Revisiting the South Australian Environment Protection Authority 2013 Waterloo study using the Schomer principle

Abstract

In 2013, the South Australian Environment Protection Authority conducted a 10 week study in relation to noise complaints at the Waterloo wind farm in the Mid North of South Australia. The study involved the use of diaries by 28 households located around the wind farm and noise loggers at 6 dwellings. In analyzing the residents' diaries, the Environment Protection Authority focussed on “noise” events and disregarded comments or observations by the residents which related to other forms of disturbance such as sensation. In the light of the Schomer principle presented in the 2017 ASA meeting in Boston, the 2013 Waterloo study data has been revisited to include an examination of the Power Output and WAV files associated with periods where residents have reported high levels of disturbance.In 2013, the South Australian Environment Protection Authority conducted a 10 week study in relation to noise complaints at the Waterloo wind farm in the Mid North of South Australia. The study involved the use of diaries by 28 households located around the wind farm and noise loggers at 6 dwellings. In analyzing the residents' diaries, the Environment Protection Authority focussed on “noise” events and disregarded comments or observations by the residents which related to other forms of disturbance such as sensation. In the light of the Schomer principle presented in the 2017 ASA meeting in Boston, the 2013 Waterloo study data has been revisited to include an examination of the Power Output and WAV files associated with periods where residents have reported high levels of disturbance.