ProjectProponent: Tellus Holdings LtdProposal description: The proposal is to construct and operate a dual kaolin (clay) mine and a waste facility, accepting Class IV (Secure Landfill) and a V (Intractable Landfill) waste from all of Australia, including waste from offshore Oil and Gas facilities. The waste would include amongst other things low level radioactive wastes and persistent organic pollutants. The proposal would receive on average 100 000 tonnes of waste per annum for approximately 25 years. The proposal is located 140 kilometres west north west of Kalgoorlie. Assessment Number: 2057Region: Goldfields EsperanceReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Sand, rock, gravel and clayWaste managementLast updated: February 5, 2019Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Sandy Ridge ProjectComment period: Friday, 3 July, 2015 to Thursday, 9 July, 2015Referral documentation: Referral Form (PDF, 302.43 KB) Supplementary Referral Report (PDF, 5.88 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Sandy Ridge Project (PDF, 83.75 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Human HealthFlora and VegetationTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 17 August, 2015 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document for public comment: Sandy Ridge Project DRAFT ESD (PDF, 8.19 MB)Public comment on Environmental Scoping Document: Thursday, 31 March, 2016 to Thursday, 14 April, 2016Comment on this ESD: Sandy Ridge ProjectEnvironmental scoping document: Sandy Ridge Project FINAL ESD (PDF, 7.5 MB)Approved: Friday, 27 May, 2016Bilateral assessment (EPBC Act): 2015/7478 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 12 December, 2016 to Monday, 6 March, 2017Make a submission: Public Environmental Review - Sandy Ridge Facility Environmental Review documentation: PER (Main Document) (PDF, 17.9 MB) Appendix 1 Environmental Scoping Document and Compliance Checklist (PDF, 7.72 MB) Appendix 2 Environmental Risk Assessment (PDF, 1.14 MB) Appendix 3 Flora and Vegetation Surveys (PDF, 18.97 MB) Appendix 4 Geological Evolution Report (PDF, 2.54 MB) Appendix 5 Soils and Materials Characterisation (PDF, 13 MB) Appendix 6 Baseline Radiation and Metals Report (PDF, 2.74 MB) Appendix 7 Landform Evolution Modelling (PDF, 10.14 MB) Appendix 8 Terrestrial Fauna Surveys (PDF, 25.03 MB) Appendix 9 Checklist for Biodiversity (PDF, 461.74 KB) Appendix 10 Hydrology Assessment (PDF, 9.16 MB) Appendix 11 Hydrogeology Assessment (PDF, 28.87 MB) Appendix 12 Infiltration and Seepage Modelling (PDF, 2.81 MB) Appendix 13 Heritage Survey (PDF, 1.97 MB) Appendix 14 Radiation Assessments (PDF, 4.86 MB) Appendix 15 Outline Safety Case (PDF, 2.08 MB) Appendix 16 Outline Operating Strategy (PDF, 1.23 MB) Appendix 17 Environmental Management Policy (PDF, 144.15 KB) Appendix 18 Waste Facility Decommissioning and Closure Plan (PDF, 7.79 MB) Appendix 19 Mine Closure Plan (PDF, 5.98 MB) Appendix 20 Drinking Water Quality Management Plan (PDF, 5.38 MB) Appendix 21 International Peer Review of Engineering Design of Waste Cell (PDF, 573.04 KB) Appendix 22 Emergency Response Flow Chart (PDF, 373.21 KB) Appendix 23 Engineering Designs of Waste Cells (PDF, 14.98 MB) Appendix 24 Waste Acceptance Criteria and Supporting Documents (PDF, 5.65 MB)Proponent response to submissions: Response to submissions - 21 August 2017 (PDF, 27.05 MB) Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A s. 43A notice: Notice of Decision to Consent to a Change to Proposal During Assessment - Sandy Ridge Facility (PDF, 167.25 KB) Statement of Reasons for s43A change (PDF, 390.84 KB)Date of approval s. 43A: Mon, 11/09/2017 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1611EPA Report: EPA Report 1611 - Sandy Ridge Project (PDF, 2.37 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Human HealthFlora and VegetationTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 8 December, 2017Appeals close: Friday, 22 December, 2017 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 27 June, 2018Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 1078 (PDF, 1.76 MB) Post-assessment changess. 45C amendments: Attachment 1 to Ministerial Statement 1078 - Changes: Amend the development envelope from 1004.2 hectares to 1061 hectares to allow for relocation of groundwater abstraction infrastructure Installation of a 1.5 megawatt solar farm for power generation Addition of two stormwater sumps on internal roads in the infrastructure area Reduction in the width of internal roads to the Class II landfill and along the groundwater pipeline to Carina Iron Ore Mine Addition of an access road adjacent to Mt Dimer Road Addition of a flood levee Change in orientation and size of accommodation camp Change to proposal approved under S45c on 5 February 2019. Date of approval s. 45C: Tuesday, 5 February, 2019
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