CEED Client: Environmental Protection Authority

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is the primary body responsible for the defence of environmental assets in Western Australia. They assess all major infrastructure projects with the potential to cause environmental damage through an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Fundamental to the success of the EPA in meeting its objective is a comprehensive EIA, leading to effective environmental conditions. Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project and Fremantle Ports ’ Inner Harbour Deepening Project, which involved substantial amounts of dredging, were used as case studies when analysing the EPA’s EIA principles, process and outcomes. An economic model was created in order to assess the efficiency of the monitoring and compliance aspects of the environmental conditions. 1