Pilbara Ports conducts maintenance dredging in the Port of Ashburton in accordance with an approved long-term dredge management plan and an associated sea dumping permit, issued by the commonwealth environmental regulator under the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981.
Pilbara Ports is required to report annually to the regulator on this activity.
In 2020, Pilbara Ports became the proponent for a State environmental approval under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 associated with the shipping channel, materials offloading facility (MOF) and access road at the Port of Ashburton.
Pilbara Ports has the responsibility to implement statutory conditions of this approval, including those relating to the ongoing management of coastal processes and introduced marine pests.
Key documentation associated with managing coastal processes and introduced marine pests at the Port of Ashburton are available below.