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4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT4.1 Overall Outcomes for Environmental Management• Sustainable environmental management is promoted and incorporated into allaspects of development and operations at the Port.• Adverse environmental impacts upon surrounding ecosystems and nearbyresidential areas are avoided and minimised and/or mitigated where avoidance isnot possible.• Indigenous cultural heritage values and areas of historical significance are notdiminished by port operations.• Protection of non-Indigenous cultural heritage is promoted and protected in alldevelopment and port operations.• Development is designed, located and conducted in a manner that is suitable forthe location having regard to a range of environmental factors;• Risks to human safety, economic interests and the on-going operation of the Portfrom natural and other hazards are minimised.• Development of the Bowen Wharves protects adjoining sensitive land uses fromincompatible development or unacceptable adverse impacts.4.2 Specific Outcomes for Environmental ManagementSpecific OutcomesEnvironmental ImpactsSO1.Development is undertaken in a manner thatminimises adverse environmental and socialimpacts.SolutionsS1.1.Development/ activities must provide forNQBP approval, a project EnvironmentalManagement Plan (EMP) for constructionand operation phases and the approved Planmust be implemented. 1S1.2.Development complies with relevant Stateand Federal legislation and planningdocuments for managing environmentalimpacts (including State CoastalManagement Plans).S1.3.Approvals, where required by legislation,must be sought for all forms of developmentincluding operational works. Specifically,development must not disturb vegetationsubject to the Vegetation Management Act1999 and Nature Conservation Act 1992without evidence of an approval or anexemption.1 The EMP should demonstrate compliance with relevant legislation and subordinate legislation andaddress all operational and construction aspects including noise; lighting; dust and other particulates;air, vapour, smoke and other airborne emissions; liquids, sewage and any other waste; odour; stormwaterand any other drainage runoff; ozone depleting and Greenhouse gases; and site decommissionand rehabilitation. The EMP must articulate the adopted monitoring approach, responsibilities, andreporting and action plans, should incidents occur requiring remediation. The EMP will requireendorsement from NQBP before the project will be given approval to proceed.Port of Abbot Point Development Guidelines 2010 10
Specific OutcomesSolutionsS1.4.Development and operational controls mustbe consistent with management measuresdetailed in the NQBP Port of Abbot PointEnvironmental Management Plan.S1.5.Marine vegetation, particularly seagrassmeadows and mangrove communities, arenot disturbed or removed, without evidenceof an approval or an exemption.SO2.Where relevant, design of developmentavoids or minimises adverse impacts onareas of high ecological, geological andcultural heritage value, and specificallyaddresses the protection of:• habitat;• vegetation;• wetlands and waterways;• wildlife corridors;• water quality (including groundwater);• water flow;• marine sediment transfer;• erosion prone local areas;• ecological function;• unique rock formations;• landscape quality and amenity; and• recreational value.SO3.Emissions from construction and operationlikely to affect adjoining land uses areminimised through best practice measures.Such emissions could include:• air pollutants;• odour emissions;• particulate and dust;• noise;• solid and liquid waste• light; and• surface water.In partial satisfaction of SO2.S2.1.Development on land adjoining an areadesignated as Environmental Protection inthe Land Use Plan, includes appropriatemeasures such as setbacks, landscapedbuffers etc to minimise any adverse impactsthat would affect the ecological functions orcultural heritage values of that area(depending on variables such as thereceiving environment and the developmentactivity, setback distances and bufferingmethods may vary).S2.2.Development on land adjoining an areaidentified as having high ecological valueoutside the Land Use Plan boundaries (suchas the Caley (Kaili) Valley Wetlands) includesappropriate measures such as setbacks,landscaped buffers and appropriate controlsof any site discharges, to minimise anyadverse impacts that would affect theecological values and function of that area.S2.3.Areas identified as having high environmentalsignificance (i.e. Environmental Protectionland use designation) are to be managed andprotected from incompatible developmentwhere possible, and/ or the impactsminimised.In partial satisfaction of SO3.S3.1.A project Environmental Management Planfor construction, operation, decommissionand rehabilitation phases is prepared forNQBP approval and is then implemented.Port of Abbot Point Development Guidelines 2010 11
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