Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalWoodland Enhancement Program (see condition 47); and(b) establish mechanisms within the Flora and Fauna ManagementPlan for long-term conservation and management of this offset inaccordance with condition 41 (d) & (e).Hunter Coalfield Flora & Fauna Advisory Committee ContributionYesthe offset areas. Area D was established in August 2009following a Minor Modification approval to DA 305-7-2003 inwhich a water storage dam was constructed.(b) The Area D monitoring and management for long termconservation is included in the Flora and FaunaManagement Plan in sections 3 and 4.14/42 The Applicant shall contribute a reasonable amount, up to $20,000,each year towards the operation of the Hunter Coalfield Flora &Fauna Advisory CommitteeNotedThe Hunter Coalfield Flora and Fauna Advisory Committee hadnot been established prior to the conduct of this June 2011 audit,so no contribution had been made by WCPL.Strategic Study Contribution (when established).4/43 If, during the development, the Department commissions a strategicstudy into the regional vegetation corridor stretching from theWollemi National park to the Barrington Tops National Park, thenthe Applicant shall contribute a reasonable amount, up to $20,000,towards the completion of this studyNotedThe DoP had not commissioned the strategic study into theregional vegetation corridor, so no contribution had been madeby WCPL at the time of the June 2011 audit.Flora & Fauna Management Plan4/44 Before carrying out any development, the Applicant shall prepare aFlora and Fauna Management Plan for the development, inconsultation with the Hunter Coalfield Flora and Fauna AdvisoryCommittee, and to the satisfaction of the Director-General. This planmust include:(a) a Vegetation Clearance Protocol;(b) a Threatened Species Management Protocol;(c) a Remnant Woodland Enhancement Program;(d) a Flora and Fauna Monitoring Program;(e) strategies to manage any subsidence impacts in the RemnantWoodland Enhancement Areas; and(f) a description of who would be responsible for monitoring,reviewing, and implementing the planBy the end of December 2009, the Applicant shall revise the Floraand Fauna Management Plan for the development to thesatisfaction of the Director-General. Flora and FaunaManagement Plan Aug 2005 Letter from DIPNR re Floraand Fauna ManagementPlan, 13 Sep 2005 Letter from DoP re Approvalof Revised Flora and FaunaManagement Plan, 3 Jun2008 Flora and FaunaManagement Plan, Jan 2010 Letter to DoP re RevisedFlora and FaunaManagement Plan, 1 Mar2010Yes(a)Yes(b)Yes(c)Yes(e)Yes(f)YesYes(see Rec 8)The Flora and Fauna Management Plan was prepared inaccordance with the requirements of the condition and thedocument was approved by DIPNR in September 2005. Theapproved Plan included:(a) Vegetation Clearance Protocol – section 3.1(b) Threatened Species Management Protocol section 3.2(c) Remnant Vegetation Enhancement Program section3.3(d) Flora and Fauna Monitoring Program section 4.0(e) Subsidence Management section 4.2.5(f) Monitoring, review and implementation section 6.0The Flora and Fauna Management Plan was revised to takeaccount of the recommendations in the Offset Strategy Audit(dated 16 Oct 2009). DoP extended the submission date to 30April 2010 to enable the recommendations to be included. Therevised Flora and Fauna Management was submitted to DoP on1 March 2010.4/45 The Vegetation Clearance Protocol shall include:(a) the delineation of areas of remnant vegetation to be cleared;(b) progressive clearing;(c) pre-clearance surveys; Flora and FaunaManagement Plan – Section3.1 Vegetation ClearanceProtocol, Aug 2005The Vegetation Clearance Protocol was developed within theFlora and Fauna Management Plan. The Protocol was approvedby DIPNR as part of the Flora and Fauna Management Plan.The Vegetation Clearance Protocol is included in section 3.1 oftrevor brown & associates 67applied environmental management consultants