Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of Approval(f)a program to monitor the effectiveness of the Erosion andSediment Control Plan(d)Yes(e)Yes(f)Yes(see Rec 5)local creeks is provided in Section 6(d) Section 6.4 - Riparian vegetation and creek-bedstability monitoring refers to Flora and FaunaManagement Plan (FFMP).(e) Section 6.4 - Riparian vegetation and creek-bedstability monitoring refers to Flora and FaunaManagement Plan (FFMP). Details of annual bankstability and vegetation monitoring contained inEnvironmental Monitoring Program, section 8.2.4.(f) Section 6.3 Erosion and sediment control and Erosionand Sediment Control Plan section 5.4/34 The Ground Water Monitoring Program shall include:(a) detailed baseline data on ground water levels and quality, basedon statistical analysis, to benchmark the pre-mining naturalvariation in groundwater levels and quality;(b) ground water impact assessment criteria;(c) a program to monitor the volume and quality of ground waterseeping into the open cut and underground mining workings;(d) a program to monitor regional ground water levels and quality inthe alluvial and overburden aquifers; and(e) a program to investigate and monitor potential water loss fromthe Chitter Dump Dam and South Wambo Dam, includingpotential migration of stored water toward Wollombi Brook. Groundwater MonitoringProgram, Mar 2006 Environmental MonitoringProgram – Section 7.0Groundwater, Mar 2006 Groundwater MonitoringProgram, Jan 2010(a)Yes(b)Yes(c)Yes(d)Yes(see Rec 6)(e)YesThe initial Groundwater Monitoring Program was originallysubmitted to DoP and approved in December 2005 and updatedin March 2006 and approved by DoP in June 2006.The latest revision of the Groundwater Monitoring Program wassubmitted to DoP on 28 April 2010.(a) Section 4 Existing baseline data and Appendix A of thecontains pre -2009 baseline groundwater data for 28groundwater wells .(b) Section 5 Groundwater impact assessment criteria(c) Section 6 Groundwater monitoring program provided tomonitor the volume and quality of groundwater seepinginto the open cut and underground(d) Section 6.1 Monitoring network – identifies 28groundwater monitoring locations three of which arelocated off the Wambo mining lease.(e) Section 6.4 Chitter Dam and South Wambo Dam –presents a Program to investigate and monitorpotential water loss from the Chitter Dump Dam andSouth Dam.4/35 The Surface and Ground Water Response Plan shall include:(a) measures to mitigate any adverse impacts on existing watersupply bores or wells;(b) measures to mitigate the loss of surface water flows in thesurface water streams or channel on the site;(c) deleted;(d) measures to mitigate the long term direct hydraulic connectionbetween the backfilled open cut and the North Wambo Creekalluvium if the potential for an downstream adverse impact isdetected;(e) measures to address the decrease in through flow rates caused Surface and GroundwaterResponse Plan, Mar 2006 Letter from DEC re Surfaceand Groundwater ResponsePlan, 4 Nov 2005 Letter from DoP re Surfaceand Groundwater ResponsePlan, 14 Dec 2005 Letter from DoP re UpdatedSurface and GroundwaterResponse Plan, 30 Jun 2006(a)Yes(b)Yes(c)YesThe Surface and Groundwater Response Plan was submitted toDoP and approved in December 2005.The Plan was revised and approved by DoP in June 2006 andOctober 2007. The February 2010 document submitted to DoPon 28 April 2010 for approval. No response from DoP (DP&I) hasbeen received at the date of this audit.(a) Section 3.1 Groundwater Impacts(b) Section 3.2 Surface Water Impacts and NWCRSsection 3.2 (Appendix A of the SGWRP)(c) –(d) Section 3.3 Direct Hydraulic Connection betweentrevor brown & associates 63applied environmental management consultants