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.
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.
At $15k I can afford to pollute a national park. Cost of living crisis over.
Haha yeah, that's less than my yearly rent for my room in a sharehouse.