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In accordance with the Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (POELA Act), we are required to publish a monthly summary of our Environment Protection Licence (EPL) data and provide information on licence exceedance.
- Licence holder: EnergyAustralia NSW Pty Ltd
- Licence number: 13007
- EPL: EPL13007 Licence Summary
These requirements aim to better inform the public and provide the community access to Mount Piper’s operational performance.
Mt Piper has a Pollution Incident Response and Management Plan for the power station and surrounding areas.
Download NSW EPA reports
Previous Mt Piper EPA reports are available upon request.
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Units of Measurement for Environment Protection Licence Number 13007
| Unit of measure abbreviation | Unit of measure |
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| % | percent |
| µS/cm | microsiemens per centimetre |
| dB(A) LAeq (15 minute) | decibel dB(A) LAeq (15 minute) |
| g/g mole | grams per gram mole |
| g/m3 | grams per cubic metre |
| kg/m3 | kilograms per cubic metre |
| m/s | metres per second |
| m3 /s | cubic metres per second |
| mg/L | milligrams per litre |
| mg/m3 | milligrams per cubic metre |
| kL | Kilolitre |
| NTU | nephelometric turbidity units |
| oC | degrees Celsius |
| pH | pH |
Air Emission and water discharge monitoring locations
| EPA Identification no. | Type of Monitoring Point | Type of Discharge Point | Location Description |
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| 1 | Discharge to air | Discharge of air emissions from Mt Piper Stack serving Boilers 1 and 2 marked and shown as EPA ID 1 on The Plan | |
| 2 | Air emission monitoring |
Discharge of combined air emissions from Boiler 1 via points 4 and 5 to point 1 marked and shown as EPA ID 2 on The Plan |
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| 3 | Air emission monitoring | Discharge of combined air emissions from Boiler 2 via points 6 and 7 to point 1 marked and shown as EPA ID 3 on The Plan | |
| 4 | Air emission monitoring | Boiler number 1 exhaust - Duct B marked and shown as EPA ID 4 (Duct 1B) on The Plan | |
| 5 | Air emission monitoring | Boiler number 1 exhaust - Duct A marked and shown as EPA ID 5 (Duct 1A) on The Plan | |
| 6 | Air emission monitoring | Boiler number 2 exhaust - Duct A marked and shown as EPA ID 6 (Duct 2A) on The Plan | |
| 7 | Air emission monitoring | Boiler number 2 exhaust - Duct A marked and shown as EPA ID 7 (Duct 2B) on The Plan | |
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Meteorological weather monitoring |
Weather station as indicated as EPA ID 11 (Mt Piper Weather Station) on the plan | |
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Discharge to waters |
Discharge to waters |
Overflow from CHP Settlement Basin marked as "weir" at EL931 on Figure 4 of the Aurecon CHP Coal Settling Basin Water Management Options Report Ref: 501396 21 August 2018 (EPA reference DOC18/644531). |
Map including surface and ground water monitoring locations
