Browsing: Water

The federal environment department was concerned that a Woodside proposal to sink an ageing piece of offshore infrastructure could potentially contaminate up to 700 million tonnes of sediment near Ningaloo Reef, newly-released documents show.

A court has fined Cleanaway $617,500 for causing pollution and being slow to report it, and has ordered it to pay EPA costs of $305,000, while its clean-up costs totalled $750,000.

• New enforceable undertakings: Sydney Water to pay more than $1.2m
  
• BHP secures renewables PPA with Enel for key nickel assets
  
• Sydney Uni signs 100% renewables deal with Red Energy

A court has ordered a Whitehaven subsidiary to pay $158,750 to NSW’s Environmental Trust after it polluted an ephemeral creek near its open-cut coal mine.

The ACCC has granted approval for six councils in the Geelong region to jointly negotiate with Barwon Water to provide organic feedstock for a processing plant that will produce biogas and biochar.

A water-cycle climate resilience plan, one of seven sector plans released today by the Victorian government, identifies several significant risks to business, agriculture and communities.

• EPBC system changes on the way
  
• Judge allows prosecutor to reframe water pollution charges
  
• Nufarm signs deal with BP on biofuels feedstock

Under a worst-case scenario, it will take Engie 35 years to fill the Hazelwood coal mine pit with water, but the company is aiming to do it over 10 to 20 years, new documents show.

After giving an enforceable undertaking for a water breach that Whitehaven Coal said reflected typical behaviour in the mining industry, a court has now fined the company $200,000.

• EPA issues prevention notice to Whitehaven Coal
  
• Global recognition for Reef Credits scheme
  
• BlueScope approved to earn carbon credits