Mundaring Water Treatment Plant & Mundaring C Pump Station Project
Water Corporation
The Water Corporation of Western Australia (Water Corporation) proposes to construct a suite of new infrastructure, collectively termed the “Mundaring Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and C Pump Station Project” in Mundaring as part of the Mundaring Weir Water Supply Improvement Program (WSIP). The Mundaring Weir WSIP involves the integration of the Goldfields and Agricultural Water Supply (GAWS) Scheme into the Integrated Water Supply Scheme (IWSS) in a manner that safeguards water quality, increases reliability and lowers operational costs.
The Mundaring WTP and C Pump Station Project includes the following components:
- Mundaring WTP;
- Mundaring C Pump Station;
- Pipeline Corridor 1 – Connecting the proposed Mundaring C Pump Station to the existing Mundaring A Pump Station delivery main;
- Pipeline Corridor 2 – Connecting the Mundaring WTP to existing pipelines;
- Off-site Conservation Area – Revegetation and protection of approximately 49 ha of Lot 8 Abercorn Road; and
- Onsite Conservation Area – the northern-most 2.9 ha of the WTP site.
The WTP is needed in the area as part of the Water Corporation’s requirement to provide a safe and secure water supply to more than 100,000 people in the GAWS area who are served from Mundaring Weir. The pipelines and pump station components will connect to existing bulk water transfer infrastructure and will support the function and interconnection of the IWSS and the GAWS.
360 Environmental’s responsibilities have included providing the environmental approvals for the Project, environmental project management and consulting services.
Environmental Approvals
360 Environmental’s Infrastructure Team developed approval documentation for the project to be referred under both State and Federal environmental law requirements.
The Project was referred to the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in October 2009, under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act). The EPA set the level of assessment as “Not Assessed - Managed under Part V (Clearing)” on the 21st December 2009.
The project was also referred to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), in November 2009, to address impacts to matters of national environmental significance under the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. On 11th of December 2009 the DEHWA released their advice that the Project would be “Not a controlled action” if undertaken under specified Conditions.
Environmental Project Management and Consulting Services
The Infrastructure Team managed a range of services and studies for the Project that also informed a Section 38 Environmental Impact Assessment document presented to the EPA as part of the EP Act approval requirements. 360 Environmental has worked closely with the Department of Environment and Conservation, Department of Water and DEWHA to ensure the success of the project. The Infrastructure Team has been working closely with the Soils, Water and Air Investigation Team and the Environmental Biological Services Team to co-ordinate and deliver the following services and studies for the Project:
- Black Cockatoo Surveys
- Noise studies
- Dieback Surveys
- Underground GPR Pipe Detection Survey
- Preliminary and Detailed Site Investigations (PSI and DSI)
- Significant Tree Surveys
- Aboriginal Heritage Surveys and Section 18 requirements
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Offsets Site Identification and Habitat Assessment
Outcomes
Working closely with the Client, 360 Environmental played an integral role to ensure the environmental approval requirements were achieved to meet the needs and timelines of the Project. Potential environmental impacts for the Project were identified, assessed and managed.
Contact
Email: admin@360environmental.com.au
Telephone: +61 8 9388 8360