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Sand and gravel extraction at Gosforth environmental impact
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SAND AND GRAVEL I EXTRACTION AT I GOSFORTH
I Environmental Impact Statement I I
For: I ROBERT SMITH I I I
I May 1999 p 58058 I I
I ERM Mitchell McCotter Pty Ltd. A.C.N. 002 773 248. A member of the Environmental Resources Management Group. I Report No. 58058
This report was prepared in accordance with the scope of services set out in the contract between ERM Mitchell McCotter Pty Ltd ACN 002 773 248 (ERMMM) and the Client. To the best of our knowledge, the proposal presented herein accurately reflects the Client's intentions when the report was printed. However, the application of conditions of approval or impacts of unanticipated future events could modify the outcomes described in this document. In preparing the report, ERMMM used data, surveys, analyses, designs, plans and other information provided by the individuals and organisations referenced herein. While checks were undertaken to ensure that such materials were the correct and current versions of the materials provided, except as otherwise stated, ERMMM did not independently verify the accuracy or completeness of these information sources.
Approved by: Michael Shelly Prepared by: Elizabeth Shelly
Position: Project Director Position: Project Manager, Signed: _____ Signed:
Date: 4th M1 99 Date: 4th May, 1999
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58058/FINAL 1/4 MAY 199 I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. I INTRODUCTION I 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.2 CONSULTATION AND KEY ISSUES 1.2.1 Department of Urban Affairs and Planning I 1.2.2 Maitland City Council 1.2.3 Environment Protection Authority 1.2.4 Department of Mineral Resources I 1.2.5 Department of Land and Water Conservation 1.2.6 National Parks and Wildlife Service I 1.2.7 Roads and Traffic Authority 1.2.8 Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council 1.2.9 NSW Fisheries L 1.2.10 Hunter Water Corporation 1.2.11 Mines Subsidence Board 1.2.12 NSW Agriculture I 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL 1.4 DEVELOPMENT CONSENT PROCEDURES I 1.5 PREPARATION OF THE EIS 2. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT I 2.1 RESOURCE ASSESSMENT 2.1 2.1.1 Resource Quality 2.1 2.2 SITE LAYOUT 2.1 I 2.3 EXTRACTION 2.1 2.3.1 Extraction Plan 2.1 2.3.2 Extraction Rate 2.2 I 2.4 OPERATIONS 2.2 2.4.1 Plant and Equipment 2.2 I 2.4.2 Workforce and Operating Hours 2.3 2.5 MATERIALS HAULAGE 2.3 2.5.1 Access 2.3 LL.. 1D 1 1OuLe 2.3 2.5.3 Truck Movements 2.3 2.6 WATER MANAGEMENT 2.3 I 2.7 REHABILITATION 2.4 U I 58058/FINAL 1/4 MAY 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.
3.10 VISUAL ASPECTS 3.22 3.10.1 Scenic Quality 3.22 3.10.2 Impacts 3.24 3.11 AIR QUALITY 3.25 3.12 PLANNING 3.27 3.12.1 Introduction 3.27 3.12.2 Maitland Local Environmental Plan, 1993 3.27 3.12.3 Hunter Regional Environmental Plan, 1989 3.28 3.12.4 Hunter Regional Environmental Plan, 1989 (Heritage) 3.28 3.13 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT 3.29 3.13.1 Approval and Licence Requirements 3.29 3.14 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTER 3.29 3.14.1 Socio-Economic Impacts 3.31 3.15 BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT 3.31 3.16 ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS 3.32 3.16.1 Proposed Haul Route 3.32 3.16.2 ExistingTra.ffic Volumes and Road Conditions 3.32 3.16.3 Impacts 3.32 3.17 SERVICES AND UTILITIES 3.33 3.18 ABORIGINAL AND EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY 3.33 3.18.1 Consultation 3.33 3.18.2 Regional Archaeological Context 3.33 3.18.3 Local Archaeological Context 3.34 3.18.4 Survey Coverage 3.35 3.18.5 Results 3.36 3.18.6 Significance Assessment 3.36 3.18.7 Mitigation Measures 3.36 3.18.8 Historic Archaeology 3.37 3.19 ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 3.38 3.20 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 3.40
58058/FThJAL 1/4 MAY 1999 APPENDICES
AUTHORITY CONSULTATION FORM 2 CERTIFICATE NOISE MONITORING DATA STUDY TEAM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OUTLINE
LIST OF FIGURES Follows Page No.
1.1 LOCALITY 1.1
2.1 SCHEMATIC CROSS SECTION 2.1
2.2 SITE LAYOUT 2.1
2.3 STAGE 1 QUARRY PLAN 2.1
2.4 STAGE 2 QUARRY PLAN 2.1
3.1a WIND ROSES 3.2
3.1b WIND ROSES 3.2
3.1c WIND ROSES 3.2
3.1d WIND ROSES 3.2
3.2 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY 3.3
3.3 NOISE MONITORING RECEPTOR LOCATION 3.17
3.4 VISUAL ASPECTS 3.22
3.5 ARCHAEOLOGY 3.37
58058/FINAL 1/4 MAY1999 I I [ Chapter 1 I INTRODUCTION
I 1.1 BACKGROUND
Development consent is sought from Maitland City Council by Ms Michelle Killerby I and Mr Robert Smith for a sand and decorative gravel quarry at Lot 1, DP 569007, Parish of Gosforth to supply landscaping and building indusfries. The site is on the floodplain of the Hunter River and was used intensively as a quarry from the mid I 1950's to the late 1960's and again in the 1980's. The location of the proposed quarry is shown on Figure 1.1. I I 1.2 CONSULTATION AND KEY ISSUES Consultation with government authorities determined key issues and requirements of those departments. The responses from authorities are summarised below and I reproduced in Appendix A.
I 1.2.1 Department of Urban Affairs and Planning ' The Department of Urban Affairs and Planning referred to the environmental impact statement (EIS) guidelines for Extractive Indus fries - Quarries, and Extractive Industries - Dredging for use in the preparation of the EIS. Reference was also made I to the recent changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. 1.2.2 Maitland City Council
Council confirmed that the property is zoned 1(a) Prime Rural Land under the Maitland Local Environmental Plan, 1993 within which quarrying is permissible I with the consent of Council. Council also noted that the proposal is designated development. I I I