Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council October 2020 | Draft Queanbeyan Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade Environmental Impact Statement Clear waters for future generations Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council EIS | Cover page Draft EIS Cover Page Cover page as per Scoping Document requirements: Requirement Detail Name of proposal Queanbeyan Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Upgrade Block: 27 Section: Block identifier and 0 street address for the proposal District/division: Jerrabomberra Street address: 7 Mountain Road, Jerrabomberra, ACT Date of preparation 30 October 2020 of this document Full name and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) postal address of PO Box 90 the proponent Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Full name and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) postal address of PO Box 90 the applicant Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Arup Australia Pty Ltd Level 4 10 Moore Street Name and contact Canberra ACT 2601 details of the (02) 6191 7700 person/organisation who prepared the Joyanne Manning documents BE M.EngSc CPEng EngExec Fiona Riley BA (AncHist) PGCert (EnvMgmt) Arup Volume 1 Clear waters for future generations Contents – Volume 1 Glossary and Abbreviations Executive Summary 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 3 1.2 Purpose and structure of this report 5 2 Proposal details 7 2.1 Proposal location, land uses and existing sewage 7 treatment plant 2.2 Proposal objectives and justification 15 2.3 Proposal overview 16 2.4 Proposal timeframe 30 2.5 Construction activities 30 3 Legislative and strategic context 37 3.1 Planning and Development Act 2007 37 3.2 Planning and Development Regulation 2008 39 3.3 Utilities Act 2000 and Utilities (Technical Regulation) 39 Act 2014 3.4 Environment Protection Act 1997 40 3.5 Nature Conservation Act 2014 41 3.6 Tree Protection Act 2005 41 3.7 Public Health Act 1997 41 3.8 Environmental Protection and Biodiversity 41 Conservation Act 1999 3.9 Water Resources Act 2007 42 3.10 Other related approvals 42 3.11 Climate change 43 3.12 Other requirements 44 3.12 Any other relevant plans 49 3.14 Ecologically sustainable development 50 3.15 Territory Plan Strategic Directions 51 4 Risk assessment 54 4.1 Risk assessment methodology 54 4.2 Risk register 57 Arup 5 Assessment of impacts 61 5.1 Planning and land status 61 5.2 Traffic and transport 69 5.3 Utilities 80 5.4 Materials and waste 88 5.5 Asbestos 100 5.6 Soils and geology 105 5.7 Contamination 113 5.8 Water quality and hydrology 126 5.9 Climate change 146 5.10 Air quality 157 5.11 Odour 172 5.12 Health 187 5.13 Socio-economic 195 5.14 Noise 200 5.15 Hazard and risk 214 5.16 Bushfire 227 5.17 Biodiversity 235 5.18 Heritage 260 5.19 Entity requirements 275 6 Community and stakeholder consultation 280 6.1 Consultation method 280 6.2 Response to consultation 293 6.3 Response to EIS Public Notification 294 7 Recommendations 295 7.1 Environmental management plans 295 7.2 Environmental management measures 295 8 Other relevant information 308 8.1 Development Application 308 8.2 Operating certificate 308 8.3 Biosolids reuse 308 8.4 Decommissioning of maturation ponds 309 8.5 Removal of regulated trees 309 8.6 Works on or around the Molonglo River 309 8.7 Proximity to Canberra Airport 309 8.8 Roads 309 8.9 Firefighting requirements 310 9 References 311 Arup Contents – Volume 2 (Appendices) Appendix A1: Scoping document for the EIS Appendix A2: Scoping document reference Appendix B1: Proponent’s environmental history Appendix C1: Information sources Appendix D1: Study team Appendix E1: QSTP Environmental Management Plan Appendix F1: QSTP Environmental Authorisation Appendix G1: Concept Design Report Appendix H1: Traffic and Transport Report Appendix I1: Asbestos Management Plan Appendix I2: Asbestos Pre-Demolition Register Appendix I3: Asbestos Management Register Appendix I4: Asbestos Inspection of Jerrabomberra Trunk Main Appendix J1: Geotechnical Interpretive Report Appendix J2: Geotechnical Factual Report Appendix K1: Preliminary Contamination Report Appendix K2: Site Contamination Assessment Appendix L1: Climate Risk and Adaptation Assessment Appendix M1: QSTP Upgrade Odour Assessment Appendix N1: Health Impact Assessment Appendix O1: Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Appendix P1: Bushfire Protection Assessment Appendix Q1: Ecological Assessment Appendix R1: Cultural Heritage Assessment Appendix S1: Stakeholder Communications and Engagement Plan Appendix T1: Water Quality Management Plan Appendix T2: Water Quality and Hydrology Assessment Appendix U1: Research Arup Glossary & Abbreviations Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council EIS | Glossary Draft EIS Glossary Abbreviations Definition AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic AC asphalt concrete ACM Asbestos containing materials ACT Australian Capital Territory ACT EPA ACT Environment Protection Authority ADR Asbestos Pre Demolition Register ADWF Average Dry Weather Flow AEP annual exceedance probability AHD Australian Height Datum AIC Asset Interface Classification ALS Australian Laboratory Services ANEF Australian Noise Exposure Forecast AMP Asbestos Management Plan AMR Asbestos Management Register APZ Asset Protection Zones ARI average recurrence interval ASRIS Australian Soil Resource Information System ASS Acid sulphate soil AS / NZS Australian Standard / New Zealand Standard AUSRIVAS Australian River Assessment System A-weighting a single-number sound pressure level that includes a frequency weighting BOD Biological oxygen demand BPA Bushfire Prone Area BMS ACT Bushfire Management Standards 2014 BNR Biological nutrient removal BTEX benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes CAS Conventional Activated Sludge CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority Caustic sodium hydroxide solution CEC Cation exchange capacity CEMP Construction environmental management plan CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons CH4 Methane CHA Cultural Heritage Assessment CHAIR Construction Hazard Assessment Implication Review CoC chain of custody Arup Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council EIS | Glossary Draft EIS Abbreviations Definition CO carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide CO2-e CO2 equivalent CoPCs contaminants of potential concern CMTEDD Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate CNVMP Construction Noise and Vibration Management Plan DA Development application DAF Dissolved Aerated Filtration DAFF Dissolved Air Flotation and Filtration Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Formerly the Australian DAWE Government Department of Environment and Energy (DoEE) prior to 1 February 2020. DBYD Dial Before You Dig DCP dynamic cone penetrometer DESA design equivalent standard axle loads DPIE NSW Department of Planning, Industry and the Environment DPI NSW Department of Primary Industry DPI Water NSW Department of Primary Industries – Office of Water Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. Renamed to Department DoEE of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) after 1 February 2020. EA Environmental Authorisation EBPR Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal EDCs Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals EIL Ecological Investigation Level EIS Environmental impact statement EISAR EIS Assessment Report EMP Environmental Management Plan ENM Excavated Natural Material EP equivalent population EP Act Environment Protection Act 1997 (ACT) EPA Environment Protection Authority EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 EPP Contaminated Sites Environmental Protection Policy 2009 EP Regulation 2005 ACT Environment Protection Regulation 2005 EPSDD ACT Environment Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate ESCP Erosion and Sediment Control Plan ESA ACT Emergency Services Agency ESD Ecologically sustainable development Far future Climate projections for 2070 represent the 20 year period between 2060-2079 Arup Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council EIS | Glossary Draft EIS Abbreviations Definition FC Faecal Coliform FOGO Food Organics and Garden Organics GO Garden Organics GRP Gross Regional Product GSM Golden Sun Moth H2O Water vapour H2S hydrogen sulphide HAZOP Hazard and operability HFCs Hydrofluorocarbons HGV heavy goods vehicle HIA Health Impact Assessment HIL Health Investigation Levels HMMP Hazardous Materials Management Plan HPS Health Protection Service HSL Health Screening Levels HWA Hunter Water Australia P/L IAP2 International Association for Public Participation IAPZ Inner Asset Protection Zone IAQM Institute of Air Quality Management IBC immediate bulk containers IP&R Integrated Planning and Reporting IS Infrastructure Sustainability ISCA Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia IWCM Integrated Water Cycle Management JSEA Job Safety and Environmental Analysis LBG Lake Burley Griffin LGA Local Government Area LOR limit of reporting LSC Land and Soil Capability MBT Membrane Bioreactor Technology MCA Multi Criteria Analysis MNES Matters of National Environmental Significance MNES Matters of National Environmental Significance MOL PAD Molonglo River Corridor, Area of Archaeological Potential MOU Memorandum of Understanding N2O Nitrous oxide NC Act Nature Conservation Act 2014 Arup Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council EIS | Glossary Draft EIS Abbreviations Definition NCA National Capital Authority NCP National Capital Plan near future Climate projections for 2030 represent the 20 year period between 2020-2039 NEMP National Environmental Management Plan NEPP ACT EPA Noise Environment Protection Policy 2010 NGER National Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reporting NMM ACT EPA 'Noise Measurement Manual’ 2009 NOHSC National Health & Safety Commission NO2 Nitrogen dioxide NPI National Pollutant Inventory