Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalAdditional Requirements – North Wambo Creek DiversionDepartment of Planning April 2008Approval Condition Audit Evidence Compliance CommentsIn April 2008, the North Wambo Creek Diversion Plan was approvedby DoP subject to additional requirements:The company must comply with the requirements of the Departmentof Water and Energy (DWE) and the Department of PrimaryIndustries (DPI) as outlined in the attached letters to the CompanyThe SWMP must be updated to include at least two additionalsurface monitoring sites within the area of the North Wambo CreekDiversion footprint to replace those to be discontinued in the oldNorth Wambo Creek footprint (i.e. SW27 & SW32). Surface Water MonitoringProgram, Aug 2005 and2010NotedYesRefer to additional requirements of the Department of Water and Energy(DWE) and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) below.Review of the 2010 SWMP confirms that SW27 & SW32 have beenreplaced by SW41, SW47 and SW48.Department of Water and Energy Conditions 15 November 2007DWE grants approval of the detailed design plans for theconstructed diversion channel, subject to the following:Long profile gradients and channel cross sections shall beconstructed in accordance with the design plans submitted to DWE.YesNo onsite assessment comparing the design and the actual constructionwas made during the site inspection. Anecdotal information suggests thatthe channel profile and gradient were constructed in accordance with thedesign plans submitted to DWE. DPI and DWE inspections occurredduring the works.Approved North WamboCreek Diversion design crosssections for constructionworks.Amouring protection works shall be incorporated into the inlet andoutlet of the channel at design sizes sufficient to resist scour anddislodgement under design discharge conditions.North Wambo reek Diversion,Gilbert & Associates, Sep2009YesLarge rip-rap has been placed over the bed and banks of the temporarydiversion channel and the channel of the North Wambo Creek confluence.trevor brown & associates 91applied environmental management consultants