Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of Approval4/27 Within one month of completing the construction of the temporaryNorth Wambo Creek Bypass, the temporary North Wambo CreekPipeline, and the North Wambo Creek Diversion, the Applicant shallsubmit an as-executed report, certified by a practising registeredengineer, to the D-G.4/28 Prior to destroying the original creek line by open cut mining, theApplicant shall demonstrate that the relevant stage of the NorthWambo Creek Diversion is operating successfully from ahydrological and biological point of view to the satisfaction of DII andthe D-G.Note: This condition does not apply to the temporary North WamboCreek Bypass.28AMonitoring28BChitter Dump DamThe Applicant shall design and construct the Chitter Dump Dam inconsultation with United Collieries Pty Ltd, and to the satisfaction ofthe DSC and DII. The design of the dam must be accompanied by adetailed assessment of the potential operational and environmentalrisks associated with the dam, particularly in relation to potentialsubsidence-related impacts.South Wambo DamThe Applicant shall design and construct the South Wambo Dam tothe satisfaction of the DSC and DII. The design of the dam must beaccompanied by a detailed assessment of the potential operationaland environmental risks associated with the dam, particularly inrelation to potential subsidence-related impacts.4/29 The Applicant shall:(a) measure: the volume of water discharged from the site; Notice of Modification ofConsent, 20 Oct 2006 Temporary Deviation ofNorth Wambo Creek,Gleeson Civil Engineering, 6Jun 2007 Notice of Modification ofConsent, 20 Oct 2006 Review of North WamboCreek Diversion (Stage 2),Gilbert & Associates Sep2009 Letter to DoP re NorthWambo Creek DiversionDischarge Event Report, 24Sep 2009 Letter from Dam SafetyCommittee re Wambo ChitterDump Water Dam, 27 May2009 Chitters Dump Water DamDesign Report, Alan WatsonAssociates, May 2009 Letter from Dam SafetyCommittee re Wambo ChitterDump Water Dam, 6 Jul2009 Letter to DEC re HunterRiver Salinity TradingScheme Annual Report2005-06YesYesYesNotedThe as-executed report for the Stage 1 and 2 temporary bypassof North Wambo Creek (prepared by Gleeson Civil Engineering)was submitted to the Director-General and Department of Waterand Energy on 11 July 2007.An assessment of the North Wambo Creek Diversion dischargeevents during February and April 2009 was conducted by Gilbert& Associates to satisfy approval conditions from the DECC thatstated “Monitoring of discharge flows and calculation of bank fulldischarge capacities and velocities along the channel shall occurafter the first event along the channel …”The Chitter Dump Dam design and construction was completedin 2009 and acceptance of the design and construction of thedam received from the Dam Safety Committee on 6 July 2009,following their review of the report from Alan Watson &Associates on the dam design.Yes WCPL address each of the requirements of MCoA 29:(a) Measurements are made of:Water usage is recorded and reported as part of the waterbalance.trevor brown & associates 59applied environmental management consultants