Cross River Rail Project Monthly Environmental Report June 2020 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 3 NON-COMPLIANCE EVENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 6 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 7 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 8 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 PROJECT DELIVERY ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 REPORTING FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 MONTHLY ENVIRONMENT REPORT ENDORSEMENT .......................................................................................... 10 2. COMPLIANCE REVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.1 RELEVANT PROJECT WORKS ......................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS .................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.1 Noise ............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 Vibration ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.3 Air Quality ..................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.4 Water Quality ............................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.5 Erosion and Sediment Control ....................................................................................................... 13 2.3 COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 13 2.4 NEW UPCOMING PROJECT WORKS ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.5 NON-COMPLIANCE EVENTS ............................................................................................................................... 14 Appendix A – RIS Monthly Report Appendix B – TSD Monthly Report Appendix C – Non-Compliance Event Reports 2 Monthly Environment Report - June 2020 Executive Summary This Monthly Environmental Report (MER) has been produced for Project Works undertaken on site for June 2020 for the Rail, Integration and Systems (RIS), and Tunnel, Stations and Development (TSD) packages. The report addresses the obligations outlined in the Coordinator-General’s change reports – condition change (hours of works) 2019 (CGCR, October 2019) and Temporary change of certain work hours May 2020 (effective 7 May) and the individual contractor’s Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs) which have been developed generally in accordance with the Project’s Outline Environmental Management Plan. The Delivery Authority, as the Proponent of the Cross River Rail Project, is required to submit a monthly report to the Coordinator-General to demonstrate compliance with the imposed conditions. Section 1 of this report provides a background to the project and the Coordinator-General’s conditions. Section 2 provides a review of the contractor’s reports contained in Appendix A (Rail, Integration and Systems) and Appendix B (Tunnel, Stations and Development). Non-Compliance Event Reports (if any) are attached in Appendix C. The Environmental Monitor has reviewed and endorsed this MER. This endorsement follows ongoing and new document reviews, and surveillance across the construction sites (taken place through surveillance officers designated to single sites in response to the COVID-19 restrictions and other means). The CEMPs prepared by both Unity Alliance (RIS Contractor) and CBGU JV (TSD Contractor) for their Relevant Project Works were endorsed by the Environmental Monitor (EM) and submitted to the Coordinator-General in accordance with Condition 4 (a) and 4 (b) respectively. The table below presents a summary of compliance status against each condition with a short comment against each condition: Compliance CG Requirement Summary Met Comment Condition (Yes/No/NA) General conditions – compliance with The CEMP and site plans are in accordance 1. the Project Changes relevant to the Yes with the Project Changes. Contractor’s scope This has been submitted to the Coordinator- General and the project is working under the currently approved version. Following any Outline Environmental Management future Requests for Project Change (RfPC), Plan – timely submission to the this document will be updated and 2. Yes Coordinator-General including required resubmitted. Note that RfPC 6 did not sub plans require changes to the OEMP as this was directly related to delivery hours during the COVID-19 government Public Order (i.e. was a temporary change). Documents continue to be reviewed related Design - achievement of the 3. NA to compliance with the environmental deisgn Environmental Design Requirements standards. Construction Environmental TSD - CEMP Rev 6 for tunnelling and 4. Management Plan – all relating to Yes ongoing activities in the Central area was Relevant Project Works endorsed by the Environment Monitor and submitted to the Coordinator-General on 5 3 Monthly Environment Report - June 2020 Compliance CG Requirement Summary Met Comment Condition (Yes/No/NA) June 2020. CEMP Rev 3 was effective through June. RIS -– CEMP endorsed for Enabling and Advanced Works on 23 August 2019. CEMP for upcoming Northern Portal (Stage 1), RNA Showgrounds (Stage 1) and Mayne Yard North (Stage 1 and 2) works is being developed for submission to the Coordinator General. Compliance and Incident management 5. - Non-compliance events, notifications Yes Refer to Section 2.5 of this report. and reporting Reporting – Monthly and Annual 6. Yes Ongoing reporting Environmental Monitor - engaged and 7. Yes Ongoing functions resumed Community Relations Monitor - 8. Yes Ongoing engaged and functions resumed Community Engagement Plan - CEMP’s endorsed with Community 9. developed and endorsed by Yes Engagement Plan Environmental Monitor This has been achieved through standard Hours of work – works undertaken 10. Yes working hours, Extended work hours and during approved hours Managed Work. Noise – Work must aim to achieve Refer to Appendix A (Table 3) and internal noise goals for human health and Yes Appendix B (Table 2). well-being 11. Vibration - Works must aim to achieve vibration goals for cosmetic damage, Yes Refer to Appendix B (Table 1). human comfort and sensitive building contents. Ongoing vibration modelling has been prepared and, where required, building condition survey reports completed. RIS – Property Damage Sub-plans have Property damage relating to ground been prepared for heritage and residential 12. Yes movement buildings where predictive modelling identified exceedance of nominated vibration goals. These plans are being reviewed by the EM and the Delivery Authority. These plans have been submitted to the Department of Environment and Science 4 Monthly Environment Report - June 2020 Compliance CG Requirement Summary Met Comment Condition (Yes/No/NA) (DES) to address one of the RNA heritage approval recommendations. Air quality - Works must aim to achieve Refer to Appendix A (Table 5, Figure 4 and 13. air quality goals for human health and Yes Figure 5) and Appendix B (Table 3). nuisance. Traffic Management Plans covered in the CEMP and sub plans reviewed by the Traffic and transport - Works must Environment Monitor. 14. minimise adverse impacts on road safety Yes Traffic Management sub plans for RNA, and traffic flow. Victoria Park and Fairfield Station has been submitted to the Environment Monitor for upcoming works. Water quality - Works must not discharge surface water and groundwater Three releases undertaken during June. All 15. from the construction site above the Yes met the water quality objectives. Post rain relevant environmental values and water monitoring was not triggered. quality objectives. Water resources – evaluate potential impact, plan works, implement controls 16. Yes Ongoing and monitor inflow of groundwater associated with drawdown. Surface water - Must be designed to avoid inundation from stormwater due to a 2-year (6hr) ARI rainfall event and flood waters due to a 5-year ARI rainfall event Contractors continue to consider this 17. Yes and constructed to avoid afflux or cause condition in their site planning and design. the redirection of uncontrolled surface water flows, including stormwater flows, outside of worksites. Erosion and sediment control - Provisions for erosion and sediment control must be consistent with