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Asset Management | Civil Engineering | Environmental Services | GIS & Spatial Intelligence | Waste Management Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016 | Page 16 Prepared for Goldfields Environmental Management Group June 2016 Project Number TW15032 TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016|ii Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY DOCUMENT CONTROL Version Description Date Author Reviewer 0a Internal Review 26/04/16 TM RC 1a Released to Client 29/0416 TM RC 1b 2nd Draft released to Client 13/05/16 TM RC 1c Final released to Client 13/06/16 TM RC Approval for Release Name Position File Reference Director and Waste TW15032 - Main Report Ronan Cullen Management Section Leader Draft.1c Signature Copyright of this document or any part of this document remains with Talis Consultants Pty Ltd and cannot be used, transferred or reproduced in any manner or form without prior written consent from Talis Consultants Pty Ltd. TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016 |i Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study AcknowledgementsGoldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY The Goldfields Environmental Management Group (GEMG) and Talis wish to acknowledge the support and input received from the following bodies and organisations in the completion of this project: Goldfields Voluntary Regional Organisation of Councils (GVROC) Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission (GEDC) Department of Environment Regulation (DER) Waste Authority Shire of Coolgardie Shire of Dundas Shire of Esperance City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire of Laverton Shire of Leonora Shire of Menzies Shire of Ravensthorpe Shire of Wiluna AngloGold Ashanti BHP Billiton Cleanaway Humifert Pty Ltd (Karingal Pastoral) Independence Group Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mine Metals X Miles Contracting Mineral Resources Ltd Northern Star Norton Gold Fields Port of Esperance TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c Saracen Gold June 2016 | Page 16 Silverlake Resources St Barbara Toxfree TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016|ii Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group GEMGMonth YYYY The Goldfields Environmental Management Group (GEMG) is a technical and professional body of people working to achieve environmental excellence. Most of our members predominantly work within the mining industry of the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, which includes employees of mining and exploration companies, environmental consultancy and service organisations and government agencies. The GEMG was formed in 1988 by a small number of individuals involved in land rehabilitation in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. The GEMG provides a source of information on environmental management practices with a focus on the mining industry; exploring issues such as community & external stakeholders, ecology (flora & vegetation, fauna, stygofauna etc.), environmental education & communication, environmental management systems, legislation, regulatory approvals & processes, materials characterisation, mine closure, rehabilitation, waste management, recycling, water management. Every two years the GEMG facilitates a conference on Environmental Management held in Kalgoorlie- Boulder, Western Australia. The first workshop was held in 1988 and is now regarded as the premier environmental event to attend. This event offers great value for money and provides an excellent networking opportunity for environmental professionals from all over Western Australia (and beyond) and is attended by approximately 300 delegates. TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016 | Page 16 TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016|iii Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group TalisMonth YYYY Talis is a multi-disciplinary consultancy with a diverse range of expertise and significant experience in the WA market in Asset Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, Spatial and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Waste Management. Our engineers and scientists have origins and previous experience in industry, consultancy and State Government and service clients across a wide range of sectors. We have a proven track record in delivering approvals, management, investigations, monitoring requirements and strategic advice across a variety of sectors including waste management, mining, industrial, land development, Local and State Government. Environmental Services Our teams provide integrated environmental and waste management solutions and we specialise in assessment, compliance, investigations and management associated with the Environmental Protection Act 1986, Planning and Development Act 2005, Mining Act 1978 and Contaminated Sites Act 2003. We are involved in all aspects of the project life-cycle, from site selection and due diligence, environmental and planning approvals, contamination, geotechnical and acid sulphate soils investigations to compliance, monitoring and closure. We have particular expertise in dealing with statutory obligations across the environmental and planning regimes and provide specialist advisory services to our clients in both the public and private sectors. Waste Management Based on our diverse expertise and experience, Talis understands the life cycle of all wastes (municipal, commercial and construction) from generation, collection, through to recovery, treatment and disposal. Talis recognises the importance of planning for the future and advancing waste management systems to resource recovery programs. Waste awareness and education is fundamental to the successful implementation of resource recovery strategies, along with monitoring through waste data gathering and reporting frameworks. We specialise in the delivery of all types of waste management infrastructure including transfer stations, recycling and resource recovery facilities and landfills. Our team of waste engineers and scientists can provide the full range of services for waste infrastructure including site selection, site investigations, TW15032 - Main approvals,Report Draft.1c designs and documentation, tendering, construction supervision and quality assurance as June 2016 | Page 16 well as ongoing monitoring. TW15032 - Main Report Draft.1c June 2016|iv Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group Month YYYY Goldfields Waste Data and Priorities Study Goldfields Environmental Management Group ExecutiveMonth YYYY Summary At the Goldfields Environmental Management Group (GEMG) workshop in 2014, there were discussions around opportunities to improve upon existing waste management practices in the Region with many organisations, represented by GEMG members, committed to enhancing their social licence to operate. GEMG recognise the issues the Region faces and, as such, has a strong desire to assist in the advancement of Region’s waste management systems. Out of these discussions, the idea for undertaking a Waste Data and Priorities Study in the Goldfields Region was born. This Study aims to support and build upon existing work undertaken in the Region on the matter. Specifically, the Study was undertaken to collect and publish data to achieve the following key objectives: 1. Support regional policy development; 2. Assist waste services and infrastructure planning; 3. Understanding regional waste management priorities; and 4. Guide investment. In order to achieve these objectives, stakeholders across the region were invited to provide their waste data to obtain a comprehensive picture of current waste management systems and practices within the Study Area for the key waste streams. In addition to the data request, respondents were asked to provide their views on what they believe to be the key waste management priorities in the Region. Methodology In order to gather the waste data in a consistent manner from all respondents, a three level Waste Classification System (WCS) was utilised. The WCS was similar to that developed for the Pilbara and Broome Waste Data Study in 2012. The WCS aligns with the Department of Environment Regulation’s (DER) Controlled Waste Category list, which was revised in 2014. The WCS classifies waste materials according to the following three levels: Stream: the three traditional waste streams of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Commercial and Industrial (C&I) and Construction and Demolition (C&D); Sector: the sector of the economy from which the waste was generated (e.g. domestic; mining); and Material Type: describing the composition of the waste (e.g. kerbside refuse). To guide the analysis and presentation of the data, six Sub-catchment Areas were formed reflecting the key generation, treatment locations and waste flows within the Study Area (Figure 1). The Sub- catchment Areas are: Greater Wiluna Sub-catchment Area (including Wiluna townsite); Northern Goldfields Sub-catchment Area (including Leonora