Warkworth Mine Extension

 

Environmental Assessment

The following documents form the Environmental Assessment for the Warkworth Mine Extension, which will be assessed under the provisions of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act). These documents are available for public exhibition from Friday 30 April to Tuesday 15 June 2010, during which time public comment can be submitted to the NSW Department of Planning via the department's website http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/. Coal & Allied will be required to consider submissions and respond to the Department.

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Should you have any problems accessing this online exhibition documentation, hard copies of the Environmental Assessment for the Warkworth Mine Extension are available for review at the Coal & Allied Shopfront at 127 John Street, Singleton, and at the Singleton Council.

Volume 1

Warkworth Mine Extension: Environmental Assessment - Volume 1 - whole file *please note, large file size (40MB). Alternatively, please select a chapter to download from the following list:

Table of contents

Executive summary

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Planning and Regulatory Framework

Chapter 3 - The Site and Surrounds

Chapter 4 - Existing Operations

Chapter 5 - The Proposal

Chapter 6 - Stakeholder Engagement

Chapter 7 - Environmental Interactions

Chapter 8 - Ecology

Chapter 9 - Aboriginal Heritage

Chapter 10 - Noise and Vibration

Chapter 11 - Air Quality

Chapter 12 - Visual Amenity

Chapter 13 - Groundwater

Chapter 14 - Traffic and Transport

Chapter 15 - Surface Water

Chapter 16 - Soils

Chapter 17 - European Heritage

Chapter 18 - Economics

Chapter 19 - Social Assessment

Chapter 20 - Environmental Management and Commitments

Chapter 21 - Justification and Conclusion

Chapter 22 - References

Chapter 23 - Acronyms

Chapter 24 - Glossary of Terms

Annex A - Environmental Assessment Requirements

Annex B - Environmental Assessment Study Team

Annex C - Community Newsletters

Annex D - Schedule of Land

Volume 2

Warkworth Mine Extension: Environmental Assessment - Volume 2 - whole file *please note, large file size (27MB). Alternatively, please select a chapter to download from below:

Annex E - Ecology Study Part 1

Annex E - Ecology Study Part 2

Annex E - Ecology Study Part 3

Volume 3

Warkworth Mine Extension: Environmental Assessment - Volume 3 - whole file *please note, large file size (20MB). Alternatively, please select a chapter to download from the following list:

Technical Reports

Annex F - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study

Annex G - Noise and Vibration Study

Annex H - Air Quality Study

Volume 4

Warkworth Mine Extension: Environmental Assessment - Volume 4 - whole file *please note, large file size (45MB). Alternatively. please select a chapter to download from the following list:

Technical Reports

Annex I - Visual Study Part 1

Annex I - Visual Study Part 2

Annex I - Visual Study Part 3

Annex J - Groundwater Study

Annex K - Traffic and Transportation Study

Annex L - Surface Water Study

Volume 5

Warkworth Mine Extension: Environmental Assessment - Volume 5 - whole file *please note, large file size (16MB). Alternatively. please select a chapter to dowload from the following list:

Annex M - Soils Study

Annex N - Heritage Assessment of Former RAAF Base Bulga

Annex O - Economic Study

Annex P - Input-Output Economic Assessment

Annex Q - Relocation of Wallaby Scrub Road

Resubmitted project application

The following documents were resubmitted in March 2010. A copy of the resubmitted project application is available below, and also on the Department of Planning website under "Major Project Assessment - Major Project Register".
 
Public notice of application for project approval under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act)
Major project application form
Map of land ownership
Map of land ownership within proposed project compared to original application
Schedule of land within proposed project area 
Preliminary Environmental Assessment for proposed Warkworth Mine extension (original)

 

Original project application

The following documents are submitted for application for project approval under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) for the proposed extension of the Warkworth Mine.  A copy of the project application is available below, and also on the Department of Planning website under "Major Project Assessment - Major Project Register".
 
Public notice of application for project approval under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act)
Major project application form
Map of land ownership within proposed project area
Schedule of land within proposed project area
Preliminary Environmental Assessment for proposed Warkworth Mine extension