Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of Approval6/9 The Applicant shall, at its own expense:(a) ensure that 2 of its representatives attend the Committee‟smeetings;(b) provide the Committee with regular information on theenvironmental performance and management of thedevelopment;(c) provide meeting facilities for the Committee;(d) arrange site inspections for the Committee, if necessary;(e) take minutes of the Committee‟s meetings;(f) make these minutes available to the public for inspectionwithin 14 days of the Committee meeting, or as agreed to bythe Committee;(g) respond to any advice or recommendations the Committeemay have in relation to the environmental management orperformance of the development;(h) forward a copy of the minutes of each Committee meeting,and any responses to the Committee‟s recommendations tothe Director-General within a month of the Committeemeeting.REPORTING(a)Yes(b)Yes(c)Yes(d)Yes(e)Yes(f)Yes(g)Yes(h)Yes(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)WCPL provides two representatives for each CCCMeeting;The CCC is provided with information on performance(e.g. AEMR presentation).CCC Meetings have been held in the Wambo Coal PtyLtd – Administration Board Room.Site inspections have been arranged as required (e.g.rail loading facility site inspection, WamboHomestead).WCPL takes the Minutes for each CCC meeting.The CCC Minutes are made available for publicinspection at the Council chambers following eachmeeting;The CCC Minutes provide a summary of mattersdiscussed and highlight action items that are to becovered for the next meeting.Copies of the CCC Minutes are provided to eachmember of the CCC within 14 days and a copy of theMinutes is provided to DoP.Incident Reporting10 The Applicant shall notify the Director-General and any otherrelevant agencies of any incident associated with the developmentas soon as practicable after the Applicant becomes aware of theincident. Within 7 days of the date of the incident, the Applicant shallprovide the Director-General and any relevant agencies with adetailed report on the incident.11 Regular Reporting AEMR‟s 2007-2010 Letter to DECCW reEnvironmental IncidentReport - Blast OverpressureExceedance (124.4 dBL) 17Feb 2011YesOngoingWCPL reported the following notifiable incidents between2007 and June 2011:2007-2008: Two uncontrolled discharges from a storm waterdam into Wollombi Brook after heavy rainfall and oneuncontrolled release of groundwater to land from a burstwater pipe.2008-2009: One blast overpressure exceedance in October2008 and one uncontrolled discharge from Eagles Nest Damto Wollombi Brook in December 2008.2009-2010: One blast overpressure exceedance in August2009 and one uncontrolled flow of mine water from a rupturedpipeline in May 2010.2010-2011: Blast overpressure exceedance (124.4 dBL)reported to the DECCW on 17 Feb 2011.The Applicant shall provide regular reporting on the environmentalperformance of the development on its website, in accordance withthe reporting arrangements in any plans or programs approvedunder the conditions of this consent. www.peabodyenergy.com.auYesOngoingWambo Coal provides environmental performance and projectassessment documentation on its websitewww.peabodyenergy.com.au.trevor brown & associates 88applied environmental management consultants