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5. CONCLUSIONS METROPOLITAN COAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT The review and assessment of the documentation and performance of the Metropolitan Coal operations demonstrated a high degree of compliance with the Project Approval and other environmental approvals granted for the project. Air Quality Dust management at the Metropolitan Colliery surface facilities area is managed in a satisfactory manner with monitoring results demonstrating compliance with the Project Approval and EPL criteria. Blasting No blasting activities have occurred on the surface operational areas of Metropolitan Coal leases. Biodiversity To date no impacts on threatened species, populations or ecological communities have been recorded from the various monitoring programs. The location for majority of monitoring sites is considered adequate but some suggestions are provided to improve the ongoing monitoring. Monitoring of environmental values that are likely to represent important habitat for threatened species, populations or ecological communities have been undertaken within the study area (including surface water quality and flow, cliffs, steep slopes, upland swamp groundwater etc.). Short term effects observed in some of parameters are attributable to natural variation as the changes have been observed in both control and potential impact sites. Erosion and Sediment Control The procedures that have been developed within the management plans provide a sound basis for erosion and sediment control for surface activities conducted by Metropolitan Coal. Groundwater The project is compliant with the conditions relating to groundwater management. None of the performance measures or performance limits relating to groundwater were exceeded during the 2010- 2011 period. Subsidence Based on the review of the Extraction Plan, AEMR documents for 2010 and 2011, and the End of Panel Report for LW20, Metropolitan Coal has complied with the Project Approval conditions for mine subsidence impact management during the audit period. Surface Water The surface water quality discharges to Camp Creek were compliant with the EPL criteria during 2010-2011 except for one TSS and one pH excursion (January 2010 and August 2010 respectively). Rehabilitation The rehabilitation strategy and rehabilitation monitoring program for proposed works is considered appropriate for long term management of the Metropolitan Coal mining activities. 41 trevor brown & associates applied environmental management consultants aemc
Attachment A - Project Approval 08-0149, 22 June 2009; and Condition No. Notice of Modification 8 September 2010 and 2 July 2011 SCHEDULE 2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITONS Metropolitan Coal Independent Environmental Audit Condition Verification Compliance Comments OBLIGATION TO MINIMISE HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT 2/1 The Proponent shall implement all reasonable and feasible measures to prevent and/or minimise any harm to the environment that may result from the construction, operation, or rehabilitation of the project TERMS OF APPROVAL 2/2 The Proponent shall carry out the project generally in accordance with the: (a) EA; (b) (c) PPR; EA-MOD1 Environmental Assessment titled Metropolitan Mine Replacement Drift Construction Modification Environmental Assessment, dated July 2010; and (d) conditions of this approval. Note: The general layout of the project is shown in Appendices 2 to 4. 2/3 If there is any inconsistency between the above documents, the most recent document shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. However, the conditions of this approval shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency. The Proponent shall comply with any reasonable requirement/s of the Director-General arising from the Department’s assessment of: (a) any strategies, plans, programs, reviews, audits, or correspondence that are submitted in accordance with this approval; and (b) the implementation of any actions or measures contained in these documents. LIMITS ON APPROVAL 2/5 The Proponent may undertake mining operations in the mining area for up to 23 years from the date of this approval. Note: Under this approval, the Proponent is required to rehabilitate the site and perform additional undertakings to the satisfaction of the Director-General. Consequently, this approval will continue to apply in all other respects other than the right to conduct mining operations until the site has been properly rehabilitated. Project Approval 22 June 2009 Noted C Noted Noted Noted The Metropolitan Mine has been developed generally in accordance with the Environmental Assessment, Preferred Project Report and Modification 1. No inconsistency with the Metropolitan Colliery development and the Environmental Assessment and Modification 1. The mining operations under this Project Approval can occur until 2032. i | Metropolitan Coal Project Approval, Environment Protection License and Consolidated Mining Lease
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