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) *
EPBC Issues Similar environment. Therefore similar EPBC issues.
The controlling provision of the EPBC Act were:
Section 18 and 18A (Listed threatened species and
communities); and
Section 20 and 20A (listed migratory species).
It was concluded that “no significant impacts are
expected on the controlling provisions as identified
under the EPBC Act”.
Dam Construction Activities Major dam project. Will directly affect the QIM site.
Will inundate a significant portion of QIM site at full
supply level.
Environmentally Relevant
Activities
(Potential)
ERA11 Crude oil or petroleum product storage
(exempt if less than 10,000 L)
ERA 15 Sewage Treatment (depending on nature and
capacity of treatment system selected)
ERA 19 Dredging material from the bed of any waters
ERA 20 Extracting rock or other material
ERA 22 Screening Washing, crushing, grinding
materials
ERA 28 Motor Vehicle Workshop (if mechanical
repairs are to be carried out on site)
ERA 38 Land clearing
ERA 39 Constructing premises or civil engineering
structures
ERA 62 Concrete batching
QIM EMOS-ML: Expected Operational
Impacts
Potentially triggers EPBC issues but may not
be a significant issue compared to the BWPL
project. However, a referral may be
necessary to ensure that clearance is given
by Environment Australia. This will also
curtail future delays.
Not applicable. Only a comparatively small
tailings dam will be required.
ERA11 Crude oil or petroleum product
storage (exempt if less than 10,000 L)
ERA 28 Motor Vehicle Workshop (if
mechanical repairs are to be carried out on
site)
ERA 38 Land clearing
Differences/Similarities of the Projects
This section of the BWPL EIS partly applies to the QIM project.
Information regarding the threatened and migratory species could
be applied to the QIM project.
The Wateranga Project is not a Controlled Action under the EPBC
Act.
This section of the BWPL EIS partly applies to the QIM project.
There is a similarity between dam construction and mineral sand
mining (e.g. erosion issues, sedimentation, crushing of rock, sizing
of products, topsoil removal, rehabilitation of disturbed areas, etc.).
Differences may include size of operation, inundation, numbers of
Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs), drilling and blasting,
etc. In most cases, the impacts from the dam construct will be more
than that from the mineral sand operation. Especially in the case of
BWPL and QIM.
The Projects will generally hold different ERA licences.
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