SPILLS — FREMANTLE
INNER HARBOUR AND COCKBURN SOUND
282. Hon SIMON O'BRIEN to the Minister for Ports:
I thank ministers opposite for the
assistance of staff who assisted in the processing of this question. I am not
sure where it has gone. It was originally addressed to the Minister for
Environment, but it may have ended up with the Minister for Ports. My question
seeks information about the history of spillages in the Fremantle inner harbour
and Cockburn Sound.
(1) On how
many occasions have there been spills or unauthorised discharges into the inner
harbour and Cockburn Sound, and on what dates?
(2) What was the type of contaminant
on each occasion?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
I have an answer that relates to the incidents that the Fremantle Port
Authority has reported.
(1)–(2) The
Fremantle Port Authority has reported 45 spills or unauthorised discharges into
the inner harbour and Cockburn Sound since 1 January 2014. I seek leave to
incorporate the details, which are in tabular form, into Hansard.
Leave granted.
The following material
was incorporated —
|
Date
|
Location
|
Contaminant
|
|
13/02/2014
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Bilge
water
|
|
28/03/2014
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Hydraulic
oil
|
|
09/04/2014
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Urea
|
|
29/04/2014
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Coal
dust
|
|
20/06/2014
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Urea
|
|
20/07/2014
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Sewerage
|
|
15/12/2014
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Epoxy
residue
|
|
19/12/2014
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Sulphur
|
|
06/03/2015
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Wash
water
|
|
03/10/2015
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
17/10/2015
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Ballast
water
|
|
10/02/2016
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Detergent
|
|
15/04/2016
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Concrete
waste water
|
|
24/05/2016
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Vessel
fuel
|
|
27/05/2016
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Urea
|
|
15/06/2016
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Hydraulic
oil
|
|
18/09/2016
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
23/11/2016
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Oil
|
|
09/12/2016
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Sulphur
|
|
26/01/2017
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Fertilizer
|
|
10/02/2017
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Storm
water
|
|
10/03/2017
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Hydraulic
oil
|
|
07/04/2017
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Dirty
tank water
|
|
15/04/2017
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Diesel
|
|
06/06/2017
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Oily
water
|
|
29/06/2017
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Phosphate
|
|
16/08/2017
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Machinery
oil
|
|
07/02/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
22/02/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
06/03/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Hydraulic
fluid
|
|
22/03/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Hydraulic
oil
|
|
13/04/2018
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Wash
water
|
|
10/07/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Paint
wash water
|
|
31/08/2018
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Sulphur
|
|
11/09/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
12/09/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
16/10/2018
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Wash
water
|
|
23/10/2018
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Diesel
|
|
08/12/2018
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Bilge
water containing sulfur
|
|
19/12/2018
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Diesel
|
|
09/01/2019
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Diesel
|
|
12/01/2019
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Oil
|
|
26/01/2019
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Ballast
water
|
|
19/02/2019
|
Cockburn
Sound
|
Machinery
oil
|
|
21/03/2019
|
Inner
Harbour
|
Detergent
|