Bayswater to Malaga Rail Works EPA Referral Supporting Document For more information contact Public Transport Authority Public Transport Centre, West Parade, Perth WA 6000 PO Box 8125, Perth Business Centre, Perth WA 6849 Telephone: (08) 9326 2000 Email: [email protected] www.pta.wa.gov.au Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 6 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 21 1.1 Purpose and Scope ........................................................................................................ 21 1.2 Proponent ....................................................................................................................... 21 1.3 Environmental impact assessment process .................................................................... 23 2. The Proposal ........................................................................................................................ 29 2.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 29 2.2 Proposal description ....................................................................................................... 29 2.3 Local and regional context .............................................................................................. 41 3. Stakeholder consultation .................................................................................................... 43 3.1 Key stakeholders ............................................................................................................ 43 3.2 Stakeholder engagement process .................................................................................. 44 3.3 Stakeholder consultation................................................................................................. 44 4. Environmental principles .................................................................................................... 51 4.1 Environmental principles ................................................................................................. 51 4.2 Environmental factors ..................................................................................................... 54 5. Flora and vegetation ............................................................................................................ 58 5.1 EPA Objective ................................................................................................................ 58 5.2 Policy and guidance ........................................................................................................ 58 5.3 Environmental Investigations .......................................................................................... 58 5.4 Receiving environment ................................................................................................... 64 5.5 Assessment of impacts to Flora and Vegetation ............................................................. 87 5.6 Predicted outcome .......................................................................................................... 95 6. Terrestrial Fauna .................................................................................................................. 96 6.1 EPA Objective ................................................................................................................ 96 6.2 Policy and guidance ........................................................................................................ 96 6.3 Environmental Investigation ............................................................................................ 96 6.4 Receiving environment ................................................................................................. 103 6.5 Assessment of impacts to Terrestrial Fauna ................................................................. 114 6.6 Predicted Outcome ....................................................................................................... 117 7. Terrestrial Environmental Quality ..................................................................................... 118 7.1 EPA Objective .............................................................................................................. 118 7.2 Policy and Guidance ..................................................................................................... 118 7.3 Environmental Investigations ........................................................................................ 118 7.4 Receiving Environment ................................................................................................. 120 7.5 Assessment of impacts to Terrestrial Environmental Quality ......................................... 132 7.6 Predicted Outcome ....................................................................................................... 135 8. Inland Waters ..................................................................................................................... 136 8.1 EPA Objective .............................................................................................................. 136 8.2 Policy and Guidance ..................................................................................................... 136 8.3 Environmental Investigations ........................................................................................ 136 8.4 Receiving Environment ................................................................................................. 137 8.5 Assessment of impacts to Inland Waters ...................................................................... 145 8.6 Predicted outcome ........................................................................................................ 149 9. Social Surroundings .......................................................................................................... 150 9.1 EPA Objective .............................................................................................................. 150 9.2 Policy and Guidance ..................................................................................................... 150 9.3 Environmental investigations ........................................................................................ 150 9.4 Receiving environment ................................................................................................. 151 9.5 Assessment of impacts to Social Surroundings ............................................................ 158 9.6 Predicted outcome ........................................................................................................ 161 10. Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 162 11. References ...................................................................................................................... 163 Figure 1 The Proposal .................................................................................................................. 22 Figure 2 Other Environmental Approval Areas .............................................................................. 25 Figure 3 Indicative Project Activities .............................................................................................. 35 Figure 4 Regional Context ............................................................................................................ 42 Figure 5 Flora and Vegetation Survey Type and Coverage ........................................................... 60 Figure 6 Vegetation Types ............................................................................................................ 67 Figure 7 Vegetation condition ....................................................................................................... 74 Figure 8 Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities ............................................................ 83 Figure 9 Vegetation Retention Areas ............................................................................................ 91 Figure 10 Terrestrial Fauna Survey Type and Coverage ............................................................... 97 Figure 11 Black Cockatoo Survey Coverage ............................................................................... 106 Figure 12 Black Cockatoo Habitat ............................................................................................... 110 Figure 13: Acid Sulfate Soils Risk Map ....................................................................................... 124 Figure 14: Contaminated sites .................................................................................................... 128 Figure 15: Geomorphic Wetlands and Surface Water Features .................................................. 141 Figure 16: Aboriginal and European Heritage Sites .................................................................... 154 Public Transport Authority Bayswater to Malaga Rail Works 4 Executive Summary Project Title: Bayswater to Malaga Rail Works The Bayswater to Malaga Rail Works (the Proposal) is located 8km north-east of the Perth CBD and extends north approximately 9 km. The Proposal’s development envelope is located predominantly within the Tonkin Highway road