❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on the practice of land farming waste oil in Western Australia, including locations, guidelines, and monitoring. The answer indicates limited use and provides details on two sites operated by Hamersley Iron.
AnsweredQoN 16Legislative Council
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(1) Does the practice of “land farming” waste oil continue to be carried out in Western Australia?
(2) What guidelines exist to cover this practice?
(3) At what locations is the practice of oil “land farming” carried out and for each location how much waste oil has been dumped?
(4) What monitoring takes place at these sites?
(2) What guidelines exist to cover this practice?
(3) At what locations is the practice of oil “land farming” carried out and for each location how much waste oil has been dumped?
(4) What monitoring takes place at these sites?
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Answered
29 May 2001
Responded by
Minister for Housing representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
26 days
(1) Landfarming is not widely used for the treatment of oily waste in WA. Most oily waste is now treated or recycled.
(2) The EPA released a guideline entitled “Oil farming for oily wastes – A guide for users” in June 1990 (technical series number 37).
The DEP released a discussion paper in April 1997 entitled “Western Australian Waste Oil Strategy” which contains a section on land-farming.
(3) The DEP is aware of two locations where waste oil is landfarmed; 7 Mile Railyard (near Dampier), and at the Parabadoo minesite. Both of these facilities are operated by Hamersley Iron.
For the 1999 annual reporting period, Hamersley Iron reported that they apply 11 kL/month of oil to the facility at the Parabadoo minesite and 0.04 kL/month of oil to the facility at 7 Mile Railyard.
(4) Both 7 Mile Railyard and the Parabadoo minesite have conditions on their DEP licence relating to management of the landfarming facilities and monitoring.
(2) The EPA released a guideline entitled “Oil farming for oily wastes – A guide for users” in June 1990 (technical series number 37).
The DEP released a discussion paper in April 1997 entitled “Western Australian Waste Oil Strategy” which contains a section on land-farming.
(3) The DEP is aware of two locations where waste oil is landfarmed; 7 Mile Railyard (near Dampier), and at the Parabadoo minesite. Both of these facilities are operated by Hamersley Iron.
For the 1999 annual reporting period, Hamersley Iron reported that they apply 11 kL/month of oil to the facility at the Parabadoo minesite and 0.04 kL/month of oil to the facility at 7 Mile Railyard.
(4) Both 7 Mile Railyard and the Parabadoo minesite have conditions on their DEP licence relating to management of the landfarming facilities and monitoring.
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