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  • Jun, 2019
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    Bayswater Coal Power Station releases 42,850 tonnes of sulfur dioxide

    Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 42,849,938kg of sulfur dioxide in the year to 30 June 2019, the third highest amount of any Australian power station.
    The Australian government links repeated or prolonged exposure to moderate concentrations of sulfur dioxide to inflammation of the respiratory tract, wheezing and lung damage.

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  • Jun, 2019
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    Unit trip: Bayswater

    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

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  • Jun, 2019

    Bayswater Coal Power Station releases 14,071,088 tonnes of CO₂ throughout the year.

    Refers to total scope 1 emissions (t CO₂-e) in the year to 30 June 2019 according to the Clean Energy Regulator.

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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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  • Mar, 2019
    Emissions belching from chimney stack

    Bayswater Coal Power Station reports licence non-compliance due to insufficient ambient monitoring

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 3 occasions, in reference to less than 90% data capture for ambient monitoring at EPA Points 4, 5 and 6.

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  • Mar, 2019
    Emissions belching from chimney stack

    Bayswater Coal Power Station reports non-compliance relating to alleged diesel spill

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to an incident involving a diesel spill into Tinkers Creek, from a blackstart generator day tank.

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  • Mar, 2019
    Emissions belching from chimney stack

    Bayswater Coal Power Station reports licence non-compliance due to alleged gasket failure

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to exceedance of a limit due to gasket failure on pump allowing brine concentrator effluent to enter onsite drains.

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  • Mar, 2019
    Emissions belching from chimney stack

    Bayswater Coal Power Station reports licence non-compliance affecting Tinkers Creek

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to exceedance of pH (lower limit) due to overflow of low pH demin water, from demin plant to Tinkers Creek.

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  • Feb, 2019
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    AGL Macquarie fined $30,000 after diesel spill

    AGL Macquarie, operator of Bayswater Power Station, is fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority following a diesel spill into Tinkers Creek in 2018. The NSW EPA alleges 45,000 to 70,000 litres of diesel overflowed from a tank, and a small amount made its way to Tinkers Creek.

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  • Feb, 2019
    Bolt of electricity crossed out

    Unit trip: Bayswater

    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

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