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Snowy 2.0 contractor fined over alleged pollution for third time (www.abc.net.au)

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A contractor for the Snowy 2.0 hydro-electricity project has been issued with a third fine for alleged pollution in Kosciuszko National Park.

Snowy Hydro contractor WeBuild has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority over sediment-laden water entering the Yarrangobilly River, just west of the ACT border.

WeBuild was issued with two similar fines by the EPA four months ago - one over the release of a "Sediment plume" into the Yarrangobilly River, and another over sediment-laden water from roadworks reaching the Nungar Creek.

"The environment around these local waterways in the Kosciuszko National Park contain highly specialised plants, animals and micro-organisms and is home to a number of endangered species including the Booroolong frog," Mr Orr said.

FGJV is the principal contractor for the Snowy 2.0 project, and is a joint venture of WeBuild and two other engineering companies.

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[–] Wiggles@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I guess maybe, a $15k fine might not be high enough if they are willing to keep doing it.

Just another example of a fines being seen as the cost of doing business.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At $15k I can afford to pollute a national park. Cost of living crisis over.

[–] Wiggles@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Haha yeah, that's less than my yearly rent for my room in a sharehouse.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A contractor for the Snowy 2.0 hydro-electricity project has been issued with a third fine for alleged pollution in Kosciuszko National Park.

Snowy Hydro contractor WeBuild has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over sediment-laden water entering the Yarrangobilly River, just west of the ACT border.

The EPA accused WeBuild of leaving a pump at a construction site for the project unattended, which resulted in 9,000 litres of sediment-laden water entering the river.

WeBuild was issued with two similar fines by the EPA four months ago — one over the release of a "sediment plume" into the Yarrangobilly River, and another over sediment-laden water from roadworks reaching the Nungar Creek.

NSW EPA acting executive director operations Steve Orr said the state had strict requirements in place to protect delicate ecosystems.

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