7. When does an E-PEPR (or E-PEPR review) require referral to the Department for Environment and Water

An E-PEPR (and E-PEPR review) requires referral to the Department for Energy and Water and/or the EPA when exploration operations are planned within the following areas:

• Prescribed wells area
• Prescribed water resource area
• Prescribed watercourses
• State heritage areas and places
• Protected areas under the River Murray Act (Murray zone and Tributaries zone)
• Regional reserve
• Conservation reserve
• Vegetation heritage agreement area
• Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
• Adjacent to or within a marine park
• RAMSAR wetland reserves

Further information on the above areas is available from

• Minerals Regulatory Guideline MG22: Guidelines for conducting mineral exploration in South Australia
• South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG)