Kwinana Air Quality Buffer

Submitted by Lynn MacLaren on Tue, 28/09/2010 - 16:23
Question Without Notice No. 725 asked in the Legislative Council on 22 September 2010 by Hon Lynn Maclaren

Parliament: 38 Session: 1


KWINANA AIR QUALITY BUFFER


725. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Minister for Environment:

(1) What is the purpose of the Kwinana air quality buffer?

(2) Will the minister confirm that the buffer between Cockburn Cement’s Munster plant and residential areas, as per the Kwinana air quality buffer position paper, is about one kilometre?

Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied:

I thank the member for some notice of this question.

(1) The “Review of the Kwinana Air Quality Buffer: Position Paper 2008” states that the purpose of the Kwinana air quality buffer is to protect residents outside the Kwinana industrial area and the Hope Valley – Wattleup redevelopment area from pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, risk, dust, noise, light and odour.

(2) The buffer delineated in the “Review of the Kwinana Air Quality Buffer – Position Paper 2008” around Cockburn Cement’s Munster plant is approximately 1.5 kilometres.





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