Abandonment/Retraction/Withdrawal/Cancellation of all Projects/Proposals/Precincts relating to Harwood Marine/Harwood Slipway. It is wonderful a marine precinct is being planned for the Clarence River, and planned as a precinct from Yamba to Grafton including the towns along the way, Iluka, Maclean, Goodwood Island and Harwood. This document is a response to the Harwood Marine Project proposed by GHD. Harwood for many reasons, should be rejected for the many reasons including the fact that it doesn't comply with various pieces of legislation, for which GHD treat as minor non-compliances or justifiable non-compliances. There is no actual plan submitted, no budgets, no timeframe, no financial statements to establish the proposal can be funded or is financially sound. Remember Alan Bond and Christopher Skase grand ideas and no money.. The plan Submitted by GHD is the Clarence Valley Councils Marine precinct brochure. The size of land they consider ideal is only 14.5ha (Henderson Shipyard Perth) and is part of a bigger project funded by the Western Australian and Federal Governments. The proposal is to rezone 42.6 ha of land currently zoned RU1, and which is part of the Mid North Coast Mapping Project and is considered of Regional Significant Farmland. The land should be promoted as such, and not reduce the land under sugar. The existing facility is non-compliant currently with OHS regulation, environmental regulation, environmental worlds best best practice, and as a result does not comply with Native Title. The proposal is economically unsound because there are towns (Iluka, Yamba, Maclean, Grafton) with facilities, infrastructure, not in flood-prone land. By rejecting the proposal, would not put an additional 300 persons lives at risk (during flood season), and that is if 300 extra persons could be found to work there. It has taken since 1992 (although the slipway began in 1969) to employ 40 persons. How long will it take to encourage business to the area and employ an additional 300 persons. Industries (marine related) are more likely in Iluka, Yamba, Maclean, and Grafton to employ 300 additional workers, plus recruit marine related businesses to the area. It is reported Harwood Marine turnover does not exceed $10 million dollars per year. How can a company of this size develop a project this big, and survive, especially without existing infrastructure, roads, electricity, a town and its facilities. The proposal is unsound for the environmental reasons documented in this document. I call upon Clarence Valley Council & the various Government Departments to review the facts in this document and revoke their respective support. Obviously the right questions haven't been asked before. Paul Saunders 1 Abandonment/Retraction/Withdrawal/Cancellation of all Projects/Proposals/Precincts relating to Harwood Marine/Harwood Slipway. The following are the titles of the sections and sub-sections of the document. The Henderson Shipyard • an example of the space required to cater for a marine industrial precinct. • The BAESystems site occupies 14.5ha. The Harwood Marine Precinct. • Boat builders and repairers as well as electricians, electronics experts, hydraulic, diesel, timber and metal trades as well as engineers and other marine industry experts Populations In The Harwood Area • Yamba 6100 • Iluka 2500 • Maclean 2600 • Unemployed In The Area 400 Clarence Valley Industrial precincts (including for marine businesses) • Yamba, Iluka, Maclean 44.27ha -18.18ha not developed, plus 10.8 available (64% available) Iluka, Yamba Maclean, Goodwood Island, Harwood Island, Marine Facilities • Iluka and Yamba Marine Facilities CRFC • Yamba Marina • Yamba Yacht Services • Yamba Welding & Engineering • Yamba Bay Oyster Sheds • Iluka Marina • Clarence River Ferries • Maclean Slipway • Maclean CRFC Goodwood Island - Wharf Space, Facilities and Depth Alongside Harwood Slipway Accommodation Tourism Clarence Valley Employment Clarence Valley Population and Employment Comparison With Other Marine Engineering Companies. • Birdon • Thales • Garden Island • Strategic Marine Australia • Strategic Marine in Vietnam • Harwood Marine • Colorado Shipyard • Austal • ASC • Hanseatic • BAESystem Shipyard Summary 2 Clarence Valley Council Marine Precinct The proposed Harwood Slipway project • Comments relating to illustrations above SEPP Information in relation to Flood Liable Land • Development on Flood Liable Land • Exempt development – see above 7.2 a Floods - Grafton flood 2013 • History of Flooding – Iluka (from Grafton to) • Harwood Flood 2013 • The Pacific Hwy flooded at Harwood Bridge • Farmers Flooding Indicators (actual flooding – not modeling) 1. Careys Lane 2. River Road – some readings 3. Flooding - Chris Gulaptis “Clarence Valley Newsletter” Photos of the wharf at Harwood Marine – in poor state prior to the January 2013 floods Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) The Floodway Overlay Water Management Act 2000 No 92 - 3 Objects • Flood Zone Permit The Office of Water Water Act 1912 No 44 Pollution of rivers and lakes Timber, Toxic Materials, Noxious Weeds, Casuarina, Mangroves, • Destruction or removal of timber • Pesticides and pest control • Noxious Weeds Para grass is growing on lot 3 of the Harwood Marine land. • Casuarina protected • Mangroves Protected Harwood Marine – not environmentally friendly • Storing Wastewaters – (Worlds Best Practice) • Protection of Wildlife and Sediment Ponds and pond nets • Evaporation (Sediment) ponds can cover large areas and leak • Impacts on threatened species and marine wildlife • Hull Cleaning and Anti-fouling - Removal Alternatives • Waste and pollutants • Noise and Dust Sugar Industry Underpinning Clarence Valley Community. • Harwood Island • Mid North Coast Mapping Project. – Planning NSW • Regionally Significant Farmland • Australian Sugar Exports • Sugar Research – Harwood – a Medium Sized Sugar Region • The Clarence Valley Sugar Industry • Sugar Mill grant • Harwood Sugar Mill Video 3 • Sugar Production – Northern Rivers Incorrect information within the GHD proposal. • Photos validating evidence Caveat Emptor • sugar Significant Farmland area • Sugar Industry supported by Clarence Valley Council • Sugar Cane Industry – Valleys Largest Employer • The land (42.6ha) is zoned RU1 Primary Production • Flooding and Roads Three sediment ponds • Environmental Vandalism • Soil Testing • Why should I have my soil tested? • Department of the Environment and Marine Facilities • Points from the Environment Information above Special Note: water table was intercepted at between 0.5m & 0.9m below the ground surface DPI - Sediment and Stormwater • Stormwater and run-off • Sedimentation 2.2 Current land use zones of the site and surrounding land Special Note:As is illustrated below, the Harwood Slipway is not adjoining Lots 1-4 Harwood Marine 20 April 2013 • Worker open air sandblasting 20 april 2013 13.30 • Abrasive blasting - Why don't they use their blast chamber? • Another forgetful (no helmet) person • Asbestos Burial Ground. • More scrap yard on the ground Native Title Part 3 Justification - 5.3.1 Section A – Need for the Planning Proposal • Is the planning proposal a result of any strategic study or report? • IN4 Working Waterfront - Permitted with consent • Justification IN4 Working Waterfront • A word of warning in the proposal - Stormwater quality and quantity SEPP (Rural Lands) 2008 • The Mid North Coast Regional Strategy • SEPP Mid-North Coast Regional Environmental Plan • Part 5 Regional Infrastructure Division 2 Utility Services • Flood Prone Land 5.1 Implementation of Regional Strategies Consistency with Section 117 Directions • 1.1 Business and Industrial Zones • 1.2 Rural Zones • 1.4 Oyster Aquaculture • 1.5 Rural Lands 4 • 2.2 Coastal Protection • 3.5 Integrating Land Use and Transport • 4.3 Flood Prone Land Highlights from the above Flood Hazard 5.1 Implementation of Regional Strategies • Mid North Coast Mapping Project. – Planning NSW - of which Clarence Valley is part. • The Marine-based Industry Policy Draft Workplace Risks - Boats not cradled People Living On-Site – not a caretaker • Caretakers’ Dwellings in Industrial Areas Roadway - River Road Bank Erosion and Accretion • Mobile Crane Traffic – not mentioned above • Trucks Carrying fill to site Boat traffic generated by the marine precinct would not be excessive with perhaps 20 new boats Norfolk Island Shipping – Association – Shipping Appendices Appendix A – Landcorp and the Australian Marine Complex Broad Market Focus Appendix B - Industrial Wastewater Management and Disposal – W.A –(same protections apply) • CSIRO Evaporative Ponds Appendix C - Information relating to possible Naval work at Harwood Appendix D - Clarence Valley Council Industrial Precincts • Yamba industrial area • Maclean Townsend Industrial Land • South Grafton Industrial Land • Harwood industrial area • Iluka industrial estate • Grafton Industrial Lands • Koolkhan-Trenayr Industrial Estate Appendix E - Employment Data - Maclean, Iluka, Yamba, Grafton, South Grafton • Maclean • Yamba • South Grafton • Grafton • Iluka Appendix F - Towns near Henderson (within 10km of Henderson and their populations) Appendix G - Companies located at AMC Henderson Appendix H - Certified Systems and Accreditations – The Eptec example Appendix I - ISO 14001 • ISO and the environment - ISO 14001:2004 • Change Management Standards. Appendix J Failure of Regulators In The Past – Leaching into the Aquifer - ICI What is the Botany Sand Beds aquifer? Botany Groundwater Cleanup Project 5 EPA notice Why is it necessary