Federal Environmental Approval

Southern Seawater Desalination Project

The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) granted conditional environmental approval for the project on 24 June 2009.

The below documentation formed the Public Environment Report. 

If you require a hardcopy please call 1800 810 075 or email desalination@watercorporation.com.au.

Final Commonwealth Public Environment Report

 Part 1 - Final Commonwealth Public Environment Report - 20 KB
  
 Part 2 - Final Commonwealth Public Environment Report - 20.5 KB
  
 Part 1 - Reponse to Public Submissions Document - 17.8 KB
  
 Part 2 - Reponse to Public Submissions Document - 32.3 KB
  

Final response to public submissions document

Draft Commonwealth Public Environment Report

 Commonwealth Public Environmental Report - Part 1 (9.6 MB)
  
 Commonwealth Public Environmental Report - Part 2 (10.5 MB)
  

Appendices

 Appendix A - Western Power Letter - (2 MB)
  
 Appendix B - External Approvals Manual - (380 KB)
  
 Appendix C - Other Approvals - (57 KB)
  
 Appendix D - Declared Rare Flora Interim Report - (18 KB)
  
 Appendix E - Avifauna Literature Review - (53 KB)
  
 Appendix F - Mitigation and Offset Strategy - (3.2 MB)
  
 Appendix G (Section 1) - Memorandum - Aboriginal Heritage Survey - (34 KB)
  
 Appendix G (Section 2) - Aboriginal Heritage Survey - (4.2 MB)
  
 Appendix G (Section 3) - Construction Environmental Management Framework - (28 MB)
  
 Appendix G (Section 4) - Operational Environmental Management Framework - (3 MB)
  
 Appendix H - Review of Literature on Sound in the Ocean - (1.8 MB)
  
 Appendix I - Review of Literature on Effects of Brine Discharge - (206 KB)
  
 Appendix J - Social Impact Assessment - (10.5 MB)
  
 Appendix K - Public Consultation - (126 KB)
  
 Appendix L - Project Implementation - (923 KB)
  
 Appendix M - Vegetation - Matters of National Significance - (1.5 MB)
  

Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) referral

 Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) Referral - Part 1 (12.5 MB)
  
 Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) Referral - Part 2 (15.6 MB)