creating connections Roe Highway Stage 7 Extension (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Public Environmental Review Assessment Number 1466 January 2004 Roe 7 Alliance,1110 Hay Street, West Perth WA 6005, Australia Tel: +61 9211 4699 Fax: +61 9322 8029 Main Roads Western Australia - Roe 7 Alliance Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) Roe 7 Alliance 1110 Hay Street West Perth WA 6005 Australia Tel: + 61 8 9211 4699 Fax: + 61 8 9322 8029 Our Reference: REP -00-G-0002 Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Revision 0 Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) - 22 January 2004 P:\7679 Roe 7\Alliance\23 Environment\23.21 PER\PER Rev0.doc Page 1 of 127 Main Roads Western Australia Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) Doc No.REP-00-G-0002 REV DATE DESCRIPTION PREPARED CHECKED APPROVED A 22.12.03 Preliminary draft L Chandler B 19.1.04 Preliminary draft P Holmes C 21.01.04 Final draft P Holmes 0 21/01/04 Final P Holmes Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Revision 0 Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) - 22 January 2004 P:\7679 Roe 7\Alliance\23 Environment\23.21 PER\PER Rev0.doc Page 2 of 127 Invitation The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) invites people to make a submission on this proposal. In accordance with the Environmental Protection Act (1986), a Public Environmental Review (PER) has been prepared which describes Main Roads Western Australia Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) proposal. The PER is available for public review period of 8 weeks from Tuesday 27 January 2004 closing Tuesday 23 March 2004. Comments from the public and government agencies will assist the EPA to prepare an assessment report in which it will make recommendations to the government. Why Write a Submission? A submission is a way to provide information, express your opinion and put forward your suggested course of action, including any alternative approach. It is useful if you indicate any suggestions you have to improve the proposal. All submissions received by the EPA will be acknowledged. Submissions will be treated as public documents unless specially marked confidential, and may be quoted in full or in part in each report. Why Not Join a Group? If you prefer not to write your own comments, it may be worthwhile joining a group or other groups interested in making a submission on similar issues. Joint submissions may help to reduce the workload for an individual or group, as well as increase the pool of ideas and information. If you form a small group (up to 10 people) please indicate all the names of the participants. If your group is larger, please indicate how many people your submission represents. Developing a Submission You may agree or disagree with, or comment on, the general issues discussed in the document or the specific proposals. It helps if you give reasons for your conclusions, supported by relevant data. You may make an important contribution by suggesting ways to make the proposal environmentally more acceptable. When making comments on specific proposals in the document: · clearly state your point of view; · indicate the source of your information or argument if this is applicable; and · suggest recommendations, safeguards or alternatives. Points to Keep in Mind By keeping the following points in mind, you will make it easier for your submission to be analysed: · attempt to list points so that the issues raised are clear. A summary of your submission is helpful; · refer each point to the appropriate sections, chapter or recommendation in the document; · if you discuss sections of the document, keep them distinct and separate, so that there is no confusion as to which section you are considering; and · attach any factual information you wish to provide and give details of the source. Make sure your information is accurate. Remember to include: · your name; · address; · date; and · whether you want your submission to be confidential. The closing date for submission is: Tuesday 23 March 2004. Submissions should ideally be emailed to [email protected] or addressed to: The Chairman Environmental Protection Authority 9th Floor, Westralia Square PO Box K822 141 St George’s Terrace PERTH WA 6842 PERTH WA 6000 Attention: Juliet Cole More information on how to make a submission can be obtained from the free pamphlet “Environmental Impact Assessment – How to Make a Submission” available from the Environmental Protection Library, Tel: (08) 9222 7127 or by calling the project officer Juliet Cole on (08) 9222 7080. Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Revision 0 Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) - 22 January 2004 P:\7679 Roe 7\Alliance\23 Environment\23.21 PER\PER Rev0.doc Page 3 of 127 Table of Contents Executive Summary i 1 Introduction 28 1.1 This Document 28 1.2 Proponent and Project Delivery 29 1.3 Relevant Legislation 29 1.3.1 State Legislation 29 1.3.2 Commonwealth Legislation 30 1.4 Assessment Process and Project Schedule 30 2 Existing Environment 33 2.1 Physical 33 2.1.1 Climate and Local Weather Conditions 33 2.1.2 Landform and Soils 33 2.1.3 Surface and Groundwater 34 2.1.4 Site Contamination 35 2.2 Biological Conditions 37 2.2.1 Vegetation 37 2.2.2 Flora 43 2.2.3 Declared Rare and Other Significant Flora 44 2.2.4 Fauna 47 2.3 Social 52 2.3.1 Land Use 52 2.3.2 Residential Amenity 52 2.3.3 Aboriginal Heritage 55 2.3.4 Other Heritage 55 3 Description of the Proposal 57 3.1 Proposal 57 3.2 Project Justification 58 3.2.1 Planning Context 58 3.2.2 Current Status of Roe Highway 59 3.2.3 Benefits of Constructing Roe Highway Stage 7 59 3.3 Alignment Selection – Consideration of Alternative Route Options 60 3.4 Project Specific Stakeholder Consultation 62 3.5 Environmental and Associated Studies and Surveys 63 4 Environmental Impact Assessment, Proposed Management and Mitigation 65 4.1 Native Vegetation 65 4.1.1 Clearing 65 4.1.2 Pests and Diseases 69 4.2 Declared Rare Flora 72 4.3 Residential Amenity 79 4.3.1 Construction Related Traffic 79 4.3.2 Construction Related Noise and Vibration 81 4.3.3 Construction Related Dust 86 4.3.4 Visual and Other Impacts 88 4.3.5 Access to Ken Hurst Park 90 4.3.6 Operational Traffic Noise 92 4.3.7 Vehicle Emissions 95 4.4 Native Fauna 99 4.5 Water Resources 104 4.5.1 Surface Water and Groundwater Hydrology 104 4.5.2 Site Contamination 109 Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Revision 0 Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) - 22 January 2004 P:\7679 Roe 7\Alliance\23 Environment\23.21 PER\PER Rev0.doc Page 4 of 127 Table of Contents - cont 5 Project Environmental Management 113 5.1 Responsibility 113 5.2 Environmental Management System 113 5.3 Environmental Management Plan 114 5.3.1 Objectives and Targets 114 5.3.2 Structure and Scope 116 5.3.3 Review and Revision of EMP 116 5.3.4 Environmental Audit 116 5.4 Site Management 116 5.5 Supporting Management Plans 116 6 Future Consultation Programme 118 6.1 Stakeholder Consultation Programme 118 6.2 Project Representative Group 118 6.3 Community Forums 120 6.3.1 Affected Community 120 6.3.2 Other Stakeholders 120 7 Conclusions 121 8 References 123 9 Abbreviations 127 Technical Appendencies (see separate volume) Appendix A Draft Environmental Scoping Document Appendix B PRG Meeting Agendas Appendix C Vegetation Studies Appendix D Fauna Studies Appendix E Noise Studies Appendix F Air Quality Studies Roe Highway Stage 7 (South Street to Kwinana Freeway) Revision 0 Public Environmental Review (Assessment Number 1466) - 22 January 2004 P:\7679 Roe 7\Alliance\23 Environment\23.21 PER\PER Rev0.doc Page 5 of 127 Table of Contents - cont Tables Table 1 Project and Environmental Assessment Milestones.................................................................. 31 Table 2 Climatological Summary for Jandakot Airport (Bureau of Meteorology)................................33 Table 3 Vegetation Communities........................................................................................................... 37 Table 4 Vegetation Condition Rating Scale (from Department of Environmental Protection, 2000)... 38 Table 5 Bush Forever Sites that support Banksia Woodland and Mixed Shrubland similar to that found on the Roe Highway Alignment................................................................................................40 Table 6 Conservation Codes for Rare and Priority Flora (Atkins 2003)................................................ 44 Table 7 Categories of Threatened Species (EPBC Act, Section 179, 1999) .......................................... 45 Table 8 Summary of Fauna Species....................................................................................................... 48 Table 9 Fauna Species Listed Under Commonwealth or State Acts...................................................... 50 Table 10 Fauna Species Listed as Priority Fauna by CALM ................................................................... 50 Table 11 Noise Monitoring Results in dB (A)......................................................................................... 54 Table 12 Combined Air Quality Data from the Leeming and South Lake Monitoring Stations.............. 55 Table 13 Criteria, Criteria Weightings and Scores forAlignment Options.............................................. 61 Table 14 Alignment Option Value for Money Assessments...................................................................