Metropolitan Coal Project Independent ... - Peabody Energy
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5. CONCLUSIONS<br />
METROPOLITAN COAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT<br />
The review and assessment of the documentation and performance of the <strong>Metropolitan</strong> <strong>Coal</strong><br />
operations demonstrated a high degree of compliance with the <strong>Project</strong> Approval and other<br />
environmental approvals granted for the project.<br />
Air Quality<br />
Dust management at the <strong>Metropolitan</strong> Colliery surface facilities area is managed in a satisfactory<br />
manner with monitoring results demonstrating compliance with the <strong>Project</strong> Approval and EPL criteria.<br />
Blasting<br />
No blasting activities have occurred on the surface operational areas of <strong>Metropolitan</strong> <strong>Coal</strong> leases.<br />
Biodiversity<br />
To date no impacts on threatened species, populations or ecological communities have been<br />
recorded from the various monitoring programs. The location for majority of monitoring sites is<br />
considered adequate but some suggestions are provided to improve the ongoing monitoring.<br />
Monitoring of environmental values that are likely to represent important habitat for threatened<br />
species, populations or ecological communities have been undertaken within the study area (including<br />
surface water quality and flow, cliffs, steep slopes, upland swamp groundwater etc.). Short term<br />
effects observed in some of parameters are attributable to natural variation as the changes have been<br />
observed in both control and potential impact sites.<br />
Erosion and Sediment Control<br />
The procedures that have been developed within the management plans provide a sound basis for<br />
erosion and sediment control for surface activities conducted by <strong>Metropolitan</strong> <strong>Coal</strong>.<br />
Groundwater<br />
The project is compliant with the conditions relating to groundwater management. None of the<br />
performance measures or performance limits relating to groundwater were exceeded during the 2010-<br />
2011 period.<br />
Subsidence<br />
Based on the review of the Extraction Plan, AEMR documents for 2010 and 2011, and the End of<br />
Panel Report for LW20, <strong>Metropolitan</strong> <strong>Coal</strong> has complied with the <strong>Project</strong> Approval conditions for mine<br />
subsidence impact management during the audit period.<br />
Surface Water<br />
The surface water quality discharges to Camp Creek were compliant with the EPL criteria during<br />
2010-2011 except for one TSS and one pH excursion (January 2010 and August 2010 respectively).<br />
Rehabilitation<br />
The rehabilitation strategy and rehabilitation monitoring program for proposed works is considered<br />
appropriate for long term management of the <strong>Metropolitan</strong> <strong>Coal</strong> mining activities.<br />
41 trevor brown & associates<br />
applied environmental management consultants<br />
aemc