Kudardup Extractive Industry

Overview

The proposal is for extractive industry on Bussell Highway, Kudardup, in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River.  

The proposal is based on the Application for Development Approval, June 2020 (ADA) appended to the Shire of Augusta Margaret River’s Planning Approval / Consent No. P220293. The proponent has identified a reduced scope to only include extraction of sand from Cells 7, 8 and 9 (gravel extraction for cells 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 is excluded). All other activities within the ADA, including screening and crushing and a 6-meter-wide access road for truck haulage, are included in the proposal. 

Extraction is to occur entirely above the water table. No removal or modification of vegetation is required for any component of the development, and the proposal is located on previously disturbed agricultural land. Each extracted cell is to be rehabilitated prior to extraction of another cell. The proposal includes the use of noise bunds, infiltration basins, and surface soil stockpile bunds for cell 8.

Why your views matter

At this initial stage of the EIA process, comment is simply sought on whether or not the EPA should assess a proposal and, if so, what level of assessment is considered appropriate.

What happens next

Following the seven day public comment period and consideration of any comments received, the EPA will decide whether or not this proposal requires environmental impact assessment and, if so, what level of assessment will be applied.

The EPA's decisions on level of assessment are released each Monday on the EPA's website.