AGL Macquarie, operator of Bayswater Power Station, is fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). In February 2019, it is alleged a discharge of slurry entered a tributary of Wisemans Creek, and water pollution made its way to River Red Gum Endangered Ecological Community.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Liddell Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to point 13 recording a pH of 6.1 during routine daily sampling.
A unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute
A unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute
Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 22kg of arsenic & compounds in the year to 30 June 2019.
Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 697 tonnes of hydrochloric acid in the year to 30 June 2019.
Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 106kg of mercury & compounds in the year to 30 June 2019.
Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 30,447 tonnes of oxides of nitrogen in the year to 30 June 2019.
The Australian government says people who live near coal burning power plants may be exposed to higher levels of nitrogen oxides. Even low levels of exposure can impact an individual’s eyes, nose, throat and lungs.
Liddell Coal Power Station reports releasing 15kg of arsenic & compounds in the year to 30 June 2019.
Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 585,509kg of PM10 in the year to 30 June 2019. PM10 is small particulate matter which can cause serious health effects.
The Australian government says it has been linked to increased respiratory symptoms and premature death.