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State Significant Development

Response to Submissions

Deniliquin East Battery Energy Storage System

Edward River

Current Status: Response to Submissions

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  1. SEARs
  2. Prepare EIS
  3. Exhibition
  4. Collate Submissions
  5. Response to Submissions
  6. Assessment
  7. Recommendation
  8. Determination

Development of a 100 MW battery energy storage facility with associated infrastructure

Attachments & Resources

Notice of Exhibition (1)

Request for SEARs (2)

SEARs (1)

EIS (24)

Response to Submissions (1)

Agency Advice (20)

Submissions

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swan Hill , Victoria
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Microplastics from battery and cable casings can persist in soil and water for decades,
What filtration or material containment systems are in place to prevent leaching of microplastics into farmland?
When leached onto food producing farmland, how will this be cleaned up?
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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PFAS has been linked to health issues and groundwater contamination.
Will commit to a PFAS-free site, including fire suppression foam, coating materials, and construction chemicals?
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Swan Hill , Victoria
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You crazy adult are making bad decisions and this junk will be let to my generation to clean up
Thanks for nothing. Regards the next generation
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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Routine water use can be excluded from your Environmental Impact Statement.
Will you publish annual water usage reports and disclose this data publicly to ensure transparency?
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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There are 9 main components of a BESS
What are the decommissioning and or recycling plans of these components?
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Gannawarra , Victoria
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What is being put in place for Cooling & Maintenance Usage?
How do you quantify routine operational and environmental water use, and will these figures be published monthly for community insight?
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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What Stormwater & PFAS Management is in place?
What infrastructure or procedures are in place to ensure collected firewater runs through PFAS treatment or storage ponding to prevent groundwater or farm supply contamination?
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Barham , New South Wales
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Testing Protocols
How frequently will suppression systems be tested, and how are these tests tracked and reported—including water usage and system integrity?
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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Water Supply & Storage

Where will the 228,000 L fire suppression supply be stored or sourced—is it mains, recycled wastewater, or well-based, and what’s the redundancy plan if the primary fails?
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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Water availability is critical during droughts, which are common in the Riverina.
Will you guarantee a drought-contingency plan ensuring water for emergencies without drawing from town or irrigation supply?
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BARHAM , New South Wales
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Battery facilities require regular water for cooling, testing, and washing, but this use is not disclosed.

How much water will the site use per month, and how will it be sourced without impacting nearby farms or aquifers?
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Torque , Victoria
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There is no mention of independent third-party fire safety testing.

Will the developer conduct full-scale thermal runaway tests at similar capacity and publish the results?
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Horsham , Victoria
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Toxic gases like hydrogen fluoride and carbon monoxide can be emitted in battery fires.
Will the site include active gas monitoring and alarms for local residents and responders?
Have the sirrounding resident being informed about this project in the planning stage?
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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Lithium battery fires often require hundreds of thousands of litres of water, far more than standard tanks store.
Where will the site store its required 200,000–250,000 L of dedicated firewater, and how will it be maintained in drought conditions?
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Gannawarra , Victoria
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The 480 MWh system will require on-site fire suppression water capacity of at least 1,900 L per minute for 2 hours (~228,000 L) —this is vital infrastructure;
How will you ensure this volume is available, maintained, and regularly tested during the system’s life?

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Project Details

Application Number
SSD-61612229
Assessment Type
State Significant Development
Development Type
Electricity Generation - Other
Local Government Areas
Edward River

Contact Planner

Name
Megan Ramsdale