Wodgina Lithium Project M45/281, M45/50-I, L45/108 W2 PIPELINE REHABILITATION PLAN – PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT Proponent: Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd Address: 1 Sleat Road, Applecross, WA 6153 Postal Address: Locked Bag 3, Canning Bridge LPO, Applecross, WA 6153 Corporate contact: David Swain Phone: +61 8 9329 3523 Email: [email protected] 30 January 2019 Report Reference: ENV-TS-RP-0119 Wodgina Lithium Project | W2P Pipeline Rehabilitation Plan Pubic Disclosure Document This page has been left blank intentionally Issue Date: 30/01/2019 ENV-TS-RP-0119 Page | i Wodgina Lithium Project | W2P Pipeline Rehabilitation Plan Public Disclosure Document Revision History Revision Issue Date Prepared By Approved By Purpose Number Tim Berryman Initial revision of W2P rehab plan for 0 30/01/2019 David Swain public disclosure 1 2 Issue Date: 30/01/2019 ENV-TS-RP-0119 Page | ii Wodgina Lithium Project | W2P Pipeline Rehabilitation Plan Public Disclosure Document CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Scope ............................................................................................................................................. 1 2. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION ....................................................................................................................... 2 2.1. Commonwealth and State Legislation and Regulations ............................................................... 2 2.2. Tenement Conditions .................................................................................................................... 2 2.3. Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 ....................................................................................................... 4 2.4. Mining Act 1978 ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.4.1. Mining Proposals ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.5. Environmental Protection Act 1986 .............................................................................................. 4 2.6. Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ................................................... 4 2.7. Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.7.1. Site ID 16034 ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.7.2. Site ID 9009 ................................................................................................................................... 5 2.7.3. Site ID 37223 ................................................................................................................................. 5 2.8. Industry Guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 5 3. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ................................................................................................................. 7 3.1. External Stakeholders ................................................................................................................... 7 4. REHABILITATION PLAN OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................... 9 4.1. Background ................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2. W2P Rehabilitation Objectives ..................................................................................................... 9 5. COMPLETION CRITERIA ......................................................................................................................... 10 5.1. W2P Completion Criteria ............................................................................................................ 10 6. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................... 12 6.1. Background ................................................................................................................................. 12 6.2. Climate ........................................................................................................................................ 12 6.3. Biogeographic Region ................................................................................................................. 13 6.4. Land Systems and Soils ............................................................................................................... 13 6.5. Surface Water ............................................................................................................................. 14 6.6. Groundwater ............................................................................................................................... 14 6.7. Vegetation and Flora ................................................................................................................... 15 6.7.1. W2P Northern Envelope ............................................................................................................. 15 6.7.2. W2P Southern Envelope ............................................................................................................. 17 Issue Date: 30/01/2019 ENV-TS-RP-0119 Page | iii Wodgina Lithium Project | W2P Pipeline Rehabilitation Plan Public Disclosure Document 6.7.3. Introduced Flora .......................................................................................................................... 18 6.8. Fauna and Habitat ....................................................................................................................... 18 6.8.1. Fauna Species of Conservation Significance ............................................................................... 18 6.9. Social Environment ..................................................................................................................... 20 6.9.1. Aboriginal Heritage ........................................................................................................... 20 6.9.2. Community .................................................................................................................................. 20 6.10. Local Land Use............................................................................................................................. 21 7. IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF REHABILITATION ISSUES ..................................................... 22 8. REHABILITATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................... 24 8.1. Construction Rehabilitation – Management Tasks ..................................................................... 24 8.2. Decommissioning / Closure – Management Tasks ..................................................................... 25 9. MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................... 26 9.1. Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................................. 26 9.1.1. Annual Environmental Report .................................................................................................... 26 9.1.2. Tenement Conditions ....................................................................................................... 26 10. MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION AND DATA ..................................................................................... 27 10.1. Information Management .......................................................................................................... 27 10.2. Additional Management Systems ............................................................................................... 27 10.3. Future Data Gathering ................................................................................................................ 27 11. REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 28 TABLES TABLE 1: TENEMENT CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................... 3 TABLE 2: MINING PROPOSAL COMMITMENTS .................................................................................................. 6 TABLE 3: CONSTRUCTION REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES .................................................................................. 9 TABLE 4: CONSTRUCTION REHABILITATION COMPLETION CRITERIA ............................................................. 11 TABLE 5: W2P CLIMATE DATA ......................................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 6: LAND SYSTEMS WITHIN THE W2P AREA ........................................................................................... 14 TABLE 7: CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANT FAUNA – LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURANCE ............................................ 19 TABLE 8: RISKS AND ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT MEASURES ....................................................................... 22 TABLE 9: TASK REGISTER