Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction program


  

Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction programs

Summary
 
Licence number: 528
Title: Particulate Matter Control Best Practice Implementation – Disturbing and Handling Overburden under Adverse Weather Conditions
Start date: 22 Mar 2013
 
Licence Condition
The licensee must alter or cease the use of equipment on overburden and the loading and dumping of overburden during adverse weather conditions to minimise the generation of particulate matter from 22 March 2013.
To assess compliance with condition U2.1, the licensee must: - determine the adverse weather (meteorological) conditions which lead to elevated and visual dust emissions; - undertake daily visual dust level assessments and continuoulsy measure and record real-time meteorological conditions; and -record changes to mining activities due to adverse weather conditions.
The Licensee must submit a written report to the EPA which documents the results of the actions taken in accordance with condition U2.1. The report must detail the following:   -            weather conditions during which activities were ceased or altered; -            changes made to operational activities as a result of adverse weather;  and -            resultant dust levels when activities were altered or ceased.   The report must be submitted by the Licensee to the Environment Protection Authority Regional Manager Central West, at PO Box 1388 BATHURST NSW 2795 by 15 August 2014.
The report required by condition U2.3 must be made publicly available by the licensee on the licensee's website by (two weeks from the submission date of condition U2.3 above).
While the licensee’s premises are being used for the purpose to which the licence relates, the licensee must: a) Clean up any spill, leak or other discharge of any waste(s) or other material(s) as soon as practicable after it becomes known to the licensee or to one of the licensee’s employees or agents.b) In the event(s) that any liquid and non-liquid waste(s) is unlawfully deposited on the premises, such waste(s) must be removed and lawfully disposed of as soon as practicable or in accordance with any direction given by the EPA.c) Provide all monitoring data as required by the conditions of this licence or as directed by the EPA.
In the event of an earthquake, storm, fire, flood or any other event where it is reasonable to suspect that a pollution incident has occurred, is occuring or is likely to occur, the licensee must: a) make all efforts to contain all firewater on the licensee's premises; b) make all effords to control air pollution from the licensee's premises; c) make all efforts to contain any discharge, spill or run-off from the licensee's premises; d) make all efforts to prevent flood water entering the licensee's premises; e) remediate and rehabilitate any exposed areas of soil and/or waste; f) lawfully disposl of all liquid and soild waste(s) stored on the premises that is not already securely disposed of; g) at the request of the EPA monitor groundwater beneath the the licensee's premises and its potential to migrate from the licensee's premises, h) at the request of the EPA monitor surface water leaving the licensee's premises; and i) ensure the licensee's premises is secure.
After the licensee’s premises cease to be used for the purpose to which the licence relates or in the event that the licensee ceases to carry out the activity that is the subject of this licence, that licensee must: a) remove and lawfully dispose of all liquid and non-liquid waste stored on the licensee’s premises; andb) rehabilitate the site, including conducting an assessment of and if required remediation of any site contamination.