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  • Jun, 2021
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    AGL fined over alleged air pollution breach at Liddell Power Station

    AGL, the owner of Liddell Power Station, is fined $15,000 by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority after allegedly exceeding the licensed solid particles concentration limit for emissions from one of the power station’s four boilers in August to September 2020, in breach of Liddell’s Environment Protection Licence.

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  • Dec, 2020
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    Water pollution incident costs AGL more than $1.1 million

    AGL Macquarie Pty Limited, operator of Bayswater Power Station, enters into an Enforceable Undertaking worth $1.1 million with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) following an incident involving 1,440 cubic metres of fly ash slurry being released, and the pollution of a local creek.

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  • Oct, 2020
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    Vales Point Power Station fined $30,000 for pollution and waste offences

    Delta Electricity, the owner of Vales Point Power Station, is fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), following alleged breaches at Vales Point Power Station when contaminated material, including asbestos, was allegedly spread on the site.

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  • Dec, 2019
    Cloud containg particles of CO2 gas

    Eraring Coal Power Station releases 1,269,062 tonnes of CO₂ throughout the month.

    Data is approximate, calculated using AEMO generation and Clean Energy Regulator emissions data for December 2019.

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  • Jun, 2019
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    Yallourn Coal Power Station releases 407kg of mercury

    Yallourn Coal Power Station reports releasing 407kg of mercury & compounds in the year to 30 June 2019, the second largest amount of any Australian power station.

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  • Mar, 2019
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    Bayswater Coal Power Station reports licence non-compliance due to broken pipes and leaks

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 8 occasions, in reference to exceedance of pH (upper limit) due to multiple events “such as broken pipes, blowdown condenser tube leaks, etc”.

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  • Jan, 2016
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    AGL Macquarie fined $30,000 after 6000 litres of sulphuric acid entered stormwater.

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) issues 2 penalty notices of $15,000 each to the owner of Bayswater Power Station. After a low pH reading was discovered in a creek on 24 November 2015, it was reported that approximately 6,000 litres of sulphuric acid had entered the stormwater system.

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