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Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2: Eglinton to Annual Compliance Report EPBC 2018/8262 Reporting Period: 25 May 2020 – 31 December 2020

For more information contact Public Transport Authority , West Parade, WA 6000 PO Box 8125, Perth Business Centre, Perth WA 6849 Telephone: (08) 9326 2000 Email: [email protected] www.pta.wa.gov.au

Contents 1. Introduction ...... 3 1.1. Approval under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .... 3 1.2. Purpose of this Report ...... 3 2. Compliance ...... 5 Attachment A – Clearing within Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological Community ...... 11 Attachment B – Clearing within foraging habitat including potential breeding trees ...... 13 Attachment C – Clearing within Chuditch potential habitat ...... 15 Attachment D - Indirect Impacts Environmental Management Plan Audit ...... 17 Attachment E – Construction Environmental Management Plan Audit ...... 19 Attachment F – Proponent Notification of Commencement ...... 41 Attachment G – Clearing Boundary Incident ...... 43 Attachment H – Yanchep Rail Extension Ningana Condition Monitoring (NACMS, 2020) ..... 62

Tables

Table 1 Annual Compliance (2020) with EPBC 2018/8262 ...... 5 Figures

Figure 1: Development Envelope ...... 4

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1. Introduction The Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2 Eglinton to Yanchep (the Proposal) involves the construction of a 7.2 kilometre (km) extension to the railway line from the future Eglinton Station to the suburb of Yanchep in the City of . The Proposal also includes one new intermodal transit station at Yanchep, Principal Shared Path, bridge infrastructure, and construction and access areas (Figure 1). 1.1. Approval under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 The Proposal was referred to the then Department of the Environment and Energy (now Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE)) for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) as the Project was deemed to potentially impact significantly on vegetation representative of the Banksia woodlands Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) and the listed threatened species, Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris). Foraging habitat for the western quoll (chuditch) Dasyurus geoffroyii was also proposed to be impacted. The Proposal was determined by DAWE to be a ‘Controlled Action’ and was assessed through accredited assessment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act). The DAWE issued approval of the Proposal on 25 May 2020 (EPBC 2018/8262) and included a number of conditions that the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) (the Proponent) is required to fulfil. Since the Proposal was granted approval to be implemented there has been one change to EPBC 2018/8262, as follows: a. On 27 November 2020, a decision to vary conditions of approval was made under section 143. The variation included: i. Delete conditions 1 and 16 attached to the approval and substitute with the conditions specified in the variation. ii. Delete the definitions of Construction Environment Management Plan and Western Australian Ministerial Statement 1129 attached to the approval and substitute with the definitions specified in the variation. iii. Delete Attachments A, B, C and D and replace with the attachments specified in the variation. This annual compliance report reflects the changes made to the Proposal under Section 143 of the EPBC Act. 1.2. Purpose of this Report The Proponent has commenced implementation of the Proposal. The Proposal is in the construction phase with fauna trapping, vegetation clearing, fencing, topsoil stripping, bulk earthworks and site establishment having been undertaken during the reporting period. Substantial commencement of the Proposal was confirmed as of 17 August 2020. In accordance with condition 8, the PTA formally provided confirmation of substantial commencement of the Project to the CEO on the 15 September 2020. It should be noted that the PTA recognised that the notification resulted in a potential non-compliance to Condition 8, with notification being provided 20 days following commencement. On 22 September 2020, DAWE confirmed that an enforcement action would not be an appropriate response. This annual compliance report reports on PTA’s compliance status against EPBC 2018/8262 for the period 25 May 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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2. Compliance Table 1 Annual Compliance (2020) with EPBC 2018/8262

Condition Evidence / Comment Condition Description Status number

1 To minimise impacts to EPBC Act listed species and ecological Compliant To date, the following clearing relevant to condition 1 has been undertaken for communities, the approval holder must not clear more than the the project: following in the area enclosed by the red lines designated as a. 7.3 ha of Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2 development envelope in Ecological Community (Attachment A); Attachment A: b. 49.7 ha of foraging habitat (which includes 2.08 ha of potential breeding a. 9.2 ha of Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain habitat) and 36 potential breeding trees for the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Threatened Ecological Community; (Attachment B); and b. 58.8 ha of foraging habitat (which includes 2.1 ha of c. 54.1 ha of potential habitat for the Chuditch (Attachment C). potential breeding habitat) and 45 potential breeding trees for the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo); and c. 65.6 ha of potential habitat for the Chuditch.

2 To minimise the impacts of clearing and fragmentation on the Compliant The Contractor’s Clearing Register indicates clearing occurred at several Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo and Chuditch, the approval holder must locations during breeding season however correspondence from the Contractor implement condition 9 of the Western Australian Ministerial and fauna survey reports confirm no tree hollows were identified within YRE

Statement 1129 from the commencement of the action for the life Part 2 project area. of the approval. Evidence for compliance with conditon 9-2 of Ministerial Statement 1129 includes: (1) Fauna trapping reports (2) Fauna spotting – Ecologist’s daily reporting (3) Trenching activities were not completed during this reporting period (4) Trenching activities were not completed during this reporting period (5) Trenching activities were not completed during this reporting period

3 To minimise the impacts of fragmentation, weeds, Dieback and Not required Implementation of Condition 6 was not required during the reporting period. feral predation on EPBC Act listed species and ecological Construction of the three (3) green bridges is currently scheduled to commence communities in the Ningana Bush Forever Site No. 289, the in May 2021. The Condition 6 management plan was approved by the DWER

approval holder must implement conditions 6 and 7 of Western CEO on the 9 October 2020.

Australian Ministerial Statement 1129 from the commencement of the action in Ningana Bush Forever Site No. 289 for the life of the approval. Indirect impacts to flora and vegetation and terrestrial fauna were minimised Compliant directly outside the development envelope within Bush Forever site 289 during the reporting period.

5 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Management targets 1, 2 and 3 have been met (Attachment H). Management target 4 was not required during this reporting period. The Condition 7 management plan was approved by the DWER CEO on the 9 October 2020.

4 To minimise the impacts of fragmentation, weeds, Dieback and Compliant The Indirect Impacts Environmental Management Plan was implemented for feral predation on EPBC Act listed species and ecological the duration of this reporting period. The Plan was approved by the DWER CEO communities, the approval holder must implement the: on the 9 October 2020. Ground disturbing activities within Bush Forever site

a. Environmental Management Plan required by condition 7 289 were confirmed to commence on 26 October 2020.

of the Western Australian Ministerial Statement 1129 for Baseline monitoring (Yanchep Rail Extension Ningana Condition Monitoring, the portion of the development envelope that is within the NACMS 2020) was completed in October 2020, in accordance with the Ningana Ningana Bush Forever Site No. 289. Bushland Indirect Impacts EMP. The Baseline Report indicates that b. Construction Environmental Management Plan for the management targets were achieved. portion of the development envelope that is outside of the One sub-action was deemed non-conforming and one action was deemed Ningana Bush Forever Site No. 289 and enclosed by the potentially non-conforming with this Plan were identified (see Attachment D for red lines designated as Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2 audit). development envelope in Attachment A.

The Construction Environmental Management Plan was implemented for Compliant the duration of this reporting period. 2 potentially non-conforming actions were identified with this Plan however the overall management targets were achieved (see Attachment E for audit).

5 To minimise the impacts of fragmentation, weeds, Dieback and Not required The Revegetation Management Plan required by condition 8 of Ministerial feral predation on EPBC Act listed species and communities, the Statement 1129 was not prepared nor submitted during the reporting period. Revegetation Management Plan required by condition 8 of the Western Australian Ministerial Statement 1129 must include: Submission of the Plan will be detailed in the 2021 compliance report. a. The objective that the purpose of revegetation activities will be to re-establish a self-sustaining vegetation cover (of a similar species composition and structure to Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological Community, where practicable), integrated with the surrounding ecosystem. b. At a minimum, the revegetation management and monitoring measures specified in the Construction Environmental Management Plan. c. At a minimum, a requirement for the revegetation to be monitored from the commencement of rehabilitation activities for the remainder of the life of the approval or until a suitably qualified person has verified that the revegetation activities have achieved the revegetation objective required by condition 5a. The verification must be provided in writing to the Department within ten days of the verification being undertaken. The monitoring

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activities must continue until the Department has advised in writing that the verification has been accepted and that monitoring may cease.

6 To minimise the impacts of noise and vibration on the Carnaby’s Compliant The Noise and Vibration Management Plan required by condition 10 of Black Cockatoo, the approval holder must implement condition 10 Ministerial Statement 1129 was implemented in the reporting period. In of the Western Australian Ministerial Statement 1129 from the accordance with the plan, further detailed design is being undertaken with commencement of the action for the life of the approval. reporting expected to be available in the next reporting period. It is to be noted that the project is not yet three (3) months to being operational and therefore a revised Noise and Vibration Plan as required by condition 10-2 is not yet required.

7 To compensate for the residual significant impacts on the Banksia Not required The Offsets Strategy was not prepared nor submitted to the Department during Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological the reporting period. Community and the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo, the approval holder must submit an Offset Strategy to the Department for approval by the Minister within twenty-four months from the Submission of the Plan will be detailed in the 2021 compliance report. commencement of the action. The Offset Strategy must: a. Identify a suitable environmental offset(s) for the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological Community and Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo that satisfies the requirements of the Department’s EPBC Act Environmental Offsets Policy. b. Include detailed baseline information and achievable goals for habitat quality improvement demonstrating how the proposed offset(s) meets the requirements of the Department’s EPBC Act Environmental Offsets Policy; c. Specify the management and monitoring activities to be undertaken, including any management and monitoring targets to be met, at the offset site(s); d. Specify goal/s, timeframes and budget for implementation of management and monitoring activities including the reporting of results ; e. Specify how management and monitoring results will be reported to the Department and the public; f. Specify management and monitoring triggers and corrective actions that will be implemented in the event that targets are not met; g. Details of how the offset(s) will be protected in perpetuity. The approval holder must not continue to clear habitat for EPBC Act listed species and ecological communities beyond thirty months from the commencement of the action until the Offset Strategy has been approved in writing by the Minister. The approved Offset Strategy, must be implemented for the remainder

7 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report of the life of the approval or unless agreed in writing with the Minister that implementation of the Offset Strategy may cease.

8 The approval holder must notify the Department in writing of the Complete Commencement of the action was on the 17 August 2020 with the Proponent date of commencement of the action within 10 business days after notifying the Department in writing on the 15 September 2020. The Proponent the date of commencement of the action. notified the Department this exceeded the 10 days reporting timeframe (Attachment F). The Department confirmed that an enforcement action would not be an appropriate response.

9 The approval holder must maintain accurate and complete Compliant The Proponent has maintained all records in accordance with this condition and compliance records their legal obligations, under the State Records Act 2000 (Western Australia). The Proponent maintains accurate and complete compliance records via two main eleectronic methods: 1. Objective – the Proponents document system whereby all records are stored and maintained. 2. Teambinder – cloud based system used for all formal communications between the Proponent and Contractor, including storing project documents and transmitting files.

10 If the Department makes a request in writing, the approval holder Not required The Department did not make any requests for compliance records to the must provide electronic copies of compliance records to the Proponent during the reporting period. Department within the timeframe specified in the request.

11 The approval holder must: Potential non- The Green Bridges Management Plan and Ningana Bushland Indirect Impacts a. submit plans electronically to the Department; compliance Environmental Management Plan were approved by under Ministerial b. publish each plan on the website within 20 business days Statement 1129 on the 9 October 2020. The Proponent did not publish these of the date of this approval or, if the plan must be plans on their website until the 27 October 2020. The Proponent informed the approved by the Minister, the date that the plan is Department of the potential non-compliance on the 27 October 2020. At the approved by the Minister, unless otherwise agreed to in close of the reporting period, the Proponent is yet to receive a response from writing by the Minister; the Department. c. publish each plan approved under Western Australian Ministerial Statement 1129 that is relevant to this approval on the date that the plan is approved; d. exclude or redact sensitive ecological data from plans published on the website or provided to a member of the public; and e. keep plans published on the website until the end date of this approval.

12 The approval holder must ensure that any monitoring data Potentially It was identified during the drafting of this annual compliance report that the (including sensitive ecological data), surveys, maps, and other Non- Proponent did not submit the baseline monitoring report and data from the spatial and metadata required under the conditions of this compliant Ningana condition monitoring (NACMS, 2020) and therefore has not been approval, is prepared in accordance with the Department’s Guidelines for biological survey and mapped data (2018) and

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submitted electronically to the Department in accordance with the reported to the Department. This annual compliance report acknowledges this requirements of the plan within three months. potential non-compliance. Baseline monitoring (Yanchep Rail Extension Ningana Condition Monitoring, NACMS 2020) was completed in October 2020, in accordance with the Ningana Bushland Indirect Impacts EMP. The final report was provided to the Proponent in December 2020. The Proponent has provided the baseline monitoring report as Attachement H. Spatial data will be submitted to the Department seperately.

13 The approval holder must prepare a compliance report for each 12 Compliant This report fulfils the requirements under Condition 13 for a compliance report. month period following the date of commencement of the action, https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/yanchep-rail-extension or otherwise in accordance with an annual date that has been

agreed to in writing by the Minister. The approval holder must: a. publish each compliance report on the website within 60 business days following the relevant 12 month period; b. notify the Department by email that a compliance report has been published on the website and provide the weblink for the compliance report within five business days of the date of publication; c. keep all compliance reports publicly available on the website until this approval expires; d. include details of how the conditions of the Western Australian Ministerial Statement 1129, which relate to this approval, have been complied with; e. exclude or redact sensitive ecological data from compliance reports published on the website; and f. where any sensitive ecological data has been excluded from the version published, submit the full compliance report to the Department within 5 business days of publication.

14 The approval holder must notify the Department in writing of any: Compliant On the 12 November 2020 the Proponent informed the Department of a incident; non-compliance with the conditions; or non-compliance potential non-compliance due to a minor breach of the approved clearing with the commitments made in plans. The notification must be boundary in compliance with Condition 14 (Attachment G). given as soon as practicable, and no later than two business days after becoming aware of the incident or non-compliance. The notification must specify: As reported above, the Proponent identified a potential non-compliance with conditon 12 whilst drafting this report and therefore this has not been reported a. any condition which is or may be in breach; to the Department. b. a short description of the incident and/or non-compliance; and c. the location (including co-ordinates), date, and time of the No other incidents or non-compliances were recorded during the reporting incident and/or non-compliance. In the event the exact period. information cannot be provided, provide the best information available.

9 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report 15 The approval holder must provide to the Department the details of Compliant On the 24 November 2020 the Proponent provided to the Department the any incident or non-compliance with the conditions or detailed incident investigation of the potential non-compliance, in accordance commitments made in plans as soon as practicable and no later with Condition 15 (Attachment G). The Department provided a response on the than 10 business days after becoming aware of the incident or non- 2 December 2020, accepting the findings and corrective actions proposed. In compliance, specifying: view of the limited area cleared, and the negligible impact to protected matters, a. any corrective action or investigation which the approval low, no further action in relation to this matter was considered necessary holder has already taken or intends to take in the (Attachment G). immediate future; b. the potential impacts of the incident or non-compliance; As reported above, the Proponent identified a potential non-compliance with and conditon 12 whilst drafting this report and therefore this has not been reported c. the method and timing of any remedial action that will be to the Department. undertaken by the approval holder.

No other incidents or non-compliances were recorded during the reporting period.

16 The approval holder must ensure that independent audits of Not required No independent audits were requested by the Minister during the reporting compliance with the conditions are conducted as requested in period. writing by the Minister.

17 For each independent audit, the approval holder must: Not required No independent audits were requested by the Minister during the reporting a. provide the name and qualifications of the independent period. auditor and the draft audit criteria to the Department; b. only commence the independent audit once the audit criteria have been approved in writing by the Department; and c. submit an audit report to the Department within the timeframe specified in the approved audit criteria.

18 The approval holder must publish the audit report on the website Not required No independent audits were requested by the Minister during the reporting within 10 business days of receiving the Department’s approval of period. the audit report and keep the audit report published on the website until the end date of this approval.

19 Within 30 days after the completion of the action, the approval Not required The action was not completed during the reporting period. holder must notify the Department in writing and provide completion data.

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Attachment A – Clearing within Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological Community

11 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2 | EPBC 2020 Compliance Reporting Attachment A | Banksia Woodland of the Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological Community (BWSCP TEC) (Endangered) Legend Development Envelope (EPBC 2018/8262) Cleared Areas (May 2020 - December 2020) Banksia woodlands of the SCP (EPBC TEC)

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Attachment B – Clearing within foraging habitat including potential breeding trees

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Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2 | EPBC 2020 Compliance Reporting Attachment B | Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) (Endangered) Habitat Legend Development Envelope (EPBC 2018/8262) Cleared Areas (May 2020 - December 2020) *# Potential Breeding Trees Foraging Habitat Foraging and Breeding Habitat

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Attachment C – Clearing within Chuditch potential habitat

15 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Yanchep Rail Extension Part 2 | EPBC 2020 Compliance Reporting Attachment C | Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) (Vulnerable) Potential Habitat

Legend Development Envelope (EPBC 2018/8262) Clearing Extent (May 2020 - December 2020) Potential habitat for Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii)

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Attachment D - Indirect Impacts Environmental Management Plan Audit

17 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Summary of management actions and implementation assessment

Number of management Detail of non-conformances and potential non- Risk and Key Impacts Status actions conformances

Condition 7: Ningana Bushland Indirect Impacts (Flora and Vegetation and Terrestrial Fauna) Flora / vegetation / habitat loss / degradation through spread of weeds and 7 (comprising 16 sub-actions) 1 sub-action non-conforming Remove rubbish from indirect impact zone at regular disease, fire and dust during construction. intervals during construction and when identified after 1 action potentially non-conforming construction – at the time of reporting, this had not been 4 actions conforming implemented by the Contractor. Fragmentation of native vegetation and ecological linkage; altered hydrological 10 sub-actions conforming The Proponent recommends revising the Plan to reference "project attributable rubbish" for clarification. processes; edge effects; uncontrolled 2 actions not required access and rubbish dumping. Implementation of Bushfire Risk Management Plan – the 5 sub-actions not required Contractor confirms there are no firebreaks as the development envelope is now cleared, the Site Environmental Plans discuss parking on vegetation, fire danger rating is monitored as part of Daily Pre-Starts, Hot works permitting system is in place but no hot works have occurred within Ningana to date and smoking areas are designated and detailed in the mandatory Contractor induction. There are other controls from the Management Plan that are currently not practically achievable or required. Examples of the controls not practicaly achievable or required include; all veicles be diesel fuelled, basic fire fighting equipment (rake, knapsack, shovel) be on board all light vehicles, checking DFES webiste every half an hour to an hour depending on rating and phoning DFES if a fire is within 6km of personnel within the development envelope. The Proponent recommends revising the Bushfire Risk Management Plan to remove all commitments that are not practically achievable or no longer required.

Fauna loss through disruption of ecological 11 1 action non-conforming Install temporary fencing within seven days of clearing to connectivity, disturbance, injury / mortality prevent fauna returning to the cleared area – One section did 4 actions conforming not have temporary fencing installed until approximately 21 6 actions not required days following clearing works. All areas within Ningana Bushland are now fully fenced.

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Attachment E – Construction Environmental Management Plan Audit

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Flora and Vegetation

Management-based provisions for Flora and Vegetation

Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Flora and Vegetation EPA’s objective: to protect flora and vegetation so that biological diversity and ecological integrity are maintained

Management targets:  No clearing of vegetation to occur outside of the development envelope during and attributable to construction  Clearing of native vegetation within the development envelope will not exceed 61.0 ha, and not include more than 0.05 ha of TEC 26a (direct impact), 9.7 Banksia TEC, 28.8 Ha of Bush Forever site 289 or 56.3Ha of Carnaby’s cockatoo habitat, during and attributable to construction.

Vegetation  All clearing activities require an  Daily inspection during clearing  Report all GDP breaches to the Conforming clearing approved internal Ground activities of the condition of PTA prior to the end of shift. Evidence: Disturbance Permit (7310-000- boundary demarcation and the  A GDP Register with total hectares  Visual inspection items are 001). location of the vegetation of vegetation cleared to be covered in the Weekly cleared to confirm no clearing  PTA to provide GPS co-ordinates maintained. inspection forms. of areas approved to be cleared to outside of the development  Submit survey files of the cleared  Contractor Clearing Permits the contractor to prevent envelope areas to the PTA one week after including pre- and post- unapproved clearing.  Daily inspection of clearing clearing. clearing inspections.  Demarcate the development extents to confirm that total  Monthly clearing and rehabilitation  Contractors Clearing envelope (e.g. via installation of area of native vegetation areas shall be reported in the Register maintained and temporary fencing or survey pegs) cleared does not exceed the Monthly Contractor provided to PTA as part of to prevent clearing outside of identified targets. monthly reporting. approved areas.  Monthly visual inspections of  Sites are fenced to restrict  Identify trees to be kept, where vegetation health for dust vehicle movement outside applicable. impacts of site boundaries.  Contractors to maintain clearing  Contractor Site induction register package includes land clearing requirements.

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence  Vehicles and machinery shall only Overall management targets use designated tracks / roads. achieved  Require all personnel to complete a site induction that will include ground disturbance permits and land clearing procedures.

Management targets:  No introduction of new weed species into the development envelope during and attributable to construction  No introduction or spread of weed species into surrounding native vegetation during and attributable to construction

Weeds  Develop and implement clean on  Weekly visual inspections for  Report increase in weed species, Conforming entry/exit procedures. This would evidence of unauthorised density and/or numbers to the Evidence: include a requirement to inspect all access, attributable to PTA.  Visual inspection items are vehicles entering and exiting the construction, to the surrounding  Maintain records of all hygiene covered in the Weekly development envelope and native vegetation from the inspections of vehicles, machinery, inspection forms. implementation of wash-down as development envelope, e.g. equipment, fill and other weed  Vehicle spot checks are required. observations of vehicles or mediums addressed in Weekly  Source clean fill, limestone, gravel machinery, damage to fencing  Report results of spot checks of inspection forms. and topsoil or other materials from  Weekly spot checks of vehicle vehicle compliance with clean on  Import fill certificates are suppliers with appropriate weed compliance with clean on entry/exit procedures provided certifying weed control measures. entry/exit procedures and dieback free  As far as practicable, inspect throughout the duration of  Contractor Site induction imported fill, limestone, gravel and construction of activities at package includes hygiene topsoil or other materials for visible each entry and exit point training requirements. evidence of weeds.  Monthly visual inspections for  Sites are fenced to restrict  For fill, limestone, gravel and topsoil weeds along the clearing edge, vehicle movement outside or other materials infested with adjacent to native vegetation, of site boundaries. weed or weed seed, either treat commencing at the prior to use, reuse at least 1.5 m commencement of clearing Overall management targets achieved

21 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence under fill, or dispose of activities, and to continue for appropriately offsite. the duration of construction  Manage the six Declared Pests  Monitoring as per the Indirect recorded in the development Impacts Environmental envelope and any other newly management plan (7901-701- identified declared weeds in 005). accordance with the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 and subsidiary regulations  Undertake regular weed spraying in areas of weed infestation along the edge of the development envelope and within cleared areas in discussion with PTA.  Require all personnel to complete a site induction that will include hygiene training with regards to weed management requirements.  Restrict unauthorised access to and from the development envelope by installing temporary fencing or barriers and signage as required.

Management targets:  Phytophthora dieback is not introduced to vegetation surrounding the development envelope attributable to construction activities.

Phytophthora  Inspect and verify all vehicles and  Monthly visual inspections for  Report identified incidences of Conforming dieback machinery to be free of weeds and dieback starting at the Phytophthora dieback introduced Evidence: soil prior to entering the commencement of clearing to vegetation surrounding the  Visual inspection items are development envelope. activities, and to continue for development envelope attributable covered in the Weekly the duration of construction. to construction activities to PTA inspection forms.

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence  Demarcate any known dieback  Weekly spot checks of vehicle  Maintain records of all hygiene  Vehicle spot checks are areas. and machinery compliance inspections of vehicles, machinery, addressed in Weekly  Demarcate any known dieback with clean on entry/exit equipment, fill and other weed inspection forms. stockpiles/infected spoil with procedures. mediums.  Contractor wash down signage  Monitoring as per the Indirect records are provided in  Avoid topsoil movement from Impacts Environmental monthly reporting. uninterpretable areas to uninfected management plan (7901-701-  Import fill certificates are areas. 005). provided certifying weed  Require that imported materials and dieback free are certified dieback free.  Sites are fenced to restrict  Install a temporary fence or vehicle movement outside appropriate buffer to prevent of site boundaries. access to surrounding vegetation.  Contractor Site induction  Require all personnel to complete package includes hygiene a site induction that will include training requirements. hygiene training with regards to Overall management targets dieback hygiene management achieved requirements, the environmental implications of the introduction and spread of dieback and obligations to follow this CEMP.

Management targets:  Topsoil from areas of known dieback infestation will not be reused in construction.  Any topsoil known to be dieback infested may be buried onsite beneath a minimum 1.5m of dieback free material in a suitable location or disposed of at landfill, in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Topsoil  Following vegetation clearing,  Weekly visual monitoring  Document topsoil data including Conforming topsoil will be salvaged from weed of topsoil salvage during date of salvage, area cleared (ha), Evidence: free and dieback free areas. clearing activities, to volume of topsoil and location of Topsoil will be stripped to a depth confirm compliance with salvage in a Topsoil Register. of approximately 50 mm and no

23 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence greater than 100 mm to prevent the relevant management  The Topsoil Register shall be  Topsoil savaged post dilution of the topsoil seed bank, actions. reported monthly in the Contractor clearing and stockpiled as per the Ground disturbance  Weekly visual monitoring Monthly Environmental Report to separately. procedure. of topsoil handling during the PTA.  Stockpiles are sign posted  Salvaged topsoil will be directly revegetation activities, to to confirm reuse potential. transferred to an identified confirm that topsoil is  Visual inspection items are receiving site if there are such spread in accordance with covered in the Weekly sites available at time of stripping. the relevant management inspection forms. If direct transfer is not possible, actions. Overall management targets topsoil will be stockpiled in a achieved dieback free area to a maximum

height of 1.5 m.

 Topsoil and subsoil shall not be mixed  Topsoil stockpiles will be sign posted  Topsoil and mulch from dieback uninterpretable areas will be stockpiled separately

Management targets:  Revegetation is completed where possible to suit the surrounding landscape.

Revegetation  Should batters be of a suitable  Confirmation of native species  Revegetation works shall be Not required gradient and material and not in planting lists and/or seed reported monthly in the Contractor No revegetation has been required for operational sources used in revegetation Monthly Environmental Report. undertaken within the reporting infrastructure purposes, they will works  Maintain records of topsoil reuse period. be stabilised with planting of  Documentation of topsoil including date of spreading, locally endemic species where stripping and reuse locations location and volume. possible and/or bioengineering  Visually monitor and controls. document revegetation success biannually during

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence  Revegetation measures to construction and two years include: post construction o Preparation of the site to ease compaction. o Sourcing of reused topsoil from the same area where consistent with dieback and weed control objectives. o Spreading of topsoil to a desired depth of 20 mm to 50 mm where achievable. o Potential application of soil stabilisers to revegetation areas to improve vegetation success.  Prior to topsoil spreading in areas intended for revegetation, the site will be prepared to ease compaction.  Topsoil for use in revegetation works will be spread to a maximum depth of 100 mm, with a desired depth of 20 mm to 50 mm where achievable.  Soil stabilisers may be applied to revegetation areas following spreading of topsoil and planting to improve revegetation success.

25 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence  Any revegetation works within Bush Forever site 289 area required to comply with the Revegetation Management Plan (7901-701-005).  Any revegetation works adjacent to Bush Forever site 289 will be compatible with adjacent remnant vegetation: o Native plant species will be used. o Reused topsoil will be sourced from same area, where consistent with dieback and weed control objectives.

Terrestrial Fauna

Management-based provisions for Terrestrial Fauna

Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Terrestrial Fauna EPA’s objective: to protect terrestrial fauna so that biological diversity and ecological integrity are maintained

Management targets:  No avoidable deaths of fauna during vegetation clearing for construction.

Vegetation  Undertake progressive clearing to allow fauna  Conduct walkover  Record known injuries or Conforming clearing to move away from clearing activities. inspection for native fauna deaths of fauna species in a Evidence:  Require that within seven days prior to species during vegetation Native Fauna Interaction clearing of native vegetation, a qualified fauna clearing activities (minimum Register as soon as expert undertakes a trapping and relocation daily frequency). practicable after the injury or

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence program for conservation significant  Twice daily inspections of death is identified (preferably  Fauna spotters onsite vertebrate fauna in accordance with a licence trenches in the morning and on the same day). Report by during all vegetation to take fauna for education or public purpose afternoon to identify trapped end of shift to the PTA clearing works. issued under Part 4 of the Biodiversity fauna and to enable capture  Report monthly in the  No trenching works were Conservation Act 2016. and relocation. Contractor Environmental undertaken during the  Conduct fauna trapping and relocation in  All staff to report if non- Monthly Report. reporting period. accordance with DBCA's Standard Operating avian native vertebrate  Prepare a report on the  Contractors Fauna Procedures (SOPs) or permit conditions. fauna are observed within trapping program, providing Register provided in  Contact DBCA prior to the trapping and the development envelope details of the methods used, monthly reporting. during construction relocation program to assist with the number of animals caught and  Fauna trapping reports activities. identification of suitable relocation sites. relocated, and location of provided in monthly  Implement the trapping and relocation for five where they were released. reporting. consecutive nights prior to clearing activities in  All areas of the project areas containing native vegetation. boundaries are now fully  Within seven days following clearing activities, fenced. install fences between cleared areas and  Visual inspection items adjacent native vegetation to limit (ie. fencing) are covered opportunities for fauna to return to the cleared in the Weekly inspection area. forms.  Require that fauna spotters are present during  Contractor Site induction clearing of native vegetation to supervise package covers fauna dispersal/relocation of any remnant fauna, and values. identification of any potential injured fauna.

 Fauna individuals injured during clearing will Non-conforming be rehabilitated by a wildlife carer. Evidence:  Visually inspect fencing and trenches within the development envelope during clearing  One section of clearing activities for isolated or trapped macrofauna did not have temporary (Western Brush Wallaby, Emus etc.) and fencing installed until reptiles in temporary construction approximately 21 days following clearing works.

27 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence infrastructure. Facilitate the relocation of trapped fauna. Overall management target  Require that all personnel complete a site achieved induction that will cover fauna values within and adjacent to the development envelope.  Visually inspect all trenches twice daily for trapped fauna, and ensure any trenches have fauna egress points or fauna refuges at intervals not exceeding 50m. First inspections needs to occur no later than 3 hours after sunrise and the second one must be between 3:00pm and 6:00pm.

Management target: No disturbance of active Black Cockatoo nests (if found) during and attributable to construction.

Disturbance to  Require that an appropriately qualified person  Monthly visual observations Report monthly to the PTA on Conforming Black Cockatoos will inspect potential Black Cockatoo breeding of marked breeding tree  Results of the potential Evidence: breeding trees trees no more than seven days prior to hollows (if found) for signs breeding tree assessment,  Contractor Clearing vegetation clearing during the Black Cockatoo of disturbance and breeding including the qualifications of Register indicates breeding season (July to December). activity. the inspector clearing occurred at  If breeding activity is identified, demarcate  Conduct walkover  Number of trees with active several locations during trees with active nests (eggs, chicks or inspection of applied 10 m nests (if any) breeding season fledglings) and apply a 10 m buffer around the buffers around marked  Outcome e.g. clearing however tree using temporary fencing. breeding trees for signs of postponed if found and area correspondence from disturbance, such as  Postpone clearing within 10 m of active nests avoided until fledglings left the Contractor and fauna temporary fence moved, until DBCA advises it is suitable to continue. nest survey reports confirm prematurely vacated nests, no tree hollows were  If Black Cockatoos are present feeding on  Any signs of disturbance to broken eggs, and dead identified within YRE site, work in the immediate area shall cease active nests. fledglings. until they have flown away. Part 2 project area.  If breeding activity is observed, regularly inspect

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence the tree until fledglings Overall management target leave the nest. achieved

Management target:  No introduction of new feral animals into the development envelope during and attributable to construction.

Feral Animals  Any domestic waste temporarily kept within  All staff to report feral  Observations of feral animals Conforming and Pest the development envelope shall be contained animal sightings within the shall be reported in a Feral Evidence: Management within lidded receptacles and made development envelope Animals Sightings Register.  Visual inspection items inaccessible to fauna, including feral dogs and during construction (ie. site cleanliness, cats. activities. bins) are covered in the  If required undertake pest management within Weekly inspection the development envelope. forms.  Require all personnel to complete a site  Contractor Site induction induction that will include hygiene training with package includes feral regards to feral animal management animal management requirements. requirements.

Overall management target achieved

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Management-based provisions for Subterranean Fauna

Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Subterranean Fauna EPA’s objective: to protect subterranean fauna so that biological diversity and ecological integrity are maintained

Management targets:  Avoid impact to significant caves or voids where practicable  No spills of hazardous materials within the development envelope  Compliance with AS 1940:2017 The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids.

Subterranean  No groundwater dewatering or abstraction  Weekly visual inspection of  Maintain an inventory of the type Conforming Fauna is proposed for this proposal. hazardous materials and volumes of hazardous materials Evidence: storage use and disposal to stored and Material Safety Data  Temporarily suspend construction activities  Visual inspection items confirm compliance with Sheets for all hazardous materials if significant caves or voids are encountered (ie. storage of materials, safe use practices. stored during construction to assess potential spill kits) are covered in impacts and appropriate mitigations to be  Maintain a register of hazardous the Weekly inspection applied. material spills and leaks including forms. location of spillage, name of  If significant caves or voids cannot be  No groundwater chemical, volume spilt, and remedial avoided, contact the PTA immediately abstraction activities action taken.  Fuel and other chemicals will be stored in were undertaken within correctly labelled containers and used in  Detail hazardous materials incidents the development designated areas only (see Inland Waters including records of spills and leaks envelope. for further detail).  Above items to be reported to the  No significant caves or  Disposal of hazardous materials to be in PTA in the Monthly Contractor voids were encountered accordance with regulatory requirements. Environmental Report during the reporting  Provision of spill kits at the designated  period. storage and use areas.  Contractor Site induction package includes  Provision of training where required, in the management of spills. safe use, handling and disposal of hazardous materials.

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Management-based provisions for Landforms

Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Landforms EPA’s objective: to maintain the variety and integrity of distinctive physical landforms so that environmental values are protected

Management targets:  Final landform is stable at completion of construction  No alteration to the parabolic dune’s morphology, beyond that currently proposed, at completion of construction.

Stabilisation and  Implement structural controls to stabilise  Monthly visual inspections  Maintain inspection records Conforming revegetation the landform, including battering the for evidence of erosion of  Monthly reporting to the PTA Evidence: excavation or using retaining walls, parabolic dune formation on the success of the  Visual inspection items (ie. informed by the geotechnical investigation outside the development stabilisation controls in the evidence of erosion) and detailed engineering design. envelope (inspections of Monthly Contractor covered in the Weekly first 10 m outside  Should batters be of a suitable gradient Environmental Report. inspection forms. and material and not required for development envelope)  Indirect Impacts operational infrastructure purposes, they  Inspection of landforms Environmental Management will be stabilised with planting of locally following large rainfall Plan implemented during the endemic species where possible and/or events to assess erosion reporting period. bioengineering controls. impacts.

 Revegetation measures include:  Monitoring as per the Not required o Prepare of the site to ease Indirect Impacts Evidence: compaction. Environmental Management Plan (7901-  Batters / retaining walls o Source reused topsoil from the same 701-005). were not constructed area where consistent with dieback during the reporting and weed control objectives. period. o Spread topsoil to a desired depth of 20  Revegetation was not mm to 50 mm where achievable. undertaken during the o Potentially apply soil stabilisers to reporting period. revegetation areas to improve

vegetation success.

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence Overall management targets achieved (where applicable)

Social Surroundings

Management-based provisions for Social Surroundings

Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Social Surroundings EPA’s objective: to protect social surroundings from significant harm

Management target:  No fugitive dust emissions outside of the development envelope.

Dust  Implement dust suppression measures  Daily visual monitoring of  Establish a complaint register and Conforming on unsealed roads and access tracks, airborne dust to confirm no record details of the complaint Evidence: cleared areas and at locations and times offsite dust impacts and including date, time, location, nature  Visual inspection items of high dust risk, including: efficacy of dust control of complaint and complainant (ie. evidence of dust measures. details o Use water carts on unsealed roads management) covered in and tracks.  Weekly visual inspections of  All registered complaints will be the Weekly inspection o Use water-assisted dust other emissions (light, noise, investigated, and complainants forms. vibration) and monitor contacted within seven days of sweeper(s) on access and local  Weather forecasts complaints by these complaint roads to remove material, as reviewed during daily emissions. necessary.  The outcomes of the investigation Pre-start meetings  Monitoring as per the Indirect will be recorded in the register  Maximum 40km/h speed limit within the  Indirect Impacts Impacts Environmental development envelope.  Document and report dust-related Environmental management plan (7901-701-  Apply hydromulch or similar soil complaints and summarise the Management Plan 005). stabiliser if stockpiles will remain for outcome of the investigation and implemented during the extended periods. resolution of complaints, including reporting period. the management measures  Install wind break fencing to prevent dust Overall management target implemented monthly to the PTA. spreading in high-risk areas. achieved

33 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence  Review daily weather forecasts, and limit construction activities during high wind conditions.  Limestone crushing to be operated in accordance with a Part V Licence should limestone crushing be required onsite.

Management target:  No avoidable disturbance to Aboriginal objects identified or unearthed during construction activities.

Aboriginal  Only clear within the approved limits of  Record and describe  Report new Aboriginal objects Conforming heritage impact to minimise disturbance of Aboriginal objects identified identified during construction Evidence: undiscovered or buried artefacts. during construction activities. activities to the PTA.  Visual inspection items  Use GDP for all ground disturbing  Compliance with these measures (ie. evidence of dust activities to ensure heritage locations are to be documented in the Monthly management) covered in known prior to entering areas Contractor Environmental Report. the Weekly inspection  Existing tracks will be used where forms. required (within development envelope)  Contractor Clearing to support construction vehicles. Permits include heritage  Ensure monitors are onsite for clearance requirements and site and initial groundworks at Yanchep locations. station site to assist with the  Aboriginal monitors were identification and management of any engaged for clearing Aboriginal objects identified or unearthed works at Yanchep during construction. Station.  Stop construction as soon as practicable  No Aboriginal objects if any Aboriginal objects are identified or were identified or unearthed in the absence of monitors unearthed during the and report the findings to the PTA. reporting period. Overall management target achieved

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Management targets:  No exceedance of construction noise limits in accordance with Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1987.  No unauthorised out of hours noise work.

Noise and  Unless otherwise approved by the City of  Observe/measure noise  Establish a complaint register to Compliant vibration Wanneroo, under a Noise and Vibration volumes during approved record noise and vibration Evidence: Management Plan (NVMP), undertake all out-of-hours work, to confirm complaints, including location, date,  Out of hours works were construction works during standard compliance with the NVMP. time, nature of complaint and completed in October construction hours only, defined as complainant details 2020 in compliance with 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on days other than  Complaints will be investigated, and an approved Out of Sundays and public holidays. the complainant contacted within Hours Noise and  Prepare an out-of-hours NVMP if works seven days Vibration Management are required outside of standard  The outcomes of the investigation to Plan construction hours. The NVMP shall be be recorded in the complaints approved by the City of Wanneroo and register Overall management targets will include:  Include a summary of noise and achieved o The need and reasons for the vibration complaints and a summary

construction work to be done. of the outcomes of investigations

o Types and durations of activity and resolution of any complaints, likely to result in noise emissions including management measures above assigned noise levels. implemented o Predictions of noise emissions.  Summarise the above and report in o Control measures for noise the Monthly Contractor emissions, including vibration. Environmental Report. o Monitoring of noise emissions, including vibration. o A protocol for receiving, handling and resolving complaints.

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 Implement noise and vibration controls in accordance with AS 2436-2010 (R2016) Guide to noise and vibration control on construction, demolition and maintenance sites.

Management target:  Consistent with the BRMP management targets (to be developed).

Fire  Comply with all the management actions  Consistent with the BRMP  Compliance with these measures to Conforming and targets outlined in a Bushfire Risk monitoring requirements (to be reported consistent with Evidence: Management Plan (BRMP) to be be developed). requirements of the BRMP.  Contractor confirms prepared as per requirements of SPP 3.7 there are no firebreaks and the Guidelines for high-risk land as the development uses. envelope is now cleared  Contractor’s Site Environmental Plans discuss parking on vegetation  Fire danger rating is monitored as part of Daily Pre-Starts  Hot works permitting system is in place but no hot works have occurred within Ningana to date  Smoking areas are designated and detailed in the mandatory Contractor induction. Non-conforming

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence Evidence:  Some controls within the Management Plan that are currently not practically achievable or required. Examples of the controls not practicaly achievable or required include; all veicles be diesel fuelled, basic fire fighting equipment (rake, knapsack, shovel) be on board all light vehicles, checking DFES webiste every half an hour to an hour depending on rating and phoning DFES if a fire is within 6km of personnel within the development envelope.  The Proponent is recommending revising the Bushfire Risk Management Plan to remove all commitments that are not practically achievable or no longer required.

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Inland Waters

Management-based provisions for Inland Waters

Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

Inland Waters EPA’s objective: to maintain the hydrological regimes and quality of groundwater and surface water so that environmental values are protected

Management targets:  No spills or leaks of hazardous materials in the development envelope during construction.  Spills are to be cleaned up as soon as practicable to reduce potential contamination.

Contamination and  Install drainage diversion around permanent  Weekly visual inspections  Maintain an inventory of Conforming spills chemical storage areas. of hazardous materials hazardous materials storage Evidence: storage, handling, and including type of material, volume  Implement drainage controls to prevent  Visual inspection items (ie. disposal to confirm stored, and Material Safety Data offsite discharge of runoff. workplace inspections, compliance with safe use Sheets.  Implement sediment control measures to materials storage, spill kits) practices. prevent offsite sedimentation.  Maintain a register of spills and covered in the Weekly  Weekly workplace leaks including location, date,  Ensure all relevant employees and inspection forms. inspections to identify nature of material spilt, and contractors are trained on safe handling  Any spills / leaks recorded staining/poor remedial action taken. procedures and incident response provided in Monthly housekeeping  A summary of spills and leaks to  No fuel or chemical storage in well head reporting. be reported in the Monthly protection zones unless approved by the  No permanent fuel storage Contractor Environmental Report. Water Corporation. onsite.  Establish fuel and chemical storage tanks on  Chemical storage in stable soil in an area not subject to flooding. compliance with management actions.

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Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence

 Unless otherwise approved, all fuel or Overall management targets chemical supply lines shall be above achieved

ground, so leaks are detectable.  Place fuel or chemicals in bunds capable of storing at least 110% of the capacity of the

largest storage tank as per AS 1940:2014: The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids.  Secondary spill containment around tanks (with a perimeter bund) should have sufficient freeboard capacity to contain all captured rainwater from a 20-year average return interval, 72-hour storm.  Report significant fuel or other chemical release to the environment to the PTA prior to the end of shift.  The site operator should inspect spill containment compounds as soon as practicable after any rainfall event. Any liquids including rainwater captured within the tank containment compound should be professionally tested for the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons. If no petroleum hydrocarbons (or other toxic materials) are present, then the stormwater may be discharged to soakage. If petroleum hydrocarbons or other potentially harmful fluids are detected, all liquid within the compound should be transferred by a licensed waste disposal contractor.

39 Public Transport Authority  EPBC 2018/8262 Compliance Report Activity Management actions Monitoring Reporting Status / Evidence  Implement a spill response procedure, which may include groundwater or surface water monitoring or soil testing as required.  Spill kits to be located in storage and refuelling areas.

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Attachment F – Proponent Notification of Commencement

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