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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 1738 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 November 2018 by Hon Diane Evers

Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 2291- View tabled paper


Question

I refer to the tabled report on Tuesday, 29 August 2018, Cristal Pigment Australia Ltd: Former Dalyellup Waste Residue Facility CSA: Site Management Plan: January 2018 GHD, tabled paper 1689, and I ask:
(a) has this report been reviewed by the Department of Health, Radiological Council of Western Australia and/or Department of Water and Environmental Regulations;
(b) if yes to (a), will the Minister please table a copy of the comments/review from each of the departments;
(c) if not to (a), is the Department of Health, Radiological Council of Western Australia and/or Department of Water and Environmental Regulation currently reviewing it;
(d) could the Minister explain why tabled paper 1689, Cristal Pigment Australia Ltd: Former Dalyellup Waste Residue Facility CSA: Site Management Plan: January 2018 - GHD does not include the Southern Ponds (Dalyellup Waste Residue Disposal Facility) and Area 8 (Greenpatch); and
(e) given that the Southern Ponds and Area 8 are contaminated, will the Site Management Plan be updated to include both areas formerly used by the Dalyellup Waste Residue Disposal Facility?

Answered on 4 December 2018

(a) The report has been reviewed by the Department of Health and the Department or Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). DWER also referred the report for radiation health advice; as at 30 November 2018, DWER had not received comments from the Radiological Council.

(b) See attached the following documents:

i) Correspondence from the Department of Health to DWER dated 19 February 2018

ii) Correspondence from DWER to the accredited auditor for the site, Mr Jason Clay, dated 5 June 2018.

[Tabled paper No.   ]

(c) Not Applicable

(d) – (e) The January 2018 Site Management Plan (paper 1689 tabled on 29 August 2018), does apply to the whole of the former Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility (portion of Lot 9077 on Deposited Plan 60716), including the previously rehabilitated southern ponds. DWER has advised that it is expected that Figure 1 of the Plan will be updated through the next revision to more clearly depict the area (including the rehabilitated southern ponds), to which the Plan applies.

Area 8 (portion of Lot 9105 on Plan 404839) does not form part of the site classified as ‘remediated for restricted use’ under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003. However, the Plan does includes radiation and groundwater monitoring at an adjacent location to Area 8.

Appeals were lodged with the Contaminated Sites Committee against the March 2018 classification of the Greenpatch development site (including Area 8) as ‘report not substantiated’. DWER’s report on the appeals under section 80 of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 is due to the Committee by 3 December 2018. Given the progress of the appeals, DWER no longer intends to progress reclassification of part of Lot 9105 separately, and will instead address this matter in its report on the appeals. The Committee will consider all available information at the time of making its decision on the appeals.