia vapour from the storage tanks. The flare requires natural gas to achieve complete burning of the ammonia. Following the complaints on the evening of 8 August, Burrup Fertilisers found that the level of natural gas to the flare was too low and some ammonia was not completely burnt. The level of natural gas was immediately increased, resulting in complete burning of ammonia. (6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(6) No, permission was not sought from DEC, as it was an unexpected release. (7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(7) DEC has received some complaints of odours from the Dampier area during the past few months. However, they have not been substantiated as having originated from Burrup Fertilisers. Burrup Fertilisers received an infringement notice for an ammonia spill on 12 April 2006. An unexpected release of ammonia occurred, and the emergency plan was enacted. (8) Not by DEC.
(8) Not by DEC.
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