Western Australia Goldfields Sulphur Dioxide Policy Boundaries 2003

Western Australia's Kalgoorlie region contains four Environmental Protection Policy areas for sulphur dioxide concentration limits. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation administers this geospatial dataset to specify maximum ambient air concentrations, aiming for a target of 0.25ppm by 2008.

Use Cases

• Map the administrative boundaries of the Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Coolgardie-Boulder, and Kurrawang Aboriginal Reserve policy areas for regulatory compliance.
• Analyze spatial coverage of the sulphur dioxide concentration policy to assess regional environmental protection scope.
• Support air quality monitoring planning by identifying the protected areas where the 0.25ppm sulphur dioxide standard applies.

Strengths

• Defines four specific policy areas: Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Coolgardie-Boulder, and Kurrawang Aboriginal Reserve.
• Includes a clear environmental quality objective: limiting sulphur dioxide concentration to 0.25ppm from 2008 onward.
• Provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and GEOPACKAGE for interoperability.

Limitations

• Dataset is based on a 2003 policy framework, potentially limiting relevance to current air quality conditions.
• No sample data or column schema is available, obscuring the specific attribute structure.
• The license requires active acceptance ('custom_active_acceptance'), which may impose specific usage terms.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Government of Western Australia.

Collection Method

Defined by the Kalgoorlie Environmental Protection Policy (Goldfields Residential Areas)(Sulfur Dioxide) Policy.

Time Range

Policy established in 2003, with objectives targeting 2008.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, though the underlying policy is from 2003.

Geography

Kalgoorlie region in Western Australia, covering four specified areas.