How robust is the environmental impact assessment process in South Australia? Behind the scenes of the Adelaide seawater desalination project

Kämpf, Jochen; Clarke, Beverley

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.08.005

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“…[39] [51]. Specifically, genetic evidence, based on both mtDNA and microsatellite data, suggests that coastal bottlenose dolphins from South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania are evolutionarily distinct from the 2 other recognized bottlenose dolphin species [51]. As such, if some populations do not mix with other ones and others use specific migration corridors-as suggested by our results-the unique diversity of South Australian coastal waters and gulfs offer a rare opportunity to develop a more focused approach of the management and conservation of their bottlenose dolphin populations.…”

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confidence: 99%

New Evidence for Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops spp.) Population Connectivity between Kangaroo Island and South Australian Mainland Waters

Cribb¹,

Bartram²,

Bartram³

et al. 2018

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Limited information still exists on the movements of bottlenose dolphins in South Australian coastal waters. There is, however, a need to overcome this paucity of information for an effective development and implementation of conservation and management initiatives in these waters that are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities. This study infers potential movements of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) between Kangaroo Island that separate and shelter South Australian coastal waters from the Southern Ocean swell, and the South Australian mainland (The Fleurieu Peninsula and The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary). Bottlenose dolphins were identified from three separate photo-identification catalogues collated from around the South Australian coastline. Of the 3518, 654 and 181 dolphins sighted in Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu Peninsula and the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, 233, 74 and 40 individuals were recognizable, respectively. Resighting rates were similar in Kangaroo Island (70.4%) and Fleurieu Peninsula (75.7%), but much lower in the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (35%). Ten individuals were resighted between Kangaroo Island and the Fleurieu Peninsula, whilst no matches were made between these two locations and the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary catalogue. This suggests a longitudinal connectivity between Kangaroo Island and South Australian mainland waters, but a lack of latitudinal connectivity that may result from the physical stratification processes that separate northern and southern South Australian waters. Our results also demonstrate the highly mobile nature of this species within South Australian waters as well as establish

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New Evidence for Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops spp.) Population Connectivity between Kangaroo Island and South Australian Mainland Waters

Cribb¹,

Bartram²,

Bartram³

et al. 2018

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“…Innovar en las técnicas de desalinización (reduciendo consumos y costes energéticos). Es esencial invertir en I+D+i para lograr en el futuro un descenso en el coste energético de producción de agua desalada (Bernabé et al, 2019), así como de la dispersión de la salmuera y sus efectos en el medio marino (Kämpf & Clarke, 2013). También de explorar la implantación del DPR o IPR, como sugiere Loáiciga (2015).…”

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Gestión del abastecimiento de agua en una región semiárida: análisis del consumo de agua potable en el Campo de Cartagena – Mar Menor, sureste de España (2010–2019)

Bernabé-Crespo

Serrano

Gómez-Espín

2021

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La comarca del Campo de Cartagena – Mar Menor es un área de características semiáridas con sequía estructural y donde la carestía de agua ha sido constante en la historia, suplida mediante trasvases de agua y recursos no convencionales. El estudio realiza un análisis del consumo de agua potable, diferenciando entre consumo en alta y consumo en baja, para conocer el rendimiento de la red, y se formulan unas estrategias y líneas de actuación prioritarias para mejorar la seguridad hídrica de la comarca. Se han tomado datos de la Mancomunidad de Canales del Taibilla, de las empresas municipales de abastecimiento y de los Ayuntamientos de la comarca. Los resultados muestran la evolución de las fuentes de abastecimiento, y se extrae, entre otros, que los rendimientos han mejorado y que es clave la adaptación frente al cambio climático, diversificar la oferta de recursos e implementar nuevas tecnologías, así como mejorar las redes de distribución y avanzar en la concienciación social para conformar un territorio resiliente. Este trabajo sirve como modelo para caracterizar y mejorar la situación del abastecimiento de agua en otros medios semiáridos de similar problemática.

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“…The legitimacy of EIA depends on its systematic, scientific basis (Weston 2004) but, as early as 1994, it was recognized that the standard of science in Australia's EISs was far below that found in published journals (Fairweather 1994). This perception of poor rigor persists (Kämpf & Clarke 2013). The lack of standard, transparent, rigorous, and independent peer review of project designs, results, and conclusions inevitably lays the foundations for skepticism because the conclusions of EIA have not been evaluated using the yardstick applied in the normal process of science (Beanlands & Duinker 1983;Fairweather 1994).…”

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Enhancing the Value and Validity of EIA: Serious Science to Protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Sheaves

Coles

Dale

et al. 2016

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The unique values of Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are under threat from environmental change and the unforeseen, cumulative consequences of coastal development. Development decisions are underpinned by Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) but these are plagued by inconsistent methods and a lack of independent evaluation, leading to perceptions of inadequate scientific rigor. To be credible and effective, EIAs should be subject to independent peer review, the yardstick applied in the normal process of science. Without it, decisions based on EIA are at best contestable and potentially invalid. Peer review should be applied to the whole EIA process from project development to reporting and auditing approval requirements. It should be based on rigorous, standard protocols, and produce standardized and publicly available data. Securing the future of the GBR and other global natural assets requires refocusing EIA so it becomes a tool for strategic environmental protection rather than ad hoc permitting of development.

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How robust is the environmental impact assessment process in South Australia? Behind the scenes of the Adelaide seawater desalination project

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

New Evidence for Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops spp.) Population Connectivity between Kangaroo Island and South Australian Mainland Waters

New Evidence for Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops spp.) Population Connectivity between Kangaroo Island and South Australian Mainland Waters

Gestión del abastecimiento de agua en una región semiárida: análisis del consumo de agua potable en el Campo de Cartagena – Mar Menor, sureste de España (2010–2019)

Enhancing the Value and Validity of EIA: Serious Science to Protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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