Section 14 pollution incidents reported
Section 14 incident reports are not confirmation of serious pollution events, rather they are notifications of pollution incidents that have potential to be more than trivial or negligible. These reports help keep us informed of all potential incidents across the NT and enable us to organise appropriate responses.
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Section 14 reported incidents – 2021
| Company and incident | Lot information |
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| Power and Water Corporation Date: 14 September 2021 Report: Discharge of raw sewage from sewerage network PDF (397.2 KB) | 14 Urquhart Street, Parap |
| RTA Gove Pty Ltd Date: 24 August 2021 Report: Dust emission due to high wind conditions PDF (154.0 KB) | NT Portion 1208 Nhulunbuy |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 24 August 2021 Report: Discharge of treated sewage from sewerage network PDF (811.5 KB) | Lot 51 Townsite of Hermannsburg Discharge point: 132.7709006E, -23.9387002S Final discharge point: 132.7709723E, -23.9393036S |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 13 July 2021 Report: Discharge of untreated sewage from sewerage network (scour pipe) PDF (3.4 MB) | Approximately halfway down Montgomery Road, adjacent to Solar Farm, Alice Springs |
| Power Water Corporation Date: 9 June 2021 Report: Discharge of Raw sewerage PDF (630.7 KB) | Lot 626 Town of Darwin |
| Coomalie Community Government Council Date: 8 June 2021 Report: Fire in green waste at Adelaide River landfill DOCX (1.6 MB) | Adelaide River Waste Management Facility, Dorat Road, Adelaide River |
| McCoskers Date: 04 June 2021 Report: Spill of 150 L of Hydraulic fluid DOCX (57.2 KB) | Rio Tinto Mine Site Gove (Haul Road) |
| One Rail Australia Date: 3 June 2021 Report: Spill of approximately 5000L of waste HCL solution PDF (76.6 KB) | Rail line near Tennant Creek |
| City of Darwin Date: 17 May 2021 Report: Hydraulic oil spill at 65 Bishop Street, Darwin PDF (24.1 KB) | 65 Bishop Street, Woolner Lot 5037 Town of Darwin |
| J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Ltd Date: 11 May 2021 Report: Discharge of burning commercial waste from truck – Alice Springs PDF (144.0 KB) | Public car park adjacent to South Terrace, The Gap, Alice Springs |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 23 April 2021 Report: Discharge of raw sewage from sewerage network (Sewage Pumping Station (SPS)) PDF (1.8 MB) | Old-timer sewage pumping station (SP730) – 245 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs (Lot 446) |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 15 April 2021 Report: Discharge of raw sewage from sewerage network – sewer main pipeline on Trower Rd PDF (1.2 MB) | Rapid Creek – Trower Road Bridge |
| McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd (MRM) Date: 14 April 2021 Report: Spillage of 100kgs of zinc concentrate from a road train on the Carpentaria Highway. PDF (592.9 KB) | On then Carpentaria Highway, between McArthur River Mine and the Bing Bong Loading Facility (8 239 189 E, 641 227 N) |
| Coomalie Community Government Council Date: 11 April 2021 Report: Fire in general waste PDF (335.8 KB) | Batchelor Waste Management Facility Sargent Road, Batchelor Parcel 322, Town of Batchelor |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 2 April 2021 Report: Discharge of sewage from Pirlangimpi Sewage Pumping Station PDF (1.1 MB) | Lot 376, Townsite of Pirlangimpi |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 29 March 2021 Report: Discharge of raw sewage from Numbulwar sewage pumping station PDF (855.3 KB) | Lot 142 Townsite of Numbulwar |
| McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd (MRM) Date: 23 March 2021 Report: Spillage of 200kgs of zinc concentrate from a road train on the Carpentaria Highway PDF (1.2 MB). | Carpentaria Highway, between McArthur River Mine and the Bing Bong Loading Facility. |
| McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd (MRM) Date: 22 March 2021 Report: Spillage of 5kgs of zinc-lead concentrate from a road train on the Carpentaria Highway PDF (955.8 KB). | Carpentaria Highway, between McArthur River Mine and the Bing Bong Loading Facility. |
| GEMCO Mining Pty Ltd Date: 18 March 2021 Report: Overflow of contaminated stormwater PDF (258.5 KB) |
GEMCO Port Facility Wharf Road, Alyangula 0885 NT Portion 1032, Alyangula |
Power and Water Corporation Date: 17 March 2021 Report: Adelaide River Ponds – Sewer Overflow PDF (1.1 MB) | Lot 169, Town of Adelaide River |
| GEMCO Mining Pty Ltd Date: 17 March 2021 Report: Overflow of contaminated stormwater PDF (450.6 KB) |
GEMCO Port Facility Wharf Road Alyangula 0885 NT Portion 1031 |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 12 March 2021 Report: Imanpa Rising Main – Sewage Spill PDF (1.1 MB) | 25.1318807 S, 132.5676419 E, Imanpa |
| Australian Defence Force Date: 8 March 2021 Report: Sewer Pump Station Overflow PDF (114.7 KB) |
Robertson Barracks Army Base 445 Thorngate Road, Holtze NT 0829 Lot 4457, Hundred of Bagot |
Power and Water Corporation Date: 5 March 2021
Report: Sewer Overflow PDF (1.0 MB) |
67 Wellington Parade Alawa (manhole) Lot 02308 Town of Nightcliff |
Plantation Management Partners Date: 25 February 2021 | Port Melville, Melville island |
| Power and Water Corperation Date - 25 February 2021 Report: Sewerage Overflow at Ludmilla Sewerage Pumping Station PDF (1.0 MB) |
Nemarluk Drive Ludmilla (Sewerage Pumping Station) |
| Darwin Port Operations Date: 23 February 2021 Report: Diesel leak from fuel bunker pipeline to Darwin Harbour PDF (86.8 KB) | East Arm Wharf Section 7219, Hundred of Bagot |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 16 February 2021 Report: Discharge of raw sewage from sewerage network at Numbulwar PDF (555.0 KB) | 135.7373798E, 14.2811214S, Numbulwar |
| Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited Date: 9 February 2021 Report: Discharge of sewage from Nhulunbuy & Hagney Park Sewage Pump Station discharge line into three houses PDF (483.8 KB) | 14, 16 & 18 Beagle Circuit, Nhulunbuy Lots 1272, 1271 & 1270 respectively, Townsite of Nhulunbuy |
Plantation Management Partners Date: 8 February 2021 | Proposed NT Portion 7363, Port Melville, Tiwi Islands |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 5 February 2021 Report: Discharge of highly diluted sewage from sewerage network due to wet weather, multiple locations in Darwin PDF (4.1 MB) |
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| Power and Water Corporation Date: 3 February 2021 Report: Localised discharge of highly diluted sewage from Ludmilla WWTP PDF (909.7 KB) |
21 Dick Ward Drive Ludmilla Lot 7302 Town of Darwin |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 25 January 2021 Report: Discharge of highly diluted sewage from sewerage network due to wet weather, multiple locations PDF (3.7 MB) |
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| NT Port and Marine Date: 25 January 2021 Report: Sediment basin overflow PDF (142.0 KB) |
Port Melville, Tiwi Islands Lot 7466, NT Portion 000 |
Ichthys LNG Pty Ltd Date: 23 January 2021 | 144 Wickham Point Road, Wickham NT 0830 NT Portion 7002 |
| Company and incident: McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd (MRM) Date: 22 January 2021 Report: Spillage of bulk zinc-lead concentrate on the Carpentaria Highway PDF (2.7 MB) | Three locations along Carpentaria Highway north of the Borroloola turnoff, lot 4319, NT Portion 000 |
Stratco NT Date: 15 January 2021 | 165 McMillans Road, Millner. Lot 8939, Town of Nightcliff (550) |
| Power and Water Corporation Date: 15 January 2021 Overflow of highly diluted Sewerage Report: Discharge of highly diluted sewage from sewerage network due to wet weather PDF (983.4 KB) |
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| Power and Water Corporation Date: 7 January 2021 Report - Discharge of highly diluted sewerage from sewerage network due to wet weather/monsoonal conditions PDF (1.1 MB) |
24 East Point Road, Fannie Bay Discharge Point: 130.8376568E, -12.4342520S Final discharge point: 130.8358461E, -12.4336630S (Vestey’s Lagoon) |
| GEMCO Mining Pty Ltd Date: 31 December 2020 and 1 January 2021 Report: Overflow of stormwater from GEMCO Port Facility into Milner Bay PDF (284.4 KB) |
GEMCO Port Facility, Groote Eylandt NT Portion 1031 |
| McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd (MRM) Date: 30 December 2020 Report: Spillage of bulk zinc-lead concentrate from a road train on the Carpentaria Highway PDF (1.2 MB) | Carpentaria Highway, between McArthur River Mine and the Bing Bong Loading Facility. |