Licence summary


  
Summary Licence No: 21266
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Licence holder: SNOWY HYDRO LIMITED
Premises: Snowy 2.0 Pumped Hydro Power Station Talbingo and Tantangara
KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK AND ROCK FOREST, KOSCIUSZKO, NSW, 2642
LGA: SNOWY VALLEYS  Catchment: Murrumbidgee
Administrative fee: $65,940.00
Licence status: Issued
Activity type: Generation of electrical power otherwise than from coal, diesel or gas
Licence review: Complete date 07 May 2024
Due date 07 May 2029
Pollution incident management plan: Last tested 15 Apr 2025
Current Environmental Risk Level: Level 3
Applications
NumberApplication typeCurrent statusDate received
1592053 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 21 Feb 2020
1600132 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 18 Aug 2020
1604232 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 11 Mar 2021
1612017 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 24 Aug 2021
1615458 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 22 Oct 2021
1618696 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 26 Apr 2022
1653201 s.58 Licence Variation Issued 19 Sep 2025
Notices
NumberIssue dateNotice type
1592053 02 Mar 2020 s.58 Licence Variation
1592566 08 Apr 2020 s.58 Licence Variation
1600132 16 Oct 2020 s.58 Licence Variation
1601912 02 Nov 2020 s.58 Licence Variation
1602469 18 Dec 2020 s.58 Licence Variation
1604232 08 Apr 2021 s.58 Licence Variation
1612017 30 Aug 2021 s.58 Licence Variation
1615458 14 Jan 2022 s.58 Licence Variation
1615931 09 Feb 2022 s.58 Licence Variation
1618696 13 May 2022 s.58 Licence Variation
1619252 31 May 2022 s.58 Licence Variation
1620013 06 Jul 2022 s.58 Licence Variation
1622035 05 Oct 2022 s.58 Licence Variation
1626586 29 Mar 2023 Penalty Notice
1626611 06 Jun 2023 s.58 Licence Variation
1634101 28 Mar 2024 s.58 Licence Variation
1638603 20 Dec 2024 s.58 Licence Variation
1648456 23 Jul 2025 s.58 Licence Variation
1649096 08 May 2025 Enforceable Undertaking - Licensed
1653201 26 Sep 2025 s.58 Licence Variation
3502543 16 May 2022 s.91 Clean Up Notice
3503960 21 Oct 2022 s.96 Prevention Notice
3506478 31 Aug 2023 s.96 Prevention Notice
3507331 01 Dec 2023 s.91 Clean Up Notice
3510847 14 Nov 2024 s.110 Variation of Clean Up Notice
3512129 17 Apr 2025 s.110 Variation of Clean Up Notice
3512696 05 Jun 2025 s.96 Prevention Notice
3512785 16 Jun 2025 s.96 Prevention Notice
3512832 17 Jun 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3512837 25 Jun 2025 s.96 Prevention Notice
3512945 04 Jul 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3513140 18 Jul 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3513155 18 Jul 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3513189 23 Jul 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3513303 29 Aug 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3513686 02 Oct 2025 s.110 Variation of Clean Up Notice
3513831 30 Sep 2025 s.96 Prevention Notice
3514282 07 Nov 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3514304 05 Nov 2025 s.110 Variation of Prevention Notice
3514314 21 Nov 2025 Penalty Notice
3514333 21 Nov 2025 Penalty Notice
Audits
NumberAudit typeStatus
1641293 Compliance Audit Complete
Pollution studies and reduction programs
TitleProgram typeStart dateComplete date 
PRP 1 - Assessment of the water and contaminant management system at MAT spoil stockpile area Water 28 Jan 2022 29 Apr 2022 Conditions
PRP 3 - Generator emission improvements program Air 30 Sep 2022 09 Feb 2024 Conditions
PRS 4 - Review of Process Water Treatment Plant Water 28 Jan 2024 03 Jul 2024 Conditions
PRS 5 - Sampling Quality Assurance Quality Control Program Water 28 Jan 2024 29 May 2024 Conditions
Assessment of Water Reuse and Basin Maintenance Activities Water 23 May 2025 Conditions
Annual Returns
Start dateEnd dateDate receivedNon-complianceLBL data 
09-May-2024 08-May-2025 16-Jul-2025 yes Not available
09-May-2023 08-May-2024 23-Jul-2024 yes Not available
09-May-2022 08-May-2023 17-Jul-2023 Not available
09-May-2021 08-May-2022 04-Jul-2022 yes Not available
09-May-2020 08-May-2021 02-Jul-2021 yes Not available
09-May-2019 08-May-2020 09-Jul-2020 No Not available