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Environmental Protection Act 1994

Environmental authority EPPG00712213This environmental authority is issued by the administering authority under Chapter 5 of the Environmental Protection Act1994.

Environmental authority number: EPPG00712213

Environmental authority takes effect on 11 February 2019

Environmental authority holder(s)

Name(s) Registered address

SANTOS GLNG PTY LTD Ground Floor, Santos Centre 60 Flinders StreetADELAIDE SA 5000 Australia

Total GLNG Australia Level 13 28 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000PAPL (Downstream) Pty Limited 'ADDISONS' Level 12 60 Carrington Street SYDNEY

NSW 2000KGLNG Liquefaction Pty Ltd Level 11 28 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000

Environmentally relevant activity and location details

Environmentally relevant activity/activities Location(s)

Resource Activity, Schedule 2A, 08: A petroleum orGHG storage activity, other than items 1 to 7, thatincludes an activity from Schedule 2 with an AES

PFL10

Additional information for applicants

Environmentally relevant activities

The description of any environmentally relevant activity (ERA) for which an environmental authority (EA) isissued is a restatement of the ERA as defined by legislation at the time the EA is issued. Where there is anyinconsistency between that description of an ERA and the conditions stated by an EA as to the scale, intensityor manner of carrying out an ERA, the conditions prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

An EA authorises the carrying out of an ERA and does not authorise any environmental harm unless a conditionstated by the EA specifically authorises environmental harm.

A person carrying out an ERA must also be a registered suitable operator under the Environmental ProtectionAct 1994 (EP Act).

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Contaminated land

It is a requirement of the EP Act that an owner or occupier of contaminated land give written notice to theadministering authority if they become aware of the following:

- the happening of an event involving a hazardous contaminant on the contaminated land (notice must begiven within 24 hours); or

- a change in the condition of the contaminated land (notice must be given within 24 hours); or- a notifiable activity (as defined in Schedule 3) having been carried out, or is being carried out, on the

contaminated land (notice must be given within 20 business days);that is causing, or is reasonably likely to cause, serious or material environmental harm.

For further information, including the form for giving written notice, refer to the Queensland Government websitewww.qld.gov.au, using the search term ‘duty to notify’.

Take effect

Please note that, in accordance with section 200 of the EP Act, an EA has effect:

a) if the authority is for a prescribed ERA and it states that it takes effect on the day nominated by theholder of the authority in a written notice given to the administering authority-on the nominated day; or

b) if the authority states a day or an event for it to take effect-on the stated day or when the stated eventhappens; or

c) otherwise-on the day the authority is issued.However, if the EA is authorising an activity that requires an additional authorisation (a relevant tenure for aresource activity, a development permit under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 or an SDA Approval underthe State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971), this EA will not take effect until the additionalauthorisation has taken effect.

If this EA takes effect when the additional authorisation takes effect, you must provide the administeringauthority written notice within 5 business days of receiving notification of the related additional authorisationtaking effect.

If you have incorrectly claimed that an additional authorisation is not required, carrying out the ERA withoutthe additional authorisation is not legal and could result in your prosecution for providing false or misleadinginformation or operating without a valid environmental authority.

Department of Environment and ScienceDelegate of the administering authorityEnvironmental Protection Act 1994 Date issued: 07 June 2019

Enquiries:Petroleum and Gas UnitDepartment of Environment and SciencePhone: 3330 5715Email: [email protected]

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Obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1994

In addition to the requirements found in the conditions of this environmental authority, the holder must also meettheir obligations under the EP Act, and the regulations made under the EP Act. For example, the holder mustcomply with the following provisions of the Act:

- general environmental duty (section 319)- duty to notify environmental harm (section 320-320G)- offence of causing serious or material environmental harm (sections 437-439)- offence of causing environmental nuisance (section 440)- offence of depositing prescribed water contaminants in waters and related matters (section 440ZG)- offence to place contaminant where environmental harm or nuisance may be caused (section 443)

Environmental Authority No. EPPG00712213

Santos Reference: PEN101623910

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Department of Environment and Science

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Environmental Authority Conditions

This environmental authority consists of the following Schedules:

Part A – Coordinator General Report Conditions:

Schedule A General Conditions

Schedule B Air Emissions

Schedule C Water Management

Schedule D Noise Management

Schedule E Waste Management

Schedule F Land Management

Schedule G Storage and Handling of Chemicals, Flammable and Combustible

Substances

Schedule H Petroleum Infrastructure

Schedule I Monitoring Programs

Schedule J Community Issues

Schedule K Notification Procedures

Schedule L Release to Land

Part B – Additional Conditions:

Schedule BA General Conditions

Schedule BB Air Emissions

Schedule BC Water Management

Schedule BE Waste

Schedule BF Land

Appendix 1 Definitions

Appendix 2 Maps and Plans



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PART A – COORDINATOR GENERAL REPORT CONDITIONS

SCHEDULE A – GENERAL CONDITIONS

A1

PREVENT AND/OR MINIMISE LIKELIHOOD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HARM

This authority does not authorise environmental harm unless a condition contained within this

authority explicitly authorises that harm. Where there is no condition or the authority is silent on a

matter, the lack of a condition or silence shall not be construed as authorising harm.

A2 In carrying out petroleum activities the holder of this authority must prevent and / or minimise the

likelihood of environmental harm being caused.

A3

MAINTENANCE OF MEASURES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The holder of this authority must:

(a) install all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this authority

(b) maintain such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition (c) operate such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient manner.

A4 All instruments, equipment and measuring devices used for measuring or monitoring in

accordance with any condition of this authority must be calibrated, appropriately operated and

maintained.

A5 The holder of this authority must ensure that daily operation and maintenance of all plant and

equipment relating to the authorised petroleum activities are carried out by suitability qualified,

competent and experienced person(s).

A6 No change, replacement or alteration of any plant or equipment is permitted if the change,

replacement or alteration increases the risk of environmental harm from the petroleum activities.

A7 All analyses and tests required to be conducted under this authority must be carried out by a

laboratory that has NATA certification for such analyses and tests, except as otherwise

authorised by the administering authority.

A8 Despite Condition (C1), the holder of this environmental authority may carry out maintenance

activities at the product loading facility (PLF) and materials offloading facility (MOF) (depicted in

Appendix 2, Figure 7) which may result in direct or indirect release of contaminants to Port Curtis.

A9 When carrying out activities authorised under Condition (A8), the holder of this environmental

authority must ensure that any direct or indirect release of contaminants to waters does not

cause environmental harm.

A10 A management plan must be developed and implemented to ensure that maintenance activities

authorised under condition A8 do not result in environmental harm. This management plan must

be reviewed in accordance with Condition (I4).

A11 At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to carrying out an activity under condition A8, the holder of

this environmental authority must notify the administering authority of its intention to carry out the

activity and what the expected duration will be for carrying out the activity.



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A12

CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

The holder of this authority must conduct construction in accordance with the Construction

Environmental Management Plan approved by the Coordinator-General in accordance with

Condition 3 of Appendix 2, Part 1 of the Coordinator-General’s Evaluation Report.

A13

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

An Environmental Management Plan (EM plan) must be implemented that provides for the

effective management of the actual and potential impacts resulting from the carrying out of the

petroleum activities. Documentation relating to the EM plan must be kept.

A14 The EM plan required by condition (A13) must address, at least, the following:

(1) Describe each of the following:

(a) each relevant resource authority for the environmental authority; (b) all relevant petroleum activities (c) the land on which the activities including associated accommodation and recreational

activities are to be carried out (d) the environmental values likely to be affected by the activities including associated

accommodation and recreational activities (e) the potential adverse and beneficial impacts of the activities including associated

accommodation and recreational activities on the environmental values.

(2) State the environmental protection commitments the applicant proposes for the activities, including associated accommodation and recreational activities, to protect or enhance the environmental values under best practice environmental management.

(3) Include a rehabilitation program for land proposed to be disturbed under each relevant resource authority for the application.

(4) State a proposed amount of financial assurance for the environmental authority as part of the rehabilitation program.

(5) Training staff in the awareness of environmental issues related to carrying out the petroleum activities, which must include at least:

(a) The environmental policy of the authority holder, so that all persons that carry out the petroleum activities are aware of all relevant commitments to environmental management.

(b) Any relevant environmental objectives and targets, so that all staff are aware of the relevant performance objectives and can work towards these

(c) Control procedures to be implemented for routine operations for day to day activities including associated accommodation and recreational activities, to minimise the likelihood of environmental harm, however occasioned or caused

(d) Contingency plans and emergency procedures to be implemented for nonroutine situations to deal with foreseeable risks and hazards, including corrective responses to prevent and mitigate environmental harm (including any necessary site rehabilitation)

(e) Organisational structure and responsibility to ensure that roles, responsibilities and authorities are appropriately defined to ensure effective management of environmental issues

(f) Effective communication procedures to ensure two-way communication on environmental matters between operational staff and higher management

(g) Obligations with respect to monitoring, notification and record keeping obligations under the EM plan and relevant approvals



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(h) Monitoring of the release of contaminants into the environment including procedures, methods and record keeping.

(6) The conduct of periodic reviews of environmental performance and procedures adopted, not less frequently than annually

(7) A program for continuous improvement.

A15 A Stormwater Management Plan must be prepared and implemented for the site prior to

construction and operation. The Stormwater Management Plan must address at least the

following:

(a) prevention of incident storm water and storm water run-off from contacting wastes or contaminants;

(b) diversion of upstream run-off away from areas where it may be contaminated by bulk products being loaded or unloaded, wastes, contaminants or other materials; and

(c) collection, treatment and disposal of all contaminated storm water run-off.

A16 A Waste Management Program (WMP) in accordance with Part 5 of the Environmental

Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000 must be developed, implemented within 3 (three)

months from the date of this authority, and maintained for the authorised petroleum activities.

A17 The EM Plan must not be implemented or amended in a way that contravenes or is inconsistent

with any condition of this approval.

A18 Contingency plans and emergency procedures must be developed and implemented for

nonroutine situations to deal with foreseeable risks and hazards including corrective responses to

prevent and mitigate environmental harm (including a contingency plan when plant shuts down

for maintenance or other reasons).

A19

THIRD PARTY AUDITING

Compliance with the conditions of this authority must be audited by an appropriately qualified

third party auditor, nominated by the holder of this authority and accepted by the

administering authority, within one year of the completion of commissioning of the LNG

Facility, and every three years thereafter.

A20 Notwithstanding condition (A19), and prior to undertaking the third party audit, the scope and

content of the third party audit can be negotiated with the administering authority.

A21 Upon receipt of the final third party audit report, the holder of this authority must submit a

copy to the administering authority.

A22 The third party auditor must certify the findings of the audit in the report.

A23 The financial cost of the third party audit is borne by the holder of this authority.

A24 The holder of this authority must, within a reasonable period of time agreed in writing with the

administering authority, act upon any recommendations arising from the audit report and:

(a) investigate any non-compliance issues identified; and

as soon as practicable, implement measures or take necessary action to ensure compliance

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A25 Subject to condition (A24), but otherwise not more than one (1) month following the

submission of the audit report, the holder of this authority must provide written advice to the

administering authority addressing the:

(a) actions taken by the holder to ensure compliance with this authority; and (b) actions taken to prevent a recurrence of any non-compliance issues identified.

A26

FINANCIAL ASSURANCE

The holder of this authority must provide a financial assurance in the amount and form

required by the administering authority for the authorised petroleum activities.

A27 The financial assurance is to remain in force until the administering authority is satisfied that

no claim is likely to be made on the assurance.

A28

DEFINITIONS

Words and phrases used in this authority are defined in Appendix 1 – Definitions. Where a

definition for a term used in this authority is not defined within this authority, the definitions in

the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its Regulation and Environmental Protection Policies

must be used.



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SCHEDULE B—AIR EMISSIONS

B1

NUISANCE

The release of noxious or offensive odours or any other noxious or offensive airborne

contaminants resulting from the activities must not cause an environmental nuisance at any

nuisance sensitive or commercial place.

B2 The release of dust and/or particulate matter resulting from the activities must not cause an

environmental nuisance at any nuisance sensitive or commercial place.

B3 Dust and particulate matter must not exceed any of the following levels when measured at any

nuisance sensitive or commercial place:

(a) Dust deposition of 120 milligrams per square metre per day over a 30-days averaging period, when monitored in accordance with Australian Standard AS 3580.10.1 of 2003 (or more recent editions); OR

(b) A concentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometre (μm) (PM10) suspended in the atmosphere of 50 micrograms per cubic metre (with five one day exceedances allowed in any one year period); and over a 24 hour averaging time, at a dust sensitive place downwind of the licensed place, when monitored in accordance with:

(i) Australian Standard AS 3580.9.6 of 2003 (or more recent editions) 'Ambient air - Particulate matter - Determination of suspended particulate PM10 high-volume sampler with size-selective inlet -Gravimetric method'; or

(ii) any alternative method of monitoring PM10 which may be permitted by the 'Air Quality Sampling Manual' as published from time to time by the administering authority.

Note: The above 5 days exceedances per year are based on the expected exceedances from

the natural events such as bushfires and dust storm.

B4

THE RELEASE OF CONTAMINANTS TO THE ATMOSPHERE

The release of contaminants to the atmosphere from a point source must only occur from

those release points identified in Schedule B, Table 1 - Contaminant Release Points and must

be directed vertically upwards without any impedance or hindrance.

B5 Contaminants must be released to the atmosphere from a release point at a height and a flow

rate not less than the corresponding height and velocity stated for that release point in

Schedule B, Table 1 - Contaminant Release Points

B6 Contaminants must not be released to the atmosphere from a release point at a mass

emission rate/concentration, as measured at a monitoring point, in excess of that stated in

Schedule B, Table 2 - Contaminant Release Limits to Air.

B7 Contaminants must be monitored not less frequently than specified in Schedule B, Table 2 -

Contaminant Release Limits to Air.

B8 Monitoring of any releases to the atmosphere required by a condition of this approval must be

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(1) Monitoring provisions for the release points listed in Schedule B, Table 1 – Contaminant Release Points must comply with the Australian Standard AS 4323.1 - 1995 'Stationary source emissions, Method 1: Selection of sampling positions' (or more recent editions).

(2) The following tests must be performed for each determination specified in Schedule B, Table 2 - Contaminant Release Limits to Air: (i) gas velocity and volume flow rate (ii) temperature (iii) water vapour concentration (moisture content).

(3) Samples must be taken when emissions are expected to be at maximum rates. (4) During the sampling period the following additional information must be gathered:

(i) production rate at the time of sampling (ii) raw materials and fuel used (iii) number of plant or equipment and operating units operating; (iv) reference to the actual test methods and accuracy of the methods.

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B9

All release points referred to in Schedule B, Table 1 - Contaminant Release Points must be

conspicuously marked with the corresponding release point number.

Schedule B – Table 1: Contaminant Release Points

Number of

stacks/units Source description

Minimum release

height (m) above

grade level

Minimum

velocity

(m/s)

A1 – Methane

Compressor Driver

Mass emission rate and

concentration of oxides of

nitrogen (NOx) in the flue

gas at 15 percent oxygen

reference level.

32 12

A2 - Methane

Compressor Driver 32 12

A3 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Bypass Stack)

44 2.4

A3 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Waste Heat

Recovery Unit Stack)

44 8.5

A4 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Bypass Stack)

44 2.4

A4 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Waste Heat


44 8.5

A5 - Propane


A6 - Propane


A7 – Acid Gas and

Nitrogen Vent 43 10

A8 – Hot Oil Heater




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reference level.

A9 – Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver





reference level.

30 26

A10 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

30 26

Number of


Minimum release

height (m) above

grade level

Minimum

velocity

(m/s)

A11 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver





reference level.

30 19

A12 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

30 19

A13 - Wet Gas Flares N/A 100 N/A

A14 - Marine Flare N/A 30 N/A

A15 - Dry Gas Flare N/A 100 N/A

A16 - Backup Wet &

Dry Flare N/A 100 N/A

B1 - Methane

Compressor Driver


concentration of oxides

of nitrogen (NOx) in the

32 12

B2 - Methane


B3 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Bypass Stack)

44 2.4

B3 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Waste Heat


44 8.5

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B10

B4 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Bypass Stack)

flue gas at 15 percent

oxygen reference level. 44 2.4

B4 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

(Waste Heat


44 8.5

B5 - Propane


B6 - Propane


B7 - Acid Gas and

Nitrogen Vent 43 10

B8 – Hot Oil Heater





reference level.

41 1.2

Number of


Minimum release

height (m) above

grade level

Minimum

velocity

(m/s)

B9 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver


concentration of oxides

of nitrogen (NOx) in the

flue gas at 15 percent

oxygen reference level.

30 19

B10 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

30 19

The minimum velocity limits specified in Schedule B, Table 1 - Contaminant Release Points apply

during normal operating conditions.

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Schedule B – Table 2: Contaminant Release Limits To Air

Monitoring

location Contaminant

Emission limits per

stack

Frequency of

monitoring

A1 – Methane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of

commissioning Train 1.

Thereafter, at least one

Methane Compressor

Driver stack must be

monitored annually on a

rotational basis.

A2 - Methane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

A3 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Ethylene Compressor



rotational basis.

A4 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

A5 - Propane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Propane Compressor



rotational basis.

A6 - Propane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

A8 – Hot Oil

Heater

Oxides of

Nitrogen

350mg/Nm3(dry)

@3%O2 & 0.95

grams/second

The Hot Oil Heater must

be monitored within 3

months of

commissioning Train 1

and annually thereafter.

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Monitoring


Emission limits per

stack

Frequency of

monitoring

A9 – Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 1.74

grams/second All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Gas Turbine Generator

Turbine Driver stack

must be monitored

annually on a rotational

basis.

A10 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 1.74

grams/second

A11 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 1.74

grams/second

A12 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 1.74

grams/second

B1 - Methane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Methane Compressor



rotational basis.

B2 - Methane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

B3 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Ethylene Compressor



rotational basis.

B4 - Ethylene

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

B5 - Propane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Propane Compressor


B6 - Propane

Compressor Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 3.6

grams/second

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rotational basis.

B8 – Hot Oil

Heater

Oxides of

Nitrogen

350mg/Nm3(dry)

@3%O2 & 0.95

grams/second

The Hot Oil Heater must

be monitored within 3

months of

commissioning Train 2

and annually thereafter.

Monitoring


Emission limits per

stack

Frequency of

monitoring

B9 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 1.74

grams/second

All stacks must be

monitored within 3

months of



Gas Turbine Generator

Turbine Driver stack

must be monitored

annually on a rotational

basis.

B10 - Gas Turbine

Generator Turbine

Driver

Oxides of

Nitrogen

51mg/Nm3(dry)

@15%O2 & 1.74

grams/second

B11

B12

The emission limits per stack specified in Schedule B, Table 2 – Contaminant Release Limits to Air

apply during normal operating conditions.

Within 3 months of commissioning Train 1 and Train 2 respectively, the holder of this environmental

authority must conduct air emission monitoring and prepare a report to demonstrate compliance with

air emission limits listed in Schedule B, Table 2 - Contaminant Release Limits to Air.

B13 Notwithstanding Condition (B6) and Schedule B, Table 2 - Contaminant Release Limits to Air, the

following emission limit for Oxides of Nitrogen is authorised to apply to any two Gas Turbine Generator

Turbine Drivers (monitoring locations A9 – A12, B9 & B10) at any one time until, and including, 20 July

2021:

(a) 73mg/Nm3 (dry) @15%O2 ; and

(b) 2.17 grams/second.

B14 Until, and including, 20 July 2021 the total maximum LNG Facility air emission limit for Oxides of

Nitrogen must not exceed 55.54 grams/sec @ 15%O2.

B15 During the period until, and including, 20 July 2021 each Gas Turbine Generator Turbine Driver

operating under Condition (B13) must:

(a) have air emissions monitoring undertaken at least once; and (b) air emissions monitoring must be undertaken in accordance with Condition (B8).

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B16

Flare conditions

The flare must be equipped with a flare tip design to provide good mixing with air, flame stability and

achieve a minimum Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) removal efficiency of 98 per cent under varied

gas flow rate and meteorological conditions and meet the best practice design standards (e.g. NSW

EPA: Protection of the Environmental Operations (Clean Air) Amendment (Industrial and Commercial

Activities) Regulation 2005, or the US EPA Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 60.18 and 40 CFR

63.11).

B17 The flare must be equipped with a continuously burning pilot or other automatic ignition system that

assures gas ignition and provides immediate notification to appropriate personnel when the ignition

system ceases to function.

B18 The flare must be designed to handle large fluctuations in both the volume and the chemical content of

gases.

B19 Visible smoke and particulate emissions must not be permitted for more than five minutes in any two

hour period during normal operating conditions.

B20 Contingency plans and emergency procedures must be developed and implemented for nonroutine

situations to deal with foreseeable risks and hazards including corrective responses to prevent and

mitigate environmental harm (including a contingency plan when plant shuts down for maintenance or

other reasons).

B21

Fugitive Emissions

The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that all reasonable and practicable measures

are taken in the design and operation of the plant to minimise fugitive VOC emissions. Reasonable

and practicable measures include but are not limited to:

(a) implementation of a monitoring program to regularly leak test all units/components including pumps, piping and controls, vessels and tanks; and

(b) operating, maintenance and management practices to be implemented to mitigate fugitive VOC sources.

B22 The ducting and extraction systems that transfer effluent gases from one location to another must be

constructed, operated and maintained so as to minimise any leakage of VOCs and vapours to the

atmosphere occurring from these sources.

B23 In the event of emissions of contaminants occurring from industrial plant or ducting systems that

transfer effluent gases from one location to another, the fault or omission that resulted in that emission

must be corrected as soon as practicable.

B24

Fuel Burning

This authority only permits the burning of natural gas, methane gas or diesel fuel in the fuel burning

equipment under normal operating conditions at the rate of the design capacity of the equipment.

B25 The sulphur content of fuel burned in the power generators must not exceed 0.5 percent by weight

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B26

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The holder of this authority must develop and implement a greenhouse gas reduction strategy for the

LNG Facility. The strategy must include, but not limited to, the company’s policy on greenhouse gas

emissions, an energy efficiency program, a continuous improvement program, better control systems

and a CO2 recovery plan.

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RELEASE TO WATERS

C1

PERMITTED CONTAMINANT RELEASE AND DISCHARGE POINT(S)

The only contaminant(s) permitted to be released directly or indirectly to any waters from the

petroleum activities authorised on the petroleum facilities licence are the following releases to Port

Curtis:

(1) Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (ROC) via the diffuser discharge point WW2 to Port Curtis during the construction of train 1 and train 2, (refer plan Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia); and

(2) Treated sewage effluent via the diffuser discharge point WW2 to Port Curtis during the construction of train 1 and train 2 (refer plan Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia).

C2

The release of contaminants directly or indirectly to waters must not produce any slick or other

visible or odorous evidence of oil, grease or petrochemicals nor contain visible floating oil, grease,

scum or litter.

C3

Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (ROC)

The total quantity of ROC released to waters as authorised in conditions (C1) and (BC3) on any one

day must not exceed 12 megalitres.

C4 The waste water effluent released via the diffuser discharge point WW1 must not exceed the release

limits specified in Schedule C, Table 1: Quality Characteristic Limits WW1 Waste Water Effluent

when measured at the monitoring point S9 described as the Discharge Monitoring Point (N

7369052, E 317270), refer plan Appendix 2 – Figure 1: GLNG Project Simplified Waste Water

Schematic.

Schedule C – Table 1: Quality Characteristic Limits WW1 Waste Water Effluent

Monitoring

Point

Quality

Characteristics

Release Limit Limit Type Minimum

monitoring

frequency

S91

Dissolved

Oxygen

4.0 mg/L Minimum

Weekly Grab

Sample Total Residual

Hydrocarbons

C10 – C36

10 mg/L Maximum

pH 6.0 to 8.5 Range

Notes:

1 Monitoring point S9 as the Discharge Monitoring Point (N7369052, E317270), shown in Appendix 2 – Figure

1: GLNG Project Simplified Wastewater Schematic.

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C5

Monitoring

Monitoring of contaminants released to Port Curtis must be undertaken for the quality characteristics

and parameters, at the monitoring point(s), and at the frequencies specified in Schedule C, Table 1:

Quality Characteristic Limits WW1 Waste Water Effluent.

C6

Diffuser validation

Provide to the administering authority a monitoring plan for the diffuser modelling validation within 40

business days from the issue of this environmental authority. The monitoring plan must have the

following objectives:

(a) To validate all modelling and investigations related to the diffuser; and (b) To confirm that expected dilutions predicted in design of the diffuser under specified flow

conditions are met as a minimum.

C7 The Monitoring Plan (Diffuser Validation), required by condition (C6), must include (but not be

limited to) the following:

(a) A description of the diffuser as installed (b) A list of the environmental values to be protected within and adjacent to the diffuser (c) Sampling of reference sites to determine the background concentration of relevant water quality

parameters (d) Investigate employing other approaches (e.g. dye-based diffuser validation techniques) where

electrical conductivity-based methods are inconclusive (e) The methods for the collection and analysis of samples (including the Quality Assurance and

Quality Control protocols adopted) (f) The methods of analysing the data and responding to the results (g) Monitoring must be done by a competent person(s) in accordance with methods prescribed in

the latest edition of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection Water Quality Sampling Manual; and carried out on representative samples.

C8 The holder of the environmental authority must have due regard to comments, provided by the

administering authority, in the finalisation of the Monitoring Plan (Diffuser Validation).

C9 The holder of the environmental authority must provide to the administering authority a Diffuser

Validation Report, not more than 20 business days after receipt of the results obtained from the

Monitoring Plan (Diffuser Validation). The report must include:

(a) The outcome of the monitoring including the methodology, findings and recommendations of the Monitoring Plan (Diffuser Validation)

(b) A determination on the validation of modelling and investigations undertaken

C10

MONITORING OF VOLUME OF SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT SEAWATER

INFLUENT, DESALINATION EFFLUENT AND BRINE

The daily volume and daily average flow rate of seawater influent treated must be determined or

estimated by an appropriate method with an accuracy of +/- 5 per cent, and records kept of such

determinations.

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C11 The daily volume and daily average flow rate of desalination effluent released from the premises

must be determined or estimated by an appropriate method with an accuracy of +/- 5 per cent, and

records kept of such determinations.

C12 The daily volume and daily average flow rate in m3/s of the brine component of the desalination

effluent discharged to marine waters must be determined or estimated by an appropriate method

with an accuracy of +/- 5 per cent, and records kept of such determinations.

C13 Monitoring of seawater influent for pH, temperature, turbidity, and conductivity must involve

instrumentation that is continuous, on-line, real-time and be able to be recorded and alarmed.

C14 Monitoring of desalination effluent for pH, chlorine, dissolved oxygen concentration and percent

saturation, temperature, turbidity, and conductivity must involve instrumentation that is continuous,

on-line, real-time and be able to be recorded and alarmed.

C15

RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM (REMP)

A REMP must be developed and implemented to monitor and record the effects of the release of

contaminants on the receiving environment whilst contaminants are being discharged, with the aims

of identifying and describing the extent of any adverse impacts to local environmental values, and

monitoring any changes in the receiving water. For the purposes of the REMP the receiving

environment is defined as the waters of the China Bay and connected waterways within Port Curtis

(e.g. Xkm) downstream of the release. (i.e. Port Curtis) that addresses at least the following:

1. Description of potentially affected receiving waters including key communities and background water quality characteristics based on accurate and reliable monitoring data that takes into consideration any temporal variation (e.g. seasonality); and

2. Description of applicable environmental values and water quality objectives to be achieved (i.e. as scheduled pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009); and

3. Any relevant reports prepared by other governmental or professional research organisations that relate to the receiving environment within which the REMP is proposed; and

4. Water quality targets within the receiving environment to be achieved, and clarification of contaminant concentrations or levels indicating adverse environmental impacts during the REMP.

C16 The REMP must be maintained by a person possessing appropriate qualifications and experience in

the field of hydrology and surface water monitoring program design.

C17

The REMP must address but not be limited to the following:

1. Monitoring for any potential adverse environmental impacts caused by the intake or release, particularly in terms of potentially toxic contaminants that may be present in the ROC or Treated Sewage Effluent;

2. Monitoring performance of the diffuser to ensure adequate mixing and dilution; 3. Sampling to determine the extent of the near-field mixing zone at various tidal phases

(including the vertical profile) to validate modelling estimates; 4. Monitoring of selected toxicants (including ammonia nitrogen, total and free chlorine, dissolved

metals and metalloids likely to be present in intake water) to assess the extent of the compliance of concentrations with water quality objectives and the extent of the toxicity zone,

5. Monitoring of selected physical chemical parameters (including turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen saturation, conductivity, temperature) that would assist in quantifying the mixing and dilution of the diffusers

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6. The locations of monitoring points including monitoring transects away from the outfall of the designated release point as well as control locations;

7. The proposed sampling depths; 8. The frequency or scheduling of sampling and analysis; 9. Any historical datasets to be relied upon; 10. Description of the statistical basis on which conclusions are drawn, and 11. Any spatial and temporal controls to exclude potential confounding factors.

C18 The REMP must be prepared and submitted in writing to the administering authority within three (3)

months prior to discharge occurring.

CONTAMINANT RELEASES TO GROUNDWATER

C19 There must be no release of contaminants

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SCHEDULE D—NOISE MANAGEMENT

D1 Noise from the LNG plant activities must not cause environmental nuisance at any sensitive place

or commercial place.

D2 When requested by the administering authority, noise monitoring must be undertaken within a

reasonable and practicable timeframe nominated by the administering authority to investigate any

complaint (which is neither frivolous nor vexatious nor based on mistaken belief in the opinion of

the authorised officer) of environmental nuisance at any sensitive place or commercial place, and

the results must be notified within 14 days to the administering authority following completion of

monitoring.

D3 If the authority holder can provide evidence through monitoring that the limits defined in Schedule

D – Table 1: Noise Limits for the LNG Plant at Sensitive Receptors are not being exceeded then

the holder is not in breach of Condition (D1). Monitoring and subsequent analysis must provide:

(a) determination of LAeq,15 mins for the LNG plant noise at the noise sensitive place or commercial place;

(b) narrow band analysis and the noise ‘signature’ of the LNG plant to determine the contribution from the LNG plant to the total noise level at the noise sensitive place or commercial place;

(c) the level and frequency of occurrence of impulsive or tonal noise; (d) taking measurements of the low frequency noise below 200 Hz; (e) atmospheric conditions including temperature, wind speed and direction; and (f) location, date and time or recording.

D4 If monitoring indicates exceedence of the limits in Schedule D – Table 1: Noise Limits for the LNG

Plant at Sensitive Receptors due to the contribution from the LNG plant activities, then the holder

of this authority must:

(a) resolve the complaint with the use of appropriate dispute resolution techniques to the satisfaction of the administering authority; or

(b) consider Best Practice Environmental Management in instigating noise abatement measures to comply with noise emission limits in Schedule D – Table 1: Noise Limits for the LNG Plant at Sensitive Receptors .

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Schedule D – Table 1: Noise Limits For The LNG Plant At Sensitive Receptors

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Monday - Friday

6.30am – 6.30pm

6.30pm – 6.30am

-

50

-

50

-

50

-

50

-

50

-

50

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Saturday 6.30am – 6.30pm

6.30pm – 6.30am

-

50

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50

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50

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50

Sundays and Public Holidays

6.30am – 6.30pm

6.30pm – 6.30am

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Note: (-) Means no criteria apply during this time period

Operational Noise Criteria dBA LAeq

Monday - Sunday and Public Holidays

7am – 6pm

6pm – 10pm

10pm – 7am

46

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38

37

34

47

47

40

46

45

40

36

36

36

50

47

41

40

35

30

Notes: Sensitive receptor locations are provided in Appendix 2 - Figure 6: Noise Monitoring Locations.

The noise levels in Schedule D - Table 1: Noise Limits for the LNG Plant at Sensitive Receptors apply for the

day, evening and night periods since the LNG plant operates continuously on a 24-hour basis.

D5 The method of measurement and reporting of noise levels must comply with the latest edition of

the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection’s Noise Measurement Manual.

D6

NOISE CONTROL MEASURES

The authorised activities must be carried out by such reasonable and practicable means

necessary to minimise the noise generated. The measures adopted must be incorporated into the

relevant procedure(s) implemented under the Environmental Management Plan required by

condition (A12) and must include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following noise abatement

measures:

(i) ensure that any equipment to be used on the site is assessed for potential noise nuisance impacts and appropriately attenuated;

(ii) low frequency components at the plant including the gas turbine are to be attenuated according to Australian standards and Best Practice Environmental Management;

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(iii) ensure that engine cowlings and high efficiency silencers are fitted to all the engines of all plant and equipment identified as impacting on noise sensitive receptors; and

(iv) where operation of reversing beepers is likely to cause environmental nuisance, taking measures to ensure mitigation of the environmental nuisance, for example by de-tuning the reversing beepers, replacing the reversing beepers with other warning devices and/or replacing reversing beepers with alternative reversing beepers which adjust their noise level output in accordance with the prevailing background noise level.

D7

LOW FREQUENCY NOISE

Notwithstanding condition (D1) and the limits specified in Schedule D Table 1: Noise Limits for the

LNG Plant at Sensitive Receptors in condition (D4), emission of any noise below 200 Hz must not

cause an environmental nuisance.

D8 Low frequency noise from the LNG plant is not considered to be a nuisance under condition (D7)

if monitoring shows that noise emissions do not exceed the following limits:

a) 60 dB(C) measured outside the sensitive receptor, and b) the difference between the external A-weighted and C-weighted noise levels is no greater

than 20 dB; or c) 50 dB(Z) measured inside the sensitive receptor; and d) the difference between the internal A-weighted and Z-weighted noise levels is no greater

than 15 dB.

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SCHEDULE E – WASTE MANAGEMENT

E1 Waste generated in the carrying out the activities must be stored, handled and transferred in a

proper and efficient manner. Waste must not be released to the environment, stored, transferred

or disposed contrary to any condition of this authority.

E2 The holder of this authority must ensure that activities authorised under this environmental

authority do not result in the release or likely release of a hazardous contaminant to land or

waters.

E3 The holder of this authority must ensure that all general waste produced from the conducting of

the activities under this environmental authority is removed and disposed of at a facility that is

permitted to accept such waste.

E4 All regulated waste removed from the site must be removed by a person who holds a current

authority to transport such waste under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994

and sent to a facility that is permitted to accept such waste.

E5 When regulated waste is removed from within the boundary of the authorised facility and

transported by the holder of this authority, a record must be kept of the following:

a) date of waste transport b) quantity of waste removed and transported c) type of waste removed and transported d) quantity of waste delivered e) any incidents (e.g. spillage) that may have occurred en route.

E6 Regulated waste is not permitted to be disposed on site, including septic waste, sewage, and

concentrate and back wash water from the reverse osmosis plant.

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SCHEDULE F – LAND MANAGEMENT

F1

EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANS

An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan must be developed and implemented for all stages of the

petroleum activities and which has been certified by a Certified Professional in Sediment and

Erosion Control, or a professional with appropriate experience and or qualifications accepted by

the administering authority.

F2 Appropriate measures to achieve compliance with condition (F1) for the petroleum activity must

be described in the EM plan and include:

(1) diverting uncontaminated stormwater run-off around areas disturbed by petroleum activities or where contaminants or wastes are stored or handled that may contribute to stormwater

(2) contaminated stormwater runoff and incident rainfall is collected; and treated, reused, or released in accordance with the conditions of this environmental authority

(3) roofing or minimising the size of areas where contaminants or wastes are stored or handled (4) using alternate materials and or processes (such as dry absorbents) to clean up spills that will

minimise the generation of contaminated waters (5) erosion and sediment control structures are placed to minimise erosion of disturbed areas

and prevent the contamination of any waters (6) an inspection and maintenance program for the erosion and sediment control features; (7) provision for adequate access to maintain all erosion and sediment control measures

especially during the wet season months from December to March (8) identification of remedial actions that would be required to ensure compliance with the

conditions of this environmental authority.

F3 Erosion protection measures and sediment control measures must be implemented and

maintained to minimise erosion and the release of sediment and contamination of stormwater.

F4 The maintenance and cleaning of any vehicles, plant or equipment must not be carried out in

areas from which contaminants can be released into any waters, roadside gutter or a stormwater

drainage system.

F5 Any spillage of wastes, contaminants or other materials must be cleaned up as quickly as

practicable. Such spillages must be cleaned up using dry methods that minimise the release of

wastes, contaminants or materials to any stormwater drainage system, roadside gutter or waters.

F6

ACID SULFATE SOILS

The holder of this authority must conduct an acid sulfate soils (ASS) investigation prior to

construction and in accordance with the requirements of the State Planning Policy 2/02

Development involving Acid Sulfate Soils and relevant guidelines such as the Guidelines for

Sampling and Analysis of Lowland Acid Sulfate Soils in Queensland 1998.

F7 Acid sulfate soils must be managed in accordance with the Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil

Technical Manual, Soil Management Guidelines 2002 such that contaminants are not directly or

indirectly released, as a result of the activity, to any waters or the bed and banks of any waters.

F8 As soon as practicable and within 3 (three) months of cessation of authorised activities that cause

any significant disturbance to land, the holder of this authority must investigate contaminated land

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status in accordance with Environmental Protection Act 1994 requirements and the NEPM where

land has been subject to contamination caused by activities authorised under this authority;

F9

PEST AND WEED SPECIES

Pest and weed species must be managed to prevent their growth and proliferation.

F10

MANAGEMENT OF FAUNA

The holder of this authority must develop and implement, within three (3) months from the date of

this approval, a Fauna Management Plan that details how the holder will ensure that authorised

activities are undertaken to minimise the potential risk of causing harm to fauna.

F11 The holder of this authority must minimise lighting disturbance to marine turtles by:

(a) physically shielding lights and directing the lights onto work areas (b) keeping light heights as low as practicable (c) using long wave length lights instead of short wavelength lights unless required for the safe

operation of the LNG Facility (d) minimising reflective surfaces (e) fitting motion detectors and light timers where practicable.

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SCHEDULE G – STORAGE AND HANDLING OF CHEMICALS, FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE

SUBSTANCES

G1 All explosives, hazardous chemicals, corrosive substances, toxic substances, gases, dangerous

goods, flammable and combustible liquids (including petroleum products and associated piping

and infrastructure) must be stored and handled in accordance with the relevant Australian

Standard where such is available.

G2 Notwithstanding the requirements of any Australian Standard and any other relevant Australian or

State legislation, any liquids stored on site that have the potential to cause environmental harm

must be stored in or serviced by an effective containment system that is impervious to the

materials stored and managed to prevent the release of liquids to waters or land. Where no

relevant Australian Standard is available, the following must be applied:

(a) storage tanks must be bunded so that the capacity and construction of the bund is sufficient to contain at least 110 per cent of a single storage tank or 100 per cent of the largest storage tank plus 10 per cent of the second largest storage tank in multiple storage areas; and

(b) drum storages must be bunded so that the capacity and construction of the bund is sufficient to contain at least 25 per cent of the maximum design storage volume within the bund.

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SCHEDULE H - PETROLEUM INFRASTRUCTURE

H1 All infrastructure (including buildings, structures, petroleum equipment and plant erected and/or

used for the authorised activities) but excluding the Material Offload Facility and haul road,

authorised under this authority must be removed from the relevant environmental authority prior

to surrender of this authority, except where agreed in writing by the administering authority and

the current landowner.

H2 Prior to the commencement of decommissioning or abandonment activities, the scope of work for

decommissioning or abandonment of project infrastructure shall be developed and agreed to with

the administering authority.

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SCHEDULE I – MONITORING PROGRAMS

I1 The holder of this authority must:

(a) develop and implement a monitoring program, within six (6) months from the date of this approval or three (3) months from commencement of construction activities, that will demonstrate compliance with the conditions in this authority

(b) document the monitoring and inspections carried out under the program and any actions taken.

I2 The holder of this authority must ensure that a suitably qualified, experienced and competent

person(s) conducts all monitoring required by this authority.

I3 The holder of this authority must record, compile and keep for a minimum of five (5) years all

monitoring results required by this authority and make available for inspection all or any of these

records upon request by the administering authority. Monitoring results relating to rehabilitation

should be kept until the administering authority has accepted surrender of the environmental

authority.

I4 Any management or monitoring plans, systems or programs required to be developed and

implemented by a condition of this authority must be reviewed for performance and amended if

required on an annual basis.

I5 An annual monitoring report must be prepared each year and presented in the format requested

(including electronic) to the administering authority when requested. Information and results held

by the administrating authority in relation to this approval may be used for any purpose including

supply to third parties. This report shall include but not be limited to:

(a) a summary of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results obtained under any monitoring programs required under this authority and, a comparison of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results to both this authority limits and to relevant prior results

(b) an evaluation/explanation of the data from any monitoring programs (c) a summary of any record of quantities of releases required to be kept under this authority (d) a summary of the record of equipment failures or events recorded for any site under this

approval (e) an outline of actions taken or proposed to minimise the environmental risk from any

deficiency identified by the monitoring or recording programs.

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SCHEDULE J – COMMUNITY ISSUES

J1 When the administering authority advises the holder of a complaint alleging environmental

nuisance, the holder must investigate the complaint and advise the administering authority in

writing of the action proposed or undertaken in relation to the complaint.

J2 When requested by the administering authority, the holder of this authority must undertake

monitoring specified by the administering authority, within a reasonable and practicable timeframe

nominated by the administering authority, to investigate any complaint of environmental harm at

any sensitive or commercial place.

J3 The results of the investigation (including an analysis and interpretation of the monitoring results)

and abatement measures implemented must be provided to the administering authority within

fourteen (14) days of completion of the investigation, or receipt of monitoring results, whichever is

the latter.

J4 If monitoring in accordance with Condition (J2), indicates that emissions exceed the limits set by

this authority or are causing environmental nuisance, then the holder of this authority must:

(a) address the complaint including the use of appropriate dispute resolution if required; and/or (b) as soon as practicable implement abatement or attenuation measures so that noise, dust,

particulate or odour emissions from the authorised activities do not result in further environmental nuisance.

J5 Maintain a record of complaints and incidents causing environmental harm, and actions taken in

response to the complaint or incident; and

J6 The holder of this authority must record the following details for all complaints received and

provide this information to the administering authority on request:

(a) name, address and contact number for complainant; (b) time and date of complaint (c) reasons for the complaint (d) investigations undertaken (e) conclusions formed (f) actions taken to resolve complaint (g) any abatement measures implemented (h) person responsible for resolving the complaint.

J7 The holder of this authority must retain the record of complaints required by this condition for five

(5) years.

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SCHEDULE K – NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

K1 The holder of this environmental authority must telephone the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection’s Pollution Hotline (telephone: 1300 130 372) and any affected landholder, occupier or their nominated representative as soon as reasonably practicable, but within 24 hours after becoming aware of:

(a) an unauthorised release of contaminants as provided for in condition (K3); or (b) any event where environmental harm (excluding environmental nuisance) has been caused or

may be caused.

K2 Notwithstanding condition (K1), the holder of this environmental authority must telephone the

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection’s Pollution Hotline (telephone: 1300 130 372) as

soon as reasonably practicable, but within 24 hours after becoming aware of any non-compliance with

any condition of this environmental authority other than in relation to a release of contaminants.

K3 Subject to condition (K1), the holder of this environmental authority must report spills of contaminants (including but not limited to hydrocarbons) of the following volumes or kind:

(a) unauthorised releases of any volume of contaminants to water; (b) unauthorised releases of volumes of contaminants to land greater than 200L of hydrocarbons; or (c) any other release not authorised under this environmental authority which has caused, or has the

potential to cause serious or material environmental harm.

K4 The notification of emergencies or incidents as required by conditions (K1), (K2) and (K3) must include but not be limited to the following information:

(a) the environmental authority number and name of the holder; (b) the tenure type and number where the emergency or incident occurred; (c) the name and telephone number of the designated contact person; (d) the location of the emergency or incident (GDA94); (e) the date and time that the emergency or incident occurred; (f) the date and time the holder of this environmental authority became aware of the emergency or

incident; (g) details of the nature of the event and the circumstances in which it occurred; (h) the estimated quantity and type of any contaminants involved in the incident; (i) the actual or potential suspected cause of the emergency or incident; (j) a description of the land use at the site of the emergency or incident (e.g. grazing, pasture, forest

etc.) and / or the name of any relevant waters and other environmentally sensitive features; (k) a description of the possible impacts from the emergency or incident; (l) a description of whether stock and / or wildlife were actually or potentially exposed to any

contaminants released and measures taken to prevent access for the duration of the emergency or incident;

(m) any sampling conducted or proposed, relevant to the emergency or incident; (n) landholder details and details of landholder consultation; (o) immediate actions taken to control the impacts of the emergency or incident and how

environmental harm was mitigated at the time of the emergency or incident; and

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(p) whether further examination / root cause analysis is required and if so, the expected date by when this examination will be completed and reported to the administering authority.

K5 Within 10 business days following the initial notification, unless a longer time is agreed to by the administering authority, a written report must be provided to the administering authority, including the following (where relevant to the emergency or incident):

(a) the information required by condition (K4); (b) the root cause of the emergency or incident; (c) the confirmed quantities and types of any contaminants involved in the incident; (d) results and interpretation of any analysis of samples taken at the time of the emergency or

incident (including the analysis results of any impact monitoring); (e) a final assessment of the impacts from the emergency or incident including any actual or potential

environmental harm that has occurred or may occur in the longer term as a result of the release; (f) the success or otherwise of actions taken at the time of the incident to prevent or minimise

environmental harm; (g) results and current status of landholder consultation, including commitment to resolve any

outstanding issues / concerns; and (h) actions and / or procedural changes to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident.

K6 Within 10 business days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident or receipt of

monitoring results indicating any significant changes in groundwater quality caused by the petroleum

activity(ies), then the analysis results indicating these changes, including any proposed actions to

mitigate the changes in groundwater quality information must be submitted to the administering

authority.

K7 If groundwater contamination caused by the petroleum activity(ies) is encountered, the following must be reported to satisfy requirements under condition (K6): (a) the level of environmental harm caused as a result of such contamination to soils and

groundwater; and (b) the determination of groundwater flow direction, groundwater flow rate and hydraulic conductivity.

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SCHEDULE L - RELEASE TO LAND

L1


Contaminant(s) are not permitted to be released directly or indirectly to land unless otherwise

authorised under this environmental authority.

MAINTENANCE OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DEVICES

L2 Suitable banks and/or diversion drains must be installed and maintained to exclude

stormwater runoff from entering the LNG facility footprint.

L3 All stormwater management devices must be installed and maintained to ensure they are

working properly at all times, including the following:

a) oil and grit separator devices;

b) detention basin(s);

c) grass swales; and

d) trash racks and protected risers.

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PART B – ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

SCHEDULE BA – GENERAL CONDITIONS

BA1

Scope

This environmental authority authorises:

a) A petroleum activity that is likely to have a significant impact on a category A or category B environmentally sensitive area;

b) the construction and operation of a two train Liquid Natural Gas Facility with a capacity up to 7.8 Million Tonne per annum; and

c) A petroleum activity or GHG storage activity, other than an activity mentioned in any of the items 1 to 7 of Schedule 2A of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008, that includes 1 or more activities mentioned in schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 for which an AES is stated, including the following specified relevant activities:

(i) ERA 8(3) – Chemical storage consisting of storing more than 500m3 of chemicals of class C1 or C2 combustible liquids under AS1940 or dangerous goods class 3 under subsection (1)(c).

(ii) ERA 8(4) - storing 200t or more of chemicals that are solids or gases, other than chemicals mentioned in items 1 to 3, under subsection (1)(d);

(iii) ERA 9(c) - Hydrocarbon gas refining consisting of refining coal seam gas;

(iv) ERA 10 - Gas producing consisting of manufacturing, processing or reforming 200t or more of hydrocarbon gas in a year;

(v) ERA 14(2)(a) - Electricity generation consisting of generating electricity by using a fuel, other than gas, at a rated capacity of 10MW electrical to 150MW electrical;

(vi) ERA 15 - Fuel burning consisting of using fuel burning equipment that is capable of burning at least 500kg of fuel in an hour;

(vii) ERA 16(1)(b) - Extractive and screening activities consisting of dredging, in a year, the following quantity of material more than 10000t but not more than 100000t;

(viii) ERA 16(2)(c) - Extractive and screening activities consisting of extracting, other than by dredging, in a year, the following quantity of material more than 1000000t;

(ix) ERA 16(3)(c) - Extractive and screening activities consisting of screening, in a year, the following quantity of material more than 1000000t;

(x) ERA 33 – Crushing, milling, grinding or screening consisting of crushing, grinding, milling or screening more than 5000t of material in a year;

(xi) ERA 38(2) - Surface coating consisting of coating, painting or powder coating, using, in a year, more than 100t of surface coating materials;

(xii) ERA 47(c) - Timber milling and woodchipping consisting of milling more than 20000t but not more than 100000t of timber in a year;

(xiii) ERA 50(2) – Bulk material handling consists loading or unloading 100t or more of bulk materials in a day or stockpiling bulk materials;

(xiv) ERA 63(1)(c) – Sewage treatment consisting of operating sewage treatment works, other than no-release works, with a total daily peak design capacity of more than 1500 but not more than 4000EP;

(xv) ERA 63(1)(b)(ii) – Sewage treatment consisting of operating sewage treatment works, other than no-release works, with a total daily peak design capacity of more

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BA1A

BA1B

than 100 but not more than 1500EP which is discharged from the works other than to an infiltration trench or through an irrigation scheme;

(xvi) ERA 64(1)(b) - Water treatment consisting of desalinating, in a day, more than 5ML of water, allowing the release of waste only to seawater.

This environmental authority authorises the carrying out of the authorised environmentally relevant activities subject to the conditions of this environmental authority.

This environmental authority does not authorise a relevant act[1] to occur in carrying out an

authorised relevant activity unless a condition of this environmental authority expressly

authorises the relevant act to occur.1

BA2

Financial Assurance

The calculation of financial assurance must be in accordance with the most recent version of

the administering authority’s Guideline “Financial Assurance for Petroleum Activities”.

BA3 Subject to Part A – Condition (A26), the holder of this authority must submit a revised

calculation of the financial assurance to the administering authority:

(a) with the annual return; and (b) prior to the second year of construction activities, 2012; and (c) prior to the third year of construction activities, 2013; and (d) prior to the commissioning of the plant, 2016.

BA4

Third Party Audit

The third party auditor certification required by Part A – Condition (A22), must include a

Statutory Declaration certifying the findings of the audit in the report.

BA5

Contingency Plans and Emergency Procedures

The emergency response/contingency plan required under Part A - Condition (A18) must

address the following matters as a minimum:

(a) A clear definition of what constitutes an emergency event for the activity; (b) Response procedures to be implemented to prevent or minimise the risk of environmental

harm arising from incidents; (c) Response procedures to minimise the extent and duration of environmental harm caused

by an incident; (d) The practices and procedures to be employed to restore the environment or mitigate any

environmental harm caused; (e) The resources to be used in response to an incident; (f) Procedures to investigate the cause of any incidents, including releases, and where

necessary, implement remedial actions to reduce the likelihood of recurrence of similar events;

(g) A receiving environment (surface waters/land) monitoring program, to be implemented in the event of a release to waters/land to examine/assess environmental impacts (for waters this must include upstream and downstream monitoring);

(h) The provision and availability of documented procedures to staff attending any incident to

[1] See section 493A of the Act.

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enable them to effectively respond; (i) Training of staff that will be called upon to respond to incidents to enable them to

effectively respond; (j) Timely and accurate reporting of the circumstance and nature of incidents to the

administering authority in accordance with conditions of this environmental authority; (k) Procedures for accessing monitoring points during incidents; and (l) Procedures to notify any potentially impacted stakeholder who may be affected by the

event.

BA6

Spill Kit

An appropriate spill kit, personal protective equipment and relevant operator

instructions/emergency procedure guides for the management of wastes and chemicals

associated with the activities must be kept and maintained at the site.

BA7

Spill Kit Training

Anyone operating under this approval must be trained in the use of the spill kit.

BA8

Documentation and Records Management

All records and results required by the conditions of this environmental authority must be kept

for a minimum of five (5) years.

BA9 All documentation required by this environmental authority (including but not limited to the

results of any audits, assessments, monitoring, inspections and complaint records) must be

made available to the administering authority upon request.

BA10

Cultural Heritage

In the carrying out of the petroleum activity the holder of this environmental authority must not

adversely impact on the cultural heritage values of any place registered on the Queensland

Heritage Register.

BA11

Abrasive Blasting and Surface Coating

In carrying out abrasive blasting and surface coating activities, the environmental authority

holder must comply with the Code of Environmental Compliance for certain aspects of Mobile

and Temporary Abrasive Blasting.

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SCHEDULE BB—AIR EMISSIONS

Construction Diesel Generators

BB1 The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that the ground level concentrations do not

exceed the criteria for each air contaminant in Schedule BB, Table 1 – Maximum Ground Level Concentration Criteria.

Schedule BB – Table 1: Maximum Ground Level Concentration Criteria

Contaminant Concentration at

0°Celsius Units Averaging time

Nitrogen Dioxide 250 µg/m3 1 hour

Nitrogen Dioxide 33 µg/m3 1 year

Carbon Monoxide 11 mg/m3 8 hour

BB2 The holder of this environmental authority must undertake emissions testing within three (3) months

post commissioning of any three (3) fuel burning and combustion equipment capable of burning at least 500 kg of fuel in an hour to verify the estimates used in the air dispersion modelling.

BB3 Where the results of the emissions testing required under condition (BB2) indicate that the emission

estimates used in the document titled GLNG LNG Facility Construction Project – Assessment of Emissions to Air from Generator Plant dated 09 September 2011 are exceeded, the holder of this environmental authority must:

(a) provide details to the administering authority within 10 business days; (b) re-undertake the modelling based on the new information; and (c) determine and implement appropriate pollution control measures to bring the emissions into

compliance with the limits specified in Schedule BB, Table 1 – Maximum Ground Level Concentration Criteria.

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SCHEDULE BC – WATER MANAGEMENT

BC1

General

Contaminants that will, or have the potential to cause environmental harm, must not be released directly

or indirectly to any waters except as permitted under the conditions of this environmental authority.

BC2 Unless stated otherwise all conditions apply to construction.

BC3


In addition to Part A, Condition (C1), the only contaminant(s) permitted to be released directly to any

waters from the petroleum activities authorised on the petroleum facilities licence are the following

releases to Port Curtis:

(a) Stage 1 – Early Works (excludes Stage 2 – construction works)

(i) Stormwater via release points for Stage 1 – early works listed in Schedule BC Table 1:

Contaminant Release Points and in accordance with release limits specified in Schedule BC –

Table 3: Stormwater Release Limits (including stage 2 – construction works).

(b) Construction

(i) Blended Reverse Osmosis Concentrate and Sewage Treatment Effluent via the diffuser discharge point WW2 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works;

(ii) Stormwater via discharge points SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW9 and SW10 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works;

(iii) Hydrotest water (other than seawater used to hydrotest LNG tanks), flushing water and firewater system testing water via sediment basins to discharge points SW2, SW3 and SW5 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Port Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works;

(iv) Waste Water Effluent via the diffuser discharge point WW1 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Port Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – Construction;

(v) Turbine Inlet Air Chilling condensate water via discharge point SW3 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works;

(vi) Seawater used to hydrotest LNG tanks via temporary discharge point TWW1 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works; and

(vii) Firewater system testing water released from the Product Loading Facility (PLF) Loading Platform to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works.

(viii) Treated waste water effluent via discharge point SW2 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 2 – construction works.

(c) Operation

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(i) Waste Water Effluent via the diffuser discharge point WW1 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 3 – operational works;

(ii) Stormwater via discharge points SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW9 and SW10 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 3 – operation;

(iii) Turbine Inlet Air Chilling condensate water via discharge point SW3 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 3 – Operation;

(iv) Firewater system testing water release from the PLF Loading Platform to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during stage 3 – operation works; and

(v) Firewater system testing water via sediment basins to discharge points SW2, SW3 and SW5 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during stage 3 – Operation.

(vi) Treated waste water effluent via discharge point SW2 to Port Curtis, Appendix 2 – Figure 3: Air and Water Discharge Points Curtis Island Australia during Stage 3 – operation works.

BC4

Releases to Waters

The release point WW1 must be submerged such that the top of the outfall pipe is at least 10 metres

below Low Water Datum. The release point WW2 must be submerged such that bottom of the outfall

pipe is at least 6m above the seabed.

BC5 All contaminants from discharge location WW1 must be released through a proper and effective diffuser

to achieve a minimum initial dilution of 91:1.

BC6 All contaminants from discharge location WW2 must be released through a proper and effective diffuser

to achieve a minimum initial dilution of 1:50.

BC7

Contaminant Releases to Waters

The release of contaminants directly to waters must only occur from the release points specified in

Schedule BC – Table 1: Contaminant Release Points.

Schedule BC – Table 1: Contaminant Release Points

Release

Point

Latitude or northing

(GDA94)

Longitude or

easting

(GDA94)

Contaminant

Source,

Location and

Description of

Release Point

Monitoring Point Receiving

Waters

Description

WW1 N7368573.212 E316794.358 Construction

and

Operational

Outfall

S9 – Prior to

outlet of

diffuser

discharge

point WW1

Port

Curtis

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TWW1 N7368547.323 E316793.228 Temporary

Construction

Outfall

- Port

Curtis

WW2 N7367192 E318191 Construction

Outfall

S3 – Outlet of

Sewage

Treatment

Plant prior to

release to

outfall

Port

Curtis

S4 – Outlet of

Reverse

Osmosis

Plant prior to

release to

outfall

SW1 N7367745 E317917 Construction

and

Operation

Outfall

SW1 – MOF Port

Curtis


and

Operation

Outfall

SW2 –

Sedimentation

Basin 2

Port

Curtis


and

Operation

Outfall

SW 3–

Sedimentation

Basin 3

Port

Curtis


and

Operation

Outfall

SW 4 –

Diversion

Ditch Outfall –

East

Port

Curtis


and

Operation

Outfall

SW 5 –

Diversion

Ditch Outfall

and

Sedimentation

Basin 1

Port

Curtis

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and

Operation

Outfall

SW 6 – MOF

area drainage

outfall

Port

Curtis


and

Operation

Outfall

SW 7 – Heavy

haul road

drainage

outfall

Port

Curtis

SW 8 N7369052 E317117 Construction

and

Operation

Outfall

SW 8–

Sedimentation

Basin 1

Port

Curtis

SW 9 N7367621 E317985 Construction

and

Operation

Outfall

SW9 – MOF

outfall

Port

Curtis

PLF

Loading

Platform

N7368542

N7368560

N7368584

N7368602

E316824

E316793

E316852

E316825

Construction

and

Operation

Discharge

Area

- Port

Curtis


and

Operation

Outfall

SW10 – PLF

LNG Spill

Containment

Bund Release

Point

Port

Curtis

Release points are accurate to +/- 25m

BC8

Contaminant Release to Waters (Treated Sewage Effluent)

The total quantity of treated sewage effluent released to waters via the release points listed in Schedule

BC – Table 1: Contaminant Release Points, after wet weather storage is exceeded, on any one day

must not exceed:

(a) 1.08 mega litres during construction.

QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF RELEASE TO WATERS (CONSTRUCTION TREATED SEWAGE

EFFLUENT)

BC9 The release of contaminants from the sewage treatment plant to waters during construction must

comply, at the sampling and in situ monitoring point(s) specified in Schedule BC, Table 2 - Quality

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Characteristic Limits (Construction Treated Sewage Effluent), with each of the limits specified in

Schedule BC Table 2 – Quality Characteristic Limits (Construction Treated Sewage Effluent) for each

quality characteristic.

Schedule BC – Table 2: Quality Characteristic Limits (Construction Treated Sewage Effluent)

Monitoring

point

Quality

Characteristics

Release

Limit Limit Type

Minimum

monitoring

frequency

S31

5-day Biochemical

Oxygen Demand <5mg/L

80 percentile

compliance

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

5-day Biochemical

Oxygen Demand 35 mg/L maximum

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Suspended Solids <5 mg/L 80 percentile

compliance

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Suspended Solids 50 mg/L Maximum

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

pH 6.5 to 8.5 pH

units Range Online continuous

Faecal Coliforms,

based on a minimum

of 5 samples collected

at not less than weekly

intervals

1000

colonies per

100ml

sample

Median

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Total -N 3 mg/L 50 percentile

compliance

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Total -N 10 mg/L Maximum

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Total -P 1 mg/L Maximum

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Ammonia -N 1 mg/L 50 percentile

compliance

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

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Ammonia -N 3 mg/L Maximum

Weekly

(composite

sample2)

Dissolved Oxygen 4 mg/L Minimum Online Continuous

1 Monitoring point S3 described as the Discharge Monitoring Point (N7,369,000 E317,150), refer plan Appendix

2 – Figure 2: GLNG Project Simplified Waste Water Schematic attached to this environmental authority.

2 Composite Sample – Taken as a composite grab sample over a 2 hour period. The sample to be made up of

sub-samples taken at least every 15 minute and mixed in equal proportion, all sub samples must comply the

provisions of the EHP’s most recent version of the Water Quality Sampling Manual.

BC10 The finalised Monitoring Plan (Diffuser Validation), required by Part A - Condition (C8) must not be

changed without prior written consent from the administering authority.

BC11 A report outlining the findings of the REMP, required by Part A – Conditions (C15), (C16) and (C17),

including all monitoring results and interpretations in accordance with Part A - Conditions (C15) and

(C17) must be prepared and submitted in writing to the administering authority within 2 years of

commencement of operations and thereafter every 12 months. This should include an assessment of

background water quality, any assimilative capacity for those contaminants monitored and the suitability

of current discharge limits to protect environmental values.

BC12

Stormwater Management Plan

Notwithstanding Part A – Condition (A15), the environmental authority holder must provide a Stormwater

Management Plan for:

(a) Stage 2 - Construction Works not less than 30 business days prior to the commencement of construction activities; and

(b) Stage 3 - Operation Works not less than 30 business days prior to commencement of operational works.

BC13 If, within 30 business days following the submission of the Stormwater Management Plans submitted in

accordance with Part B - Condition (BC12) the administering authority provides comments on the

submission, the holder of this environmental authority must:

(a) have due regard to that comment in the finalisation of the Stormwater Management Plans; and (b) submit the finalised Stormwater Management Plans within 40 business days after the

administering authority provided comments; and (c) implement the amended Stormwater Management Plans.

BC14

Stormwater Management Plan

The Stormwater Management Plan required by Part B – Condition (BC12) must be consistent with the

requirements of the environmental authority and include, but not be limited to:

(a) Environmental Values (b) Impacts (c) Performance Criteria and Objectives (d) Mitigation Strategies

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(i) Erosion, runoff and sediment control measures; (A) Sediment control basins; (B) Stockpile management;

(ii) Stormwater erosion control; (iii) Reconstruction of slopes; (iv) Buffers near wetlands, streams and sensitive areas; (v) Silt fences at streams and wetlands; (vi) Road drainage and inlet/outlet filters; (vii) De-watering; (viii) Re-vegetation

(e) Implementation of Mitigation Strategies (f) Monitoring

(i) Monitoring (ii) Inspections; (iii) audits

(g) Responsibilities (h) Scheduling

(i) Sequence of installation (i) Reporting and Auditing

(i) Inspection and reporting requirements; (ii) Maintenance requirements; and

(j) Corrective Actions (k) Plans

(i) Site Environmental Plans (ii) Sediment Control Plans

(A) Locations of proposed control measures; (B) Flow Paths; (C) Discharge Points;

(iii) Diversion Drains Plans (A) Site Domains/Catch Areas; (B) Site Layout; (C) Drainage Collectors/distributors; (D) Flow paths

BC15 The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that the management of stormwater is

conducted and implemented in accordance with the Stormwater Management Plan developed in

accordance with Part B - Condition (BC12), (BC13) and (BC14). If the environmental authority holder

can provide evidence that the environmental authority holder is in compliance with this Condition BC15,

then the holder also complies with conditions C1(3), BC3(a)(ii), BC3(a)(i) and BC3(b)(ii) and BC3(c)(ii).

BC16 The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that sediment and erosion control is conducted

and implemented in accordance with the Stormwater Management Plan and the Erosion and Sediment

Control Plans developed in accordance with Conditions (BC12), (BC13), (BC14), (BC15), Part A - (A15)

and Part A - (F1) and (F2).

BC17 The release of contaminants from the stormwater discharge points to waters must be monitored at the

locations and for each quality characteristic and at the frequency specified in Schedule BC – Table 3:

Stormwater Release Limits

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BC18

The release of contaminants from the stormwater discharge points to waters must not exceed the

release limits stated in Schedule BC – Table 3: Stormwater Release Limits for each quality

characteristic.

Schedule BC – Table 3: Stormwater Release Limits

Release

Point

Monitoring

Point

Quality

Characteristic

Limit

Limit Type Minimum

Monitoring

Frequency

Stage 1 – early works and Stage 2 – construction works release limits

SW2,

SW3,

SW8

SW2, SW3,

SW8

Turbidity

(NTU)

66NTU

Maximum

Limit applies up

to the design

event of 42.1

mm rainfall event

over a 5-day

period

Monitoring to

be undertaken

prior to active

discharge

pH 6.5 - 8.5 Range

Limit applies up

to the design

event of 42.1

mm rainfall event

over a 5-day

period

Total

Hydrocarbons

Monitor only Monitor only

Total

Suspended

Solids

Monitor Only Monitor Only

Aluminium1,2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

Arsenic1,2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

Chromium1,2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

Copper1,2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

Iron1, 2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

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Manganese1,2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

Vanadium1,2 Monitor Only Monitor Only

SW10 SW10 Total

Hydrocarbons

No Visible

Sheen

Visual Inspection

Stage 3 – operation works

SW2,

SW3,

SW8

SW2, SW3,

SW8

pH 6 - 8.5 Range

Limit applies up

to the design

event of 42.1

mm rainfall event

over a 5-day

period

Prior to

discharge and

during

discharge

events during

first flush.

Turbidity

(NTU)

31 NTU Maximum

Limit applies up

to the design

event of 42.1

mm rainfall event

over a 5-day

period

Total

Hydrocarbons

No Visible

Sheen

Maximum

Dissolved

Oxygen

4 mg/L

(minimum)

Minimum

SW10 SW10 Total

Hydrocarbons

No Visible

Sheen

Visual Inspection

Notes:

1 Total

2 Dissolved

BC19 The period of active discharge from the release points authorised by Schedule BC, Table 3:

Stormwater limits must be recorded.

BC20

Erosion and Sediment Control

The Erosion and Sediment Control Plan required by Part A – Conditions (F1) and (F2) must

include but not necessarily be limited to:

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(a) procedures for re-vegetating disturbed areas as soon as practicable after the completion of works;

(b) surface water monitoring program designed to detect erosion and sediment runoff into watercourses;

(c) identification of erosion risks areas; (d) implementation of preventative and control procedures for identified erosion risk areas; (e) procedures for avoiding disturbance to riparian areas; (f) topsoil management procedures, including but not limited to:

(i) stripping and storing topsoil during clearing and grading activities for restoration and/or decommissioning;

(ii) stabilisation of topsoil stockpiles; (iii) minimisation of loss of topsoil due to erosion; (iv) seeding of long term topsoil stockpiles to prevent erosion; (v) locating topsoil stockpiles in areas segregated from construction works activities and to

minimise soil structure degradation; (vi) constructing a diversion drain around the topsoil stockpile area; (vii) implementing erosion control measures around the topsoil stockpile area;

(g) provisions for environmental awareness training for site personnel; (h) identification of vegetated buffer strips between construction works and wetlands and surface

water boundaries; (i) monitoring and maintenance program for:

(i) silt fences on a daily basis; (ii) erosion and sediment control devices on a daily basis; (iii) disturbed areas; (iv) topsoil stockpile areas; and (v) stormwater drainage channels.

BC21 Notwithstanding Part A – Conditions (F1) and (F2) and Part B – Condition (BC20), runoff from the

site is to be directed to appropriately sized and designed1 sediment basins. For all areas not

draining to sediment basins, install other erosion and sediment controls in accordance with the

conditions of this approval to prioritise stabilisation in these areas.

1. Sediment basin appropriately sized and designed in accordance with the IECA Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline (2008).

BC22 All activities must be designed and maintained in accordance with the guideline “Best practice

erosion and sediment control, International Erosion Control Association 2008” and supporting

documentation as updated from time to time.

BC23 Notwithstanding Part A – Conditions (F1) and (F2) and Part B – Condition (BC20), Stage 1 – Early

works and Stage 2 - Construction works must include the implementation and maintenance of

erosion protection measures and sediment control measures, including but not necessarily limited

to:

(i) rock check dams; (ii) silt fences installed in accordance with the International Erosion Control Association

Guidelines 2006 around soil and stockpile sites; (iii) silt fences installed in accordance with the International Erosion Control Association

Guidelines 2006 between construction areas and surface waters and wetlands; (iv) drainage ditches; (v) diversion channels around disturbed areas; (vi) rapid stabilisation of exposed areas; (vii) mechanical compaction of graded areas;

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(viii) controlled flows through stormwater drains and temporary basins; and (ix) rock armouring drainage discharge points.

BC24 Notwithstanding Part A – Conditions (F1) and (F2) and Part B – Condition (BC20), Stage 1 – Early

works and Stage 2 - Construction works must include the stabilisation of slopes and areas of high

erosion potential by implementing and maintaining measures including but not limited to:

(i) terracing; (ii) geotextile; (iii) geo-matting; (iv) surface roughening; (v) mulch; and (vi) promoting vegetation growth.

BC25 During Stage 1 – Early works and Stage 2 - Construction works vehicle access to salt marshes,

mudflats, mangroves and riparian zones is prohibited unless authorised under a separate

approval.

Note: A separate approval would include a Prescribed Tidal Works Approval or Marine Plants

Disturbance Approval.

BC26 During Stage 1 – Early works and Stage 2 - Construction works inlet and outlet filters must be

installed and maintained to prevent the clogging of existing stormwater drains and to prevent the

release of gross pollutants.

BC27 During Stage 1 – Early works and Stage 2 - Construction works must include the installation and

maintenance of erosion control measures to prevent scouring at outfall locations, including but not

limited to pipes, culverts and sediment basins. Erosion control measures are to include but not,

necessarily be limited to:

(a) matting; (b) gravel check dams; and (c) rock armouring.

BC28

Degraded sediment control structures and stormwater control devices are to repaired and replaced

as soon as practicable upon identification in the monitoring and maintenance program required by

Part B – Condition (BC20).

BC29

Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (ROC)

Despite Part A, Condition (C3), the total quantity of ROC released to waters on any one day during

Stage 3 - operation works must not exceed 0.24 megalitres.

BC30 The ROC released via the diffuser discharge point WW2 during Stage 2 - construction works must

not exceed the release limits specified in Part B – Schedule BC - Table 4: Quality Characteristic

Limits (Construction Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (ROC)) when measured at the monitoring

point S4 described as the Discharge Monitoring Point (N7,367,650 E318,100), refer plan Appendix

2 – Figure 2: GLNG Project Simplified Waste Water Schematic attached to this approval.

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Part B – Schedule C - Table 4: Quality Characteristic Limits (Construction Reverse Osmosis

Concentrate (ROC))

Monitoring

point

Quality

Characteristics

Release

Limit Limit Type

Minimum

monitoring

frequency

S41

Total Chlorine (as

Cl)

0.5 mg/L Long term 50th

percentile Daily (grab

sample/single

measurement) 1 mg/L Maximum

Dissolved Oxygen 4.0 mg/L Minimum

Chemical Oxygen

Demand No Limit No Limit

Weekly (composite

sample2) 5-day Biochemical

Oxygen Demand

(inhibited)

20 mg/L Maximum

Turbidity

33 NTU Long term 50th

Percentile

Daily (single

measurement)

295 NTU Maximum

EC 96418 µS/cm Maximum

TDS 64600 mg/L Maximum

pH 6.5 to 8.5 Range

1 Monitoring point S4 described as the Discharge Monitoring Point (N7,367,650 E318,100), refer plan

Appendix 2 – Figure 2: GLNG Project Simplified Waste Water Schematic attached to this environmental

authority.

2 Composite Sample – Taken as a composite grab sample over a 2 hour period. The sample to be made

up of sub-samples taken at least every 15 minute and mixed in equal proportion, all sub samples must

comply the provisions of the EHP’s most recent version of the Water Quality Sampling Manual.

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SCHEDULE BE – WASTE

BE1 The Waste Management Program required by Part A – Condition A16 must include:

(a) a description of the activities that may generate waste; (b) the types and amounts of wastes generated by the activities; (c) a program for reusing, recycling or disposing of all wastes; (d) how the waste will be dealt with in accordance with the waste management hierarchy,

including a description of the types and amounts of waste that will be dealt with under each of the waste management practices in the waste management hierarchy (i.e. avoidance, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, disposal);

(e) procedures for identifying and implementing opportunities to minimise the amount of waste generated, promote efficiency in the use of resources and improve the waste management practices employed;

(f) procedures for dealing with accidents, spills and other incidents; (g) details of any accredited management system employed, or planned to be employed, to

deal with waste; (h) how often the performance of the waste management program will be assessed; (i) the indicators or other criteria on which the performance of the waste management

program will be assessed; and (j) staff training and induction to the waste management program.

BE2

Waste Records

A record of all general waste must be kept detailing the following information:

(a) date of pick of waste; (b) description of waste; (c) quantity of waste; (d) origin of the waste (e) destination of the waste.

NOTE: Trackable wastes as listed in Schedule 1 of the Environmental Protection Waste

Management Regulation 2000 are not covered by this condition.

BE3 All regulated waste removed from the site must be removed by a person who holds a current

authority to transport such waste under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994

and sent to a facility that is permitted to accept such waste.

BE4 Each container of regulated waste stored awaiting movement off-site must be clearly marked to

identify the contents.

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SCHEDULE BF – LAND

BF1

Disturbance to Land – Environmentally Sensitive Areas

A total maximum area of 188.0504hectares of vegetation can be cleared within the boundary of

PFL10, refer to plan Appendix 2 – Figure 4: LNG Facility Regional Ecosystems, comprising of:

(a) a maximum cleared area of 38.0363 hectares of Endangered Regional Ecosystem 12.3.3; (b) a maximum cleared area of 42.921 hectares of Of Concern Regional Ecosystem 12.11.14; (c) a maximum cleared area of 0.6 hectares of saltpan vegetation Regional Ecosystem 12.1.2; (d) a maximum cleared area of 1.9931 hectare of mangrove shrubland Regional Ecosystem

12.1.3; and (e) a maximum 104.5 hectares of Corymbia citriodora and Eucalyptus crebra open forest

Regional Ecosystem 12.11.6.

BF2

Management of Fauna

The fauna management plan required by Part A – Condition (F10) must include, in respect to

species:

(a) address the impacts to the species; (b) provide for the survival of the species in the wild; and (c) achieve a net conservation benefit for the species.

BF3 A suitably qualified, licensed and experienced fauna spotter will be present during the vegetation

clearing activities to relocate fauna or recover any injured fauna.

BF4 The holder of this authority must ensure any protected animals injured by clearing activities

under this permit are referred to an appropriate wildlife carer group or veterinarian (to be

predetermined prior to clearing) and the administering authority must be notified within 24 hours

of any injuries or deaths.

BF5

Chemical and Fuel Storage

Spillage of all chemicals and fuels must be contained within an on-site containment system and

controlled in a manner that prevents environmental harm.

Vibration and Blasting

BF6 A Blast Management Plan must be developed in accordance with Australian Standard 2187 by a suitably qualified person prior to each blasting activity.

BF7 The Blast Management Plan must include measures to minimise the likelihood of any adverse effects

being caused by airblast overpressure and / or ground borne vibrations at any sensitive receptor and

demonstrate current best practice environmental management.

BF8 All blasting must be carried out in a proper manner by a suitably qualified person.

BF9 All blasting must be carried out in accordance with the Blast Management Plan.

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BF10 Noise from blasting operations must not exceed an airblast overpressure level of 120 dB (linear peak) at

any time, when measured at or extrapolated to any sensitive receptor.

BF11 Ground-borne vibration peak particle velocity caused by blasting operations must not exceed 10 mm/s

at any time, when measured at or extrapolated to any sensitive receptor.

Blast and Vibration Monitoring

BF12 Monitoring and recording of the air blast overpressure and ground borne vibration of every blast must be

undertaken.

BF13 Blast and vibration monitoring must include but not necessarily be limited to:

(a) maximum instantaneous charge; (b) location of the blast within the site (including any bench level); (c) airblast overpressure level (dB Linear Peak); (d) peak particle velocity (mm / s); (e) location, date and time of recording; (f) measurement instrumentation and procedure; (g) meteorological conditions for blast monitoring (including temperature, relative humidity,

temperature gradient, cloud cover, wind speed and direction); and (h) distances from the blast site to potentially noise-affected buildings or structures

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APPENDIX 1 - DEFINITIONS Note: Where a term is not defined in this environmental authority the definition in the Environmental Protection

Act 1994, its regulations and Environmental Protection Policies or the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 and its regulations must be used in that order.

"aggregation dam" means a dam that is used to aggregate and contain CSG water or CSG water concentrate

prior to use, treatment or disposal of that water (by means other than evaporation). The primary purpose of the

dam must not be to evaporate the water even though this will naturally occur.

“associated works” in relation to a dam, means:

operations of any kind and all things constructed, erected or installed for that dam; and

any land used for those operations.

“background noise level” means the sound pressure level, measured in the absence of the noise under investigation, as the L A90,T being the A-weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 90 percent of the measurement time period T of not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response.

“bed and banks” for a watercourse or wetland means land over which the water of the watercourse or wetland normally flows or that is normally covered by the water, whether permanently or intermittently; but does not include land adjoining or adjacent to the bed or banks that is from time to time covered by floodwater.

“beneficial use” means

with respect to dams, that the current or proposed owner of the land on which a dam stands, has found a use for that dam that is:

of benefit to that owner in that it adds real value to their business or to the general community,

in accordance with relevant provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994,

sustainable by virtue of written undertakings given by that owner to maintain that dam, and

the transfer and use have been approved or authorised under any relevant legislation.; or

with respect to coal seam gas water, refer the EHP’s Operational Policy Management of water produced in association with petroleum activities (CSG water) and Notice of decision to approve a resource for beneficial use – CSG water which can be accessed on EHP’s website at www.ehp.qld.gov.au.

“brine” means either saline water with a total dissolved solid concentration greater than 40 000mg/l or CSG water after it has been concentrated through water treatment processes and/or evaporation.

“bund or bunded” in relation to spill containment systems for fabricated or manufactured tanks or containers designed to a recognised standard means an embankment or wall of brick, stone, concrete or other impervious material which may form part or all of the perimeter of a compound and provides a barrier to retain liquid. Since the bund is the main part of a spill containment system, the whole system (or bunded area) is sometimes colloquially referred to within industry as the bund. The bund is designed to contain spillages and leaks from liquids used, stored or processed above ground and to facilitate clean-up operations. As well as being used to prevent pollution of the receiving environment, bunds are also used for fire protection, product recovery and process isolation.

“category A ESA” means any area listed in Section 25 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008.

“category B ESA” means any area listed in Section 26 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008.

“category C ESA” means any of the following areas:

Nature Refuges as defined under the Nature Conservation Act 1992;

Koala Habitat Areas as defined under the Nature Conservation Act 1992;

State Forests or Timber Reserves as defined under the Forestry Act 1959;

Declared catchment areas under the Water Act 2000;

Resources reserves under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

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An area identified as “Essential Habitat” for a species of wildlife listed as endangered, vulnerable, rare or near threatened under the Nature Conservation Act 1992;

Any wetland shown on the Map of Referable Wetlands available from EHP’s website; or

“Of concern” regional ecosystems identified in the database maintained by EHP called ‘Regional ecosystem description database’ containing regional ecosystem numbers and descriptions.

“certification or certified by a suitably qualified and experienced person” in relation to a design plan or an annual report regarding dams, means that a statutory declaration has been made by that person and, when taken together with any attached or appended documents referenced in that declaration, all of the following aspects are addressed and are sufficient to allow an independent audit at any time:

exactly what is being certified and the precise nature of that certification.

the relevant legislative, regulatory and technical criteria on which the certification has been based;

the relevant data and facts on which the certification has been based, the source of that material, and the efforts made to obtain all relevant data and facts; and

the reasoning on which the certification has been based using the relevant data and facts, and the relevant criteria.

“certified by a suitably qualified and experienced person” in relation to a hazard assessment of a dam, means that a statutory declaration has been made by that person and, when taken together with any attached or appended documents referenced in that declaration, all of the following aspects are addressed and are sufficient to allow an independent audit at any time:

exactly what has been assessed and the precise nature of that assessment;

the relevant legislative, regulatory and technical criteria on which the assessment has been based;

the relevant data and facts on which the assessment has been based, the source of that material, and the efforts made to obtain all relevant data and facts; and

the reasoning on which the assessment has been based using the relevant data and facts, and the relevant criteria.

“clearing” means:

in relation to grass, scrub or bush—the removal of vegetation by disturbing root systems and exposing underlying soil (including burning), but does not include—

the flattening or compaction of vegetation by vehicles if the vegetation remains living; or

the slashing or mowing of vegetation to facilitate access tracks; or

the clearing of noxious or introduced plant species; and

in relation to trees—cutting down, ringbarking, pushing over, poisoning or destroying in any way.

“commercial place” means a work place used as an office or for business or commercial purposes, which is not part of the petroleum activities and does not include employees accommodation or public roads.

“construction” means:

in relation to a dam includes building a new dam and modifying or lifting an existing dam; and

in relation to the LNG plant the period when the construction of the LNG plant takes place on Curtis Island and during commissioning.

“CSG water” means groundwater that is necessarily or unavoidably brought to the surface in the process of coal seam gas exploration or production. CSG water typically contains significant concentrations of salts, has a high sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and may contain other contaminants that have the potential to cause environmental harm if released to land or waters through inappropriate management. CSG water is a waste, as defined under s13 of the EP Act.

“CSG water concentrate” is the concentration of saline water waste stream from a water treatment process that does not exceed a total dissolved solid concentration of 40 000mg/L.

“CSG evaporation dams” is defined as an impoundment, enclosure or structure that is designed to be used to hold CSG water for evaporation.

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“dam” means a land-based structure or a void that is designed to contain, divert or control flowable substances, and includes any substances that are thereby contained, diverted or controlled by that land-based structure or void and associated works. A dam does not mean a fabricated or manufactured tank or container, designed and constructed to an Australian Standard that deals with strength and structural integrity of that tank or container.

“design plan” means the documentation required to describe the physical dimensions of the dam, the materials and standards to be used for construction of the dam, and the criteria to be used for operating the dam. The documents must include design and investigation reports, specifications and certifications, together with the planned decommissioning and rehabilitation works and outcomes. A design plan may include ‘as constructed’ drawings.

“discharge area” means: (a) that part of the land surface where groundwater discharge produces a net movement of water out of the

groundwater; and (b) identified by an assessment process consistent with the document: Salinity Management Handbook,

Queensland Department of Natural Resources, 1997; or (c) identified by an approved salinity hazard map held by the Department of Environment and Heritage

Protection.

“ecosystem functioning” means the interactions between and within living and nonliving components of an ecosystem and generally correlates with the size, shape and location of an area of vegetation.

“end” means the stopping of the particular activity that has caused a significant disturbance in a particular area. It refers to, among other things, the end of a seismic survey or the end of a drilling operation. It does not refer to the end of all related activities such as rehabilitation. In other words, it does not refer to the ‘completion’ of the petroleum activity, the time at which the petroleum authority ends or the time that the land in question ceases to be part of an authority.

“equivalent person or EP” means an equivalent person under volume 1, section 2 of the Guidelines for Planning and Design of Sewerage Schemes, October 1991, published by the Water Resources Commission, Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry.

“fill” means any kind of material in solid form (whether or not naturally occurring) capable of being deposited at a place but does not include material that forms a part of, or is associated with, a structure constructed in a watercourse, wetland or spring including a bridge, road, causeway, pipeline, rock revetment, drain outlet works, erosion prevention structure or fence.

“firewater system testing water” means potable water used for testing of the firewater system.

“flowable substance” means matter or a mixture of materials which can flow under any conditions potentially affecting that substance. Constituents of a flowable substance can include water, other liquids fluids or solids, or a mixture that includes water and any other liquids fluids or solids either in solution or suspension.

“foreseeable future” means the period used for assessing the total probability of an event occurring. Permanent structures and ecological sustainability should be expected to still exist at the end of a 150 year foreseeable future with an acceptably low probability of failure before that time.

“hazard” in relation to a dam as defined, means the potential for environmental harm resulting from the collapse or failure of the dam to perform its primary purpose of containing, diverting or controlling flowable substances.

“hazard category” means a category, either low, significant or high, into which a dam is assessed as a result of the application of tables and other criteria in EHP’s Manual for Assessing Hazard Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Dams (Version 1.0, 2008) or any updated version of the Manual that becomes available from time to time

“heritage place” means any place that may be of cultural heritage significance, or any place with potential to contain archaeological artefacts that are an important source of information about Queensland’s history.

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“high bank” means the defining terrace or bank or, if no bank is present, the point on the active floodplain, which confines the average annual peak flows in a watercourse.

“highly erodible soils” means very unstable soils that are generally described as Sodosols with hard –setting, fine sandy loam to silty clay loam surfaces (solodics, solodised solonetz and solonetz) or soils with a dispersible layer located less than 25cm deep or soils less than 25cm deep.

“hydraulic performance” means the capacity of a regulated dam to contain or safely pass flowable substances based on a probability (AEP) of performance failure specified for the relevant hazard category in the Manual for Assessing Hazard Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Dams (Version 1.0, 2008) published by EHP on its website.

“impulsive sound” means sound characterised by brief excursions of sound pressure (acoustic impulses) that

significantly exceed the background sound pressure. The duration of a single impulsive sound is usually less

than one second.

“infrastructure” means water storage dams, roads and tracks, equipment, buildings and other structures built for the purpose and duration of the conduct of the petroleum activities, but does not include other facilities required for the long term management of the impact of those activities or the protection of potential resources. Such other facilities include dams other than water storage dams (e.g. evaporation dams), pipelines and assets, that have been decommissioned, rehabilitated, and lawfully recognised as being subject to subsequent transfer with ownership of the land.

“itinerant activities” means activities that are carried out at various locations using transportable plant or equipment and carried out at one location and for less than 14 consecutive days and on more than two occasions in each calendar year.

“lake” means: (a) a lagoon, swamp or other natural collection of water, whether permanent or intermittent; and (b) the bed and banks and any other element confining or containing the water.

“landfill monocell” means a specialised, isolated landfill facility where a single specific waste type is exclusively

disposed (i.e. salt).

“leachate” means a liquid that has passed through or emerged from, or is likely to have passed through or emerged from, a material stored, processed or disposed of on site which contains soluble, suspended or miscible contaminants likely to have been derived from the said material.

“levee” means a dyke or bund that is designed only to provide for the containment and diversion of stormwater or flood flows from a contributing catchment, or containment and diversion of flowable materials resulting from unplanned releases from other works of infrastructure, during the progress of those stormwater or flood flows or those unplanned releases; and does not store any significant volume of water or flowable substances at any other times.

“limited petroleum activities” mean activities including geophysical surveys (including seismic activities), well sites, well pads, sumps, flare pits, flow lines and supporting access tracks. Limited petroleum activities do not include the construction of production infrastructure for processing or storing petroleum or by-products, dams, compressor stations, campsites/workforce accommodation, power supplies, waste disposal or other supporting infrastructure for the project.

“long term 50th percentile” means the value which is exceeded by fifty (50) percent of the sample values, calculated over a period of 365 days, or twelve (12) months.

“material impact” means an increase in concentration of a chemical of >10% above background, detection of a chemical that was not present in the background sample or of a chemical that was used in the stimulation process.

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“max LPZ,15 min” means the maximum value of the Z-weighted sound pressure level measured over 15 minutes.

“mg/L” means milligrams per litre.

“normal operating conditions” means the ongoing operation of the LNG plant following commissioning and

excludes start-up, shut-down, maintenance or calibration of emission monitoring devices.

“operation” means the ongoing operation of the LNG plant following the commissioning period.

“overland flow water” means water, including floodwater, flowing over land, otherwise than in a watercourse or lake:

after having fallen as rain or in any other way; or

after rising to the surface naturally from underground.

“permanent infrastructure” includes any infrastructure (roads, tracks, bridges, culverts, dams, bores, buildings, fixed machinery, hardstand areas, airstrips, helipads, pipelines etc), which is to be left by agreement with the landowner.

“pest” means species:

(a) declared under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock route Management) Act 2002; (b) declared under Local Government model local laws; and (c) which may become invasive in the future.

“regulated dam” means any dam in the significant or high hazard category as assessed using the Manual for Assessing Hazard Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Dams (Version 1.0, 2008) or any updated version of the Manual that becomes available from time to time

“rehabilitation” means the process of reshaping and revegetating land to restore it to a stable landform and in accordance with the acceptance criteria set out in this environmental authority and, where relevant, includes remediation of contaminated land

“remnant unit” means a continuous area of remnant vegetation representative of a single Regional Ecosystem

type or a single heterogeneous unit (multiple Regional Ecosystem types that cannot be distinguished

individually due to the scale of mapping).

“River Improvement Trust Asset Area” means an area within a River Improvement Area declared under the

River Improvement Trust Act 1940 that is or has been subject to restoration or flood mitigation works. The

locations and details of these areas can be obtained from the relevant River Improvement Trust.

“sensitive place” means the following, except those within tenure PFL10:

a dwelling (including residential allotment, mobile home or caravan park, residential marina or other residential premises, motel, hotel or hostel); or

a library, childcare centre, kindergarten, school, university or other educational institution;

a medical centre, surgery or hospital; or

a protected area; or

a public park or garden that is open to the public (whether or not on payment of money) for use other than for sport or organised entertainment; or

a work place used as an office or for business or commercial purposes, which is not part of the petroleum activity(ies) and does not include employees accommodation or public roads; or

for noise, a place defined as a sensitive receptor for the purposes of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008.

“sensitive receptor” is defined in Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008, and means an area or place where noise is measured.

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“significantly disturbed land or significant disturbance to land” means disturbance to land as defined in section 28 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008.

“site” means the petroleum authority(ies) to which the environmental authority relates.

“specified relevant activity” means an environmentally relevant activity that, but for being a resource activity, would otherwise be an environmentally relevant activity under section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

“spring” means the land to which water rises naturally from below the ground and the land over which the water then flows.

“stable” in relation to land, means landform dimensions are or will be stable within tolerable limits now and in the foreseeable future. Stability includes consideration of geotechnical stability, settlement and consolidation allowances, bearing capacity (trafficability), erosion resistance and geochemical stability with respect to seepage, leachate and related contaminant generation.

“stage 1 - early works” means clearing forest and understory vegetation, establishing all-weather tracks,

establishing initial diversion of natural channels, cutting and filling for general leveling of site (rough grading),

establishing cut-off drains / perimeter diversion drains, developing site roads, establishing internal drainage

channels and establishing major drainage and sediment control features.

“stage 2 - construction works” means final grading of site, installation of hard surfaced areas, including paved

roads, concrete pads and building roofs, final site surface drainage system completed, final major culverts

installed and functioning, site sediment basins fully functioning and being monitored and maintained,

revegetation and stabilisation of cleared areas and construction of the LNG facility, tanks, and jetty, removal of

temporary construction equipment, facilities, buildings and structures.

“stage 3 - operation works” means the ongoing operation of LNG facility following completion of stage 2 –

construction works.

“state heritage place” means a place entered in the Queensland heritage register under Part 4 of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992.

“stimulation” means a technique used to increase the permeability of a natural underground reservoir,

including, for example, hydraulic fracturing, cavitations, fracture acidising and the use of proppant treatments.

“suitably qualified person” means a person who has professional qualifications, training, skills or experience relevant to the nominated subject matter and can give authoritative assessment, advice and analysis to performance relative to the subject matter using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or literature.

“suitably qualified and experienced person” in relation to dams means one who is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) under the provisions of the Professional Engineers Act 1988, OR registered as a National Professional Engineer (NPER) with the Institution of Engineers Australia, OR holds equivalent professional qualifications to the satisfaction of the administering authority for the Act; AND the administering authority for the Act is satisfied that person has knowledge, suitable experience and demonstrated expertise in relevant fields, as set out below:

knowledge of engineering principles related to the structures, geomechanics, hydrology, hydraulics, chemistry and environmental impacts of dams; and

a total of five years of suitable experience and demonstrated expertise in the geomechanics of dams with particular emphasis on stability, geology and geochemistry, and

a total of five years of suitable experience and demonstrated expertise each, in three of the following categories:

investigation and design of dams.

Construction, operation and maintenance of dams.

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hydrology with particular reference to flooding, estimation of extreme storms, water management or meteorology.

hydraulics with particular reference to sediment transport and deposition, erosion control, beach processes.

hydrogeology with particular reference to seepage, groundwater.

solute transport processes and monitoring thereof.

dam safety.

“third party auditor” means a suitably qualified person who is either a certified third party auditor or an internal auditor employed by the holder of the environmental authority and the person is independent of the day to day management and operation of activities covered by this environmental authority

“threatening processes” means processes, features and actions that can have a detrimental effect upon the health and viability of an area of vegetation. For example altered hydrology, land use practices, invasion by pest and weed species, land degradation, edge effects and fragmentation.

“tolerable limits” means a range of parameters regarded as being sufficient to meet the objective of protecting relevant environmental values. For example, a range of settlement for a tailings capping, rather than a single value, could still meet the objective of draining the cap quickly, preventing damage and limiting infiltration and percolation.

“topsoil” means the surface (top) layer of a soil profile, which is more fertile, darker in colour, better structured and supports greater biological activity than underlying layers. The surface layer may vary in depth depending on soil forming factors, including parent material, location and slope, but generally is not greater than about 300mm in depth from the natural surface.

“uncontaminated stormwater” means stormwater discharged during the stage 1 - early works of the LNG facility, managed in accordance with the conditions in Schedule BC of this environmental authority.

“void” means any man-made, open excavation in the ground (includes borrow pits, drill sumps, frac pits, flare pits, cavitation pits and trenches).

“waters” includes all or any part of a creek, river, stream, lake, lagoon, dam, swamp, wetland, spring, unconfined surface water, unconfined water in natural or artificial watercourses, bed and bank of any waters, dams, non-tidal or tidal waters (including the sea), stormwater channel, stormwater drain, roadside gutter, stormwater run-off, and underground water.

“watercourse” means a river, creek or stream in which water flows permanently or intermittently: (a) in a natural channel, whether artificially improved or not; or (b) in an artificial channel that has changed the course of the watercourse;

but, in any case, only:

(c) unless a regulation under paragraph (d), (e) or (f) declares otherwise-at every place upstream of the point (point A) to which the high spring tide ordinarily flows and reflows, whether due to a natural cause or to an artificial barrier; or

(d) if a regulation has declared an upstream limit for the watercourse-the part of the river, creek or stream between the upstream limit and point A; or

(e) if a regulation has declared a downstream limit for the watercourse-the part of the river, creek or stream upstream of the limit; or

(f) if a regulation has declared an upstream and a downstream limit for the watercourse-the part of the river, creek or stream between the upstream and the downstream limits.

Watercourse includes the bed and banks and any other element of a river, creek or stream confining or

containing water.

“wetland” means an area shown as a wetland on a ‘Map of referable wetlands’, a document approved by the chief executive (environment). A map of referable wetlands can be viewed at www.ehp.qld.gov.au

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“wild river declaration” means a statutory instrument under the Wild Rivers Act 2005. A declaration lists the relevant natural values to be preserved and delineates certain parts of the wild river area and the different constraints that may apply in these areas. With reference to environmental authorities for petroleum, each declaration also specifies conditions to be included in a new authority if the activity is to be located within the wild river area.

“50th percentile compliance” means that not more than two (2) of the measured values is to exceed the stated release limit for any four (4) consecutive samples, where the consecutive samples are taken at approximately equal periods.

“80th percentile compliance” means that not more than one (1) of the measured values is to exceed the stated release limit for any five (5) consecutive samples where:

(1) the consecutive samples are taken over a 5 weekly period; and (2) the consecutive samples are taken at approximately equal periods.

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APPENDIX 2 - Maps and Plans

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Figure 6: Noise Monitoring Locations

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Figure 7: GLNG Facility PLF and MOF Maintenance Activity Locations

Documents

Environmental authority holder(s) Permit · Environmental authority EPPG00712213 ... diversion of upstream run-off away from areas where it may be contaminated by bulk products being