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Bayswater Power Station reports licence non-compliance relating to flow monitoring equipment
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to a power failure to the control station at the Liddell discharge valve, which affected conductivity and flow monitoring equipment.
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Liddell Power Station reports licence non-compliance related to leak of ash slurry to land and water
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Liddell Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition and a section of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, in reference to due to a leak in 3/4 ash line with ash slurry discharged from pipe to land and waters.
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Liddell Power Station reports licence non-compliance related to insufficient testing of chlorine
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Liddell Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 12 occasions, in reference to non-compliance with monitoring requirements, as chlorine not tested for at EPA Points 12 and 13 due to contractor error.
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Liddell Power Station reports licence non-compliance related to SO2 emissions and reporting
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Liddell Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 3 occasions, in reference to non-compliance with monitoring/reporting condition, as the SO2 emissions from Unit 1 exceeded hourly average and was not reported.
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Liddell Power Station reports licence non-compliance related to discharge to land and water
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Liddell Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition and a section of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, in reference to an air release valve failure on the return water line causing discharge from pipe to land and waters.
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Liddell Power Station reports licence non-compliance related to pump failure, causing overflow
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Liddell Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition and a section of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, in reference to due to pump failure causing overflow from the power station’s final effluent pond to land and waters.
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Loy Yang A reports licence non-compliance relating to water
Learn moreThe Victorian Environment Protection Authority alleges Loy Yang A did not comply with two licence conditions, in reference to a water sample collected from the licensed discharge point L160 reporting a pH of 5.8, below the minimum limit of 6.
AGL, Loy Yang A, VIC
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Liddell Coal Power Station releases 624 tonnes of hydrochloric acid
Learn moreLiddell Coal Power Station reports releasing 624 tonnes of hydrochloric acid in the year to 30 June 2017.
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Liddell Coal Power Station releases 42kg of mercury
Learn moreLiddell Coal Power Station reports releasing 42kg of mercury & compounds in the year to 30 June 2017.
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Liddell Coal Power Station releases 18,612 tonnes of oxides of nitrogen
Learn moreLiddell Coal Power Station reports releasing 18,612 tonnes of oxides of nitrogen in the year to 30 June 2017.
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.