Increase in Injection and Abstraction Limits at Cloudbreak Mine

Public comment was invited on the referral to help the EPA determine the appropriate level of assessment.

There were no comments on the proposal.

The EPA determined to assess the proposal based on the proponent's information - API (A) - and will prepare the scoping document (ESD). The proposal, for changes to an existing operation, raises a limited number of key environmental factors. Due to the potential cumulative impacts to the Fortescue Marsh from increases in abstraction and reinjection of groundwater from existing and proposed operations in the area, the EPA considers an independent peer review of hydrological processes is required.