Leigh Creek Energy Exploration Drilling Operations, PEL 650
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Leigh Creek Energy Environmental Impact Report Exploration Drilling Operations Petroleum Exploration Licence 650 PGER 00318 Exploration Drilling Operations EIR 2019 Prepared by: Leigh Creek Energy Limited ACN: 107 531 822 Level 11 19 Grenfell Street Adelaide SA 5000 Phone: 08 8132 9100 Fax: 08 8231 7574 Document Leigh Creek Energy Environmental Impact Report Exploration Drilling Date 29 October 2019 Prepared by Alex Mutiso and John Centofanti, Leigh Creek Energy Limited Revision History Revision Date Purpose Prepared Reviewed Authorised 0 29/10/18 Draft prepared JC/ED (LCK) AM 1 23/11/18 Draft released for SM/BW (JBS&G) AM AM consultation 2 24/10/19 Updated with DN/AM/SA JC AM additional feedback, air quality and groundwater water results 3 29/10/19 Draft released for AM/DN/SA AM AM consultation 4 08/11/19 Issued for submission to JC AM AM DEM 5 28/11/19 Updated with AM JC AM additional feedback 6 07/02/20 Updated following AM/JC AM AM government department reviews 7 13/02/20 Updated following DEM AM AM AM review Leigh Creek Energy Limited ACN: 107 531 82 Page 2 of 156 Exploration Drilling Operations EIR 2019 Leigh Creek Energy acknowledge the Adnyamathanha people, the traditional owners of the land on which our operations occur and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. Leigh Creek Energy Limited ACN: 107 531 82 Page 3 of 156 Exploration Drilling Operations EIR 2019 Contents Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 7 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Project Proponent ................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 About this Document ............................................................................................................ 10 2 Legislative Framework ...................................................................................................................11 2.1 Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act ................................................................................ 11 2.2 Other Legislation ................................................................................................................... 13 3 Description of Activities ................................................................................................................16 3.1 Overview of Exploration Drilling Programs ........................................................................... 16 3.2 Minerals Exploration Drilling Operations .............................................................................. 18 3.3 Rehabilitation of Access Tracks and Drill sites ...................................................................... 21 3.4 Other Associated Activities ................................................................................................... 22 4 Existing Environment .....................................................................................................................24 4.1 Historical Activity Overview .................................................................................................. 24 4.2 Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................... 29 4.3 Climate................................................................................................................................... 31 4.4 Bioregions, Land Systems and Soils ....................................................................................... 32 4.5 Existing Site Contamination................................................................................................... 38 4.6 Geology .................................................................................................................................. 40 4.7 Hydrogeology ........................................................................................................................ 46 4.8 Surface Water ........................................................................................................................ 55 4.9 Flora and Fauna ..................................................................................................................... 58 4.10 Air Quality .............................................................................................................................. 61 4.11 Noise ...................................................................................................................................... 62 4.12 Land Use ................................................................................................................................ 62 4.13 Socio-economic ..................................................................................................................... 65 5 Environmental Impact Assessment ...............................................................................................67 5.1 Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................... 67 5.2 Groundwater ......................................................................................................................... 67 5.3 Soils ........................................................................................................................................ 69 5.4 Surface Water ........................................................................................................................ 70 5.5 Flora and Fauna ..................................................................................................................... 71 5.6 Air Quality .............................................................................................................................. 73 5.7 Noise ...................................................................................................................................... 73 Leigh Creek Energy Limited ACN: 107 531 82 Page 4 of 156 Exploration Drilling Operations EIR 2019 5.8 Land Use ................................................................................................................................ 74 5.9 Public Safety and Risk ............................................................................................................ 74 5.10 Economic Impact ................................................................................................................... 75 5.11 Environmental Risk Assessment Summary ........................................................................... 76 6 Environmental Management Framework .....................................................................................85 6.1 Environmental Management System .................................................................................... 85 6.2 Emergency Response and Contingency Planning .................................................................. 87 6.3 Environmental Monitoring and Audits .................................................................................. 87 6.4 Incident Management, Recording and Corrective Actions ................................................... 87 6.5 Reporting ............................................................................................................................... 87 7 Consultation ..................................................................................................................................89 7.1 Stakeholder Consultation ...................................................................................................... 89 7.2 Stakeholder Feedback ........................................................................................................... 92 7.3 Online Community Portal .................................................................................................... 104 7.4 Formal Consultation ............................................................................................................ 104 8 References ...................................................................................................................................105 9 Abbreviations and Glossary .........................................................................................................108 Appendix A: Flora and Fauna Information .............................................................................................. 1 Appendix B: Summary of Government Agency Submissions and Responses ......................................... 1 Tables Table 2-1: Summary of applicable legislation........................................................................................ 14 Table 4-1: Temperature and rainfall records for Leigh Creek................................................................ 31 Table 4-2: Land systems in PEL 650 ....................................................................................................... 34 Table 4-3: Generalised stratigraphy of the Telford, Copley and Northfield Basins............................... 43 Table 4-4: Water quality categories ...................................................................................................... 47 Table 4-5: Baseline concentration ranges in groundwater samples (mg/L) ......................................... 53 Table 4-6: Baseline