Wagga Wagga Quarry Annual Review July 2019-June 2020

July 2019 - June 2020

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Document Control Document Title Environmental Management Annual Review – Wagga Wagga Quarry Document WWQAR1920 Number Document Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd Owner Issue Date Originator Reviewed Approved Draft Belinda Pignone Andrew Driver Final Resubmission

Table 0.1: Annual Review title block

Name of operation Wagga Wagga Quarry

Name of operator Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd

Development consent / project approval # MP 07_0069

Name of holder of development consent / Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd project approval Water licence # 40BL190719 and 40BL190720 for groundwater extraction of 360 ML/year; and WAL37001 (and the associated Water Supply Works Approvals) entitled the quarry to pump 100 ML/year from the Murrumbidgee River. Name of holder of water licence Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd

Annual Review start date 1 July 2019

Annual Review end date 30 June 2020

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Contents

List of Figures ...... 4 List of Tables ...... 5 1. Statement of compliance ...... 6 2. Introduction ...... 7 2.1 Project Setting ...... 8 3. Approvals...... 11 4. Operations Summary ...... 13 4.1 Pit Extraction Areas ...... 13 4.2 Infrastructure Development Upgrades ...... 13 4.3 Fleet Upgrades...... 13 4.4 Site Rehabilitation ...... 13 5. Actions required from previous annual review ...... 13 6. Environmental Performance ...... 13 6.1 Noise...... 16 6.1.1 Overview ...... 16 6.1.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria ...... 16 6.1.3 Monitoring Results...... 17 6.1.4 Monitoring Results of Previous Years ...... 18 6.1.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 18 6.1.6 Measures Implemented Over 2019-2020 ...... 18 6.2 Air Quality...... 19 6.2.1 Overview ...... 19 6.2.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria ...... 19 6.2.3 Monitoring Results...... 22 6.2.4 Monitoring Results from Previous Years ...... 24 6.2.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 25 6.2.6 Measures Implemented 2019-2020 ...... 25 6.3 Transport ...... 26 6.3.1 Overview ...... 26 6.3.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria ...... 26 6.3.3 Monitoring Results...... 27 6.3.4 Monitoring Results of Previous Years ...... 27

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6.3.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 27 6.3.6 Measures Implemented over 2019-2020 ...... 28 6.4 Water Management ...... 29 6.4.1 Overview ...... 29 6.4.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria ...... 29 6.4.3 Flooding History at the Site ...... 30 6.4.4 Monitoring Results...... 30 6.4.5 Monitoring Results of Previous Years ...... 33 6.4.6 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 34 6.5 Rehabilitation ...... 35 6.5.1 Overview ...... 35 6.5.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria ...... 35 6.5.3 Monitoring Results...... 38 6.5.4 Monitoring Results of Previous Years ...... 38 6.5.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 38 6.5.6 Measures Implemented over 2019-2020 ...... 38 6.6 Community Relations ...... 39 6.6.1 Stakeholder and Community Consultation ...... 39 7. Incident Reporting ...... 39 8. Conclusion ...... 39

LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Site location ...... 7 Figure 2: General Project Layout ...... 9 Figure 3: Site Map and Nearest Receivers ...... 10 Figure 4: Noise and Air Sensitive Receptors ...... 17 Figure 5: Location of Air Monitors ...... 21 Figure 6: Site PM10 monitoring over the 2019-2020 period...... 23 Figure 7: North Wagga Wagga BoM PM10 monitoring over the 2019-2020 period...... 23 Figure 7: Location of Groundwater Monitoring Bores (no logger in 706) ...... 31 Figure 8: Groundwater Monitoring Bore Results ...... 32

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LIST OF TABLES Table 0.1: Annual Review title block ...... 2 Table 1.1: Statement of compliance...... 6 Table 1.2: Non-compliances ...... 6 Table 1.3: Compliance status key for Table 1.2 ...... 6 Table 2.1: Quarry Roles and Responsibilities ...... 10 Table 3.1: Major Project Approval Components ...... 11 Table 4.1: Production summary ...... 13 Table 5.1: Actions required and taken stemming from previous Annual Review ...... 13 Table 6.1: Summary of Environmental Monitoring...... 14 Table 6.2: Approved Operating Hours...... 16 Table 6.3: Noise Impact Assessment Criteria (dB(A) LAeq(15min) ...... 16 Table 6.4: Project noise emission assessment...... 17 Table 6.5: Noise related complaints...... 18 Table 6.6: PM10 - Annual Limits ...... 19 Table 6.7: PM10 - 24 hour Limits ...... 19 Table 6.8: Deposited Dust - Annual and Monthly Limits ...... 20 Table 6.9: Closest sensitive receptors ...... 20 Table 6.10: Monitoring activities and locations ...... 20 Table 6.11: EPL air monitoring requirements ...... 21 Table 6.12: Dust Deposition Gauge results 2019-2020 ...... 22 Table 6.14: Total Suspended Particles annual compliance ...... 24 Table 6.15: Air monitoring comparison 2015-2020 ...... 25 Table 6.16: Movement exceedance between 1/07/2019 to 30/06/2020 ...... 27 Table 6.17: Truck dispatch yearly comparison ...... 27 Table 6.18: Traffic incidents ...... 28 Table 6.19: Quarry water licencing entitlements ...... 29 Table 6.20: Comparison of groundwater drawn down levels ...... 32 Table 6.21: Surface Water Monitoring Results ...... 33 Table 6.22: Comparison between previous reporting periods ...... 33 Table 6.23: Performance against the Biodiversity/Rehabilitation Management Plans ...... 36 Table 6.24: Performance against the Vegetation Management Plan for the Riverbank Repair ... 37 List of Abbreviations DPE NSW Department of Planning and Environment. DPI Water Division of Water within the NSW Department of Primary Industries. DRE Division of Resources & Energy within the NSW Department of Industry. EPA Environment Protection Authority. RMP Rehabilitation Management Plan or equivalent plan required under the conditions of a relevant approval WAL Water Access Licence DDG Deposited Dust Gauge Relevant Includes the following approvals where they are material to the conduct of the operation: approval a development consent, project approval, mining lease or water access licence. Reporting Financial year, unless specified otherwise in the relevant conditions of approval or period agreed in writing with DPE and DRE.

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1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE Table 1.1: Statement of compliance

Were all conditions of the relevant approval(s) complied with? DC MP 07_0069 YES/NO

Table 1.2: Non-compliances

Relevant Condition Condition Compliance Comment Where approval # description status addressed in (summary) Annual Review DP Schedule 3 24-hour particulate Non-Compliant Occurrences when Section 6.2.3 07_0069 Condition 5 matter criterion of 50 there has been an ug/m3. exceedance in the daily PM10 criteria of 50ug/m3.

Table 1.3: Compliance status key for Table 1.2

Risk level Colour code Description High Non-compliant Non-compliance with potential for significant environmental consequences, regardless of the likelihood of occurrence. Medium Non-compliant Non-compliance with: • potential for serious environmental consequences, but is unlikely to occur; or • potential for moderate environmental consequences, but is likely to occur

Low Non-compliant Non-compliance with: • potential for moderate environmental consequences, but is unlikely to occur; or • potential for low environmental consequences, but is likely to occur

Administrative Non-compliant Only to be applied where the non-compliance does not result in non- any risk of environmental harm (e.g. submitting a report to compliance government later than required under approval conditions)

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2. I NTRODUCTION

Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd (Hanson) own and operate a sand and river gravel quarry located on the floodplain of the Murrumbidgee River five kilometres (km) west of the city of Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of NSW, approximately 460km southwest of Sydney (refer to Figure 1).

Figure 1: Site location

The Wagga Wagga Quarry Extension Project involves the extraction of up to 150,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of construction aggregates over a project life of 25 years. Aggregates extracted from the site are processed at the site and transported by road to regional customers in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Mildura, Leeton, Canberra, Temora, Shepparton and as far south as Melbourne. The quarry directly employs 6 people during the reporting period, these being 3 operators, one truck driver, one casual plant operator and a quarry manager.

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), formally the Department of Planning and Environment, granted Project Approval 07 0069 subject to approval conditions on 22 November 2011. Under Condition 3 of Schedule 5 of the Project Approval, an Annual Review

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Wagga Wagga Quarry Annual Review July 2019-June 2020 is required to be submitted to the DPIE to review the environmental performance of the project. This Annual Review will detail the operational and environmental management activities of the project during the period July 2019 - June 2020.

2.1 PROJECT SETTING

The quarry has been in operation since 1987. The project site is bounded by private land to the south and the Murrumbidgee River to the north (Figure 2). The site is part of the Murrumbidgee River’s alluvial floodplain and is situated within a large meander of the River with an elevation between 174 and 177 metres AHD. The land uses surrounding the site comprise a mixture of agricultural and residential properties, and areas of public recreation. The quarry is close to a significant residential development, Riverview Estate, which is approximately 1.5 km south of the project site. The nearest receivers are shown on Figure 3.

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Figure 2: General Project Layout

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Figure 3: Site Map and Nearest Receivers

Table 2.1 provides the details of the key personnel who are responsible for the environmental management of the quarry. Table 2.1: Quarry Roles and Responsibilities

Position Name Phone Email Operations Manager Brad Allman +61 447 440 373 [email protected] Area Manager Peter Bush +61 419 689 776 [email protected] Quarry Manager Steven Starkey +61 407 060 169 [email protected] Risk Manager Aaron Binnie +61 407 012 523 [email protected] Development Manager Andrew Driver +61 417 234 774 [email protected] Environmental Planning Belinda Pignone +61 439 131 941 [email protected] and Compliance Coordinator

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3. APPROVALS

Project MP 07_0069 was approved under Section 75J of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), (22 November 2011). The major components of the project are summarized in Table 3.1. Full project description can be reviewed in Hanson’s Wagga Wagga Quarry Environmental Assessment (EA).

Table 3.1: Major Project Approval Components

Aspect Description Project summary • Extraction of up to 150,000 tpa of sand and gravel from four staged quarry pits; • Construction and management of haul roads, levee banks and sediment dams; • Processing and washing of raw quarried material; • Loading and dispatch by road of an average of 150,000 tpa of quarry products including concrete, aggregates, asphalt aggregates and road base; • Stockpiling of topsoil for reuse in rehabilitation works; and • Progressive rehabilitation of the site. Total Site Area 200ha. Extraction Areas 51.6 Ha (extraction area, including up to 22.5 ha of quarry pits); 29 ha (previous extraction area, including up to 16.8 ha of exhausted quarry pits). Extraction Method 40-tonne excavator. Extraction Rate Up to 150,000 tpa. Extraction Staging Four separate quarry pits, operated as five successive extraction stages, starting from the north and extending southwards. Resource In excess of five million tonnes of sand and gravel. Depth of Extraction Approximately 22 m - 25 m below the existing land surface, to a maximum depth of 152 m AHD, approximately 15.5 m below the average height of the Murrumbidgee River. Processing and Operation of processing facilities including a primary feed crusher and screens, Facilities with connecting conveyor belts. The site contains an existing workshop and office amenities building. A weighbridge is located on the site access road. Water Water produced from licenced groundwater dewatering operations to be treated Management on-site (settled to <50 ppm suspended solids) via the approved water recycling scheme within the approved site management plans. Main Products Concrete aggregates, asphalt aggregates, road base and sundry aggregates. Product Transport All products are transported by road, via Roach Road and McNickle Road to the Sturt Highway and then to market destinations. Maximum of 12 heavy vehicle movements per hour between 3 pm and 5 pm. Maximum of 6 heavy vehicle movements per hour between 5 pm and 6 pm. Project Life Quarrying operations may take place at the site until 31 December 2036.

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Rehabilitation Rehabilitation is proposed to be a combination of wetlands, grassland and a revegetated riparian zone. Levee banks would be removed and the material returned to pits. Pit banks would be regraded and revegetated and all pits allowed to fill with water to a standing water level of 168m AHD (expect Stage 1, which would be refilled to 1m above groundwater level). The final outcome would be a large grassed area, with five water-filled pits with vegetation around the perimeters. Employment Over the life of the quarry, the project will directly employ between 10 and 15 people during operation, and support employment of an additional 10 subcontracted truck drivers. Capital Value $0.5 million. Construction Construction of haul roads, levee banks and sediment dams, and surface water diversion banks (if required). Hours of Operation Quarrying operations Monday – Friday: 6 am – 6 pm Saturdays: 8 am – 1 pm Sundays and Public Holidays: No Activities Transportation off-site Monday – Friday 6 am – 6 pm Saturdays: 8 am – 1 pm Sundays and Public Holidays: No activities

Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) No. 2433 EPL 2433 Applies to all scheduled activities undertaken by Hanson Construction Materials at Lot 2 DP 610795 and part Lot B DP 381991 (north of Roach Road). The license provides the following:

• Performance criteria for environmental management including pollutant concentration load limits, waste limits, noise limits, air quality (odour and dust) limits; • Monitoring and record keeping requirements; • Testing methods; • Pollution complaints handling; and • Reporting requirements.

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4. OPERATIONS SUMMARY The operational production performance of the Wagga Wagga quarry is shown in Table 4.1. The quarry continues to operate well within its allowable limit under the development consent. Table 4.1: Production summary

Material (specify Approved limit Previous This reporting Next reporting source) reporting period period (actual) period (forecast) (actual) Sand & gravel 150,000 69,517 tonnes 102,000 tonnes 100,000 tonnes tonnes/year

4.1 PIT EXTRACTION AREAS Wagga Wagga Quarry have continued extraction of sand and gravel from Cell 1/Stage 1 of the quarry by either a front end loader or excavator and hauled to the processing plant where it is sorted into sellable product.

4.2 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPGRADES There have been no infrastructure upgrades over the 2019-2020 reporting period.

4.3 FLEET UPGRADES There have been no upgrades to the fleet over the 2019-2020 reporting period.

4.4 SITE REHABILITATION Quarry management continue to plant approved native plants in and around Pit 1.

5. ACTIONS REQUIRED FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL REVIEW Table 5.1: Actions required and taken stemming from previous Annual Review

Action required from Requested by Action taken by the Where discussed in previous Annual Operator Annual Review Review None required

6. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Hanson benchmarks environmental performance against the conditional requirements of MP 07_0069 and EPL 2433 as well as the approved environmental management plans. Generally environmental performance complies with expectations.

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The following environmental management/monitoring plans have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Project Approval:

• Air Quality Management and Monitoring Plan • Noise Monitoring Plan • Traffic Management Plan • Comprehensive Water Audit • Water Improvement Program • Waste Management Plan • Biodiversity Management Plan • Rehabilitation Plan • Water Monitoring Program • Water Management Plan which includes; o Site Water Balance. o Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. o Surface Water Management Plan. o Flood Management Plan. o Contingency measures.

In addition, Table 6.1 provides a summary of environmental monitoring at the Quarry.

Table 6.1: Summary of Environmental Monitoring.

Plan Monitoring Frequency Monitoring

Surface Water Monthly TSS Monitoring Plan Air Quality Monthly Dust deposition monitored by 5 Dust Deposition Management and Gauges Monitoring Plan Continuous Particulate matter < 10 μm (PM10) monitored by a DustTrak Monitor Continuous Meteorological monitoring via AWS on site. Noise Monitoring Commencement of each Unattended noise monitoring at the nominated Program stage of sensitive receivers (NMP) for 7 days (site must be extraction/development. operating normally during the monitoring period). Commencement of each Operator attended monitoring at the nominated stage of sensitive receivers for a minimum of two 15 minute extraction/development. periods during hours of operation (site must be operating normally during the monitoring period). In response to complaints Operator attended monitoring at the receiver where complaint was received for a minimum of two 15 minute periods during hours of operation (site must be operating normally during the monitoring period).

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Traffic and Transport Quarterly Product materials transported from the site, Management Plan including the date, time and tare weight of each product haulage vehicle dispatched from the site Various Biodiversity Reported annually, Weeds & riverbank repair vegetation. Management Plans activities conducted as required.

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6.1 NOISE

6.1.1 Overview The Proponent managed noise compliance through the project’s Noise Management Plan and the Project Approval conditions of consent. The Project has not progressed to the next development stage and therefore has not triggered noise monitoring during the reporting period. Noise monitoring is to occur on the commencement of a new cell. With Cell 2 stripping commencing Q4 of 2019; noise monitoring occurred 10 to 17 September 2019, as required by the project’s Noise Management Plan. The results from the operator-attended and unattended noise monitoring (Appendix C) demonstrate that the Project is in compliance with the PA Noise Impact Assessment Criteria during the monitoring period.

There have been no noise complaints during the reporting period.

6.1.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria Condition 1 of Schedule 3 of the Project Approval stipulates environmental performance conditions for the monitoring and management of noise for the Quarry. The Project Approval specifies; operating hours (Table 6.2), noise limit criteria (Table 6.3), operating conditions and the preparation of a Noise Management Plan. The locations of the nearest sensitive receivers and the corresponding monitoring locations are shown in Figure 4.

Table 6.2: Approved Operating Hours

Activity Day Time All quarrying operations Monday – Friday (except Public 6am – 6pm Holidays) Saturdays 8am – 1pm Sundays and Public Holidays No activities Transportation off-site Monday – Friday (except Public 6am – 6pm Holidays) Saturdays 8am – 1pm Sundays and Public Holidays No activities

Table 6.3: Noise Impact Assessment Criteria (dB(A) LAeq(15min)

Location Day Kulleroo 2 39 Riverglen 40 All other privately owned land 36

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Figure 4: Noise and Air Sensitive Receptors

6.1.3 Monitoring Results VMS were commissioned to undertake both operator-attended and continuous unattended operational noise compliance monitoring following the commencement of operations within Wagga Wagga Quarry Cell 2 to assess compliance of the operations against the Noise Impact Assessment Criteria nominated in Schedule 3, Condition 1 of the Project Approval. Permission to leave continuous unattended monitoring equipment was sort with permission received from four properties. Based on the estimated project noise emission contributions and supplemental real-time audio recordings, the estimated project noise contributions for each location are presented in the table below. Table 6.4: Project noise emission assessment

Period Location Estimated Project Project Noise Impact Project Noise Noise Level Assessment Criteria Assessment Contribution LAeq (15min) (dB re Laeq (15 min) (dB 20 uPa) re20 uPa)

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Day 111 River Road 34 35 Pass 58 Poachers Lane 30 35 Pass 191 Roach Road 35 35 Pass 932 Sturt Highway 18 35 Pass

6.1.4 Monitoring Results of Previous Years Monitoring results from previous years (2012) indicated that there was no breach in compliance at the commencement of works of Cell 1. There were no noise complaints over the 2019-2020 period, no change from the previous year. Table 6.5: Noise related complaints

Previous Reporting Period Internal Complaints External Complaints 2014-2015 Nil Nil 2015-2016 Nil Nil 2016-2017 Nil Nil 2017-2018 Nil Nil

6.1.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions There was no noise related non-compliance during the 2019-2020 reporting period.

6.1.6 Measures Implemented Over 2019-2020 Hanson has continued to refine onsite noise mitigation measures and quarry operating procedures, where practical.

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6.2 AIR QUALITY

6.2.1 Overview

Particulate matter emissions (PM10) are monitored at the Quarry through the DustTrak system located at the weigh station. PM10 emissions have remained compliant with the limits established in PA 07_0069. Total Suspended Particles (TSP) is not monitored in the vicinity of the Quarry. The Air Quality Impact Assessment for the Wagga Wagga Quarry Extension Project determined that PM10 comprised 50% of Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) for dust emitted from the Quarry and therefore the PM10 monitoring results are used as a surrogate for TSP data. Based on this review TSP emissions have remained compliant with the limits established in PA 07_0069. Five dust gauges are used to monitor deposited dust levels at the sensitive receptor locations. The results of monthly monitoring have generally demonstrated compliance with the annual average deposited dust limits established in PA 07_0069. The EIS concluded that dust deposition levels were predicted to be below the air quality criterion at all surrounding sensitive receivers. Cumulative annual TSP and PM10 concentrations are predicted to satisfy the air quality criterion at all surrounding sensitive receptor locations for all modelled scenarios. Annual average TSP and PM10 concentrations were predicted to satisfy the air quality criterion at all sensitive receivers. This has been the case at the Quarry, including this Annual Review.

6.2.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria Hanson has continued to operate against the conditional requirements provided in Schedule 3, Conditions 2, 5, 6 and 7 of MP 07_0069 and EPL 2433 as well as the approved Air Quality Management Plan. All reasonable and feasible avoidance and mitigation measures must be employed so that particulate matter emissions and dust generated by the Quarry does not cause exceedances in conditions set out in MP 07_0069 and EPL 2433 shown in Table 6.6, Table 6.7 & Table 6.8.

Table 6.6: PM10 - Annual Limits

Pollutant Averaging Period Criteria Total Solid Particulates (TSP) Annual 90 µg/m3 3 Particulate matter <10 µm (PM10) Annual 30 µg/m

Table 6.7: PM10 - 24 hour Limits

Pollutant Averaging Period Criteria 3 Particulate matter <10 µm (PM10) 24hr 50 µg/m

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Table 6.8: Deposited Dust - Annual and Monthly Limits

Pollutant Averaging Period Maximum Project Maximum Total Contribution Deposited Dust Level Deposited Dust Annual 2 g/m2/month 4 g/m2/month

Air Quality Management Plan The Air Quality Management Plan was prepared by PAE Holmes detailing the assessment criteria, the monitoring locations and procedures, and the compliance checking procedures for the subsequent reporting in accordance with the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) requirements. The locations of the closest sensitive receptors are shown in Figure 4 and Table 6.9.

Table 6.9: Closest sensitive receptors

Residence ID Distance to Site Distance to East (m) North (m) Boundary processing Plant Kullaroo 0.2 1.7 527572 6117801 Sweetwater 0.2 1.4 528569 6117275 Riverglen 0.7 1.2 529831 6116625 Globine 0.5 1.0 527908 6115201 Pomigalama 0.4 1.5 526301 6116493

All monitoring locations conform to the requirements of AS 3580.1.1:2007, subject to local site constraints. Monitoring activities are outlined in Table 6.10 and shown in Figure 5.

Table 6.10: Monitoring activities and locations

Site No. Location Parameter Instrument Frequency DDG1 Dust deposition gauge located Dust Deposition DDG 30 Days (± 2 days) to the west of Roach Road just past the entrance to quarry. DDG2 Dust deposition gauge located Dust Deposition DDG 30 Days (± 2 days) approximately 220m northeast of the quarry pit. DDG3 Dust deposition gauge located Dust Deposition DDG 30 Days (± 2 days) 66m south of the primary sedimentation pond and 155m east of the main access road. DDG4 Dust deposition gauge located Dust Deposition DDG 30 Days (± 2 days) approximately 115m north of the quarry pit. DDG5 Dust deposition gauge located Dust Deposition DDG 30 Days (± 2 days) approximately 216m southeast of the quarry pit.

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Met Proximity to Site Offices Meteorological AWS Continuous Station Parameters

DustTrak Proximity to Weigh Bridge PM10 DustTrak Continuous

HVAS Proximity to Site Offices PM10 (TSP) HVAS 1-in-6 day monitoring for three months (completed)

DustTrak monitor

Figure 5: Location of Air Monitors

EPL Requirements Under the EPL 2433, air quality emissions are to be monitored on a quarterly basis, as outlined in Table 6.11. Each monitoring point location is detailed in the EPL. All air monitoring results is required to be monitored and reported in the yearly annual return documents required by the EPL licencing conditions.

Table 6.11: EPL air monitoring requirements

Locations Pollutant Units of Measure Frequency Sampling method

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DDG 1 (2), DDG 2 Total Solid Grams per square Quarterly Australian (3), DDG 3 (4), Particles metre per month Standard DDG 4 (5), DDG 5 3580.10.1-2003 (6)

6.2.3 Monitoring Results

Deposited Dust Charles Sturt University performs monthly monitoring on deposited dust at the Quarry. Monitoring over the twelve month period indicates that there were eight (8) instances of monthly levels that were higher than 4g/m2/month. All Dust Deposition Gauges fell within the annual criterion of 4g/m2/month. The April 2019 result for all deposition gauges reflect the high background levels experienced at the site during this period.

Table 6.12: Dust Deposition Gauge results 2019-2020

Month Total Insoluble Matter (g/m2/month) Comment DDG1 DDG2 DDG3 DDG4 DDG5 July 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 August 0.9 0.5 0.2 1.7 1.1 September 1.1 1.7 0.8 3.2 1.6 October 1.5 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.6 November 7.4 7.8 5.1 8.6 6.9 Bushfire affected results. December N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A January N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A February 3.3 1.4 2.4 1.7 1.5 March 2.1 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.7 April 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.8 May 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 June 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 Yearly Average 2.0 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.6 Annual average compliant at all DDG locations.

Particulate Matter Emissions (PM10) PM10 results for the 2019-2020 calender year are depicted in Figure 6 and Figure 7.

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2019-2020 PM10 Levels DustTrak 900.0 800.0 700.0 600.0 500.0

ug/m3 400.0 PM10 (ug/m3) 300.0 PM10 24-hour Criterion 200.0 100.0 0.0

Figure 6: Site PM10 monitoring over the 2019-2020 period.

2019-2020 PM10 Levels (BoM) 350

300

250

200

ug/m3 150 North Wagga BoM PM10

100 PM10 24-hour Criterion

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01/07/2019 17/07/2019 02/08/2019 18/08/2019 03/09/2019 19/09/2019 05/10/2019 21/10/2019 06/11/2019 22/11/2019 08/12/2019 24/12/2019 09/01/2020 25/01/2020 10/02/2020 26/02/2020 13/03/2020 29/03/2020 14/04/2020 30/04/2020 16/05/2020 01/06/2020 17/06/2020

Figure 7: North Wagga Wagga BoM PM10 monitoring over the 2019-2020 period.

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The average annual PM10 reading for the 2019-2020 reporting period was obtained from the Quarry sites DustTrak monitoring system. The DustTrak monitor records PM10 levels in 1 minute intervals during the reporting period.

3 3 The annual average for PM10 was 25.9 μg/m which results in a compliance with the 30 μg/m annual limit as outlined in the Project Approval and EPL. It is important to note that the annual average for the North Wagga Wagga BoM was 32.8 μg/m3 which indicates high background levels that have attributed to the Quarry’s non-compliance. The most likely contributing factor to high background levels is due to the NSW summer bushfires that occurred between November 2019 and February 2020.

3 24-hour averaging period for PM10 readings generally fell below the applicable 50 μg/m criterion however there were multiple instances recorded PM10 level for the 24-hour averaging period that exceeded the criteria of 50 µg/m3. The majority of the instances had the non-compliance levels occur outside of site operational hours. This indicates that site air quality management and mitigation during manned hours at the Quarry was reasonable and effective. Additionally it is important to recognise the high background levels being experienced at Wagga Wagga due to dry and windy conditions as well as the NSW summer bushfires. These weather conditions makes management options limiting due to the dry conditions.

Based on this review PM10 emissions have been non-compliant with the limits established in PA07_0069 and EPL 2433.

In September and October 2019 the DustTrak online cloud system shut down due to the required annual unit service. This resulted in a loss of data between September and October.

Total Suspended Particles TSP was not monitored in the vicinity of the Quarry. The Air Quality Impact Assessment determined that the PM10 to TSP ratio was calculated to be 50%. This was applied to the 2019- 2020 PM10 data to obtain an indicative TSP value in the absence of the TSP readings. Annual PM10 for 2019-2020 was recorded as 25.9 μg/m3. Therefore the TSP reading for 2019-2020 period is approximately 51.8 μg/m3 (Table 6.14). This below the 90 μg/m3 TSP criteria and hence the Quarry is deemed compliant during the reporting period.

Table 6.13: Total Suspended Particles annual compliance

PM10 annual PM10 to TSP Calculated TSP TSP criteria Compliant average ratio 25.9 μg/m3 50% 51.8 μg/m3 90 µg/m3 YES

6.2.4 Monitoring Results from Previous Years There has been an increase in 2019-2020 DDG results when compared to previous years (Table 6.15).

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Table 6.14: Air monitoring comparison 2015-2020

3 3 2 Year PM10(μg/m ) TSP (μg/m ) DDG (g/m /month) annual average 2015-2016 25.8 μg/m3 51.6 μg/m3 DDG1: 1.6 g/m2/month Compliant (Compliant) (Compliant) DDG2: 4.0 g/m2/month Compliant DDG3: 2.7 g/m2/month Compliant DDG4: 2.2 g/m2/month Compliant DDG5: 2.1 g/m2/month Compliant 2016-2017 17.7 μg/m3 35.4 μg/m3 DDG1: 1.2 g/m2/month Compliant (Compliant) (Compliant) DDG2: 1.0 g/m2/month Compliant DDG3: 0.9 g/m2/month Compliant DDG4: 3.8 g/m2/month Compliant DDG5: 3.3 g/m2/month Compliant 2017-2018 21.0 μg/m3 42.0 μg/m3 DDG1: 1.8 g/m2/month Compliant (Compliant) (Compliant) DDG2: 3.4 g/m2/month Compliant DDG3: 1.8 g/m2/month Compliant DDG4: 1.3 g/m2/month Compliant DDG5: 1.2 g/m2/month Compliant 2018-2019 35.0 μg/m3 70.0 μg/m3 DDG1: 2.4 g/m2/month Compliant (Non- (Compliant) DDG2: 2.7 g/m2/month Compliant Compliant) DDG3: 2.5 g/m2/month Compliant DDG4: 1.7 g/m2/month Compliant DDG5: 2.7 g/m2/month Compliant 2019-2020 25.9 μg/m3 51.8 μg/m3 DDG1: 2.0 g/m2/month Compliant (Compliant) (Compliant) DDG2: 1.8 g/m2/month Compliant DDG3: 1.4 g/m2/month Compliant DDG4: 2.0 g/m2/month Compliant DDG5: 1.6 g/m2/month Compliant

6.2.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions

There were twenty-two (22) days where PM10 24-hour average was over 50 3, between the period of December 2019-January 2020. μg/m

6.2.6 Measures Implemented 2019-2020 Specific dust management practices and mitigation measures are practiced at Wagga Wagga Quarry as detailed in the Air Quality Management Plan and continued throughout the 2019-2020 reporting period.

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6.3 TRANSPORT

6.3.1 Overview Truck movements are monitored through a SAP Transportation Management System that registers the orders that leave the Quarry. This system ensures that the existing limits on hourly product truck despatch are not exceeded. However, in some cases customers request that a single truck order is despatched on two orders with the result that a single truck despatch is counted twice. This process has resulted in some non-compliance records, however does not represent an exceedance of truck limits. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) states that no matters should arise from the Quarry expansion other than noise attenuation. This matter was further explored in the application to modify the shoulder morning period truck movements in 2018-2019.

6.3.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria Schedule 3, Condition 17 of the Project Approval requires Hanson to keep accurate records of transported product material. Schedule 2, Condition 6 states:

The Proponent shall not:

(a) transport more than 150,000 tonnes of product from the site per calendar year;

(b) permit more than six heavy vehicle movements per hour (total of all quarry haulage truck movements into and out of the site) between 3:00pm and 6:00pm on any weekday, unless in the case of emergency or under the direction of police or other relevant authority.

Traffic Management Plan Schedule 3, Condition 22 of Project Approval requires the implementation of a Transport Management Plan and Driver’s Code of Conduct. The objectives of the Transport Management Plan are to:

• Ensure compliance with the conditions included under Schedules 2 & 3 of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure consent conditions with respect to traffic and transport matters; • Encourage compliance and acceptance of the Truck Driver Code of Practice by all heavy vehicle drivers using the Quarry. • Minimise traffic and transport impacts of the Quarry on the community, • Foster an understanding and awareness within the company of community expectations and legislative requirements; • Protect and enhance public safety through compliance with relevant road rules; and • Increase occupational health and safety (OH&S) understanding in relation to fatigue, vehicle operation in public areas and obligation to general public.

Heavy vehicle drivers hauling from Wagga Wagga Quarry must;

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• Have undertaken a site induction carried out by an approved member of the Quarry staff or suitably qualified person under the direction of the Quarry management; • Hold a valid driver’s licence for the class of vehicle that they operate; • Operate the vehicle in a safe manner within and external to the Quarry site; • Comply with the direction of authorised site personnel when within the site; and • Comply with the Australian Road Rules external to the site.

6.3.3 Monitoring Results The potential exceedance and corresponding reasoning for potential exceedances during the 2018- 2019 period is reported in Table 6.16. The full list of movements of the 2018-2019 period is found in Appendix A. Table 6.15: Movement exceedance between 1/07/2019 to 30/06/2020

Date Time Number Number Reason Compliant allowed dispatched 18/10/2019 9pm-10pm 0 1 No Breach (incorrect time loaded Yes into system). 13/01/2020 6pm-7pm 0 1 No Breach (incorrect time loaded Yes into system). 20/02/2020 5pm-6pm 3 4 No Breach (system counted split Yes load as two dispatches).

6.3.4 Monitoring Results of Previous Years As seen in Table 6.17, there has been a decrease in the number of breaches over the last two years. Table 6.16: Truck dispatch yearly comparison

Reporting Period Number of truck dispatch exceedances 2016-2017 There were thirteen (13) instances where the transportation movements exceeded the stipulated 3 dispatches per hour between the hours of 3pm – 6pm and seven (7) instances where the Saturday dispatch hours were exceeded. 2017-2018 There were two (2) instances where the transportation movements exceeded the stipulated 3 dispatches per hour between the hours of 3pm-6pm and four (4) instances where the Saturday dispatch hours were exceeded. 2018-2019 There were no instances where transportation movements exceeded the stipulated 3 dispatches (now 6 as of October 2018) between the hours of 3pm- 6pm (now 3pm-5pm and 3 dispatches between 5pm-6pm as of October 2018). There were no instances where the Saturday dispatch hours were exceeded. 2019-2020 There were no instances where transportation movements exceeded the stipulated 6 dispatches between the hours of 3pm-5pm and 3 dispatches between 5pm-6pm. There were no instances where the Saturday dispatch hours were exceeded.

6.3.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions There were no exceedance in truck movements during the 2018-2019 period.

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There were no traffic incidents in the 2018-2019 reporting period, as seen in Table 6.18. Table 6.17: Traffic incidents

Reporting period Number of incidents Details of incident 2015-2016 0 n/a 2016-2017 0 n/a 2017-2018 0 n/a 2018-2019 0 n/a 2019-2020 0 n/a

6.3.6 Measures Implemented over 2019-2020 The Quarry continued to operate the SAP counting system to monitor and manage truck dispatch numbers. New rules incorporated into the SAP reporting software has reduced the number of false positives such as split loads.

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6.4 WATER MANAGEMENT

6.4.1 Overview Water level monitoring is undertaken in seven (7) groundwater monitoring bores, while surface water quality is tested monthly. The implementation of the Water Improvement Program (Evans & Peck, 2013) has resulted in the Quarry adopting the use of a recycled processing water system. The consequential environmental improvement is the cessation of the need to draw processing water directly from the Murrumbidgee River. Accordingly, Hanson has removed the two river pumps and installed these within the internal water recycling system.

6.4.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria • Monitoring and recording of all key elements of the project Site Water Balance • Groundwater Monitoring Program The implementation of the Water Improvement Program (11 March 2013), Evans & Peck, in particular the Water management Option 1 identified in that report, has resulted in the quarry adopting the use of a recycled processing water system. The consequential environmental improvement is the cessation of the need to draw processing water directly from the Murrumbidgee River. Accordingly, Hanson has removed the two river pumps and installed these within the internal water recycling system. The current licensed groundwater allocation in this period is 503 ML with total groundwater take from all pits sitting at 420.37 ML.

Table 6.18: Quarry water licencing entitlements

WAL # Water sharing plan, source and Entitlement management zone (as applicable) WAL37001 Murrumbidgee regulated river water source 100 Units WAL3788 Murrumbidgee regulated river water source 50 Units WAL33474 Wagga Wagga alluvial groundwater source 360 Units SWC770618 Temporary allocation for 2018/2019 water season 274 Units WAL33474 Temporary allocation for 2019/2020 water season 143 Units

EPL Requirements The site is required to comply with Section 120 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. The site has one (1) licenced discharge point to the Murrumbidgee River.

The site’s EPL stipulates performance criteria for discharge of water from site. Water discharged from the discharge point waters is not to exceed a water quality of TSS concentration of 50 mg/L during discharges.

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6.4.3 Flooding History at the Site Wagga Wagga Quarry is located on the banks of a large meander of the Murrumbidgee River. Due to the locality of the quarry, it has been subject to four major flooding events.

• December 2010 where the Murrumbidgee River reached 9.702m (15.5 years ARI); and • March 2012 in which the Murrumbidgee River reached 10.602m (58years ARI). Data was taken from the Wagga Wagga gauge (410001). • 13 September 2016 where the Murrumbidgee River reached 8.318m. • 5 October 2016 where the Murrumbidgee River reached 8.952m.

In both flooding events of 2016 the repairs riverbank and fuse plug/spillway of Pit 2 performed as per its design.

Cell 1 levee suffered damage during the flood event on 13 September 2016. The damage area was under repair when the river flooded again three weeks later on 5 October 2016. This flood was higher than the 13 September flood and the flood waters caused further damage which resulted in a scoured breach from the Cell 1 pit to the river as well as the loss of bore 705.

It should be noted that the river levels only raised high enough to fill the low lying channels and gullies adjacent to the Cell 1 levees. The perched water caused the levees to become saturated and resulted in localised collapses. The breach has since been repaired and the Cell 1 pit is in the stages of completing repair works to the damaged areas.

6.4.4 Monitoring Results

Continued water quality monitoring is completed in accordance with EPL, Project Approval Conditions and Water Management Plans.

Wagga Wagga Quarry has seven (7) active borehole water depth loggers located on site collecting and recording continuous water depth and temperature readings. The locations of these monitoring boreholes are depicted in Figure 7.

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Figure 8: Location of Groundwater Monitoring Bores (no logger in 706)

Groundwater data is recorded hourly using Dipper Logger Heron Software. This data is stored in the Dipper Logger and is collected periodically and uploaded digitally. The compensated water depth (MB GL) of groundwater from the seven monitoring bores is depicted in Figure 8.

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170.00 Wagga Wagga Quarry Groundwater Monitoring 2019-2020

168.00 W0701 166.00 W0702 W0703 164.00

MBGL W0705 162.00 W0707

160.00 W0708 W0709 158.00

Figure 9: Groundwater Monitoring Bore Results

The groundwater level drawdown data is shown in Table 6.20. The groundwater level drawn down difference between the standing water levels (SWL) at the time of the borehole construction and the averages for 2019-2020 indicates there has been a slight drawdown for W0701, W0702 & W0705 but well above the predicted drawdown with the EIS. W0707 have seen a gain in water levels.

Table 6.19: Comparison of groundwater drawn down levels

SWL (AHD)m W0701 W0702 W0704 W0705 W0707 Average July 2019 – June 2020 167.00 167.21 N/A 162.77 168.11 Bore Construction 167.58 167.5 167.17 167.39 167.64 Predicted Oct 2015 166.59 164.98 165.78 157.6 167.32 Observed drawdown (-ve( loss), +ve(gain)) -0.58 -0.29 N/A -4.62 0.47 Predicted drawdown (-ve( loss), +ve(gain)) -0.99 -2.52 -1.39 -9.79 -0.32

A replacement logger for W0705 was installed at the quarry site in the third quarter of 2019 (Figure 7). W0703 has been monitored in place of W0705 but has been removed as works for Cell 2 commenced in the second half of 2019.

Surface Water Results Water is tested monthly from the “Settling Pond” and the “River”. All results during the reporting period comply with the limits stipulated within the EPL. No discharges occurred during the 2019- 2020 period.

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Table 6.20: Surface Water Monitoring Results

Month Location Conductivity pH TSS July Settling Pond 393 8.1 4 River 208 8.0 31 August Settling Pond 137 7.7 25 River 304 7.0 18 September Settling Pond 104 7.7 13 River 307 8.3 37 October Settling Pond 311 8.0 78 River 61 8.2 25 November Settling Pond 400 8.6 8 River 61 8.7 24 December Settling Pond N/A N/A N/A River N/A N/A N/A January Settling Pond N/A N/A N/A River N/A N/A N/A February Settling Pond 340 7.9 21 River 160 7.5 203 March Settling Pond 411 8.3 8 River 127 7.8 10 April Settling Pond 408 8.4 5 River 278 8.2 9 May Settling Pond 405 8.0 6 River 204 8.1 8 June Settling Pond 399 8.0 9 River 180 8.0 16

6.4.5 Monitoring Results of Previous Years Results are consistent with those of the 2018-2019 reporting period.

Table 6.21: Comparison between previous reporting periods

Reporting Year Exceedances 2015 - 2016 Nil 2016 - 2017 Nil 2017 – 2018 1 2018 – 2019 Nil 2019 - 2020 Nil

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6.4.6 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions There has been no discharges during 2019-2020 period with no monthly monitoring results outside of the EPL levels therefore no non-compliances. Groundwater levels have remained consistent.

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6.5 REHABILITATION

6.5.1 Overview The site operates in accordance with the Wagga Wagga Quarry Flora and Fauna Management Plan. The site has not conducted any vegetation clearance during the reporting period.

Self-seeding has been the predominant rehabilitation strategy applied at Wagga Wagga quarry. Mature Eucalyptus camaldulensis dominate the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. Pollination by insects, birds and small mammals, enables the species to release numerous fertilised seeds per year. If the conditions are acceptable, these seeds will germinate into viable saplings. The succession of vegetation in these areas will develop soil structure integrity and promote associated ecological system benefits.

6.5.2 Relevant Statutory Requirements and Criteria Hanson has endeavoured to implement management measures in accordance with the Project Approval to minimise impact on threatened species, populations and EECs. Under Schedule 3, Condition 38 of MP 07_0069, the Quarry is required to rehabilitate the site in accordance with objectives in Table 6.23. The Project Approval requires a Rehabilitation Management Plan. The Statement of Commitments stipulates the following (see Section 5.6.2.2 Statement of Commitments for further details); • Vegetation Clearance Management Plan • Revegetation Plan • Feral Animal Control Management Plan • Weed Management Plan

The Project Approval includes a Statement of Commitments from the Proponent.

In order to minimise the impact of vegetation clearing the proponent will commission and commence a Vegetation Clearance Management Plan, Revegetation Plan, Feral Animal Control Management Plan, and Weed Management Plan prior to commencement of quarrying activities. These plans will be developed by a suitably qualified and experienced person and take into consideration the following:

• Implications of meta-population dynamics • Implications of transitional zone dynamics • Episodic high disturbance events • Loss of functional role of species • Clearing of native vegetation; and removal of dead wood and dead trees • Bush rock removal • Invasion of exotic perennial grasses • Predation by European Red Fox , Feral Cats, and Rabbits

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Biodiversity/Rehabilitation Management Plan Flora and Fauna management plan for the Hanson Wagga Wagga Quarry Extension Project. The contents of this report will include a Vegetation Clearance Management Plan, Revegetation Plan, Feral Animal Control Management Plan and Weed Management Plan.

Table 6.22: Performance against the Biodiversity/Rehabilitation Management Plans

Objective Outlined in Management Plan Compliance over the reporting period

Clearing of native vegetation, hollow stumps and fallen timber Any hollow logs currently present within Cell 1 of the proposal Logs were re-allocated on site. will be removed and stockpiled for use in restoration following the completion of extraction at each stage. Logging waste will be stockpiled on the outer of Cell 1 (to the North-East) away from the area which is to be excavated for the quarry pit. Vegetation to be retained outside of the extraction areas will Rehabilitation area has been fenced off. be fenced off to protect it from machinery. Vegetation is excluded by the strategic construction and use of haul roads on site and identified workings areas, preventing off road transit. Top soil will be stockpiled and used in rehabilitation work as Top soil is stockpiled when it is not used for each stage is exhausted. It is expected that Cell 1 and about works on site directly. Cell 1 has not been 80m to the south will be filled back to the existing ground exhausted and therefore the majority of this level and revegetated on completion of extraction in Cell 1. recommendation has not been triggered. The remainder of Cells 2 and 3 will be flooded and used for water storage upon their completion of extraction. Quarry sand and gravel material will be extracted using a 40T Noted. excavator and material will be transported to the crushing plant in the south of the property via 35T dump trucks. The banks of each stage will be revegetated with native plant Not yet triggered. species similar to the surrounding vegetation community (river red gum forest/woodland), ultimately resulting in a series of dams similar to the restored area in the north-west of the existing Pit 1. A fauna expert/trained wildlife rescue person will be called in Not triggered the event that any wildlife is found during the removal of the hollow bearing tree within Cell 4. This person will be trained in handling and identification of a range of fauna, particularly birds and bats and be vaccinated for rabies as protection against the bat lyssavirus. Revegetation and prevention of feral animals Baiting of rabbits, foxes and cats within the confines of the Not required during the reporting period quarry as required. Areas outside the quarry pit areas that are revegetated, The fences around the property were replaced including the riparian vegetation along the Murrumbidgee following the 2012 Floods. The fences are River, will be fenced to prevent cattle from entering. Fences inspected by quarry staff approximately every will be maintained in good repair and will be regularly quarter. In addition, the adjacent landholder patrolled. The use of barbed wire will be avoided as squirrel inspects fencing regularly as part of his cattle farming operations.

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gliders and other fauna are known to become tangled and could suffer a long and painful death. Revegetation will allow a natural regrowth of trees, shrubs Noted and groundcovers. River Red Gums are likely to spread from local seed, however shrubs and groundcovers may need to be planted. Only species natural to the River Red Gum Forest/Woodland will be planted. New hauls roads will be constructed to eliminate and impact The site uses designated haul roads on existing riparian habitats. Weed management control Systematic surveys and inspections of land within the control Quarry manager informally surveys the site for area. weeds on a regular basis. Plan strategic weed management programs for the control During the 2014 – 2015 reporting period, Wagga area and keep records of such programs Wagga Quarry was inspected for weeds by Wagga Wagga City Local Council. It was deemed that no significant weeds were identified on site and general hygiene practises on site were deemed satisfactory and actual excavation area free of weed material. Treat weeds with an herbicide registered for control in the During the 2014 – 2015 reporting period, Wagga manner according to the label or any permit for that Wagga Quarry was inspected for weeds by herbicide. Wagga Wagga City Local Council. It was deemed that no significant weeds were identified on site and general hygiene practises on site were deemed satisfactory and actual excavation area free of weed material. Coordinate the implementation of weed management plans. Noted. Control Re-growth annually. Noted.

Vegetation Management Plan for the Riverbank Repair A Vegetation Management Plan for the Riverbank Repair was prepared June 2013 by Geoff Cunningham Natural Resource Consultants Pty Ltd. Table 6.23: Performance against the Vegetation Management Plan for the Riverbank Repair

VMP Requirement Action The River Red Gums to be established should be In progress. grown from locally sourced seed to ensure that the establishing trees have the same genetic qualities as the River Red Gums that are already growing in the vicinity.

The trees should be planted from the top of the bank In progress. [levee] to the point where the natural growth of the gallery trees ends closer to the river’s normal channel. Figure 1 shows the area that is proposed to be planted on both the inside [quarry side] face of the repaired bank and on the river side. A suggested irregular spacing is between 5 and 10 Noted. metres.

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Around each planted seedling an area 3m x 3m square Not implemented. This is considered to be a should be protected by rock armouring comprised of low risk threat. Fallen tree logs may be stones about 15cm in diameter. substituted where appropriate. Each seedling should also be protected by a welded In progress. mesh tree guard to protect it from grazing by rabbits, kangaroos and wayward sheep or cattle. WITHOUT FAIL, the Quarry Manager should have the Not yet triggered. tree guards removed as soon as there is an indication that the site is about to experience a flood or high river level. The guards should be progressively removed as the river rises and then replaced at it falls. Any seedlings that die should be immediately replaced In progress. as should any that are washed out by floodwater. Any introduced shrubs and trees such as Blackberry, Not yet triggered. Briar Rose, fruit trees, exotic ornamentals or Willows should be treated with herbicide to remove them from the area being revegetated as soon as they appear. A maintenance period of four years should apply to the Not yet triggered. works proposed. This should allow the planted trees to establish sufficiently to allow the tree guards and star pickets to be removed and an adequate ground cover to establish.

6.5.3 Monitoring Results The Project has engaged manual seedling over the river bank repaired area. Seed base of native grasses has been established with preliminary pleasing results. Planting of Red River Gums has been completed at the river bank repair works. Red River Gum is a species that is planted in accordance with the Rehabilitation Management Plan. There have been some dieback of the plantings due to Kangaroos on the site which are being replaced in the seasonally appropriate period of 2019.

Wagga Wagga quarry will continue to operate as is current, which does not include active spraying or removal of weeds on site. Should weeds alter in terms of the species on site, or the spread of weeds, the quarry management will assess site applicable weed maintenance/removal measures.

6.5.4 Monitoring Results of Previous Years Monitoring results are similar to previous years.

6.5.5 Non Compliance and Corrective Actions There have been no non-compliance or corrective actions required in the 2019-2020 period.

6.5.6 Measures Implemented over 2019-2020 Hanson continues to implement plantings at the Pit 1 rehabilitation area.

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6.6 COMMUNITY RELATIONS

6.6.1 Stakeholder and Community Consultation The Wagga Wagga Quarry Community Consultative Committee (WWQCC) was established in accordance with the NSW Government Guidelines for Establishing and Operating a Community Consultative Committee for Mining Projects (Guidelines), (Department of Planning 2007). The committee is made up of representatives of the following:

• Riverview Estate – 4 representatives • Hanson – 2 representatives, plus a minute taker • Chair – Independent Chair • Wagga Wagga City Council – 1 representative There has been one CCC meeting held during the reporting period (21 August 2020). The Minutes of the Community Consultative Committee Meetings are publicly available on the Hanson website.

7. INCIDENT REPORTING Hanson shall notify the relevant government authorities of any incident associated with the Quarry immediately after the Company becomes aware of the incident, as per the Wagga Wagga Quarry Pollution Incident Response Management Plan. Within 7 days of the date of the incident, Hanson will provide the relevant agencies with a detailed report on the incident.

8. C ONCLUSION Hanson has incorporated environmental monitoring and management as an integral component in the operations at Wagga Wagga Quarry. This is shown in Project Approval compliance and lack of complaints pertaining to the project. Hanson’s major concern since the 2016 flooding event has been the repair of the riverbank to ensure project compliance and facilitation of the return to standard quarry practices. This reporting period has documented structural completion of these works and the implementation of the Water Management Improvement Program.

The project will continue extraction in Cell 1 during the next reporting period utilising the same extraction and processing methods.

Hanson’s Wagga Wagga Quarry has been operating based on a collegial relationship between the surrounding amenity, community and environment and will endeavour to continue this over the project life.

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Appendix A

TRANSPORT MOVEMENTS

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Wagga Wagga QuarryTransport Movements Q3 2019 (July - September) Calendar day No of Dlv 0 0 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 6 6 to 7 7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 13 13 to 14 14 to 15 15 to 16 16 to 17 17 to 18 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22 22 to 23 23 to 24 1/07/2019 23 4 2 2 3 3 5 4 2/07/2019 27 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 4 3/07/2019 9 1 2 1 1 3 1 4/07/2019 39 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 1 3 6 6 1 5/07/2019 42 1 4 3 3 6 6 4 2 4 4 3 2 6/07/2019 4 4 8/07/2019 12 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 9/07/2019 13 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 10/07/2019 16 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 11/07/2019 16 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 12/07/2019 12 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 15/07/2019 20 1 3 3 1 4 1 2 4 1 16/07/2019 9 2 2 1 1 2 1 17/07/2019 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 18/07/2019 13 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 19/07/2019 22 4 3 1 5 1 3 3 2 20/07/2019 2 2 22/07/2019 21 4 1 3 6 4 1 1 1 23/07/2019 19 3 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 1 24/07/2019 15 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 25/07/2019 13 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 26/07/2019 15 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 29/07/2019 13 1 3 1 4 2 2 30/07/2019 12 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 31/07/2019 17 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 Result 417 4 16 45 45 39 42 65 19 48 42 40 12 1/08/2019 30 2 2 3 5 7 6 1 1 2 1 2/08/2019 19 2 1 1 2 5 2 2 2 2 5/08/2019 17 2 3 1 4 2 2 1 2 6/08/2019 7 1 1 2 2 1 7/08/2019 32 1 5 4 4 5 5 3 1 2 2 8/08/2019 18 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 9/08/2019 24 1 3 4 2 4 2 3 3 2 10/08/2019 5 2 1 2 12/08/2019 22 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 13/08/2019 22 1 2 2 5 4 2 4 2 14/08/2019 25 2 4 3 3 4 1 4 2 2 15/08/2019 22 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 5 3 16/08/2019 12 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 17/08/2019 3 2 1 19/08/2019 15 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 20/08/2019 39 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 5 3 2 21/08/2019 15 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 1 22/08/2019 12 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 23/08/2019 37 5 6 2 3 4 4 5 3 5 24/08/2019 5 1 1 2 1 26/08/2019 16 1 3 3 4 2 2 1 27/08/2019 24 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 28/08/2019 16 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 29/08/2019 23 1 2 1 2 5 2 3 6 1 30/08/2019 10 3 2 2 1 2 31/08/2019 3 1 2 Result 473 1 1 4 43 53 37 55 64 44 52 56 51 11 2 2/09/2019 13 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 3/09/2019 14 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 4/09/2019 26 2 3 2 3 3 3 6 3 1 5/09/2019 13 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 6/09/2019 9 2 1 1 2 1 2 9/09/2019 12 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 10/09/2019 39 3 2 5 5 6 4 4 6 4 11/09/2019 10 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 12/09/2019 16 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 13/09/2019 19 3 2 1 3 2 1 5 2 16/09/2019 10 3 2 1 1 2 1 17/09/2019 19 1 4 2 2 4 1 4 1 18/09/2019 18 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 19/09/2019 20 2 4 3 1 1 4 3 2 20/09/2019 17 2 2 3 2 5 3 21/09/2019 2 1 1 23/09/2019 25 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 24/09/2019 23 3 3 2 3 2 1 4 2 3 25/09/2019 23 1 5 4 2 4 3 1 1 2 26/09/2019 9 2 2 2 1 2 27/09/2019 11 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 28/09/2019 5 2 2 1 30/09/2019 25 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 Result 378 1 43 47 43 45 47 30 47 39 31 5 Wagga Wagga QuarryTransport Movements Q4 2019 (October - December) Calendar day No of Dlv 0 0 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 6 6 to 7 7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 13 13 to 14 14 to 15 15 to 16 16 to 17 17 to 18 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22 22 to 23 23 to 24 1/10/2019 18 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 2/10/2019 19 3 3 1 1 4 2 3 2 3/10/2019 28 2 5 3 2 3 2 4 5 2 4/10/2019 8 1 1 2 1 1 2 8/10/2019 18 2 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 9/10/2019 21 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 2 10/10/2019 13 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 11/10/2019 16 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 14/10/2019 12 2 3 2 3 1 1 15/10/2019 15 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 16/10/2019 14 1 1 1 5 4 2 17/10/2019 15 1 4 1 3 1 1 3 1 18/10/2019 17 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 19/10/2019 3 2 1 21/10/2019 38 18 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 22/10/2019 23 1 5 3 1 6 1 2 3 1 23/10/2019 25 3 4 3 3 4 2 1 3 2 24/10/2019 17 4 1 1 1 1 5 4 25/10/2019 15 3 2 4 1 1 4 28/10/2019 14 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 29/10/2019 36 5 6 5 3 4 4 3 4 2 30/10/2019 24 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 31/10/2019 28 6 4 2 6 3 3 2 2 Result 437 1 19 1 56 53 36 43 58 33 43 53 38 3 1 1/11/2019 25 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 1 2 1 4/11/2019 10 1 1 4 3 1 5/11/2019 8 2 1 1 1 1 2 6/11/2019 13 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 7/11/2019 28 5 4 4 5 2 2 2 3 1 8/11/2019 15 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 11/11/2019 16 4 1 3 2 1 2 3 12/11/2019 13 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 13/11/2019 15 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 14/11/2019 25 3 4 5 2 3 2 5 1 15/11/2019 16 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 18/11/2019 16 2 1 1 3 1 3 5 19/11/2019 17 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 3 20/11/2019 11 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 21/11/2019 9 1 1 4 2 1 22/11/2019 21 1 3 5 4 2 2 3 1 23/11/2019 5 1 2 1 1 25/11/2019 21 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 26/11/2019 12 2 4 1 3 1 1 27/11/2019 20 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 2 28/11/2019 15 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 29/11/2019 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 Result 340 43 45 42 37 37 34 36 36 27 3 2/12/2019 17 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 3/12/2019 27 6 3 3 4 2 3 4 2 4/12/2019 9 2 2 1 1 1 2 5/12/2019 18 2 2 2 3 6 2 1 6/12/2019 23 3 3 2 4 2 4 4 1 7/12/2019 1 1 9/12/2019 18 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 10/12/2019 12 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 11/12/2019 16 5 1 1 3 2 2 2 12/12/2019 12 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 13/12/2019 15 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 14/12/2019 5 4 1 16/12/2019 27 5 1 6 3 5 1 2 4 17/12/2019 18 2 2 1 2 4 4 3 18/12/2019 15 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 19/12/2019 13 3 2 3 2 1 2 20/12/2019 8 3 1 2 1 1 Result 254 36 29 26 33 25 34 28 20 19 2 2 Wagga Wagga QuarryTransport Movements Q1 2020 (January - March) Calendar day No of Dlv 0 0 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 6 6 to 7 7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 13 13 to 14 14 to 15 15 to 16 16 to 17 17 to 18 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22 22 to 23 23 to 24 6/01/2020 10 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 7/01/2020 13 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 8/01/2020 6 1 2 1 1 1 9/01/2020 3 2 1 10/01/2020 6 1 3 1 1 13/01/2020 34 1 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 5 5 1 14/01/2020 32 4 3 4 4 6 2 5 2 2 15/01/2020 29 5 5 4 5 5 2 1 2 16/01/2020 50 21 4 6 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 17/01/2020 23 3 4 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 18/01/2020 22 4 3 5 5 5 20/01/2020 56 7 8 7 6 2 8 6 7 5 21/01/2020 14 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 22/01/2020 20 1 3 5 2 1 1 4 3 23/01/2020 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 24/01/2020 23 14 2 2 1 3 1 28/01/2020 26 5 1 5 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 29/01/2020 8 1 1 3 1 1 1 30/01/2020 13 2 2 3 2 1 4 1 31/01/2020 19 6 4 2 4 1 2 Result 414 2 45 46 63 46 37 41 33 34 35 28 2 3 1 3/02/2020 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 4/02/2020 18 1 2 2 4 2 2 4 1 5/02/2020 36 14 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 6/02/2020 12 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 7/02/2020 9 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 8/02/2020 2 2 10/02/2020 13 4 2 3 1 1 2 11/02/2020 7 1 3 1 2 12/02/2020 11 2 2 1 2 3 1 13/02/2020 7 3 1 1 1 1 14/02/2020 12 1 9 1 1 1 17/02/2020 11 1 2 3 3 1 1 18/02/2020 10 2 1 2 2 2 1 19/02/2020 6 2 2 1 1 20/02/2020 10 2 1 3 4 21/02/2020 7 1 4 1 1 24/02/2020 23 1 6 3 2 1 1 4 4 1 25/02/2020 13 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 26/02/2020 9 1 1 2 2 3 27/02/2020 17 2 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 1 28/02/2020 15 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 2 1 29/02/2020 2 1 1 Result 262 4 26 27 36 25 26 28 15 29 34 12 4 2/03/2020 11 3 1 2 1 3 1 3/03/2020 14 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 4/03/2020 2 1 1 5/03/2020 2 1 1 6/03/2020 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 9/03/2020 23 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 10/03/2020 12 1 2 4 2 1 2 11/03/2020 13 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 12/03/2020 26 7 1 4 6 3 1 4 13/03/2020 8 1 3 1 2 1 16/03/2020 15 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 17/03/2020 8 3 1 2 2 18/03/2020 15 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 19/03/2020 8 1 2 1 2 1 1 20/03/2020 14 2 2 1 4 1 2 2 23/03/2020 9 1 1 1 2 1 3 24/03/2020 17 1 4 1 3 3 1 1 3 25/03/2020 17 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 1 26/03/2020 4 1 1 2 27/03/2020 16 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 30/03/2020 21 1 3 2 4 5 5 1 31/03/2020 9 1 3 1 1 3 Result 273 31 30 26 43 34 20 32 40 17 Wagga Wagga QuarryTransport Movements Q1 2020 (April - June) Calendar day No of Dlv 0 0 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 6 6 to 7 7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 13 13 to 14 14 to 15 15 to 16 16 to 17 17 to 18 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22 22 to 23 23 to 24 1/04/2020 19 3 2 1 4 4 3 2 3/04/2020 10 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 6/04/2020 18 3 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 7/04/2020 24 6 5 3 4 2 2 1 1 8/04/2020 10 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 9/04/2020 14 3 5 2 1 1 2 14/04/2020 13 4 2 2 2 2 1 15/04/2020 23 4 3 2 2 3 5 4 16/04/2020 9 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 17/04/2020 23 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 5 4 20/04/2020 18 1 4 1 3 3 1 4 1 21/04/2020 20 2 3 3 2 1 5 1 2 1 22/04/2020 12 5 3 1 1 2 23/04/2020 11 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 24/04/2020 19 1 3 3 1 1 5 2 2 1 27/04/2020 16 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 28/04/2020 15 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 29/04/2020 11 3 2 2 2 1 1 30/04/2020 4 1 2 1 Result 289 1 42 45 31 32 27 41 26 34 10 1 4/05/2020 13 3 1 3 1 3 2 5/05/2020 8 1 2 1 2 1 1 6/05/2020 14 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 7/05/2020 23 4 1 2 3 1 3 2 6 1 8/05/2020 19 1 2 3 1 4 2 6 11/05/2020 34 5 3 4 6 2 5 4 4 1 12/05/2020 17 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 13/05/2020 20 1 4 3 1 2 3 1 4 1 14/05/2020 16 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 15/05/2020 31 5 4 6 2 4 2 3 3 2 16/05/2020 6 1 2 2 1 18/05/2020 20 4 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 19/05/2020 15 1 3 2 2 2 4 1 20/05/2020 23 3 5 2 1 1 2 4 4 1 21/05/2020 16 5 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 22/05/2020 15 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 25/05/2020 17 2 1 1 2 3 2 5 1 26/05/2020 27 1 1 6 1 5 6 1 4 2 27/05/2020 19 6 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 28/05/2020 28 1 2 1 4 4 5 4 4 3 29/05/2020 31 1 5 1 3 2 5 2 5 5 2 Result 412 2 4 57 47 46 46 55 32 61 43 16 1 2 1/06/2020 26 3 2 5 4 5 2 2 3 2/06/2020 10 1 2 2 3 1 1 3/06/2020 14 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 4/06/2020 19 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 1 5/06/2020 9 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 9/06/2020 25 9 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 10/06/2020 10 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 11/06/2020 12 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 12/06/2020 20 4 4 1 3 1 1 4 2 13/06/2020 2 1 1 15/06/2020 9 2 1 1 2 1 2 16/06/2020 52 1 7 7 7 3 7 7 10 4 17/06/2020 26 3 1 5 1 3 5 4 2 2 18/06/2020 21 2 2 1 2 3 2 7 2 19/06/2020 23 3 2 1 4 3 3 3 4 22/06/2020 12 3 1 3 3 1 1 23/06/2020 6 1 3 1 1 24/06/2020 15 2 3 3 2 2 3 25/06/2020 22 1 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 1 26/06/2020 21 1 1 2 3 2 5 2 2 4 29/06/2020 13 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 30/06/2020 22 1 4 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 Result 389 3 1 4 57 34 44 42 52 51 51 44 9 1/07/2020 20 3 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2/07/2020 24 2 2 5 3 3 4 5 3/07/2020 20 2 1 5 1 7 2 2 6/07/2020 32 5 2 7 5 3 1 5 3 1 7/07/2020 22 2 4 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 8/07/2020 42 1 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 9/07/2020 35 3 1 4 4 8 5 5 3 2 10/07/2020 20 4 1 4 3 3 3 2 13/07/2020 9 2 1 1 2 3 14/07/2020 12 2 3 1 1 4 1 15/07/2020 19 1 2 5 3 2 1 5 16/07/2020 12 1 2 3 4 1 1 17/07/2020 13 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 20/07/2020 15 1 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 21/07/2020 7 1 2 1 2 1 22/07/2020 18 2 5 2 4 3 2 23/07/2020 11 3 2 2 2 2 24/07/2020 23 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 27/07/2020 10 4 2 1 2 1 28/07/2020 16 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 29/07/2020 2 1 1 30/07/2020 10 3 1 1 2 2 1 31/07/2020 8 1 2 3 1 1 Result 400 11 53 39 57 47 58 47 53 29 6 Wagga Wagga Quarry Annual Review July 2019-June 2020

Appendix B

AIR AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING

Wagga Wagga Quarry Annual Review

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Wagga Wagga Quarry Annual Review July 2019-June 2020

Appendix C

N OISE MONITORING

Wagga Wagga Quarry Annual Review

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Report Number 10-1672

Hanson Construction

Level 5, 75 George Street

PARRAMATTA NSW 2150

VMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Telephone: 1800 867 000 Unit 1, 41-43 Green Street, Email: [email protected] Banksmeadow 2019 Website: www.vms.com.au ABN: 52 168 418 013

PREPARED FOR: Hanson CONSTRUCTION

PREPARED BY: VMS Australia Pty Ltd Unit 1, 41-43 Green Street, Banksmeadow NSW 2074 ABN: 52 168 418 013

Quality Management

Reference Status Date Prepared Checked Authorised 10-1672 Final 13 September 2019 Zul Khasmuri Yang Liu Zul Khasmuri

This Report by VMS Australia Pty Ltd is prepared for the Client listed above and is based on the objective, scope, conditions and limitations as agreed. The Report presents only the information that VMS Australia Pty Ltd believes, in its professional opinion, is relevant and necessary to describe the issues involved. The Report should not be used for anything other than the intended purpose. All surveys, forecasts, projections, and recommendations contained in or associated with this report are made in good faith and on the basis of information supplied to VMS Australia Pty Ltd at the date of this report, and upon which VMS Australia Pty Ltd relied.

VMS Australia Pty Ltd does not accept any liability or responsibility to any party with respect to the information and opinions contained in this report.

© VMS Australia Pty Ltd ABN 52 168 418 013 All Rights Reserved. No material or information shall be reproduced or assigned to a third party without prior written consent.

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 5

2 BACKGROUND 5

3 NOISE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 6

4 OPERATING HOURS 6

5 QUARRY ACTIVITY 7

6 EQUIPMENT LIST 8

7 NOISE MONITORING LOCATIONS 8 7.1 Instrumentation and Measurement Procedure 10

8 OPERATIONAL NOISE COMPLIANCE MONITORING RESULTS 11 8.1 Operator-attended Noise Monitoring 11 8.2 Real-time Audio Recording 12 8.2.1 111 River Road 13 8.2.2 58 Poachers Lane 16 8.2.3 191 Roach Road 18 8.2.4 932 Sturt Highway 20

9 ASSESSMENT AND FINDINGS 22

10 CONCLUSION 23 TABLES Table 1 Noise Impact Assessment Criteria 6 Table 2 Project Noise Operating Hours 6 Table 3 Quarry Activities – 10 September to 17 September 2019 7 Table 4 Noise Monitoring Equipment 11 Table 5 Operational Noise Compliance Monitoring Results – Daytime Period 11 Table 6 111 River Road Audio Assessment 15 Table 7 58 Poachers Lane Audio Assessment 18 Table 8 191 Roach Road Audio Assessment 20 Table 9 932 Sturt Highway Audio Assessment 22 Table 10 Project Noise Emission Assessment 22

FIGURES Figure 1 Site Location 5 Figure 2 Noise Monitoring Locations 9 Figure 3 Cell Pit Locations 10

APPENDICES

Appendix A Acoustic terminology Appendix B Daily Noise Chart – 58 Poachers Lane

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Appendix C Daily Noise Charts – 111 River Road Gobbagombalin Appendix A Daily Noise Charts – 191 Road Road Moorong Appendix A Daily Noise Charts – 932 Sturt Highway Yarragundry

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1 Introduction

VMS Australia Pty Ltd has been contracted by Hanson Construction to conduct the Noise Compliance Survey for the Wagga Wagga Quarry Extension Project (the Project) located 230 Roach Road, Wagga Wagga, in order to assess noise emission levels from the Project’s operation. This report presents the findings of the operator-attended and unattended noise monitoring conducted at the nominated residential receivers during site activities between Tuesday 10 September 2019 and Tuesday 17 September 2019.

2 Background

The Wagga Wagga Quarry is located approximately 5 kilometres west of the Wagga Wagga City Centre. Figure 1 presents the location of the Wagga Wagga Quarry relative to Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra. The Quarry has been in operation since 1986.

Figure 1 Site Location

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VMS has been commissioned to undertake both operator-attended and continuous unattended operational noise compliance monitoring following the commencement of operations within Wagga Wagga Quarry Cell 2 to assess the compliance of the operations against the Noise Impact Assessment Criteria nominated in Schedule 3, Condition 1 of the Project Approval (PA) (Application Number 07-0069, approval date 22 November 2011 as modified 30 October 2018, MOD1) and Section 4 of Hanson Wagga Wagg Quarry Noise Management Plan (NMP), dated March 2017.

The Project has been approved to increase the quarry’s maximum truck movements from 6 to 12 per hour (an increase in laden truck dispatches from 3 to 6 per hour), between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm weekdays but would not alter the maximum truck movements between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm under the modified PA 07_0069 issued by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure.

3 Noise Assessment Criteria

Operational noise impact assessment criteria for the Project are nominated in Table 1, Schedule 3 of the PA and Table 3 of the NMP and presented in Table 1.

Table 1 Noise Impact Assessment Criteria

Location LAeq(15minute) *Day Kullaroo 2 39 Riverglen 40 All other privately-owned land 35

Notes: • Receiver locations are as identified in the noise assessments presented in the EA. • Noise limits are to be measured in accordance with the relevant requirements, and exemptions (including certain meteorological conditions), of the NSW Industrial Noise Policy. • The noise limits do not apply if the Proponent has an agreement with the relevant owner/s of these residences/land to generate higher noise levels, and the Proponent has advised the Department in writing of the terms of this agreement. • Day is defined as 6:00am to 6:00pm Mondays to Fridays, and 8:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays, but does not include public holidays.

4 Operating Hours

The project operating hours have been limited in Table 2, Schedule 3 of the PA 07_0069 and presented in Table 2 below.

Table 2 Project Noise Operating Hours

Activity Day Time All quarrying operations Monday-Friday (except Public 6.00 am to 6.00 pm Holidays) Saturdays 8.00 am to 1.00 pm Sundays and Public Holidays No Activities Transportation off-site Monday-Friday (except Public 6.00 am to 6.00 pm Holidays) Saturdays 8.00 am to 1.00 pm

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Sundays and Public Holidays No Activities

Excerpt from Project Approval 07_0069 dated 30 October 2018.

However, the Proponent may, at any time, undertake maintenance activities and/or operate dewatering pumps, provided that the noise levels from the pumps remain below background noise levels at the most sensitive receivers. Note: This condition does not apply to delivery of material if that delivery is required by police or other authorities for safety reasons, and/or the operation or personnel or equipment are endangered. In such circumstances, notification is to be provided to EPA and the affected residents as soon as possible, or within a reasonable period in the case of emergency.

5 Quarry Activity

The quarry has been approved to have 150,000 tonnes of product per annum transported from the site. The quarry operates primarily as sand and gravel aggregates extraction that are a basis for asphalt, road base, concrete and sundries. The quarry comprises of crushers, screen plants, connecting conveyor belts, weighbridge, office and amenities. Quarry products are dispatched and distributed to various local and regional businesses via trucks utilising Roach Road and Sturt Highway. Most notable contributors to noise impacts are as follows:

• Quarry and rehabilitation activities, • Processing product, particularly aggregate processing through screens, • Transport activities, particularly reverse beepers on the mobile equipment, and • Dewatering pumps.

A summary of the mining activity during this monitoring period is presented in Table 3.

Table 3 Quarry Activities – 10 September to 17 September 2019

Date Plant Operation Truck Deliveries Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Plant commence at 12.00 and stopped Deliveries from 07.32 to 15.29 at 15.00 Wednesday, 11 September 2019 Plant commence at 09.30 and stopped Deliveries from 07.41 to 15.41 at 15.30 Thursday, 12 September 2019 Plant commence at 08.00 and stopped Deliveries from 07.36 to 15.41 at 15.30 Friday, 13 September 2019 Plant commence at 08.00 and stopped Deliveries from 07.36 to 15.25 at 15.30 Saturday, 14 September 2019 Plant commence at 10.00 and stopped No deliveries at 13.00 Sunday, 15 September 2019 No Activity1 No deliveries1 Monday, 16 September 2019 Plant commence at 12.30 and stopped Deliveries from 08.20 to 15.50 at 15.30 Tuesday, 17 September 2019 Plant commence at 07.45 and stopped Deliveries from 07.34 to 14.39 at 15.30 Note 1: No site activities on Sundays and Public Holidays.

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6 Equipment List

The following list details the equipment that were in operation for the duration of the noise monitoring period: • Komatsu WA470 Front End Loader • Komatsu HM400 Articulated Dump Truck • Komatsu PC400 Excavator • Water Cart • Truck and Dog Trailer • Generator • Dewatering Pump

7 Noise Monitoring Locations

Operator-attended and unattended noise monitoring was conducted at the following nearest residential receivers.

• 111 River Road, Moorong • 58 Poachers Lane, Gobbagombalin • 191 Roach Road, Moorong • 932 Sturt Highway, Yarragundry

The noise monitoring locations and Cell Pit locations are presented in Figure 2 and Figure 3, respectively.

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Figure 2 Noise Monitoring Locations

58 Poachers Lane, Gobbagombalin 932 Sturt Highway, 932 Sturt Highway, Yarragundry Yarragundry 111 River Road, Gobbagombalin

191 Roach Road, Moorong

Image courtesy of SixMaps

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Figure 3 Cell Pit Locations

Image courtesy of Hanson

7.1 Instrumentation and Measurement Procedure

The acoustic instrumentation employed during the monitoring programme complied with the requirements of AS 1259.1-1990 “Acoustics - Sound Level Meter - Non-Integrating” and IEC 61672.1-2019 “Electroacoustics - Sound Level Meters - Specifications” and carried current certificates. The schedule of noise monitoring equipment deployed during the programme and attended monitoring is presented in Table 4.

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Table 4 Noise Monitoring Equipment

Instrumentation Type Serial Number Bruel & Kaer 2260 Sound Level Metre Type 1 1772168 Bruel & Kaer 4231 Acoustic Calibrator Type 1 2574227 ARL 316 Noise Logger Type 1 16-004-004 ARL 316 Noise Logger Type 1 16-004-021 ARL 316 Noise Logger Type 1 16-004-023 ARL 316 Noise Logger Type 1 16-004-018

In order to determine compliance with the noise limits nominated in Table 1, operator-attended 15-minute noise surveys were conducted on Tuesday 10 September 2019 at the nominated receivers.

The measurements were guided by the requirements of Australian Standard AS 1055-2018 Acoustics - Description and measurement of environmental noise.

A level calibration check was undertaken using an acoustic calibrator which emitted a 94-dBA calibration tone at 1 KHz. The calibration check was conducted prior and after the surveys with no shift noted during the calibration process. The full set of daily noise levels are presented graphically in Appendices B, C, D and E.

8 Operational Noise Compliance Monitoring Results

8.1 Operator-attended Noise Monitoring

The operator-attended noise surveys were conducted between 8:00 am and 12:30 pm, 10 September 2019 at all four monitoring locations. The measured noise emission levels from the Project operations during the daytime period are presented in Table 5.

Table 5 Operational Noise Compliance Monitoring Results – Daytime Period

Location Date/Start Primary Noise Description of Noise Estimated Time/Weather Descriptor (dB re 20 µPa) Emission, Typical Project LAeq Maximum Levels (15minute) (dB LAeq LA90 LAmax (dB) re 20 µPa) 111 River 10/09/2019 43 31 Birds: 41-56 34 Road 8:11 am Aircraft: 47-50 Wind: Calm Dozer: 34-40 Temp: 7°C Reverse Alarm: 32- RH: 56 % 34 Cloud: 0 okta 111 River 10/09/2019 41 32 Birds: 41-56 33 Road 9:31 am Dozer: 33-39 Wind: Calm Reverse Alarm: 35- Temp: 7°C 37 RH: 56 % Cloud: 0 okta

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Location Date/Start Primary Noise Description of Noise Estimated Time/Weather Descriptor (dB re 20 µPa) Emission, Typical Project LAeq Maximum Levels (15minute) (dB LAeq LA90 LAmax (dB) re 20 µPa) 58 Poachers 10/09/2019 53 31 Birds: 60-75 <21 Lane 8:45 am Aircraft: 42-46 Wind: 0.5 m/s NE Project not Temp: 7°C discernible RH: 58 % Cloud: 0 okta 58 Poachers 10/09/2019 46 29 Birds: 60-67 31 Lane 10:29 am Aircraft: 41-44 Wind: Calm Reverse Alarm Temp: 7°C (barely audible): 30- RH: 58 % 33 Cloud: 0 okta 191 Roach 10/09/2019 46 32 Birds: 53-67 35 Road 11:18 am Aircraft: 35-45 Wind: 2m/s NW Roach Road Temp: 11°C Traffic:54-55 RH: 56 % Reverse Alarm: 32- Cloud: 0 okta 33 Excavator Tracking: 40-41 191 Roach 10/09/2019 47 33 Aircraft: 40-45 35 Road 11:33 am Roach Road Traffic: Wind: Calm 46-71 (Hanson Truck) Temp: 11°C Quarry Hammering: RH: 56 % 35-37 Cloud: 0 okta Reverse Alarm: 33- 35 932 Sturt 10/09/2019 38 28 Birds: 47-58 <18 Highway 12:10 am Aircraft: 36-43 Wind: Calm Insects: 37-38 Temp: 11°C Sheep: 33-38 RH: 56 % Project not Cloud: 0 okta discernible 932 Sturt 10/09/2019 50 27 Birds: 41-71 <17 Highway 12:25 am Aircraft: 39-42 Wind: 2m/s NE Insects: 37-40 Temp: 23°C Sheep: 34-36 RH: 56 % Project not Cloud: 0 okta discernible

8.2 Real-time Audio Recording

Section 4.1 of the NMP stipulates the requirement of real-time audio recording to supplement the unattended noise monitoring program to aid in identifying noise sources should exceedances occur from quarry operations.

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VMS deployed audio recorders in conjunction with unattended noise monitors at all four monitoring locations between Tuesday 10 September 2019 and Tuesday 17 September 2019 in order to qualify the noise emissions from quarry operations. Ten (10) audio recordings per locations have been selected and are assessed in Section 8.2.1 to 8.2.4.

8.2.1 111 River Road

Assessment 1 Assessment 2

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Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 3 Assessment 4

Assessment 7 Assessment 8

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Assessment 10

Assessment 9

Table 6 111 River Road Audio Assessment

Assessment Date/Time Description of Noise Recording Number

1 11/9/2019. 7.45am Wildlife noise, predominantly cockatoos 2 11/9/2019. 10.45am Reverse alarm from quarry barely audible 3 13/9/2019. 6.45am Wildlife noise 4 13/9/2019. 10.15am Reverse alarm from quarry barely audible intermittent hammering 5 13/9/2019. 3.15pm Aircraft noise audible 6 13/9/2019. 6.15pm Road traffic noise 7 14/9/2019. 10.45am Aircraft Flyover 8 14/9/2019. 11.30am Wildlife and aircraft flyover 9 16/9/2019. 6.00am Wildlife noise 10 16/9/2019. 3.00pm Faint quarry noise and trucks compression braking

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8.2.2 58 Poachers Lane

Assessment 1

Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4 Assessment 5

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Assessment 6 Assessment 7 Assessment 8 Assessment 9

Assessment 10

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Table 7 58 Poachers Lane Audio Assessment

Assessment Date/Time Description of Noise Recording Number

1 10/9/2019. 3.00pm Wildlife noise and aircraft flyover 2 11/9/2019. 6.30am Wildlife noise 3 11/9/2019. 10.00am Wildlife noise and aircraft flyover 4 11/9/2019. 10.30am Road Traffic and wildlife 5 11/9/2019. 3.15pm Aircraft flyover 6 12/9/2019. 6.45am Wildlife noise 7 12/9/2019. 8.00am Wildlife noise 8 12/9/2019. 11.30am Wildlife noise and aircraft flyover 9 12/9/2019. 1.15pm Wildlife noise and truck passby 10 16/9/2019. 8.00am Distant lawn mowing, wildlife noise

8.2.3 191 Roach Road

Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4

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Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 7 Assessment 8

Assessment 9 Assessment 8

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Table 8 191 Roach Road Audio Assessment

Assessment Date/Time Description of Noise Recording Number

1 11/9/2019. 8.15am Wildlife noise 2 11/9/2019. 10.15am Truck noise within boundary approx. 10 minutes 3 11/9/2019. 12.00pm Excavator noise, reverse alarm 4 11/9/2019. 3.00pm Truck noise within boundary 5 11/9/2019. 3.15pm Truck noise within boundary, loading container 6 12/9/2019. 8.15am Wildlife noise 7 12/9/2019. 12.00pm People talking, wildlife 8 12/9/2019. 1.00pm Vehicle movement in driveway, distant truck noise 9 13/9/2019. 10.30am Truck noise, reverse alarm 10 13/9/2019. 1.15pm Wildlife noise and dog barking

8.2.4 932 Sturt Highway

Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4

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Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 7 Assessment 8

Assessment 9 Assessment 10

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Table 9 932 Sturt Highway Audio Assessment

Assessment Date/Time Description of Noise Recording Number

1 11/9/2019. 8.30am Wildlife noise 2 11/9/2019. 9.30am Wildlife noise, dog bark 3 11/9/2019. 10.00am Wildlife noise, sheep 4 11/9/2019. 1.45pm Wildlife noise, aircraft flyover 5 12/9/2019. 8.45pm Aircraft flyover, wildlife noise 6 12/9/2019. 10.45am Road traffic noise, dog barking 7 12/9/2019. 1.00pm Sheep. Wildlife and traffic noise 8 12/9/2019. 3.00pm Sheep. Wildlife and traffic noise 9 13/9/2019. 9.15am Helicopter, wildlife noise 10 13/9/2019. 12.15pm Wildlife and sheep

9 Assessment and Findings

Based on the estimated Project noise emission contributions presented in Table 5 and the supplemental real- time audio recordings presented in Table 6 to Table 9, the estimated Project noise contributions for each location are presented in Table 10, together with an assessment against the corresponding PA Noise Impact Assessment Criteria.

Table 10 Project Noise Emission Assessment

Period Location Estimated Project Noise Project Noise Impact Project Noise Level Contribution Assessment Criteria Assessment

LAeq(15min) (dB re 20 µPa) LAeq(15min) (dB re 20 µPa) Day 111 River Road 34 35 Pass 58 Poachers Lane 30 35 Pass 191 Roach Road 35 35 Pass 932 Sturt Highway 18 35 Pass

Based on the operator-attended noise survey results presented in Table 5, noise contribution from quarry activities were intermittently audible at 111 River Road, primarily from the dozer operation and its reverse alarm. Project noise at 58 Poachers Lane were not discernible during the first 15-minute measurement, however, the dozer reverse alarm noise were intermittently audible during the second measurement. Operator-attended noise survey from south of the quarry at 191 Roach Road found that excavator hammering and tracking noise were audible during both measurements but considered to be unobtrusive and intermittent with road traffic noise from Roach Road and general wildlife noise. Noise measurements from north-west of the quarry at 932 Sturt Highway registered negligible quarry contributions, however, wildlife and sheep in particular were the dominant noise sources throughout the two measurements.

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In addition to the operator-attended and unattended noise surveys, real-time audio were also recorded and assessed with corresponding peaks noise levels from the daily noise charts that are presented in Section 8.2 and within Appendix B to Appendix E. Further assessment of the audio recordings shows that noise was mainly triggered by wildlife, road traffic, aircraft and general household activities. However, 191 Roach Road registered truck activities that were within the property boundary and intermittent quarry activities which correlates with the operator-attended measurements.

10 Conclusion

VMS has conducted operator-attended and unattended noise compliance monitoring for Wagga Wagga Quarry Extension project the nearest residential receivers between Tuesday 10 September 2019 and Tuesday 17 September 2019. The results from the operator-attended and unattended noise monitoring demonstrate that the Project is in compliance with the PA Noise Impact Assessment Criteria during the monitoring period.

A review of the measurements from the unattended noise logger in conjunction with real-time audio recording have found noise emissions from quarry operations were intermittently discernible at 111 River Road, 58 Poachers Land and 191 Roach Road. The Project related noise was not discernible at 932 Sturt Highway during the noise monitoring period. No further investigation or mitigation measures are required for this Project.

I trust that the above report meets your current requirements.

Yours sincerely

Zul Khasmuri Technical Director - Acoustics

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Terminology Relating to Noise and Vibration

Sound Pressure Sound, or sound pressure, is a fluctuation in air pressure over the static ambient pressure. Sound Power Sound Power is the rate at which sound energy is emitted, reflected, transmitted, or received, per unit time. Unlike sound pressure, sound power is neither room-dependent nor distance-dependent. Sound Pressure Level The sound level is the sound pressure relative to a standard reference pressure of 20µPa (20x10-6 Pascals) (SPL) on a decibel scale. Sound Power Level The Sound Power Level is the sound power relative to a standard reference pressure of 1pW (20x10-12 (SWL) Watts) on a decibel scale. The SWL of a simple point source may be used to calculate the SPL at a given distance (r) using the following formula: 2 SPL = SWL – 10 x Log10(4 x π x r ) Note that the above formula is only valid for sound propagation in the free-field (see below). Decibel (dB) A scale for comparing the ratios of two quantities, including sound pressure and sound power. The difference in level between two sounds s1 and s2 is given by 20 log10 (s1 / s2). The decibel can also be used to measure absolute quantities by specifying a reference value that fixes one point on the scale. For sound pressure, the reference value is 20µPa. A-weighting, dBA The unit of sound level, weighted according to the A-scale, which takes into account the increased sensitivity of the human ear at some frequencies. Noise Level Indices Noise levels usually fluctuate over time, so it is often necessary to consider an average or statistical noise level. This can be done in several ways, so a number of different noise indices have been defined, according to how the averaging or statistics are carried out. Leq,T A noise level index called the equivalent continuous noise level over the time period T. This is the level of a notional steady sound that would contain the same amount of sound energy as the actual, possibly fluctuating, sound that was recorded. Lmax,T A noise level index defined as the maximum noise level during the period T. Lmax is sometimes used for the assessment of occasional loud noises, which may have little effect on the overall Leq noise level but will still affect the noise environment. Unless described otherwise, it is measured using the 'fast' sound level meter response. L90,T A noise level index. The noise level exceeded for 90% of the time over the period T. L90 can be considered to be the "average minimum" noise level and is often used to describe the background noise. L10,T A noise level index. The noise level exceeded for 10% of the time over the period T. L10 can be considered to be the "average maximum" noise level. Generally used to describe road traffic noise. Free-Field Far from the presence of sound reflecting objects (except the ground), usually taken to mean at least 3.5m Fast/Slow Time Weighting Averaging times used in sound level meters. Octave Band A range of frequencies whose upper limit is twice the frequency of the lower limit. DnT,w The single number quantity that characterises airborne sound insulation between rooms over a range of frequencies. Rw Single number quantity that characterises the airborne sound insulating properties of a material or building element over a range of frequencies. Reverberation The persistence of sound in a space after a sound source has been stopped. PPV The particles of a medium are displaced from their random motion in the presence of a vibration wave. The greatest instantaneous velocity of a particle during this displacement is called the Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) and is typically measured in the units of mm/s. Hertz, Hz The unit of Frequency (or Pitch) of a sound or vibration. One hertz equals one cycle per second. 1 kHz = 1000 Hz, 2 kHz = 2000 Hz, etc. Acceleration Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of Velocity of a particle over a period of time and is typically measured in the units of m/sec2. Vibration Dose, VDV When assessing intermittent vibration, it is necessary to use the vibration dose value (VDV), a cumulative measurement of the vibration level received over an 8-hour or 16-hour period. The VDV formulae uses the RMS Acceleration raised to the fourth power and is known as the Root-mean- quad method. This technique ensures the VDV is more sensitive to the peaks in the acceleration levels. VDVs are typically measured in the units of m/s1.75.

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Page | 1 Appendix B Daily Noise Levels 58 Poachers Lane Gobbagombalin 10-1672

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Page | 4 Appendix C Daily Noise Levels 111 River Road Gobbagombalin 10-1672

Page | 1 Appendix C Daily Noise Levels 111 River Road Gobbagombalin 10-1672

Page | 2 Appendix C Daily Noise Levels 111 River Road Gobbagombalin 10-1672

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Page | 1 Appendix D Daily Noise Levels 191 Roach Road Moorong 10-1672

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Page | 3 Appendix D Daily Noise Levels 191 Roach Road Moorong 10-1672

Page | 4 Appendix E Daily Noise Levels 935 Sturt Highway Yarragundry 10-1672

Page | 1 Appendix E Daily Noise Levels 935 Sturt Highway Yarragundry 10-1672

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