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Port Spencer Grain Export Facility Peninsula Ports Amendment to Public Environmental Report IW219900-0-NP-RPT-0003 | 2 8 November 2019 Amend ment to Pu blic Envir onm ental Rep ort Peninsula P orts Amendment to Public Environmental Report Port Spencer Grain Export Facility Project No: IW219900 Document Title: Amendment to Public Environmental Report Document No.: IW219900-0-NP-RPT-0003 Revision: 2 Date: 8 November 2019 Client Name: Peninsula Ports Client No: Client Reference Project Manager: Scott Snedden Author: Alana Horan File Name: J:\IE\Projects\06_Central West\IW219900\21 Deliverables\AMENDMENT TO THE PER\Amendment to PER_Rev 2.docx Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 37 001 024 095 Level 3, 121 King William Street Adelaide SA 5000 Australia www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2020 Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. 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Resolved page numbering and AH SS DM Figure 1-2 printing issues IW219900-0-NP-RPT-0003 i Amendment to Public Environmental Report Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................1 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................6 1.1 Peninsula Ports ..............................................................................................................................6 1.2 Overview of the Proposed Amendment ..........................................................................................7 1.3 Why Port Spencer? ...................................................................................................................... 11 1.4 Alternatives Considered ............................................................................................................... 15 1.4.1 Structure options considered and basis for selection of Rock Causeway....................................... 15 1.4.2 Design Alterations Considered ..................................................................................................... 16 1.5 Amended Project Timing and Staging ........................................................................................... 16 1.6 Process for Evaluation of Proposed Amendment .......................................................................... 16 1.7 Original Conditions and Reserved Matters .................................................................................... 17 1.7.1 Applicability of Reserved Matters to the Proposed Amendment .................................................... 18 1.8 Community and Stakeholder Engagement .................................................................................... 20 1.8.1 Stakeholder and Community Engagement objectives ................................................................... 20 1.8.2 Stakeholder and community engagement activities....................................................................... 20 1.8.3 Matters raised by stakeholders and the community....................................................................... 23 1.8.4 1.6.4 Summary ............................................................................................................................. 25 1.9 Structure of the Amendment to PER Document ............................................................................ 26 2. Reason for the Amendment ....................................................................................................... 27 2.1 Grain Demand and Export Capacity ............................................................................................. 27 2.1.1 Impacts on viability of other operational facilities or facilities under construction ............................ 27 2.2 Key Drivers for the Proposed Amendment .................................................................................... 27 2.2.1 Increase the Low Economic Returns for Grain Growers ................................................................ 27 2.2.2 Provide a more economic route to market for a significant grain catchment zone .......................... 28 3. Amended Planning and Environmental Legislation and Policies ............................................ 29 3.1 Development Plan Assessment .................................................................................................... 35 3.1.1 Tumby Bay District Council Development Plan ............................................................................. 35 3.1.2 Land Not Within a Council Area (Coastal Waters) Development Plan / Planning and Design Code as Applying to Land Not Within a Council Area ............................................................................. 38 4. Proposed Amendment Description ........................................................................................... 45 4.1 Operational Description ................................................................................................................ 45 4.1.1 Transport to site ........................................................................................................................... 45 4.1.2 Product Delivery ........................................................................................................................... 47 4.1.3 Product Storage and Reclaim ....................................................................................................... 47 4.1.4 Ship-Loading ................................................................................................................................ 47 4.1.5 Port Operations ............................................................................................................................ 48 4.2 Infrastructure Description ............................................................................................................. 50 4.2.1 Roads and Road Upgrades .......................................................................................................... 51 4.2.1.1 External Roads ............................................................................................................................ 51 4.2.1.2 Internal Roads and Marshalling Areas .......................................................................................... 51 IW219900-0-NP-RPT-0003 ii Amendment to Public Environmental Report 4.2.2 Landside Infrastructure ................................................................................................................. 51 4.2.3 Marine Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 52 4.2.3.1 Shipping Lanes and Anchoring ..................................................................................................... 52 4.2.4 Ancillary Infrastructure and Services............................................................................................. 53 4.2.4.1 Security ........................................................................................................................................ 53 4.2.4.2 Fuel and Chemical Storage .......................................................................................................... 53 4.2.4.3 Water Supply and Stormwater Management ................................................................................. 53 4.2.5 Power Supply ............................................................................................................................... 55 4.3 Construction Phase ...................................................................................................................... 55 4.3.1 Landside ...................................................................................................................................... 56 4.3.1.1 Blasting ........................................................................................................................................ 56 4.3.1.2 Crushing ...................................................................................................................................... 56 4.3.1.3 Causeway Construction ............................................................................................................... 57 4.3.1.4 Earthworks and Pavement Construction ....................................................................................... 58 4.3.1.5 Bunker Walls ................................................................................................................................ 58 4.3.1.6 Asphalt Works .............................................................................................................................. 59 4.3.1.7 Export Conveyor and