INNOVATIONS AND INSIGHTS
JEMENA’S INNOVATIVE REMEDIATION METHOD AT KENDALL BAY, SYDNEY
JEMENA WITH ITS PROJECT PARTNER VENTIA, ADDRESSED THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH WORKING IN A MARINE ENVIRONMENT, THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INNOVATIVE REMEDIATION SOLUTION. Removal of treated sediment occurring in Northern Remediation Area of Kendall Bay. (Source: Jemena)
With a long history of industrial activity, portions of the Parramatta River have succumbed to sediment contamination. To remediate the sensitive marine environment while limiting the impact to nearby residential developments during the clean-up, Jemena used innovative remediation designs and solutions. 6
Located just 10km west of Sydney’s CBD and on the south of the Parramatta River, Kendall Bay is nestled between the Breakfast Point residential development and Cabarita Ferry Wharf. For over 100 years, it was also home to the largest gasworks in the Southern Hemisphere, the former Mortlake Gasworks operated by The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL). After the decommissioning of the gasworks, the land was remediated in the early 2000s and re-developed, forming part of the large residential development, now
