Southern Seawater Desalination Project

Environmental Reports

The below reports address environmental issues associated with the proposed Southern Seawater Desalination Project.  The mitigation and management of these potential issues is contained within the Public Environmental Review (State assessment) and the Public Environment Report (Federal assessment).

 List of PER Studies
  

Terrestrial Reports

 Report for SSDP - Trunk Main Preliminary Route Assessment - 2007 (20 MB)
  
 Report for SSDP - Summit Tank Preliminary Site Assessment - 2007 (19 MB)
  
 Level 2 Flora and Fauna Report - January 2008 (12 MB)
  
 Level 2 Flora and Fauna Figures - January 2008 (227 MB)
  
 Due Diligence Flora and Fauna Investigation - October 2006 (25 MB)
  
 Contamination Assessment Report - February 2008 (401 KB)
  
 Contamination Assessment Figures - February 2008 (8.05 MB)
  
 Contamination Assessment Tables - February 2008 (163 KB)
  
 Contamination Assessment Appendices - February 2008 (28 MB)
  
 Environmental Noise Baseline Monitoring - July 2007 (1.5 MB)
  
 Environmental Noise Baseline Monitoring - October 2007 (1.3 MB)
  
 Environmental Noise Baseline Monitoring - February 2008 (4.5 MB)
  
 Environmental Noise Baseline Monitoring - March 2008 (5.3 MB)
  
 Material Safety Data Sheet - Filter Backwash Cake - February 2008 (52 KB)
  
 Acid Sulfate Soil and Dewatering Management Strategy - July 2007 (247 KB)
  
 Site Alternatives and Considerations Report - July 2007 (808 KB)
  
 Preliminary Geotechnical Report - February 2008 (73 MB)
  
 Overview of Geological and Geotechnical Conditions - February 2008 (76 KB)
  
 Visual Impact Assessment - March 2008 (2 MB)
  

Marine Reports

 Oceanography - Seaglider Transects - July - August 2007 (4.7 MB)
  
 Oceanography - Seaglider Transects Addendum - December 2007 - January 2007 (2.8 MB)
  
 Oceanography - Seaglider Transects - December 2007 - January 2008 (5.3 MB)
  
 Binningup Water Quality Monitoring - July 2006 (1.7 MB)
  
 Water Quality Monitoring - March 2007 and July 2007 (1.05 MB)
  
 Water Quality Monitoring - September 2007 and October 2007 (1.23 MB)
  
 Water Quality Monitoring Summary - February 2008 (167 KB)
  
 Estimated Offshore Binningup Wind Data Set - November 2007 (543 KB)
  
 Horizontal Mixing and Dispersion - December 2007 (7.56 MB)
  
 Marine Investigations - November 2007 (278 KB)
  
 Seismic Refraction Survey - January 2008 (3.86 MB)
  
 Material change of use application - 2006 (466 KB)
  
 WET Testing - Perth Seawater Desalination Plant - February 2008 (721 KB)
  
 Literature Review - Fish Larval Studies - February 2008 (455 KB)
  
 Impacts of Dredging on Seagrass Health - February 2008 (803 KB)
  
 Historical Water Quality Review - January 2008 (627 KB)
  
 Current Measurements - February 2008 (3.83 MB)
  
 Sediment Oxygen Demand - February 2008 (808 KB)
  
 Marine Benthic Habitats - February 2008 (1.22 MB)
  
 CTD Measurements - February 2008 (3.38 MB)
  
 Beach Profile Monitoring at Binningup Beach - February 2008 (2.85 MB)
  
 Marine Mammals - Advice and Recommendations - February 2008 (439 KB)
  
 Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Discharges Literature Review and Position Paper - April 2006 (1.15 MB)
  
 Oceanographic Modelling Study - March 2008 (20.7 MB)
  
 Baseline Habitat Health Monitoring - May 2009 (2.3 MB)
  
 Potential Impact of Dredging on Seagrass - May 2009 (23.6 MB)
  

Peer Reviewer Reports

 Marine Modelling - Prof Jorg Imberger - May 2008 (236 KB)
  
 Sustainability Review - May 2008 (2.83 MB)
  
 Marine Benthic Habitat - May 2008 (150 KB)
  
 WET Testing - May 2008 (4.5 MB)