WATERANGA PROJECT - Department of Environment and Heritage ...

Wateranga Project Initial Advice Statement
Queensland Industrial Minerals Ltd
EIS: Activity and Impact EIS: Area of Impact outlined (Burnett Water Pty
Ltd - BWPL EIS) *
Flora and Fauna:
• Flora
• Fauna
Impacts on vegetation except within the Goodnight
Scrub park is not expected to significant because the
landscaped and vegetation has been significantly
altered by land clearing and grazing and orchards.
The national park will be partially inundated at supply
level. At Q100 flood level, an estimated area of
459.6ha will be inundated. Comprising of 61.5ha of
national park and 398ha of resource reserve.
Estimated area of vegetation that will be impacted is
668ha including a significant part of the QIM project
area.
The river habitats will significantly altered after the
construction of the dam.
The BWPL EIS covers the QIM site. Therefore flora
and fauna information in the BWPL EIS is applicable
to the QIM site.
Visual Impacts The dam wall is approx. 40m in height and 220m
wide, embankment approx 100m in high 800m long,
watercourse 35 to 60m wide and sloping banks 10 to
40m high. The change will be significant, affecting
QIM as well.
Waste Water Management Waste management issues associated with the dam
development have been assessed in the EIS on a
much larger scale than is necessary for the QIM
Project.
QIM EMOS-ML: Expected Operational
Impacts
Flora and fauna issues have not been
addressed in the QIM EMOS.
Some of the issues raised in BWPL EIS (eg
impacts on vegetation, fish, turtle, etc) are
applicable at a small scale and can be
adopted for the EMOS
Very small impact is expected compared to
that of the dam project.
The mining project is not located near
frequently used public roadways, and
therefore, visual impacts are reduced.
May have visual impacts if the project is
visible from relocated residents. Potentially
one landholder will be directly affected.
There is limited potential for land
contamination from spills, leaching of trace
metals, salinity etc. Large quantities of
benign waste product will be produced from
Differences/Similarities of the Projects
Similar flora and fauna exist on both sites. Although the impact in
the case of the Burnett dam project is on a comparatively larger
scale, the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) in the EIS will be
applicable.
Strategies and actions to mitigate the impacts on flora and fauna in
the EIS are can be transferred to that of the QIM project at a much
smaller scale.
The flora/fauna studies in the EIS are applicable to the QIM project.
No objections were raised in the BWPL EIS with regards to visual
amenity. Although mining will impact on the environment, it should
not be a major issue.
Additional studies are unlikely to be required.
Waste water issues of the BWPL EIS do not apply directly to the
QIM project except in land clearing along the flood areas.
Waste water issues in the QIM EMOS will require additional
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