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MCA Redevelopment Seawater Heat Exchange Preliminary Marine Risk Assessment ROOT PROJECTS AUSTRALIA MCA Redevelopment Seawater Heat Exchange Preliminary Marine Risk Assessment 000/00000/0 – 301015-02140 24 March 2010 Infrastructure & Environment Level 12, 141 Walker Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia Telephone: +61 2 8923-6866 Facsimile: +61 2 8923-6877 www.worleyparsons.com ABN 61 001 279 812 © Copyright 2010 WorleyParsons ROOT PROJECTS AUSTRALIA MCA SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE PRELIMINARY MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT SYNOPSIS WorleyParsons was engaged by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) to conduct a Preliminary Marine Risk Assessment on a proposed seawater heat exchange building cooling system. The main risks of this development on the marine environment are the thermal differential between the discharge and receiving waters, the impact of the use of the antifouling agent Mexel 432 ® and the risk of impingement and entrainment of marine organisms within the system. This assessment concluded that the installation and operation of the proposed system at the MCA in Circular Quay is unlikely to result in any discernible impacts on the water quality of the receiving environment. No threatened marine fauna will be affected by the proposed development as no threatened aquatic fauna are likely to occur in the vicinity of the proposed development. Disclaimer This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of the MCA and their project manager Root Projects Australia, and is subject to and issued in accordance with the agreement between the MCA and WorleyParsons. WorleyParsons accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for it in respect of any use of or reliance upon this report by any third party. Copying this report without the permission of the MCA or WorleyParsons is not permitted. PROJECT 000/00000/0 - MCA SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE REV DESCRIPTION ORIG REVIEW WORLEY- DATE CLIENT DATE PARSONS APPROVAL APPROVAL A DRAFT for client review NH HH 12/03/2010 N/A N Hannaford H Houridis N/A 0 Final NH 24/3/2010 N Hannaford Dr A.Cohen Dr A.Cohen c:\documents and settings\adam.cohen\my documents\mca_seawater_heat_exchange_marine assessment_final2 100324.docx Document No : 301015-02140 Page ii ROOT PROJECTS AUSTRALIA MCA SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE PRELIMINARY MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................1 1.1 Study Objectives.................................................................................................................1 2 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT.............................................................................................3 2.1 NSW Habitat Marine Habitat Survey Guidelines ................................................................3 2.2 Site Inspection ....................................................................................................................3 2.2.1 Underwater Survey ................................................................................................4 2.2.2 Water Quality .........................................................................................................5 2.3 Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................6 3 SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM........................................................................8 3.1 Sea Water Intake ................................................................................................................8 3.2 Seawater Discharge ...........................................................................................................9 ® 3.3 Mexel 432 Antifouling Agent ...........................................................................................10 3.4 ABS Piping........................................................................................................................11 4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION......................................................................................12 4.1 Environmental Values and Significance ...........................................................................12 4.1.1 Ecological Values.................................................................................................12 4.1.2 Water Quality .......................................................................................................13 5 CIRCULAR QUAY ............................................................................................................14 5.1 Aquatic Ecology ................................................................................................................14 5.1.1 Intertidal Habitat...................................................................................................15 5.1.2 Subtidal Habitat....................................................................................................16 5.2 Water Quality ....................................................................................................................17 6 RISK (IMPACT) ASSESSMENT.......................................................................................19 6.1 Impingement and Entrainment..........................................................................................19 6.2 Temperature .....................................................................................................................19 6.3 Antifoulant Biocide ............................................................................................................20 6.4 Construction/Maintenance Activities.................................................................................20 c:\documents and settings\aleisa.forster\desktop\mca_seawater_heat_exchange_marine assessment_final1 100324.docx Page iii 000/00000/0 : 301015-02140 Rev A : 12 March 2010 ROOT PROJECTS AUSTRALIA MCA SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE PRELIMINARY MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................21 8 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................22 Figure 2-1 Drop Camera Locations, Circular Quay, March 2010 4 Figure 2-2 Water Quality Locations........................................................................................................6 Figure 3-1 General Configuration of (Proposed) Pipework adjacent to Circular Quay, Drawing M1006- A ..............................................................................................................................................................8 Figure 3-2 Seawater Intake – Cross Sectional View, Drawing M1007-A................................................9 Figure 3-3 Seawater Discharge – Cross Sectional View, Drawing M1007-A .......................................10 Figure 5-1: Circular Quay with Highlighted Study Site Location ...........................................................14 Figure 5-2:Seawall and Piles, A=facing south, B=facing north, Circular Quay.....................................15 Figure 5-3: Intertidal Seawall Habitat with Saccostrea (Oyster) and Ecklonia (Brown Algae)..............15 Figure 5-4: Pile Flora and Fauna dominated by Ecklonia (Brown Algae).............................................16 Figure 5-5: Sea Bed, A=rocky rubble, B=soft sediment, Circular Quay................................................16 Figure 5-6: The brown alga, Ecklonia radiata on seabed, Circular Quay .............................................17 Table 1: Tides at Fort Denistone 15 March 2010....................................................................................3 Table 2: Drop Camera Locations ............................................................................................................5 Table 3: Water Quality, Circular Quay, March 2010 .............................................................................18 Appendix 1: NSW Maritime Marine Habitat Survey Guidelines Appendix 2: APVMA permit 11612 approving the use of MEXEL® 432 Appendix 3: EPBC Act 1999 Protected Matters Report Appendix 4: Threatened species listed under the FM Act 1994 c:\documents and settings\aleisa.forster\desktop\mca_seawater_heat_exchange_marine assessment_final1 100324.docx Page iv 000/00000/0 : 301015-02140 Rev A : 12 March 2010 ROOT PROJECTS AUSTRALIA MCA SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE PRELIMINARY MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT ABS Acrylonitrile – Butadiene – Styrene APVA Australian Pesticides And Veterinary Authority ECD Eologically Sustainable Design EPBC Act Environment Protection And Biodiversity Act 1999 FM Act NSW Fisheries Management Act 1994 LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide MCA Museum of Contemporary Art TSC Act NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 c:\documents and settings\aleisa.forster\desktop\mca_seawater_heat_exchange_marine assessment_final1 100324.docx Page v 000/00000/0 : 301015-02140 Rev A : 12 March 2010 ROOT PROJECTS AUSTRALIA MCA SEAWATER HEAT EXCHANGE PRELIMINARY MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT 1 INTRODUCTION The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is located on the western shore of Sydney Cove in Sydney Harbour. As part of the approved MCA redevelopment works the MCA propose to install a sea water heat exchange building cooling system which incorporates seawater pipes running from West Circular Quay to heat exchangers located under the MCA building. This type of system is currently used at five other locations within Sydney Harbor. These being: The Sydney Opera House – Sydney Cove; Star City Casino – Pyrmont; the Australian National Maritime Museum
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