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Construction Soil and Surface Water Management Sub Plan Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd ABN: 47 004 533 519 5 George Young St, Regents Park NSW 2143 (P) 02 8717 7777 (F) 02 8717 7778 SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY Sydney Metro West CONTRACT No. 00013/11864 Construction Soil and Surface Water ManaGement Sub Plan 11 January 2021 T4129 - Sydney International Speedway – Construction Soil and Surface Water Management Sub Plan Revision Date: 11 January 2021 Page 2 of 77 THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK Abergeldie ComPlex Infrastructure 5 George Young Street Regents Park NSW 2143 ABN 47 004 533 519 T4129 - Sydney International Speedway – Construction Soil and Surface Water Management Sub Plan Revision Date: 11 January 2021 Page 3 of 77 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 DOCUMENT CONTROL .................................................................................................... 5 2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 8 2.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 8 2.4 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUB-PLAN .................................................................... 13 2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OVERVIEW ..................................... 13 3 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................... 14 3.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................... 14 3.3 TARGETS ..................................................................................................................... 14 4 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 16 4.1 RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND GUIDLINES ............................................................. 16 4.2 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ..................................................................................... 18 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES ....................................................... 22 4.4 CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (CEMF) ........ 23 4.5 CONSULTATION .......................................................................................................... 26 5 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................. 27 5.1 TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................ 27 5.2 SURFACE WATER ....................................................................................................... 30 5.3 RAINFALL ..................................................................................................................... 32 5.4 GROUND WATER ........................................................................................................ 33 5.5 RAINFALL EROSIVITY FACTOR ................................................................................. 33 5.6 EROSION RISK ............................................................................................................ 34 6 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND IMPACTS .............................................................. 35 6.1 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 35 6.2 IMPACTS ...................................................................................................................... 36 7 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES .......................... 37 9 COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 48 9.1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................... 48 9.2 TRAINING ..................................................................................................................... 48 9.3 MONITORING AND INSPECTION ............................................................................... 48 9.4 LICENCES AND PERMITS .......................................................................................... 52 9.5 WEATHER MONITORING ........................................................................................... 52 9.6 AUDITING ..................................................................................................................... 52 9.7 REPORTING ................................................................................................................ 52 Abergeldie ComPlex Infrastructure 5 George Young Street Regents Park NSW 2143 ABN 47 004 533 519 T4129 - Sydney International Speedway – Construction Soil and Surface Water Management Sub Plan Revision Date: 11 January 2021 Page 4 of 77 9.8 COMPLAINTS HANDLING AND INCIDENT RESPONSE ........................................... 53 10 REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT ....................................................................................... 54 10.1 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT .................................................................................. 54 10.2 CSWMP UPDATES AND AMENDMENT ..................................................................... 54 11 ANNEXURE A – DEWATERING CHECKLIST ............................................................... 55 12 ANNEXURE B – EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANS ................................. 56 13 ANNEXURE C – STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ........................................ 57 14 ANNEXURE D – UNEXPECTED FINDS SOIL CONTAMINATION AND ASBESTOS PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................. 62 15 ANNEXURE E – CONSULTATION RECORDS .............................................................. 75 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Project location and approximate boundary and areas of work (source Jacobs Sydney International Speedway Technical Paper: Transport, Traffic and Parking) ................................. 12 Figure 2 Salinity risk map (DIPNR, 2002) at the site and surrounds. .......................................... 28 Figure 3 Seven areas within the project site assessed for potential contamination ................... 30 Figure 4 Project location in relation to Eastern Creek and surrounding land uses. Underlying image from Google Maps. ........................................................................................................... 31 Figure 5 Locations for visual water quality monitoring during rainfall. ......................................... 47 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Conditions of Approval relevant to the CSWMP 18 Table 2 Environmental Management Measures from the EIS relevant to this CSWMP 22 Table 3 Soil landscape descriptions within the project area 27 Table 4 Summary of contamination potential (from Arcadis/Jacobs, 2020) 29 Table 5 Climate statistics for Prospect Reservoir (station 67019) from the Bureau of Meteorology (sourced July, 2020). 32 Table 6 Monthly % and annual rainfall erosivity (R-factor) values for the Project site 34 Table 7 Typical RUSLE values for the Project. 34 Table 8 Summary of potential construction surface water quality impacts 35 Table 9 Soil and Water management and mitigation measures 38 Table 10 Water Quality Parameters for Construction Discharge Water 51 Table 11 CSWMP Reporting requirements 53 Abergeldie ComPlex Infrastructure 5 George Young Street Regents Park NSW 2143 ABN 47 004 533 519 T4129 - Sydney International Speedway – Construction Soil and Surface Water Management Sub Plan Revision Date: 11 January 2021 Page 5 of 77 1 DOCUMENT CONTROL APPROVAL AND AUTHORISATION FUNCTION POSITION NAME SIGNATURE DATE Abergeldie Environment & PrePared by Kelie Pittaway 11/1/21 Sustainability Manager Abergeldie Construction Reviewed by Joseph Maklouf 11/1/21 Manager Abergeldie Construction ApProved by Dmitri Khomoutov 11/1/21 Director DOCUMENT REVISION STATUS Each page of this document bears a document number and revision date. When revisions to the document are issued, the following table will be updated to show the most recent revision level. The revised document will be forwarded to the holders of controlled copies. Recipients are responsible for destroying or marking “superseded” on the previous revision. REVISION DATE AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION 30/9/20 Amended to include elements not required for submission during tender. 04/12/20 Amended to include draft Ministers Conditions of APProval 21/12/20 Amended to include V2 of draft Ministers Conditions of ApProval 11/1/21 Amended to comPly with SSI 10048 Any changes within this document that modify either the scope or intent of the original document are highlighted in the right margin by a vertical bar ( | ). Where review and revision is deemed warranted, i.e. such as comments received from the Client, or where necessary to reflect changes in contractual or Project requirements, or as a result of an incident then these revisions shall be reviewed by the respective Project Manager and approved by the Construction Director Abergeldie ComPlex Infrastructure 5 George Young Street Regents Park NSW 2143 ABN 47 004 533 519 T4129 - Sydney International Speedway – Construction
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