From: Lou bee [loubolt@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2002 3:39 PM To: ecita.sen@aph.gov.au Subject: Re Ranger and Jabiluka senate inquiry Senate Inquiry Name: Louise Kavanagh Address: 50 Hurtle sq, Adelaide Date: 13/ 8/ 02 Submission to Ranger and Jabiluka Senate Inquiry I ask the Senate Inquiry to recommend: - an overhaul of the present environmental regulatory regime, to provide greater transparency and independence; - greater involvement of traditional Aboriginal owners in the establishment, and oversight of any new environmental monitoring and reporting regime; - more statutory monitoring points at both operations and a greater frequency of monitoring; - event-based monitoring, whereby weather events trigger immediate responseb monitoring; - that the so-called 'limit' for uranium concentrations detected in Kakadu National Park downstream of the operations be reduced from 5.8 parts per billion to 0.5 parts per billion. - return unprocessed ore down the Jabiluka decline, which can be cemented in and revegitated Regards, Louise _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com