Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalPerformance Measures – Natural and Heritage Features, etc4/22 The Applicant shall ensure that the development does not causeany exceedances of the performance measures in Table 14A, to thesatisfaction of the Director-General.Table 14A: Subsidence Impact Performance MeasuresWaterWollombi BrookBiodiversityWollemi National ParkWarkworth Sands WoodlandCommunityWhite Box, Yellow Box,Blakely‟s Red Gum,Woodland/Grassy White BoxWoodland CommunityHeritageWambo Homestead ComplexNegligible impactControlled release of excesssite water only in accordancewith EPL requirements.Nil impactMinor cracking and ponding ofthe land surface or otherimpact. Negligibleenvironmental consequencesMinor cracking and ponding ofthe land surface or otherimpact.Negligible environmentalconsequences.Negligible impact on heritagevalues, unless approval hasbeen granted by the HeritageBranch and/or the Minister.Notes:1) The Applicant will be required to define more detailedperformance indicators for each of these performance measures inthe various management plans that are required under this consent(see condition 22C below).2) The requirements of this condition only apply to the impacts andconsequences of mining operations undertaken following the date ofapproval of modification 9.YesWarkworth Sands Woodland CommunityWhite Box, Yellow Box, Blakely‟s Red Gum,Woodland/Grassy White Box WoodlandCommunityIt was reported that there was no measurable impact to WollombiBrook, Wollemi National Park, woodland areas or the WamboHomestead to June 2011.Some minor cracking and subsidence above the longwall areashas been reported but this had not resulted in any significantimpacts.Wollemi National Park from the NWCD access road.Wambo Homestead andsurrounds 2002Wambo Homestead andsurrounds 2009trevor brown & associates 53applied environmental management consultants