See below for documentation
| DATE | ACTION |
|---|---|
| 11/03/24 (1.32pm) | Original incident involving GasWatch monitors |
| 12/03/24 (10.35am) | EPA inspection – coincidentally on the next day after the incident |
| 18/3/24 | Pollution report lodged with the EPA |
| 18/4/24 | EPA response to report: “The Narrabri EPA office received this report from the Environment Line on Monday, 18 March 2024. The EPA attended the site on Thursday, 21 March 2024 in response to the alleged incident. The EPA did not observe any evidence of what was alleged. – Doc 077 |
| 09/05/24 | EPA inspection conducted at Dewhurst 28 – Doc 113 |
| 06/06/24 | EPA internal email from Matthew Quinn to Teigan Cummins “Sorry to keep juggling things around. This is now top priority for tomorrow. The verification of the last inspection report is a crucial step before I can respond.” |
| 17/07/24 | Pollution report from ACF sent to the EPA |
| 22/7/24 | EPA inspection conducted at Dewhurst 28 – Doc 092H |
| 21/8/24 | Santos response to EPA Questions – Doc 031A |
| 10/9/24 | NWPA publish this blog “Santos’ Pilliga Gasfield Still Leaking” |
| 26/9/24 | GIPA 1032 is lodged with the NSW EPA |
| 23/2/25 | GasWatch monitors discover that the break tank has been removed from Dewhurst 28 |
| 25/6/25 | Outstanding EPA GIPA 1032 documents are released after internal and external reviews |
| 5/7/25 | Applicant response to EPA that some of the documents had never been received (60 docs received in total over the two releases and a total of 111 records were identified as relevant) |
| 6/7/25 | EPA clarify supply and claim the majority of the missing documents have already been released |
| 15/7/25 1.54pm | Applicant response to EPA that some of the documents still not received (50+ with some duplicates) all detailed |
| 15/7/25 3.08pm | EPA send new links to the documents |
| 20/7/25 | Applicant query the missing video of the EPA using the thermography camera at the break tank – “A video of the Gas Camera detecting CH4 venting from the source point can be found attached below.” |
| 21/7/25 | EPA advise that a new application will need to be submitted as review rights have expired |
| 24/7/25 | Applicant respond that this is unreasonable given the EPA omitted to supply the document that referenced the video only a few days ago |
| 5/8/25 | EPA respond claiming that the documents were supplied and that the applicant did not download them correctly |
| 5/8/25 | EPA supply missing video |