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EIS 450 ABO19111 Illawarra Coke Company EIS 450 ABO19111 Illawarra Coke Company: environmental impact statement coke shipment assembly area Port Kembla outer harbour P sw DEPT PRIMARY iUSTR1ES ABO1 9111 Coal Development Sefvices Pty. Limited 1- c37 I I I I I I 1 T F I I I I I I ILIAWARRA COKE COMPANY I ENV!RONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT COKE SHIPMENT ASSEMBLY AREA PORT KEMBLA OUTER HARBOUR r I ' I I I EPPS AND ASSOCIATES JUNE 1984 I FORM 4 J ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 (SECTION 77(3)(d) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Li This Statement has been prepared by or on behalf of ILLAWARRA COKE COMPANY being the applicant making the development I application referred to below. The Statement accompanies the development application made in respect of the development described as follows:- I (Intermittent Use) I 1.5 ha of land for foundry coke shipment assembly and preparation; use of portable screening plant and diesel alternator; I use of front end loader; use of motor lorries carrying coke and loading I containers. The development application relates to the land described as I follows: I Locality/suburb Port Kembla Outer Harbour Real property description Maritime Services Board land I off Old Port Road, Adjacent to No 6 Jetty. The contents of this statement, as required by clause 34 of the I Environmental planning and Assessment Regulation, 1980, are set forth in the accompanying pages. I Name, Qualifications and Janet Epps, B.Sc, M.Environ. Stud. Address of person who 3 Julian Street I prepared Environmental MOSMAN NSW 2088 Impact Statement I CERTIFICATE I, JANET EPPS of EPPS AND ASSOCIATES I hereby certify that I have prepared the contents of this Statement in accordance with clauses 34 and 35 of the I Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations, 1980. I ~Ti tu- re I Pate I SUMMARY Illawarra Coke Company proposes to use a site of about l.Sha adjacent to No. 6 Jetty at Port Kernbla Outer Harbour for short period.s to screen and assemble foundry coke consignments at intermittent intervals. The average size of each shipment of foundry coke will be 3,000 tonnes (t) and shipments will be despatched at 8 to 10 week intervals. During each shipment the assembly area will be used for 3 or 4 days. The proposed site is located within an industrial area zoned for Port uses, approximately 500rn from a coke handling and stockpile area owned by Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd. The coke shipment assembly, screening and despatch operation at the Outer Harbour is defined as a designated development in terms of Schedule 30) of the Regulation of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. I I CONTENTS PAGE I Page No I 1.0 Background Information 2.0 The Proposal I 3.0 Details of the Screening Plant and its Operation I 4.0 Characteristics and Economic Significance of Foundry Coke I 5.0 Alternative Options 5.1 Alternative Shipment Assembly Sites 7. 1 5.2 Alternative Transport Routes 9, 6.0 Existing Environment 10. I 6.1 Land Use and Zoning 10. 6.2 Physical Characteristics 10. 6.3 Meteorology 6.4 Socio-economic Characteristics I 6.5 Acoustic Environment 11. I 7.0 Assessment of Environmental Impact 12. 7.1 Noise 12. 7.2 Dust 13. I 7.3 Water Quality 14. 7.4 Visual Impact is. 7.5 Waste Disposal 15. 7.6 Transportation 15. I 7.7 Cumulative Impact is. I 8.0 Authorities Contacted 16. I ppendix 1 Noise Impact Statement Appendix 2 Correspondence from Maritime I Services Board I I I I I 1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Illawarra Coke Co Pty Limited has recently won contracts for I export sales of foundry coke at the rate of 20,000 t per annum. The coke is to be supplied at a minimum sizing of I 100mm and contracts contain penalties against the inclusion of undersize metallurgical coke. I Foundry coke is screened to the required sizing during production, however it is prone to breakage during loading I and transportation. To overcome this problem, a portable screening plant has been constructed to separate undersize I coke from export consignments immediately prior to loading into containers. The portable coke screening plant has Development Approval to operate at the Port Kembla Inner Harbour. I Shipment of large foundry coke from the old coal loader at I the Inner Harbour has been tried and found to be undesirable as size degradation occurs over the conventional conveying systems. Only smaller metallurgical coke can be I successfully handled at that location. I I i I I I I I I I 2.0 THE PROPOSAL It is proposed to load foundry coke into export vessels at I the No. 6 Jetty of the Port Kembla Outer Harbour. To accommodate the fragile nature of the foundry coke it is I proposed to screen and containerise the material at the last opportunity before ship loading. The Maritime Services I Board has advised that a vacant site adjacent to the No. 6 Jetty could be used for this purpose and proposes to enter an agreement to lease the site to the Company. The site is I shown on orthophoto plan Figure 1 and Plate A. I To ensure absolute adherence to contract specifications, it is proposed to screen the foundry coke both at the cokeworks I and at the shipment assembly area. The portable screening plant will be transported to the Outer Harbour as required I to carry out this operation. It is envisaged that between 15,000 t and 30,000 t per annum I of foundry coke will be exported on an indefinite basis. The average size of each shipment would be 3,000 t and the I frequency of shipments every 8 to 10 weeks. During each shipment, the assembly area would be utilized I for 3 to 4 days. The operation would entail delivery of about 5,000 t to the area, screening the foundry coke into I containers for vessel loading and removal of undersize metallurgical coke from the area. I Figure 2 shows details of the proposed shipment assembly area. The sequence of oDerations for shipment assembly and loading of foundry coke into export vessels is listed as follows: (1) Trucks will deliver coke from production plants at Coalcliff and Corrimal. A front end loader, will push the coke into stockpiles ensuring minimum damage is caused to the coke sizing. 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The coke will be screened using the portable I screening plant (Plate B) and the sized coke will be loaded into containers. I The containers will be transported to the berth (Plate C) and the coke carefully discharged from k the containers into the ship's hold. The undersize material will be trucked to the Company's metallurgical coke stockpile at the Inner Harbour. About 90 truck loads of undersize I material are expected to be generated. A 24 hour operation is proposed, however on occasions this could be reduced to a 7a.m. to 11p.m. operation. Six people will be required for the operation, excluding drivers making deliveries from the cokeworks. Deliveries from the cokeworks will be carried out on day shift only. It is proposed that coke shipments be assembled, prepared and despatched from the nominated area adjacent to No. 6 Jetty during the loading of export vessels. The nominated area is located within SOOm of the existing Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd coke stockpiling operations (Plate D). I The site would require some preparation to remove undergrowth and rubbish. The company will undertake this work and suitably landscape the site. Species proposed for landscaping purposes have been chosen for their hardy and I wind-borne salt tolerant characteristics.
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