1.         INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1       Background. 1-1

1.2       Project Description.......................................................................................... 1-1

1.3       EIA Study Scope............................................................................................. 1-2. 1-2

1.4       Objectives of the EIA Study............................................................................. 1-2

  1-21.5       Purpose of this EM&A Manual........................................................................ 1-4

  1-41.6       Impact Prediction Review Procedures.............................................................. 1-5

1.7              1-51.7       Assessing Effectiveness of Environmental Management System, Practices

 

            and Procedures................................................................................................ 1-5

1.8       Project Organisation......................................................................................... 1-6

1.9       Structure of this EM&A Manual....................................................................... 1-9

 

 

2          AIR QUALITY.......................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1       Background..................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2       Air Sensitive Receivers..................................................................................... 2-1

2.3       Mitigation Measures......................................................................................... 2-2

2.4       Audit Requirements.......................................................................................... 2-3

 

3.         NOISE........................................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1       Background..................................................................................................... 3-1

3.2       Noise Sensitive Receivers................................................................................. 3-1

3.3       Monitoring Requirements.................................................................................. 3-2

3.4       Event and Action Plan...................................................................................... 3-4

3.5       Mitigation Measures......................................................................................... 3-6

 

4.         WATER QUALITY................................................................................................... 4-1 

4.1       Background..................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2       Water Quality Parameters................................................................................ 4-1

4.3       Monitoring Equipment...................................................................................... 4-1

4.4       Measurement and Analysis............................................................................... 4-3

4.5       Monitoring Locations....................................................................................... 4-4

4.6       Baseline Monitoring.......................................................................................... 4-5

4.7       Impact Monitoring............................................................................................ 4-6

4.8       Compliance Monitoring.................................................................................... 4-6

4.9       Site Audit......................................................................................................... 4-6

4.10     Event and Action Plan...................................................................................... 4-6

4.11     Water Quality Mitigation Measures................................................................. 4-11

 

5.         ECOLOGY................................................................................................................. 5-1

5.1       Background..................................................................................................... 5-1

5.2       Ecology EM&A Procedures............................................................................. 5-1

5.3       Construction Phase Mitigation and Enhancement Measures............................... 5-1

5.4       Operation Phase Mitigation Measures............................................................... 5-3

5.5       Pre-Construction and Construction Phase EM&A............................................ 5-3

 

6.         LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT....................................... 6-1

6.1       Background..................................................................................................... 6-1

6.2       Mitigation Measures......................................................................................... 6-1

6.3       Construction and Operational Phase Audit........................................................ 6-2

 

7.         CULTURAL HERITAGE......................................................................................... 7-1

7.1       Background..................................................................................................... 7-1

7.2       Mitigation Measures......................................................................................... 7-1

7.3       Baseline Monitoring.......................................................................................... 7-1

7.4       Construction Phase Audit................................................................................. 7-1 

 

8.         WASTE MANAGEMENT....................................................................................... 8-1

8.1       Background..................................................................................................... 8-1

8.2       Mitigation Measures......................................................................................... 8-1

8.3       Waste Disposal Recommendations................................................................... 8-5

8.4       Audit Requirements.......................................................................................... 8-6

 

9.         ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT.................................................................................. 9-1

9.1       Site Inspections................................................................................................ 9-1

9.2       Compliance with Statutory and Contractual Requirements................................. 9-1

9.3       Environmental Complaints................................................................................ 9-2

 

10.       REPORTING.......................................................................................................... 10-1

10.1     Introduction................................................................................................... 10-1

10.2     Baseline Monitoring Report............................................................................ 10-1

10.3     Monthly EM&A Reports................................................................................ 10-2

10.4     Data Keeping................................................................................................. 10-9

10.5     Interim Notifications of Environmental Exceedances........................................ 10-9

 

11.       TERMINATION OF EM&A PROGRAMME.................................................... 11-1

 

 

TABLES

Table 1.1                   Summary of EM&A Requirements

Table 2.1                   Representative Air Sensitive Receivers

Table 3.1                   Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers

Table 3.2                   Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers Identified for Construction Noise Impact Monitoring

Table 3.3                   Action and Limit (A/L) Levels for Construction Noise Impact Monitoring

Table 3.4                   Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise Monitoring

Table 4.1                   Detection Limits and Precision for Water Quality Determinants

Table 4.2                   Location of Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Table 4.3                   Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality Monitoring

Table 4.4                   Event and Action Plan for Water Quality Monitoring

Table 5.1                   Overall Impacts to Species of Conservation Interest

Table 5.2                   EM&A Requirements

Table 5.3                   Audit Schedule for Ecological EM&A Works

Table 5.4                   Event / Action Plan for Ecological Monitoring

Table 6.1                   Proposed Construction Stage Mitigation Measures

Table 6.2                   Proposed Operation Stage Mitigation Measures

Table 6.3                   Construction/Operational Phase Audit Checklist for Ecology issues

Table 6.4                   Event / Action Plan for Construction/Operational Phase for Ecology Issues

Table 7.1                   Event / Action Plan for Construction Phase for Heritage Issues

Table 8.1                   Recommended Waste Disposal Sites

Table 8.2                   Waste Management Checklist

 

FIGURES

Figure 1.1                  General Layout Plan

Figure 1.2                  Project Organisation and Lines of Communication

Figure 2.1                  Locations of Representative Air Sensitive Receivers

Figure 3.1                  Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers

Figure 3.2                  Locations of Noise Monitoring Stations (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 3.3                  Locations of Noise Monitoring Stations (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 4.1                  Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Figure 5.1                  Construction Phase Ecological EM&A Procedure

Figure 7.1                  Map Showing the Location of Recorded Built Heritage Resource NP26

Figure 7.2                  Map Showing the Location of Recorded Built Heritage Resource NP03, NP06-11, NP13-15, NP20-21 and NP23

Figure 7.3                  Map Showing the Location of Recorded Built Heritage Resource NP12, NP17-19 and NP25

Figure 9.1                  Complaint Handling Procedure

 

APPENDICES

Appendix A               Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures

Appendix B               Template for Noise Monitoring Field Record Sheet

Appendix C               Water Quality Monitoring Data Record Sheet

Appendix D               Template for Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limits Exceedances