White Rock Solar Farm – SSD Effective Date: 22/01/2018 Doc No. 7487 Environmental Version 6.0 Management Strategy Review Date: 22/01/2018 White Rock Solar Farm – SSD 7487 Environmental Management Strategy APRIL 2018 White Rock Solar Farm – SSD 7487 Environmental Management Strategy UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED. Page 1 of 107 White Rock Solar Farm – SSD Effective Date: 22/01/2018 Doc No. 7487 Environmental Version 6.0 Management Strategy Review Date: 22/01/2018 Document Control Document No: WS-EV-PLN-0001 Document Name: White Rock Solar Farm – SSD 7487 Environmental Management Strategy Current Revision No: 6.0 Original Created on: 28 April 2017 Last Updated: 3 April 2018 Status: Updated submission to DPE Author/s: Medard Boutry – Senior Environmental Advisor Reviewer: Jeffrey Bembrick – Development Compliance Manager Laura Jeffrey – Development Manager Document History No: Issue Date Description Author 1.0 22 March 2017 EMS sent to DPE M. Boutry 2.0 26 April 2017 Updated EMS sent to DPE M. Boutry 3.0 28 April 2017 Updated EMS sent to DPE (with RMS M. Boutry comments to TMP addressed) 4.0 22 January 2018 Updated post approval of Mod 1 M. Boutry 5.0 20 March 2018 Updated post approval of Mod1 (with M. Boutry DPE comments addressed) 6.0 3 April 2018 Updated post approval of Mod1 (with M. Boutry additional DPE comments addressed) Approvals This plan must be endorsed by the Department of Planning and Environment Secretary prior to commencement of work on site. Acceptable approval methods are written correspondence or hard copy signature. Distribution List Name Title Department White Rock Solar Farm – SSD 7487 Environmental Management Strategy UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED. Page 2 of 107 White Rock Solar Farm – SSD Effective Date: 22/01/2018 Doc No. 7487 Environmental Version 6.0 Management Strategy Review Date: 22/01/2018 Table of Contents ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................................... 6 TERMINOLOGY .................................................................................................................................. 8 1 Project Background.................................................................................................................. 10 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Document Objectives ....................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Project Setting and Context .............................................................................................. 11 1.4 Project Description ........................................................................................................... 15 1.5 Construction Activities ..................................................................................................... 16 1.6 Operational Activities ....................................................................................................... 17 1.7 Decommissioning Activities .............................................................................................. 17 2 Environmental Planning ........................................................................................................... 17 2.1 Project Statutory Context ................................................................................................. 17 2.2 Environmental Management Strategic Framework ........................................................... 20 EMS Objectives and Targets...................................................................................... 21 Users of this EMS ...................................................................................................... 23 2.3 Environmental Risk Assessment ....................................................................................... 23 2.4 WRSF Management Structure .......................................................................................... 27 3 Site Environmental Management Procedures .......................................................................... 27 3.1 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................ 27 WRSF Pty Ltd Project Manager ................................................................................. 28 EPC Contractor Project Manager .............................................................................. 28 EPC Contractor Construction Manager...................................................................... 29 EPC Contractor HSE Representative .......................................................................... 29 Foreman ................................................................................................................... 30 Project Team (including subcontractors) ................................................................... 30 Development Compliance Manager (Goldwind) ........................................................ 31 3.2 Training, Awareness and Competence .............................................................................. 32 Project Induction ...................................................................................................... 32 Pre-start Meetings .................................................................................................... 33 Environmental Site Plan ............................................................................................ 34 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) ................................................................ 34 3.3 Environmental Project Hold Points ................................................................................... 34 White Rock Solar Farm – SSD 7487 Environmental Management Strategy UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED. Page 3 of 107 White Rock Solar Farm – SSD Effective Date: 22/01/2018 Doc No. 7487 Environmental Version 6.0 Management Strategy Review Date: 22/01/2018 3.4 Environmental Reporting ................................................................................................. 36 3.5 Incident and Emergency Management ............................................................................. 36 3.6 Complaints Handling and Dispute Resolution ................................................................... 37 3.7 Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................. 38 4 Monitoring, Audit and Review ................................................................................................. 38 4.1 Environmental Performance Monitoring and Auditing ...................................................... 38 4.2 Audits .............................................................................................................................. 40 4.3 Non-Conformance Corrective Actions .............................................................................. 41 4.4 Continuous Improvement ................................................................................................ 41 Revision of Strategies and Plans................................................................................ 41 4.5 Documentation and Record Keeping ................................................................................ 42 4.6 Access to Information ...................................................................................................... 42 5 Key Environmental Performance Management ........................................................................ 42 5.1 Biodiversity Management ................................................................................................ 43 5.2 Heritage Management ..................................................................................................... 43 5.3 Visual and On-site Landscape Management ..................................................................... 43 Objectives and Targets ............................................................................................. 43 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 44 5.4 Noise Management .......................................................................................................... 45 5.5 Traffic and Access Management ....................................................................................... 45 5.6 Land Use Management .................................................................................................... 46 5.7 Soil and Water Management ............................................................................................ 46 Objectives and Targets ............................................................................................. 46 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 47 Inspection and Monitoring ....................................................................................... 51 5.8 Waste Management ......................................................................................................... 52 Objectives and Targets ............................................................................................. 52 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 52 5.9 Air Quality Management .................................................................................................