Southern Cross Operations Annual Environmental Report 2008 - 2009

2009 Annual Environmental ReportSouthern Cross Operations8. Reporting and Statutory Liaison8.1 Statutory Reporting and RenewalsThe following environmental reports/applications/renewals were submitted to therelevant regulatory authorities during 2008/2009:• Annual Environmental Report – DMP and DEC;• National Pollutant Inventory – DEC;• Energy Efficiency Opportunities – Department of Climate Change(Commonwealth)• Renewal of EP Act Licence 4597/11 to 4597/12 – DEC;• Notification of Incidents - DEC and DMP; and• Annual TSF Audit and Inspection report – DMP and DEC;8.2 Department of Environment and ConservationAnnual renewal of the EP Act licence 4597/12 was submitted on the DEC website on23 September 2008. The licence expires on 27 October 2010.Inspections and VisitsAn inspection was conducted by Mr Wayne Astill and Mr Paul McQueen from theDEC’s Kalgoorlie office to verify compliance with St Barbara’s Marvel Loch’s EP ActLicence on 30 June 2009. Please refer to section 7.2 for further detail.Environmental IncidentsSXO notified the DEC of four incidents during the year resulting from saline waterspills, a technical breach of the embankment freeboard within the tailings storagefacility, a process water spill at the process plant, and unauthorised clearing ofvegetation by prospectors at New Zealand Gully. Please refer to section 7.1 forspecific information on each incident.Non-conformances with Licence ConditionsDuring the year, it was noted that one licence condition had erred into a state of nonconformanceduring the year.61