Metropolitan Coal Project Independent ... - Peabody Energy

METROPOLITAN COAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
4.8.2 Erosion Reduction and Sediment Control Measures ........................................................ 23
4.8.3 Erosion and Sediment Control Management .................................................................... 23
4.9 Groundwater.......................................................................................................................... 24
4.9.1 Groundwater Management and Monitoring ...................................................................... 24
4.9.2 Performance of the Project ............................................................................................... 24
4.9.3 Director-Generals Assessment Report ............................................................................. 24
4.9.4 Suggestions for Improvement ........................................................................................... 25
Conclusion: .................................................................................................................................... 25
4.10 Heritage ................................................................................................................................. 25
4.10.1 Heritage Management Plan .......................................................................................... 25
4.10.2 Aboriginal Heritage Management.................................................................................. 25
4.10.3 Surface Disturbance Protocol ....................................................................................... 26
4.10.4 Aboriginal Heritage ........................................................................................................ 26
4.10.5 Aboriginal Heritage Site Monitoring ............................................................................... 26
4.10.6 Non-Aboriginal Heritage ................................................................................................ 27
4.11 Noise ..................................................................................................................................... 28
4.11.1 Noise Management Plan ............................................................................................... 28
4.11.2 Noise Impact Assessment Criteria ................................................................................ 28
4.11.2 Noise Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 28
4.11.3 Rail Noise ...................................................................................................................... 29
4.12 Rehabilitation......................................................................................................................... 30
4.12.1 Rehabilitation Management Plan – Metropolitan Coal .................................................. 30
4.12.2 Rehabilitation Strategy - Surface Facilities Area ........................................................... 30
4.12.3 Rehabilitation Management .......................................................................................... 30
4.13 Research Program ............................................................................................................... 31
4.13.1 Approved Research Program Summary ...................................................................... 32
4.14 Subsidence............................................................................................................................ 32
4.14.1 Current Underground Workings .................................................................................... 32
4.14.2 Extraction Plan .............................................................................................................. 33
4.14.3 Mine Subsidence Monitoring ......................................................................................... 33
4.14.4 End of Panel Report (EOPR) ........................................................................................ 33
4.14.5 Gas Releases ................................................................................................................ 34
4.14.6 Subsidence Assessment ............................................................................................... 35
4.14.7 Adequacy of the Subsidence Management Strategies ................................................. 36
4.14.8 Remediation and Mitigation Activities ........................................................................... 37
4.14.9 Audit Site Inspection Observations ............................................................................... 37
4.15 Waste .................................................................................................................................... 38
4.15.1 Waste Management Plan .............................................................................................. 38
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