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Metropolitan Coal Independent Environmental Audit
Condition
No.
SCHEDULE 6 REHABILITATION & OFFSETS
REHABILITATION
Rehabilitation Objectives
6/1 The Proponent shall achieve the rehabilitation objectives in Table 11
to the satisfaction of the Executive Director Mineral Resources.
Table 11: Rehabilitation Objectives
Domain
Surface Facilities Area
Waratah Rivulet, between
the downstream edge of Flat
Rock Swamp and the full
supply level of the Woronora
Reservoir; and
Eastern Tributary, between
the main gate of Longwall 26
and the full supply level of
the Woronora Reservoir.
Cliffs
Other land affected by the
project
Built features
Community
Condition Verification Compliance Comments
Rehabilitation objective
Set through condition 2 below
Restore surface flow and pool holding
capacity as soon as reasonably
practicable
Ensure that there is no safety hazard
beyond that existing prior to mining
Restore ecosystem function, including
maintaining or establishing selfsustaining
native ecosystems:
comprised of local native plant
species;
with a landform consistent with
the surrounding environment
Repair/restore to pre-mining condition
or equivalent
Minimise the adverse socio-economic
effects associated with mine closure
including the reduction in local and
regional employment.
Ensure public safety
Rehabilitation Strategy – Surface Facilities Area
6/2 By the end of October 2011, the Proponent shall prepare a
Rehabilitation Strategy for the surface facilities area to the satisfaction
Metropolitan Colliery
Rehabilitation Plan, Oct 2010
Letter to DP&I re Experts for
Rehabilitation Strategy, 8 Jul
C
Ongoing
C
The Metropolitan Coal Rehabilitation Management
Plan provides a description of the measures to be
taken to address the rehabilitation objectives of this
condition.
Rehabilitation Plan Section 7.1 Rehabilitation of
Surface Disturbance Areas, and section 7.2 Stream
Pool /Rock Bar Remediation provide an outline of the
measures to be implemented to achieve the
rehabilitation objectives with monitoring conducted
and reported in the Annual Review. Impacts to
waterways as a result of the project to date have
been negligible. There has been no need to
rehabilitate water ways to date.
Waratah Rivulet - The 2011 Annual Review states
that stream remediation activities have commenced
at Pools A and F on the Waratah Rivulet in
accordance with approvals obtained from the SCA
under Part 5 of the EP&A Act (AR2011, S3.3.4, p69
and S3.11.3.2, p145)
Eastern Tributary - Area not affected with present
scope of mine activities.
Cliffs (and Steep Slopes) -Steep slopes have been
included in this assessment of terrestrial ecological
values as they provide habitat to a number of flora
and fauna of conservation significance. Further, in
the unlikely event of large scale slope or cliff failure,
dislodged debris has the potential to impact water
quality.There have been no impacts to steep slopes
or cliffs to date. No remediation works have been
required.
Built Features – any damage will be
repaired/restored to [re-mining condition if impact
occurs.
Community – socio-economic effects associated
with mine closure will be addressed when the mine
closure dates are determined.
Metropolitan Coal prepared a Rehabilitation Strategy
for the Surface Facilities Area and submitted to
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