Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Assessment of the environmental impacts and risks3.18 Environmental checklists3.18.1 Clause 228 of the EP&A RegulationClause 228 of the EP&A Regulation provides a list of factors that should beconsidered in determining the likely impacts of an activity on the natural and builtenvironment. These factors are considered in Table 3.12 with reference to theproposal.Table 3.12Clause 228 matters for considerationClause 228 Factor(a) any environmental impact on a community,The proposal would have a minor adverse impact on thecommunity in the immediate vicinity of the site during construction.This would be associated with noise and air emissions, and trafficmovements associated with the construction activities. Given thatthe site is within the railway corridor, and the impacts would belimited to the construction phase, the impacts are considered to beof minor significance.As part of a broader project to improve the electricity supply to therailway network, the proposal would have an overall positive overallimpact by increasing the operational capacity. This would benefitthe wider community that utilises the railway network.(b) any transformation of a locality,The proposal would involve construction of a new building. Theproposal would also require the removal of some vegetation.Overall the proposal is considered not to transform the localitysignificantly.(c) any environmental impact on the ecosystems of thelocality,The ecosystems of the locality have been substantially modified byconstruction of the railway network and urbanisation and this hasresulted in all items of ecological significance being removed. Theproposal would result in the removal of primarily weed species.Construction and operational impacts would be limited to the siteitself and would not impact on ecosystems in the wider locality.ImpactNegative(construction)Positive(operation)NegativeNilWarrawee Substation Project/Review of Environmental FactorsPage 49 of 64