Question On Notice No. 2592 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 October 2019 by Hon Robin Chapple
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 3422-
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Question
(1) Will the Minister please table copies of all air pollution monitoring reports in relation to Woodside’s North West Shelf and Pluto Liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities located on the Burrup Peninsula (Please include those for any comparative air pollution monitoring undertaken in other locations to measure the air pollution impacts of these facilities)?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Will the Minister please table a copy of the Pluto-Nitrogen Deposition Monitoring Study Report on nitrogen deposition at Woodside’s Pluto LNG that was to be measured at six sites and delivered to the Environmental Protection Authority by 1 July 2014 as referred to in Ministerial Statement 757?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
Answered on 21 November 2019
(1) The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has undertaken a review and identified the most recent air pollution monitoring reports submitted in relation to approvals under Parts IV and Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986:
- Ministerial Statement 757, Review of Air Quality Management Plan Woodside Energy Limited
- Ministerial Statement 757, Review of Air Quality Management Plan – NOx and Ozone, Woodside Energy Limited
- Ministerial Statement 757, Independent Review of Nitrogen Deposition Monitoring, Woodside Energy Limited
- Ministerial Statement 536, annual compliance report, Woodside Energy Limited
- Licence L5391/1984/18 - Karratha Gas Plant Annual Environment Report - July 2018-June 2019
- Licence L8752/2013/2 – Pluto Gas Plant Annual Environmental Report – April 2018 to March 2019
[see tabled paper no. ]
As the North West Shelf Project (Karratha Gas Plant) has been reporting annually since 1984 and the Pluto LNG Project has been reporting since 2013, earlier Annual Environment Report and Annual Compliance Report have not been tabled. Should the Honourable Member require an earlier report, I would ask that the Member be more specific with the request.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Yes - see (1)
(4) Not applicable