A contractor for the Snowy 2.0 hydro-electricity project has been issued with a third fine for alleged pollution in Kosciuszko National Park.
Snowy Hydro contractor WeBuild has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority over sediment-laden water entering the Yarrangobilly River, just west of the ACT border.
WeBuild was issued with two similar fines by the EPA four months ago - one over the release of a “Sediment plume” into the Yarrangobilly River, and another over sediment-laden water from roadworks reaching the Nungar Creek.
“The environment around these local waterways in the Kosciuszko National Park contain highly specialised plants, animals and micro-organisms and is home to a number of endangered species including the Booroolong frog,” Mr Orr said.
FGJV is the principal contractor for the Snowy 2.0 project, and is a joint venture of WeBuild and two other engineering companies.
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I guess maybe, a $15k fine might not be high enough if they are willing to keep doing it.
Just another example of a fines being seen as the cost of doing business.
At $15k I can afford to pollute a national park. Cost of living crisis over.
Haha yeah, that’s less than my yearly rent for my room in a sharehouse.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A contractor for the Snowy 2.0 hydro-electricity project has been issued with a third fine for alleged pollution in Kosciuszko National Park.
Snowy Hydro contractor WeBuild has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over sediment-laden water entering the Yarrangobilly River, just west of the ACT border.
The EPA accused WeBuild of leaving a pump at a construction site for the project unattended, which resulted in 9,000 litres of sediment-laden water entering the river.
WeBuild was issued with two similar fines by the EPA four months ago — one over the release of a “sediment plume” into the Yarrangobilly River, and another over sediment-laden water from roadworks reaching the Nungar Creek.
NSW EPA acting executive director operations Steve Orr said the state had strict requirements in place to protect delicate ecosystems.
“The environment around these local waterways in the Kosciuszko National Park contain highly specialised plants, animals and micro-organisms and is home to a number of endangered species including the Booroolong frog,” Mr Orr said.
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