Stage 2F Acid Sulphate Soils Management Plan - Newcastle Coal ...

Acid Sulfate Soil Management PlanPREFACEIn accordance with Condition 1.10, Schedule 2 of the Project Approval (06_0009), the specified time period forthis Acid Sulfate Soil Management Plan (ASSMP) is for the Stage 2F construction phase (i.e. approximately25 months commencing in the first quarter of 2012) of the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group Coal ExportTerminal up to 66 million tonnes per annum capacity. Notwithstanding, any subsequent revision of this CNMPduring the Project construction phase will be submitted to the Director-General of the Department of Planning andInfrastructure for approval.1 INTRODUCTIONThe Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) Coal Export Terminal (CET) (the Project) is located onKooragang Island in Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW) (Figure 1). The overall Project includes theconstruction and operation of a CET up to 66 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), including associated rail and coalhandling infrastructure and wharf/shiploading facilities on the south arm of the Hunter River.NCIG is the proponent of the Project and is a consortium of the following six companies:Hunter Valley Energy Coal Limited;Centennial Coal Company Limited;Gloucester Coal Pty Limited;Peabody Energy Australia Coal Pty Limited;Yancoal Australia Limited; andWhitehaven Coal Limited.NCIG was granted Project Approval (06_0009) on 13 April 2007. Construction of Stage 1 of the Projectcommenced in January 2008, with operations of the Stage 1 Project components commencing in the third quarterof 2010. These works allow the CET to operate up to the initial Project capacity of 30 Mtpa. The Stage 1 Projectcomponents included the construction of:rail infrastructure including one train unloading station;the southern portion of the coal storage area including two combined stacker/reclaimers; andwharf facilities including one shiploader and two shipping berths.The Stage 2AA construction activities commenced in the fourth quarter of 2010. The construction phase isexpected to continue until mid-2012 and, when complete, will increase the capacity of the CET to 53 Mtpa. TheStage 2AA Project components include the construction of:a second train unloading station and associated rail infrastructure;a portion of the coal storage area including a third combined stacker/reclaimer; anda second shiploader.Stage 2F of the Project is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of 2012 and the construction phase isexpected to take approximately two years. When Stage 2F activities are complete the CET will be able to operateat the maximum approved capacity of 66 Mtpa. The Stage 2F Project components will include the construction of(Figure 2):the northern portion of the coal storage area including the fourth combined stacker reclaimer; andwharf facilities including the third shipping berth (K10); andThe northern rail spur will be constructed as a separate package of works, and as such does not form a part ofthis ASSMP.1