Environment Review 1999-2000 Delta Electricity Environment Review 1999-2000
About this review Table of contents This review provides information about the environmental performance of Chief Executive’s Report 1 Delta Electricity during the period commencing July 1999 to June 2000. Corporate Environment Policy 2 The review aims to: Environmental Targets 3 provide an update of environmental performance against objectives Research and Development Initiatives 4 and targets, Greenhouse 6 inform Delta employees and local communities about initiatives for Carbon Dioxide Emissions 6 improving environmental performance, and Environmental Performance Measures 8 demonstrate our commitment to continual environmental improvement. Oxides of Nitrogen 8 Oxides of Sulfur 8 We welcome your comments on this review and our progress towards Particulate Emissions 9 meeting environmental policy objectives. National Pollutant Inventory 9 Water Utilisation 10 Environmental Incidents 11 For further information please contact: Community Inquiries 11 Environmental Audits 12 Suzanne Wheeler Environment Officer Supporting Data 13 Delta Electricity Eco-efficiency Profile 14 Munmorah Power Station Terms of Reference IBC C/- Post Office Mannering Park NSW 2259 Telephone: (02) 4390 1690 Facsimile: (02) 4390 1733 Email: [email protected]
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LISMORE Location Unit Total Capacity Broadwater size units Harwood Coal
GRAFTON Mt Piper 660 2 1320 mw Vales Point 660 2 1320 mw Wallerawang 500 2 1000 mw Munmorah 300 2 600 mw 4240 mw Water Mt Piper 350 1 350 kw Chichester Dam 110 1 110 kw Glennies Creek Dam 460 kw
Chichester Dam Lostock Dam Dungog
NEWCASTLE Vales Point Mt Piper Munmorah BATHURST Wallerawang LITHGOW SYDNEY
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Sydney New South Wales Coal Hydro Hydro proposed Brogo Dam Biomass proposed Chief Executive’s Report
In 1999, Delta Electricity produced its first Environment Report, I am particularly pleased to note a reduction in the number of covering the years since the Corporation’s formation in 1996 community complaints and inquiries in 1999/00. Delta through to mid 1999. This Review is produced as an update Electricity has made considerable efforts to improve its on the information in that Report, rather than as a stand-alone communication with local communities and to understand their document. We decided on this form of reporting environmental issues of concern. performance because much of the information in the first As a member of the Electricity Supply Association of Australia, Report will remain relevant. we conducted an audit of our performance in a number of Included in this Review is a summary of our performance areas. Details of the audit findings have been included in this against our environmental targets for 1999/00. It is pleasing to Review. Delta Electricity scored slightly below industry average note that we have achieved the targets in several areas. We in the areas of social responsibility and community have set more ambitious targets for the next 12 months, which participation, and we are determined to improve our I believe to be both challenging and achievable. Our goal is performance in these areas. continuous improvement in environmental performance in all In the latter part of this review we have introduced the concept areas. As part of this process Delta Electricity aims to achieve of eco-efficiency reporting, as outlined by the World Business ISO14000 accreditation in 2001. Council for Sustainable Development. The concept uses the In our previous Report, we outlined several initiatives in the inverse of the reporting methods used to date by most development of renewable generation. We have made organisations, by expressing output as a function of considerable progress in the area over the past twelve months, environmental influence. This results in an “eco-efficiency with several mini-hydro installations either commissioned or index” that increases with improved environmental being designed, trials of biomass co-firing, and further performance. We support the concept as a genuine attempt to feasibility studies of the proposed joint venture bagasse-fired bring uniformity, transparency and comparability to corporate power stations in northern New South Wales. These, together environmental reporting. with a number of efficiency improvements proposed for our existing coal-fired power stations, will be the basis of our contribution to reducing national greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time, this report includes emissions reported to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI). We first voluntarily reported a limited amount of data to the NPI in 1999 and this year we have expanded on the number of substances reported. To Jim Henness increase the validity of some of the emission factors used to CHIEF EXECUTIVE DELTA ELECTRICITY estimate emissions, Delta Electricity is contributing to industry funded research to improve this process and provide more scientifically robust emission estimates.
Delta Electricity 1 Corporate Environment Policy
Through the commitment and skills of our people, Delta Electricity will be a leader in caring for our environment to ensure its preservation for future generations.
Delta’s Objectives
To protect the environment by: