QUESTIONS ON NOTICE › Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1109)
Senator Conroy: The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: Since 2006, the debate partment has received a total of 23 referrals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act1999 (EPBC Act) which are dam related proposals with a water storage capacity of 100 megalitres or over. A summary of all 23 dam related proposals is attached. Further details on each project are available at the department's website: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/ Attachment Dam related actions above 100ML which were determined not a controlled action Decision date Cressbrook Dam Spillway Upgrade, QLD (EPBC 2011/6073) 5 September 2011 Brighton Off River Water Storage Project (EPBC 2010/5789) 21 January 2011 Catagunya Dam Refurbishment, Tas (EPBC 2008/4343) 14 August 2008 Gunnee Station Water Storage Dam, NSW (EPBC 2007/3234) 13 February 2007 Blueman's Creek, Storage Dam, Tas (EPBC 2006/3172) 21 December 2006 Cedar Grove Weir (EPBC 2006/2731) 1 May 2006 Dam related actions above 100ML which have been approved Approval date Millstream Dam Expansion, WA (EPBC 2010/5614) 28 October 2010 Blackman Rivulet Dam, Tas (EPBC 2009/5159) 7 January 2010 Duckhole Rivulet Dam, Tas (EPBC 2009/4917) 11 August 2010 Cotter Dam Expansion, ACT (EPBC 2008/4524) 21 October 2009 Glebe Weir Expansion, QLD (2008/4285) 14 March 2011 Maylands Dam, weir and pipeline, SA (EPBC 2007/3873) 5 March 2009 Hinze Dam Upgrade, QLD (2006/3211) 20 December 2007 Upgrade of Keepit Dam, NSW (EPBC 2006/3186) 10 January 2010 Wyaralong Dam, QLD (EPBC 2006/3157) 24 November 2008 Dam related actions above 100ML currently under assessment Assessment approach Cooby Dam Spillway Upgrade, QLD (2011/6074) Controlled action decision and assessment approach not yet decided. Lower Fitzroy Infrastructure Project, QLD (EPBC 2008/5173) Assessment by Environmental Impact Statement Connors River Dam, QLD (EPBC 2008/4429) Assessment by Environmental Impact Statement under the Bilateral Agreement with the Queensland Government Nathan Dam, QLD (EPBC 2008/4313) Assessment by Environmental Impact Statement under the Bilateral Agreement with the Queensland Government Weir at Pomanda Island, SA (EPBC 2007/3484) Environmental Impact Statement Emu Swamp Dam, QLD (EPBC 2006/3201) Assessment by Environmental Impact Statement under the Bilateral Agreement with the Queensland Government Dam related actions above 100ML withdrawn or refused Decision Date Tillegra Dam, NSW (EPBC 2008/4551) Withdrawn 30 November 2010 Traveston Dam, QLD (EPBC 2006/3150) Refused 2 December 2009