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Examples of ESDs are available on the EPA’[s website](s website www.epa.wa.gov.au)[ ](s website www.epa.wa.gov.au)[www.epa.wa.gov.au](s website www.epa.wa.gov.au).  \nHow to prepare an Environmental Scoping Document  \nTemplate  \nThe template provides the structure and layout of the ESD. The EPA requests that the content of the ESD is limited to the content of the ESD template (unless otherwise agreed with EPA Services, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER)), so that the ESD is concise (and consistent with EPA-prepared ESDs) .  \nAdvice  \nProponents may contact the EPA Services, DWER if they need assistance to prepare an ESD.  \nRefer also to the EPA’s Administrative Procedures and Procedures Manual for more information about the scoping process.  \nContent of an Environmental Scoping Document  \n\n| Invitation to make a submission |\n| --- |\n| Required only if public review of the ESD is required. Delete if public review is not required. |\n| 1. Introduction |\n| The ESD specifies the following to meet the requirement of s. 40(3) of the EP Act:\u003Cbr>• Form of the report on the environmental review (Environmental Review Document), according to the Environmental Review Document template and/or any proposal-specific requirements.\u003Cbr>• Content of the environmental review.\u003Cbr>• Timing of the environmental review and the EPA’s assessment.\u003Cbr>• Procedure of the environmental review, according to the procedures in the Administrative Procedures and the Procedures Manual and any proposal-specific requirements. |\n| Assessment timeline |\n| The timeline is usually agreed between the EPA and the proponent. The timeline is based on the target timeframes for the EPA set out in the Procedures Manual and the timeframes proposed by the proponent for their parts of the assessment process.\u003Cbr>Proponents are expected to meet the agreed timeline and provide adequate, quality information to inform the assessment.\u003Cbr>If the proponent does not meet any milestone in the timeline, or provides inadequate information, the EPA will revise the completion dates of subsequent milestones of the assessment. Where the EPA is unable to meet a milestone, the EPA will advise the proponent and revise the completion dates.\u003Cbr>Where there are major changes to the timeline during the assessment, the EPA:\u003Cbr>􀁸 will update the timeline in consultation with the proponent\u003Cbr>􀁸 will notify the proponent in writing\u003Cbr>􀁸 may publish the updated timeline on the EPA’s website.\u003Cbr>Refer to the Procedures Manual for more information on timelines. |\n| Assessment under Bilateral Agreement (or accredited process) |\n| If the EPA will assess the proposal under the Bilateral Agreement (or as an accredited process), include:\u003Cbr>􀁸 the relevant matters of national environmental significance (MNES) for the proposal\u003Cbr>􀁸 potential impacts on MNES under the relevant preliminary environmental factor\u003Cbr>􀁸 required work to address the potential impacts on MNES under the relevant preliminary environmental factor. |\n\n\n| 2. Proposal description |\n| --- |\n| Include a proposal description, the key proposal characteristics and relevant maps (see Instructions and template: Defining the key proposal characteristics) .\u003Cbr>If there any changes to the proposal since referral, the proponent must seek the EPA’s consen","cbCaiqK3jRbmtqcS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqK3jRbmtqcS","pdf",829672,"English","# Purpose of these instructions\n## Purpose of an Environmental Scoping Document\n# How to prepare an Environmental Scoping Document\n## Template\n## Advice\n# Content of an Environmental Scoping Document\n## Invitation to make a submission\n## 1. Introduction\n## Assessment timeline\n## Assessment under Bilateral Agreement (or accredited process)\n## 2. Proposal description\n## 3. 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