Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalFLORA & FAUNA31 The Applicant shall take all practicable measures to minimisevegetation clearing during the development.32 Before carrying out the development, the Applicant shall prepare, andthen subsequently implement, a Flora and Fauna Management Planfor the development to the satisfaction of the Director-General.This plan must include:(a) a Vegetation Clearance Protocol; and(b) Revegetation and Landscaping Plan for the area marked on themap in Appendix 3.33 The Vegetation Clearance Protocol shall include:(a) the delineation of areas of remnant vegetation to be cleared;(b) progressive clearing;(c) the identification of fauna management strategies;(d) the collection of seed from the local areas;(e) the salvage and reuse of material from the site; and(f) the control of weeds during clearing activities;34 The Revegetation and Landscaping Plan shall:(a) describe the measures that would be implemented to revegetatethe area marked on the map in Appendix 3, including: measures to control the occurrence of weeds; measures to minimise the occurrence of feral pests; selective planting of native vegetation; the provision of roosting/nesting resources for fauna; and describe the measures that would be implemented to: landscape the new Walllaby Scrub Road/Golden Highwayintersection; and maintain this landscaping during the life of the development;(b) include a program to monitor the effectiveness of the plan duringthe development.ABORIGINAL HERITAGEConservation35 The Applicant shall take all practicable measures to ensure that thefollowing sites or objects are not damaged by the development: 17,18, 24, 25, 26, and 28.Note: For more information on the sites and objects, see Figure 12 ofthe SEE for the Alterations to the Wambo Development Project – Rail Wambo Rail DevelopmentFlora and FaunaManagement Plan, Aug2005 Flora and FaunaManagement Plan Jan 2010 Vegetation ClearanceProtocol Wambo Rail DevelopmentFlora and FaunaManagement Plan, August2005 Wambo Flora and FaunaManagement Plan,Appendix E Rail LoopRevegetation andLandscaping Plan, Jan2010 Letter from DoP re Approvalof Revised FFMP , 3 Jun2008 Letter to DoP re RevisedFlora and FaunaManagement Plan, 1 Mar2010NotedYesYes(a)Yes(b)Yes(c)Yes(d)Yes(e)Yes(f)YesYesNotedThe Wambo Rail Development Flora and Fauna ManagementPlan August 2005 included a Vegetation Clearance Protocoland the Revegetation and Landscape Plan for the rail looparea was consistent with Appendix E of the Flora and FaunaManagement Plan.The Wambo Rail Development Flora and Fauna ManagementPlan August 2005 section 3.1 addresses the components ofMCoA 33:(a) Section 3.1.1 Delineation of Disturbance Areas –Figure 2(b) Section 3.1.4 Progressive Clearance(c) Section 3.1.5 Seed Collection;(d) Section 3.1.3 Fauna Management Strategies;(e) Section 3.1.6 Salvage and Reuse of Materials(f) Section 3.3.3 Weed Control ProgramThe Revegetation and Landscaping Plan was appended tothe Wambo Rail Development Flora and Fauna ManagementPlan, and an additional Revegetation and Landscaping Planfor the rail loop area prepared by EDAW/AECOM andappended to the Wambo Flora and Fauna Management PlanJanuary 2010. The components of MCoA 34 are addressed inthe Plans: Section 6 Weed Control Measures Section 7 Pest Control Section 5.3 Selective Planting of Native Vegetation Section 5.2.1 Screening Views from Wallaby ScrubRoad/Golden Highway Intersection Section 8 Maintenance and Monitoring ofRevegetation and Landscaping Workstrevor brown & associates 103applied environmental management consultants