Arrow Bowen Pipeline Project
Project summary
The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM), in accordance with Sections 51 and 52 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, has decided the environmental impact statement (EIS) can proceed for the Arrow Bowen Pipeline Project.
The proponent for this project is Arrow Bowen Pipeline Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arrow Energy Pty Ltd (Arrow Energy). The project would involve the construction of a 107 cm diameter gas transmission pipeline, approximately 580 km long point-to-point—consisting of a main pipeline and several lateral pipelines. The pipeline would commence at Red Hill, approximately 90 km north of Moranbah in Central Queensland, and terminate at Gladstone. Its purpose would be to convey coal seam gas (CSG) from Arrow Energy’s gas fields in the Bowen Basin for conversion to and export as liquefied natural gas (LNG). The proposed pipeline would commence in the southern part of the Whitsunday Regional Council local government area, traverse the Isaac and Rockhampton regional councils’ local government areas and terminate in the Gladstone Regional Council local government area.
Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Queensland)
The process for the assessment of this project is as follows:
The final terms of reference (TOR) were issued to the proponent on 8 July 2011.
The EIS for Arrow Bowen Pipeline Project is currently available for review at the locations listed below:
Department of Environment and Resource Management
Level 3, 400 George Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Emerald Library
44 Borilla Street
Emerald QLD 4720
Dysart Library
Shannon Crescent
Dysart QLD 4745
Moranbah Library
Grosvenor Complex
Bachelor Parade
Moranbah QLD 4356
Nebo Library
10 Reynolds Street
Nebo QLD 4742
Rockhampton Regional Council
Customer Service Centre
232 Bolsover Street
Rockhampton QLD 4700
Middlemount Library
Middlemount Shopping Mall
Middlemount QLD 4746
Gladstone Regional Council
Gladstone Civic Centre
101 Goondoon Street
Gladstone QLD 4720
Whitsunday Regional Council
Customer Service Centre
67 Herbert Street
Bowen QLD 4805
Whitsunday Regional Council
Customer Service Centre
83–85 Main Street
Proserpine QLD 4800
Whitsunday Regional Council
Customer Service Centre
Stanley and Conway Streets
Collinsville QLD 4804
The EIS is also available on the Arrow Energy website www.arrowenergy.com.au/page/Projects/Arrow_Bowen_Pipeline/
Written comments
Written comments on the EIS are invited from any person within the submission period from Monday 26 March until Thursday 24 May 2012. Submissions should be properly made and be addressed to:
The Chief Executive
Department of Environment and Resource Management
Attention: The EIS Coordinator (Arrow Bowen Pipeline Project)
Level 8, 400 George Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
GPO Box 2454
Brisbane QLD 4001
Or by email to <eis@derm.qld.gov.au>.
A properly made submission is one that is:
- written
- signed by or for each person who made the submission
- states the name and address of each signatory
- made to the chief executive
- received on or before the last day of the submission period.
Please note that it is a statutory requirement that all submissions will be forwarded to the proponent and for the proponent to provide a written response to DERM.
Further information
Copies of publicly available documents can be obtained by accessing the links below:
Final terms of reference (PDF, 241K)*
Initial Advice Statement describing the project (PDF, 2.2M)*
Initial Advice Statement - Appendices
Public notice (s51 & 52 EP Act) (PDF, 179K)*
For further information regarding the EIS process for this proposal, please contact the EIS coordinator or email eis@derm.qld.gov.au.
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Last updated 21 March 2012