Guidelines

Acid sulfate soils guidelines

The Department of Environment and Conservation produces a range of guidelines for the assessment and management of acid sulfate soils.

 Identification and investigation of acid sulfate soils and acidic landscapes
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Publish Date: 25-MAY-2009 12:55 PM
The purpose of this guideline is to provide technical and procedural advice to avoid environmental harm and to assist in achieving best practice environmental management in areas underlain by ASS.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has produced a set of revised Acid Sulfate Soils Planning Guidelines (January 2009). The new guidelines address matters that need to be addressed at various stages of the planning process to ensure the subdivision and development of land containing acid sulfate soils is planned and managed to avoid potential adverse impacts on the natural and built environment. The guidelines can be found at http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au/Publications/213.aspx 

 Draft Treatment and management of soils and water in acid sulfate soil landscapes
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Publish Date: 17-JAN-2009 09:18 AM

 Is my house built on Acid Sulfate Soils
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Publish Date: 17-JUN-2004 09:18 AM
If houses or other urban infrastructure are built directly on acid sulfate soils that are being exposed to oxygen, there is a risk that structural damage to houses will take place. This brochure provides an inventory of visual indicators of acid sulfate soil effects that homeowners can look for inside the house, on exterior walls and paved areas, and in the garden to help determine whether structural damage might be occurring.

 Proposed Framework for Managing Acid Sulfate Soils
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Publish Date: 01-JUN-2004 09:25 AM
Following the discovery of problems caused by acid sulfate soils in Stirling, the Department of Environment (DoE) established an informal acid sulfate working group with stakeholders from relevant government agencies, industry and the community to coordinate the management of acid sulfate soils. The working group helped organise the inaugural Acid Sulfate Soil Workshop for Western Australia in June 2003. Recommendations from the workshop form the basis for this proposed framework for managing acid sulfate soils.