Proponent: RTA Gove Pty Ltd
Overview
RTA Gove Pty Ltd is currently undertaking the staged decommissioning and rehabilitation of its alumina refinery and residue disposal area. In order to undertake works required for closure of Pond 2 West at the residue disposal area, disturbance will be required outside the currently approved footprint. It is proposed that footprint of closure works be expanded by approximately 2 ha beyond the currently approved residue disposal area (lease number 749656) to facilitate the proposed off-lease activities including:
- Clearing of a working area totalling approximately 2 ha including about 1 ha of significant or sensitive vegetation (mangroves)
- Bulk earthworks, erosion and sediment control works, construction of access roads and construction of embankment batter to toe areas
- Revegetation of the final Pond 2 landform with native vegetation
- Ongoing monitoring and maintenance including surface water quality, vegetation and erosion performance.
The proposal will commence in 2025 and will take two years.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
- Notice of decision to accept referral for standard assessment – 14 October 2024 PDF (1.1 MB)
- Notice of decision and statement of reasons – assessment not required - 11 December 2024 PDF (477.5 KB)
Public consultation on the referral
Statutory notice (16 October 2024)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 16 October 2024 to invite public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by RTA Gove Pty Ltd for the Closure Works at Pond 2 West.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 13 November 2024. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
| Submissions received on the referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Government authority submissions | |
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF 491.1 KB |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | PDF 177.8 KB |
| Department of Health – Medical Entomology | PDF 39.6 KB |
| Department of Lands, Planning and Environment | PDF 609.1 KB |
| Power and Water Corporation | PDF 400.3 KB |
Documents
| Referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral Form | PDF 1.3 MB |
| Referral Report with Appendices | PDF 12.9 MB |
The NT EPA decided on 11 December 2024 that an environmental assessment is not required.