Wednesday, February 29, 2012
TAS:EPA to decide on Gunns pulp mill permit
AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2011
TAS:EPA to decide on Gunns pulp mill permit
HOBART, Aug 31 AAP - Tasmania's Environmental Protection Authority will make a key
decision about the validity of permits issued to Gunns' northern Tasmanian pulp mill.
The EPA permits for the Tamar Valley mill, which were issued on the condition there
was "substantial commencement" on the $2.5 billion project by Tuesday, may now have expired.
EPA director Alex Schaap said on Wednesday he had been asked to approve a minor variation
on a stormwater management plan.
"In order to establish if the permit has lapsed, I will need to determine if substantial
commencement has occurred," Mr Schaap said.
"I have requested that Gunns provide me with a submission setting out the reasons why
the company believes substantial commencement has occurred.
"I will then take legal advice on the issues raised before making a determination on
whether substantial commencement has occurred and hence whether or not the permit has
lapsed."
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings and Attorney-General Brian Wightman have so far declined
to intervene in the matter.
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KEYWORD: GUNNS
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