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Public Information Booklet Ships entering the port will need to meet all of the standard rules that apply to any ship coming into any port in Australia. This includes quarantine, immigration and customs requirements. In addition, companies such as Woodside require all ships that accept cargo from their facilities be subjected to a vessel vetting process to ensure quality ships are used and that they are compatible with the port. The open ocean approach of the ships to the Dampier Peninsula will be under the control of the ships captain. Given the location of James Price Point the ships will stay at least 16 nautical miles (30 kilometres or 18 miles) offshore of the Lacepede Islands as required by normal seafaring practices. Seafaring practices will result in the ships captain selecting a route that will stay in well surveyed and understood areas. 5.5. Environmental Management Animals Questions: � What effect will the plant have on surrounding animals? � Will the light from the plant affect turtles? � What information is there about noise and its effect on calving whales? Construction of the plant and all associated infrastructure will not commence until a detailed environmental assessment is undertaken and all approvals are in place. The environmental assessment determines the level of impact on all environmental features, including the animals. Measures will be put in place to minimise impacts to an acceptable level. For example this would include designing the layout of the plant and facilities to avoid sensitive habitats where practicable, and putting in place operating procedures such as speed limits to protect the wildlife. When turtles come up to a beach to lay eggs, or hatchlings emerge from the nests, they can be disoriented by artificial lighting from buildings or other coastal development. The environmental impact assessment will identify whether there is potential for impacts from lighting. If required the plant and all infrastructure can be designed so that the lighting minimises impact on the turtles. This can be done by using particular types of lights, or shielding the lights to reduce light spill onto sensitive areas. The potential for noise from the construction activities, the LNG plant and LNG tankers will be assessed as a part of the environmental assessment process. Once the level of noise is understood, studies will be undertaken with whale and marine fauna experts to determine whether the noise could impact on calving whales. If there is a risk of impacts on calving whales then measures will be put in place to reduce the risk of any impacts. This assessment will form the basis for the environmental approvals. 5.6. Noise, Water and Waste Management 5279225 71
Public Information Booklet Noise Question ñ How noisy are the LNG trains? Until the LNG Precinct layout has been developed and the design work completed, it is not possible to give absolute noise levels. However, the average noise level at the Precinct boundary is targeted to be 65 decibels. A noise level of 65 decibels is roughly equivalent to slightly elevated speech or laughter. Noise management in Western Australia is implemented through the Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 under the Environmental Protection Act 1986. The plant will be designed to meet the requirements of the relevant legislation. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Protection Authorityís Guidance for the Assessment of Environmental Factors Statement 8 - Environmental Noise. In addition; the noise sources on the plant will need to meet occupational noise standards. Drainage and Watercourse Management Questions: � If there are any rivers and creeks in the Precinct, how will you manage them? � How will drainage issues be handled? There are two main creeks in the James Price Point area (one to the north and one south of James Price Point). In addition, there are a number of minor creeks. The aim is to avoid the two larger creeks to minimise potential environmental impacts and also because the volume of water is likely to be too large to manage. No hydrology (surface water runoff) studies have been carried out to date although we now have the area of the catchments for all creeks. A hydrology study will be completed as part of the Strategic Assessment. Site earthworks will create a series of level terraces. There will be no impact or access restriction on the two major creeks from these earthworks. There may be some impact on the minor creeks, however this will only be possible to assess once the site has been defined and the hydrology study is completed. On comparable projects where waterflows have been large, creeks have been maintained and bridges built at crossing points within the plant site. If required, this approach could possibly be adopted for the James Price Point site. Where pipelines need to cross creeks they will be buried under the ground and the creek area rehabilitated so natural flows are not changed. 5279225 72
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