1.1 Background
1.2 Project
Description.......................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 EIA
Study Scope............................................................................................. 1-2
1.4 Objectives
of the EIA Study............................................................................. 1-2
1.5 Purpose of this EM&A
Manual........................................................................ 1-4
1.6 Impact Prediction Review
Procedures.............................................................. 1-5
1.7 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
2.1 Background..................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Air
Sensitive Receivers..................................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Mitigation
Measures......................................................................................... 2-2
2.4 Audit
Requirements.......................................................................................... 2-3
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
5.1 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
7.1 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 7.3 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