SCSB-AIE-PKGT-ENV-EMP-010 Rev 0 - Flora and Fauna ...€¦ · PORT KEMBLA GAS TERMINAL...

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PORT KEMBLA GAS TERMINAL

FLORA AND FAUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN


SCSB-AIE-PKGT-ENV-EMP-010 FLORA AND FAUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN 8/AUG/2019

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 Project Background .................................................................................................................... 5

PURPOSE AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................ 5

LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 6

EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Terrestrial Ecology ...................................................................................................................... 7

4.1.1 Flora Communities .........................................................................................................7

4.1.2 Fauna species .................................................................................................................8

4.1.3 Weed Species .................................................................................................................8

4.1.4 Conservation significance ........................................................................................... 10

4.2 Marine Ecology ......................................................................................................................... 11

4.2.1 Biofouling community ................................................................................................. 11

4.2.2 Benthic communities .................................................................................................. 11

4.2.3 Fish communities ........................................................................................................ 12

4.2.4 Marine Fauna .............................................................................................................. 12

4.2.5 Introduced Marine Species ......................................................................................... 12

4.2.6 Conservation Significance ........................................................................................... 13

POTENTIAL IMPACTS ........................................................................................................... 13

5.1 Introduction of Weed Species .................................................................................................. 14

5.2 Noise pollution from pile driving and rock placement ............................................................ 14

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES .................................................................... 15

6.1 Terrestrial Ecology .................................................................................................................... 15

6.2 Vegetation Clearing .................................................................................................................. 18

6.3 Marine Ecology ......................................................................................................................... 19

6.3.1 Piling, Rock Placement and Pile Removal Procedure ................................................. 22

6.3.2 Sea Mammal procedure ............................................................................................. 23

COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................. 24

Rev Date Reason By

A 11/7/19 Draft Issued for AIE Review MMcD/RB

B 19/7/19 Issued for Review – AIE comments addressed MMcD/RB

C 22/7/19 Issued for Approval MMcD/RB

0 08/08/19 Issued for Use MMcD/RB



7.1 Training .................................................................................................................................... 24

7.2 Monitoring and Inspections ..................................................................................................... 24

7.3 Fauna Register .......................................................................................................................... 24

7.4 Incidents ................................................................................................................................... 24

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 27

APPENDIX A: BIODIVERSITY OFFSETS ............................................................................................... 28

APPENDIX B: HABITAT MAPS ........................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX C: PRIORITY WEED SPECIES ............................................................................................. 30

APPENDIX D: SPECIES LIST ............................................................................................................... 42

APPENDIX E: FAUNA REGISTER ........................................................................................................ 44

APPENDIX F: VEGETATION CLEARING PROCEDURE .......................................................................... 45



Acronyms:

Term Definition

AIE Australian Industrial Energy

CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan

CSSI Critical State Significant Infrastructure

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

EP&A Act Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

HDD Horizontal Directional Drill

LNG Liquified Natural Gas

LALC Local Aboriginal Land Council

MBD Marine Berth Construction and Dredging

OEH Office of Environment and Heritage

ORF Onshore Receiving Facilities

NGP New Gas pipeline

SCSB JV Spiecapag Soletanche Bachy Joint Venture

SEPP State Environmental Planning Policy

SRD State and Regional Development

FFMP Flora and Fauna Management Plan



INTRODUCTION

This Flora and Fauna Management Plan (FFMP) has been developed as a sub-plan to the Project’s

Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP). This plan interfaces with other associated sub-

plans, which together describe the overall environmental management system for the construction

phase of the Port Kembla Gas Terminal (PKGT) project.

This FFMP has been prepared to address the requirements of the Minister’s Infrastructure Approval

conditions (SSI 9471) and meet the expectations set out in the Project Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS).

1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND

Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) is developing the Port Kembla Gas Terminal (the Project) which

involves the development of a liquified natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Port Kembla, south of

Wollongong. The Project will be the first of its kind in NSW and provide a simple and flexible solution

to the State’s gas supply challenges.

The Project has been declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI) in accordance with section

5.13 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) and Schedule 5 of the State

Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) State and Regional Development (SRD). The Project received

Infrastructure Approval from the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces on the 24th of April 2019.

The Project comprises four key components:

• LNG carrier vessel

• Floating storage and re-gasification unit

• Wharf facilities, and

• Pipeline

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This FFMP describes the management and mitigation measures to be applied in order to protect and

manage flora and fauna impacts during the construction of the Project. The Project includes three

main packages of works, which can best be described as:

Marine Berth Construction and Dredging (MBD);

The MBD consists of: - Early Enabling Works - includes relocation of existing services as necessary, demolition and disposal of

the Berth 101 wharf and removal of all in ground services/infrastructure from within the footprint of

the new facility - Quay Wall Construction - Construction of a bulk head wall including all onshore mooring requirements

and facilities



- Excavation/Dredging – Excavation, dredging and disposal of approximately 462,000m3 bank spoil

including rock of varying strength. No more than 360,000m3 of this spoil may be transported by road

to the disposal area in the Outer Harbour - Complete installation of mooring system including monitoring system (where applicable) and

associated civil works - Complete installation of fenders and associated civil works - Complete installation of navigation aids with complete E&I (where applicable)

• Onshore Receiving Facilities (ORF)

The ORF is an unmanned facility with all control signals back to the control facility on the FSRU. The

ORF comprises of three (3) areas:

• Wharf Topside Area

• Utility Area, and

• Common Area

• Pipeline Installation including tie-ins (NGP) - 18” onshore natural gas pipeline of approximately 6.3km in length from ORF to Tie-in Facility at

Cringila. This shall include all related civil works (excavation, crossings, backfilling etc), HDD crossings

(where applicable), cathodic protection for buried pipeline and any related activities.

LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS

Legislation and Regulation Relevance

Federal

Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation

Act, 1999 (EPBC Act)

Provides for the protection of matters of national

environmental significance including species,

populations, communities and their habitat that

could be impacted by the work

State

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

(EP&A Act)

Describes the processes for consenting development

in NSW, managing land use and implementing

environmental planning instruments. Describes

certain permitting and licencing streaming and

exclusion provisions that will apply to the work.

This project has been approved under Section 5.19 of

the EP&A Act as Critical State Significant

Infrastructure (CSSI). SSI 9471.



Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

(EP&A Act)

The EP&A Act guides the consent authority that

assesses and determines development applications

or certificates.

Native Vegetation Act 2003 An authorisation to clear native vegetation is not

required for a State Significant Development (SSD)

pursuant to Section 89() of the Environmental

Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 The purpose of this Act is to maintain a healthy,

productive and resilient environment for the greatest

well-being of the community, now and into the

future, consistent with the principles of ecologically

sustainable development.

This act supersedes the TSC Act and commenced on

the 25th August 2017.

NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 The Biosecurity Act 2015 (the Biosecurity Act)

explains how we manage biosecurity threats to plant,

animal and human heath in Australia and its external

territories. The Act has superseded the Noxious

Weeds Act of 1993

Fisheries Management Act 1994 The FM Act provides for the protection and

conservation of aquatic species and their habitat

throughout NSW

Noxious Weeds Act 1993 The NW Act was enacted to provide for the

identification, classification and control of noxious

weeds

EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

4.1 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY

The Project Area is generally highly modified and disturbed. The terminal is to be located on cleared

land which is currently part of Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT), The pipeline is located largely within

the existing Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT), NSW Ports land, BlueScope Steelworks and road

reserves. A small patch of modified native vegetation occurs along the pipeline route to the west of

Springhill Road. Some larger fragmented patches of native vegetation occur east of Springhill Road;

however these will be avoided through the use of directional drilling (GHD, 2018).

4.1.1 FLORA COMMUNITIES

The Project will result in the removal of 0.25 hectares of planted native vegetation. Species present

include Woollybutt (Eucalyptus longifolia), White Stringybark (Eucalyptus globoidea) and Forest Red

Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis). The vegetation is composed of a native canopy monoculture with a

small number of bird-dispersed native species regenerating in the understorey, amongst dense exotic

species cover. The patch of native vegetation has been assigned to a PCT based on the classification of



surrounding remnant vegetation, however, it should be noted that the vegetation zone at the project

site does not comprise an occurrence of this threatened ecological community.

As required by the Infrastructure Approval, the removal of the native vegetation have been offset by

the retiring of three Biodiversity Offset Credits (Woolybutt -White Stringybark – Forest Red Gum

Grassy Woodland (PCT ID 1326) and in accordance with the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, and it

is not expected to have a significant impact upon the habitat values of the locality.

4.1.2 FAUNA SPECIES

The field survey identified 25 fauna species in The Project area, comprising 23 bird species, one

mammal species and one frog species. No threatened or migratory species were recorded during site

investigations (GHD, 2018). Green and Gold Bell Frogs are a threatened species and have been known

to exist in the Project Area and were last observed by Blue Scope Steel in 2017. Biodiversity offset

credits have been acquired as per the Infrastructure Approval to account for potential habitat

disturbance/loss of the following threatened fauna species;

• The Green and Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) – One offset credit acquired

• The Southern Myotis (Myotis macropus) – Two offset credits acquired

4.1.3 WEED SPECIES

The project area contains cleared land comprising exotic grass species, planted native/exotic flora in

varying states of maturity and environmental weeds.

Exotic over-storey planting within the pipeline alignment include:

• Harpephyllum caffrum (Kaffir Plum),

• Schinus molle var. areira (Peppercorn tree),

• Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda),

• Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallowwood),

• Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust Bean),

• Erythrina x sykesii (Indian Coral Tree),

• Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor Laurel) and

• Lagunaria patersonii (Norfolk Island Hibiscus).

A range of other planted over- and mid-storey species are also scattered throughout the pipeline

alignment as well as numerous invasive woody weed species (GHD, 2018).

Common species within mown and predominantly exotic understorey include:

• Axonopus fissifolius (Narrow-leaved Carpet Grass),

• Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass),



• Chloris gayana (Rhodes Grass),

• Cynodon dactylon (Couch),

• Ehrharta erecta (Panic Veldtgrass),

• Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu),

• Paspalum dilatatum (Paspalum) and

• Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass).

Isolated small patches of naturally established native grasses occur to the north of The Project site,

including Bothriochloa decipiens (Pitted Bluegrass), Chloris truncata (Windmill grass) and Microlaena

stipoides (Weeping Grass) (GHD, 2018).

Vegetation within these areas is classified as ‘non-native’ because it is mainly composed of exotic plant

species cover, provides limited habitat resources for native fauna and does not form a functioning or

potentially self-sustaining ecosystem. No natural regeneration of overstorey species was observed and

there was minimal recruitment of native understorey plants. These areas are managed as open

recreational and operational land including through periodic slashing, which would further limit any

potential for the establishment of a functional native plant community (GHD, 2018).

A list of Priority Weeds of South East Sydney Basin NSW (Biosecurity Act 2015) is contained in Appendix

C. A review of the list identified the following invasive weeds present in the project area:

• Bitou bush

• Blackberry

• Bridal creeper

• Coolatai grass

• Coolatai grass

• Fireweed

• Ground asparagus

• Groundsel bush

• Lantana

• Madeira vine

Habitat resources

The following specific geographic and habitat features were identified within the Project Area and

indicate the potential presence of threatened species that could contribute to the credit calculations:

• Semi-permanent/ephemeral wet areas.



• Land within one kilometre of wet areas/swamps.

• Land containing swamps.

• Swamp margins or creek edges.

• Land within 500 metres of swamps.

Fauna habitats associated with native and non-native vegetation in The Project area

Habitats for fauna associated with native vegetation are limited in The Project area due to the history

of industrial development. A small patch of planted native vegetation dominated by Swamp Oak is

located west of Springhill Road. A small drain with emergent vegetation is also located adjacent to

Springhill Road (GHD, 2018).

Potential fauna habitats associated with non-native vegetation in the project area predominantly

comprise areas of sediment ponds, planted vegetation, mown lawns and areas of weeds (GHD, 2018).

4.1.4 CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE

Given the highly disturbed and modified nature of the study area, limited suitable habitat for candidate

species credit species occurs within the project site.

Predicted Threatened Species

No threatened flora species were recorded during surveys. Given the highly disturbed nature of the

study area and especially the absence of natural soil profiles, no threatened flora species are likely to

occur.

No threatened fauna were recorded during field surveys. The Port Kembla key population of the Green

and Golden Bell Frog is known to be associated with unnatural habitats in the local area. Breeding

habitat used on occasion by the key population includes domestic swimming pools, ponds, drainage

depressions, culverts and possibly grassy swale areas (DEC 2007). Foraging habitat includes areas of

native or introduced grasses, tussock vegetation and emergent sedges and reeds bordering water

features (DEC 2007). Green and Golden Bell Frogs have previously been recorded in highly disturbed

and modified habitats within the coal terminal, including artificial ponds. Dispersal habitat and

artificial refuge habitat for the Green and Golden Bell Frog is assumed to be present based on recent

records in the area, however this is not associated with any PCTs in the project site. Credits for the

Green and Golden Bell Frog have been calculated for the removal of potential habitat associated with

250 m 2 of artificial detention ponds and were calculated based on the loss of 0.1 ha of PCT1326.

The Southern Myotis (Myotis macropus) forages along waterbodies, including creeks and dams and is

known to roost under bridges, in culverts and in tree hollows (OEH 2018b). There are no recent records

in Port Kembla, however there are records from West Dapto and Shell Cove. This species could

potentially forage along Allans Creek and Gurungaty Waterway as well as various artificial waterbodies

in the wider area. A number of waterbodies occur in land to the west of Springhill Road and these are

within 200m of the small patch of PCT 1326_Moderate-good Woollybutt – White Stringybark – Forest

Red Gum grassy woodland. Therefore impacts on native vegetation in the subject site that is within

200m of waterbodies requires offsets through Southern Myotis species credits.



Predicted Threatened Ecological Communities

No threatened ecological communities occur within the project site or will be impacted by the project.

A single patch of native vegetation (vegetation zone 1), comprising a small area of planted native

species within heavily modified and degraded land, has been assigned to PCT 1326 (Woollybutt –

White Stringybark – Forest Red Gum grassy woodland on coastal lowlands) as the most likely PCT to

have occurred in the area prior to clearance and development. However, native vegetation within

vegetation zone 1 does not comprise an occurrence of Illawarra Lowlands Grassy Woodland

Threatened Ecological Community. This assessment is based primarily upon the absence of

appropriate substrates, characteristic tree species and woodland structure.

A small patch of remnant PCT 694 (Blackbutt – Turpentine – Bangalay moist open forest) intergrading

to PCT 1326 (Woollybutt – White Stringybark – Forest Red Gum grassy woodland) occurs within the

north-west of the study area (NPWS 2002). This remnant patch of PCT 1326 comprises an occurrence

of the TEC Illawarra Lowland Grassy Woodland, however, this vegetation will not be impacted by the

project.

4.2 MARINE ECOLOGY

Port Kembla Harbour is a highly disturbed and modified marine environment, as a result the port

marine habitat is restricted to the hard substrate habitat and the soft sediments. Seagrasses have not

recently been observed inside or adjacent to the Harbour. Soft sediments within the Harbour support

benthic communities including Decapods and fish species. Hard substrate habitat such as piles, quay

walls and breakwater around the perimeter of the port and at Berth 101 provides ideal habitat for

biofouling communities and supports Macroalgal Species. The Outer Harbour has been observed to

support a greater species diversity than the Inner Harbour (GHD, 2018).

4.2.1 BIOFOULING COMMUNITY

Assemblages around the Inner Harbour have been described by previous studies as sparse with

community structures reflective of the highly disturbed environment; species noted within these

communities are polychaete worms, bryozoans, barnacles and ascidians. Comparatively, a higher

diversity and abundance of sessile invertebrates has previously been reported in the Outer Harbour.

Recolonization of the new berth is expected to commence following installation, after which, the

biofouling community will undergo a long-term natural recruitment succession process reaching

mature level community within a few years. (GHD, 2018).

4.2.2 BENTHIC COMMUNITIES

The seabed within the Inner Harbour has been described as consisting of fine, unconsolidated silt

expanses with large decapod burrows. Seagrasses have historically been present inside the port but

have been absent in recent investigations. Macroalgae occur in sparse distributions across soft

sediments habitats within both the Inner Harbour and Outer Harbour. The dominant forms of

macroalgae were encrusting and turfing algae present across areas surveyed in the Outer Harbour

greater than 10m deep, investigations identified no macroalgae is present in the proposed dredge

footprint, other than those described along the berth piles (GHD, 2018).



The demolition of the existing berth, construction of the new berth, dredging activities and Outer

Harbour bund construction will directly impact on benthic communities within the relative footprint

of each activity. This will result in a temporary loss of biodiversity. The Outer Harbour has been subject

to six previous Dredging Campaigns and the impact of PKGT Project works on Benthic Communities

will be offset by the creation of the reclamation area infrastructure providing new surface for

Biofouling communities (GHD, 2018).

4.2.3 FISH COMMUNITIES

Differing habitats in the Inner and Outer Harbours have been found to support varying diversities of

fish assemblages and compositions. The Outer Harbour supports a larger variety of fish species most

likely due to the presence of the macroalgal habitat and breakwater which act a nursery for juvenile

species. In contrast the highly utilised and developed Inner Harbour is not known to support as many

species. Those that occur are typical of inshore habitats. Fish assemblages identified as part of these

studies are common across the region and did not include any threatened species (GHD, 2018).

4.2.4 MARINE FAUNA

The nature of Port Kembla as a functioning port on the East Coast of Australia has inherent potential

for interaction with marine fauna, which has been observed in the past. A list of the species considered

likely to occur in Port Kembla based on the EPBC Act 1999 and/or Biodiversity Conservation Act are

listed below;

• Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) records of sightings for the outer harbour

• Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), records of sightings for the outer harbour

• Long-nosed fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), haul out site just offshore from Outer

Harbour

• Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), haul out site just offshore from Outer Harbour

• Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), Pelagic species with known Habitat

in the Project area

• Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates s. str.) Pelagic species with known Habitat in the

Project area

Endangered and vulnerable species considered likely to occur in the project area have been assessed

under the EPBC Act 1999 and/or BC Act 2016, these species including all those listed above. The

assessment found that the project will not have a significant adverse effect on any of the threatened

or vulnerable species.

4.2.5 INTRODUCED MARINE SPECIES

Pest Species identified in Port Kembla Harbour include: two dinoflagellates (Alexandrium sp. (catenella

type) and Alexandrium ostenfeldii / peruvianum); one hydrozoan (Halecium delicatulum); four species

of polychaetes; eight species of crustaceans; 15 species of broyzoa; three species of ascidian; two fish

species; three invertebrate species and seven additional unidentified cryptogenic species.



Of the vast amounts of Introduced Marine Species that have been identified in Port Kembla Harbour.

Alexandrium spp. dinoflagellates are listed as High National Priority Pests. Alexandrium spp. can form

dormant sedentary cysts that accumulate in bottom sediments. Under favourable conditions, these

cysts can germinate, triggering blooms which deplete dissolved oxygen and produce toxins, causing

environmental damage including fish kills. Although not recorded recently dinoflagellate cysts still

pose a risk of toxic dinoflagellate blooms (GHD, 2018).

4.2.6 CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE

A total of 69 threatened species were considered likely to occur in or relate to the project area, of

these the following species or groups were identified as likely to occur around the port; Southern right

whale, Humpback whale, Long-nosed fur seal, Australian fur seal, Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin and

Bottlenose dolphin. Sightings of Southern Right and Humpback whale have in the past occurred in the

outer harbour. Both the Long-nosed fur seal and Australian fur seal are known to frequent the Five

Islands haul out site just offshore from port Kembla. Indian Ocean Bottlenose and Bottlenose Dolphin

are pelagic species with known habitat in the harbour area.

Endangered and vulnerable species considered likely to occur in the project area have been assessed

under the BC Act 2016, these species including the Southern Right Whale, Long-nosed fur seal and

Australian Fur Seal. The assessment found that the project will not have a significant adverse effect on

any of the above listed species.

Forty-two threatened and/or migratory marine bird species were identified by the Department of

Environment and Energy (DoEE) Protected Matters Search Tool (PMST) as being potentially relevant

to the project area or surrounding area. Marine birds may occasionally overfly the region; however

the project area does not support important habitat for marine birds such as mudflats, sandflats and

wetlands.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS

Potential direct and indirect impacts on terrestrial fauna from construction are as follows:

• Direct impacts upon 15.31 ha of primarily disturbed land including 0.25 ha of planted

native vegetation

• Direct mortalities and injuries to native fauna during vegetation clearing procedure

• Decreased viability of retained vegetation due to edge effects and use of retained areas of

native vegetation due to disturbance and degradation of habitat, including erosion and/or

compaction of soils, as well as damaged to seedlings and new growth

• Encroachment of invasive exotic weed species, leading to loss of habitat and suppression

of native seedling establishment resulting in changes to vegetation communities over time

• Temporary increased noise levels from construction equipment, leading to disturbance of

fauna, especially during breeding seasons



• Sedimentation, pollution, contaminated runoff or erosion within the construction corridor

and adjoining native vegetation and aquatic habitats, through soil disturbance and

construction activities

The project has potential to impact upon the marine environment during construction. Construction

activities will directly disturb biofouling and benthic communities through activities such as:

• Removal of the existing Berth 101 infrastructure (including removal of the piles and quay

wall)

• Pile driving and removal

• Dredging of the seabed

• Construction of the perimeter bund

• Placement of the dredged material within the disposal area

• Placement / anchoring of construction vessels

Construction activities will also have the potential to impact marine ecology and fauna as a result of:

• Deterioration of water quality through increased turbidity and mobilisation of

contaminated sediments

• Noise and vibration generation through activities such as pile driving and rock armouring

• Artificial lighting from construction vessel and site lighting

5.1 INTRODUCTION OF WEED SPECIES

The introduction of new weeds to the construction footprint is a potential risk related to the

transportation and movement of personnel, materials, machinery and equipment. This includes

movements within the construction footprint, and between the construction footprint and outside

areas. This is especially relevant to new machinery, vehicles, and materials and equipment which are

imported to the construction footprint, as these can be a vector for weed seeds, plants or soil that

contains remnants of weeds not currently present in the region (GHD, 2018).

5.2 NOISE POLLUTION FROM PILE DRIVING AND ROCK PLACEMENT

Piling and dredging construction activities have potential to generate noise that could displace fauna

from the area resulting in a temporary reduction in diversity. There is also potential to cause a

temporary or permanent threshold shift (TTS or PTS) in the hearing ability of sensitive fauna that use

acoustic means of navigation or communication. We note that the number of piles required for the

project has been reduced from 504 to 4. The reduced piling and other marine noise generating works

will be mitigated by the implementation of standards procedures for piling and rock placement works

which incorporates a Pre-Start, Soft Start and Stand By Procedures this is elaborated on further in

Section 6.3.1.



Underwater noise impacts from dredging is not anticipated to cause permanent auditory damage to

marine fauna in the area. Once construction is completed, underwater noise will be restricted to

standard shipping noise associated with vessel movements between port environments.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES

6.1 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY

Flora and Fauna Management - Implementation

Reference Documents • Infrastructure Approval CSSI 9471

• Biosecurity Act 2015

• Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act)

Management Objectives • Minimise vegetation/habitat clearing as much as possible

• Promote and maintain stable vegetation cover in

reinstated areas

• Minimise the impact on native species

• Manage clearing to minimise impacts on fauna

Performance Criteria • No threatened species deaths caused by project activities

• No vegetation clearance or ground disturbance outside

of approved construction footprint

Measure/Requirement Responsibility Reference/Approval

Requirements Evidence

Flora, Fauna and Biosecurity Management

Prior to the commencement of

construction, unless otherwise agreed by

the Planning Secretary, the Proponent

must retire biodiversity credits of a number

and class specified in Table 1 and Table 2

below in consultation with OEH and to the

satisfaction of BCT.

The retirement of these credits must be

carried out in accordance with the NSW

Biodiversity Offsets Scheme and can be

achieved by:

(a) acquiring or retiring ‘biodiversity

credits’ within the meaning of the

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016;

(b) making payments into an offset fund

that has been developed by the NSW

Government; or

(c) funding a biodiversity conservation

action that benefits the threatened entity

impacted by the development, consistent

with the ‘Ancillary Rules: Biodiversity

conservation actions’.

AIE Infrastructure

Approval CSSI 9471

EIS condition TB1




A pre-construction walk through shall be

undertaken to identify any habitat bearing

trees or other potential fauna refuges to

ensure that appropriates best practice

methods are used to remove the

vegetation.

Environmental

Rep

Industry best

practice

Daily Inspection

Checklist

A trained ecologist/ fauna handler will be

present for construction activities that may

impact frog habitat which includes

dewatering / removal of detention basins

(x4) and trenching immediately adjacent to

Typha drainage line.

Environmental

Rep

EIS condition TB3 Record of

credentials

Temporary frog-proof fencing shall be

installed around HDD sites, road side drains

and detention ponds near the project site

to be retained to prevent frogs from being

injured or killed by equipment.

Environmental

Rep

EIS condition TB3 Daily Inspection

Checklists

Visual inspection of the pipeline alignment

during pre-construction ‘walk through’ to

identify location of any weed presence.

Undertake treatment and/or removal and

disposal prior to commencement of ground

clearing activities.

Any identified priority weeds will be

managed according to the requirements of

the NSW Biosecurity Act and Regulations. A

restricted clearance corridor of 16 m for

works in the native vegetation – 20 m

elsewhere, will be implemented.

Environmental

Rep

Pipeline

Foreman

EIS condition TB4

EIS condition TB5

Industry Best

practice

Daily Inspection

Checklist

The Site Induction will contain

environmental content and training for all

personnel on; the limits of clearing,

reporting of fauna and priority weed

species when discovered on site during

construction.

Environmental

Rep

All Personnel

EIS condition TB2

EIS condition TB5

Induction Register

Soil disturbance will be avoided as much as

possible to minimise the potential for

spreading weeds.

Pipeline

Forman


Checklist

Workers and contractors to report

suspected priority weed species presence

to the Environmental Rep immediately.

All personnel Industry Best

practice

Daily Report;

Incident Reports

Stockpile any priority weed infested

material separately to vegetation and

topsoil that is free of weeds, do not move

soil and vegetation.

Pipeline

Forman

EIS condition TB5

Industry Best

practice

Daily Inspection

Checklists

Replace removed topsoil and cleared

vegetation back to original location. No

topsoil or vegetation is to move beyond the

location where it was originally removed.

Pipeline

Forman

EIS condition TB5

Industry Best

practice

Daily Inspection

Checklists




A site-specific erosion and sedimentation

control plan is to be developed in

accordance with The Blue Book.

Environmental

Rep

EIS condition TB6 See ESCP

Daily inspection

Checklists

Trenching and backfilling will be

undertaken in a progressive manner that

minimises the length of time the pipeline

trench is open.

Pipeline

Foreman


Checklists

A site-specific emergency spill plan will be

developed and will include spill

management measures in accordance

relevant EPA guidelines. The plan will

address measures to be implemented in

the event of a spill, including initial

response and containment, notification of

emergency services and relevant

authorities (including Roads and Maritime

and EPA officers)

Environmental

Rep

Pipeline

Foreman

EIS condition TB8 PIRMP

Gas Pipeline, Berth

101 and Marine

Spill Response

Procedures

An emergency spill kit will be kept on site

at all times. All staff will be made aware of

the location of the spill kit and trained in its

use

Pipeline

Forman

Environmental

Rep

EIS condition TB9

Industry Best

practice

PIRMP

Gas Pipeline,

Berth 101, and

Marine Spill

Response

Procedures

Any herbicides used for weed control will

be applied to the manufacturer’s

specifications and as outlined in the

manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

Health and

Safety

Manager

EIS condition TB10 SDS register

Machinery will be checked daily to ensure

there is no oil, fuel or other liquids leaking

from the machinery. All staff will be

appropriately trained through toolbox talks

for the minimisation and management of

accidental spills.

Site Foreman

Environmental

Rep

EIS condition TB11 PIRMP

Gas Pipeline, Berth

101 and Marine

Spill Response

Procedures

Vehicle wash down facilities will be

provided should evidence of pathogens or

fungus such as Phytophthora or Chytrid

fungus be found

Environmental

Rep

EIS condition TB12 Daily reports

Any active revegetation (i.e. seeding or

planting) must not use declared weed

species.

Environmental

Rep; Pipeline

Foreman

Industry Best

practice

Daily Inspection

Checklists

Install end caps on welded pipeline strings

at the end of the day’s construction

activities to stop fauna becoming trapped.

Environmental

Rep


Checklists

Ensure that light spill is contained in

accordance with the Port Kembla

Development Code.

Construction

Manager

EIS condition LV3

EIS condition LV7

Visual inspection

record




Maintain a Fauna Register that records all

fauna interactions including animal death

or injury due to any construction activity.

Environmental

Rep

Fauna Register

Trench Inspection Procedure

The maximum length of the open trench

will not exceed the length capable of being

practically inspected and cleared each

morning.

Environmental

Rep

Best practice Daily Inspection

Report

An inspection of the open trench will be

conducted each morning to check the

trench for fauna (including frogs).

Environmental

Rep


Report

Trench inspections will be conducted from

the end of the trench closest to where

works will be commencing, towards the

other trench end.

Environmental

Rep


Report

Any detected fauna will be captured using

suitable methodologies such as use of

specialist equipment to enable capture

without the requirement to enter the

trench.

Environmental

Rep


Report, Fauna

Register

Fauna that are removed from the trench

will be assessed for any injury, and

uninjured animals will be immediately

released into adjacent suitable habitats.

Environmental

Rep


Report,

Fauna Register

Injured wildlife provisions will be prepared

and endorsed prior to commencement of

construction.

Environmental

Rep

Daily Inspection

Report; Fauna

Register

Any frogs located will be handled by a

fauna handler, ecologist or wildlife

representative.

Any Green and Golden Bell Frogs or other

resident frogs are to be handled in

accordance with the Chytrid fungus

hygiene protocols (DECC 2008c) and

released into the most appropriate nearby

habitat area.

Environmental

Rep


Report

6.2 VEGETATION CLEARING

A vegetation clearing procedure has been produced to ensure required management techniques are

implemented during clearing activities. This procedure incudes the requirement for a trained

ecologist/fauna spotter catcher to undertake pre-clearance survey and supervision of habitat clearing.

Please refer to Vegetation Clearing Procedure – SCSB-AIE-PKGT-ENV-PRO-002.



6.3 MARINE ECOLOGY

Table 1 Marine Fauna Management Measures

Marine Fauna Management - Implementation

Reference Documents • Infrastructure Approval CSSI 9471

• PKGT EIS Appendix G Marine Ecology

• Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FM Act)

• Biosecurity Act 2015

• Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act)

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

(EPBC Act)

• The Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine

Water Quality (ANZECC 2000)

Management Objectives • To reduce or eliminate the impact of disturbance on biofouling and

benthic communities

• To reduce or eliminate the potential impacts of resuspension of

sediments and its associated impacts on water quality and existing

marine ecology

• Managing or mitigating the impact of noise generation on marine

fauna

• To reduce or eliminate the impact of artificial lighting

• Mitigate or eliminate the risk of introducing pests

• Mitigate or eliminate the risk of collision between vessels and marine

fauna

• Mitigate or remove the risk of accidental solid waste release

• Prevent exceedance of criteria in The Australian and New Zealand

Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality (ANZECC 2000) as the

benchmark document

• Mitigate or eliminate the potential for the spillage of hydrocarbons,

environmentally hazardous chemicals and liquid waste to the marine

environment

• Mitigating or eliminating the risk of hydrocarbon spillage due to

vessel collision

Performance Criteria

• No threatened species collisions or deaths caused by project activities.

Measure/Requirement Responsibility Reference/Approval

Requirements Evidence

Marine Fauna Management

Works to remove the current

quay wall and piles will

commence after a Visual

inspection for protected mobile

fauna (e.g. Syngnathids). If

present, these will be relocated

to adjacent habitats, outside the

zone of influence by the

proposed works, where feasible.

Environmental

Rep

EIS Condition ME 1

Daily Inspection Checklist;

Fauna Register



Dredging will be carried out using

mechanical backhoe dredge, split

barges and supporting tug

vessels, as opposed to suction-

style dredging, to minimise the

potential mobilisation of

sediments within the Inner

Harbour.

Principle

Contractor

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 1

EIS Condition ME 2

Industry Best Practice

Dredge Management Plan

Disposal of the dredged material

will be limited to the Outer

Harbour disposal area within the

perimeter bund.

Environmental

Rep

Project

Engineer

EIS Condition ME 1


Cell Design Report


Physical controls such as

installation of silt curtains prior

to commencement of

construction works will be

adequate in minimising the

spread of any sediments within

the water column at the dredging

and disposal locations.

Environmental

Rep

Site Supervisor

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 2


Daily Inspection Checklists

Barge loads will be controlled

such that overflow of barge loads

is prevented.

Environmental

Rep

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 2 Dredge Management Plan

Contaminated dredge material

will be placed such that it may be

capped by uncontaminated

material in accordance with a

dredge management plan.

Environmental

Rep

Project

Engineer

EIS Condition ME 2

Spoil Management Plan


Emplacement Cell Design

Daily visual observations will be

undertaken to detect any

potential toxic dinoflagellate

blooms within the Inner Harbour.

Environmental

Rep

EIS Condition ME 2 Daily Inspection Checklists

A water quality monitoring

program will be implemented to

ensure construction works do not

exceed the project’s agreed

marine water quality criteria.

Environmental

Rep

EIS Condition ME 2

Water Quality Monitoring Plan

During underwater piling

activities the following standard

operational procedures will be

implemented to reduce the

impact of Artificial Noise on

Marine Fauna (DPTI, 2012) as

outlined in Section 6.3.1

Environmental

Rep

SCSB JV

EIS Condition ME 4

Daily Inspection Checklists

Fauna Register

Vessel and heavy machinery will

be maintained in accordance

with the manufacturer

specifications to reduce noise

emissions.

Environmental

Rep

Site Supervisor

EIS Condition ME 5 Daily Plant Pre-Start Checklist



Dredging

Contractor

The precautions outlined in

Section 6.3.2 will be

implemented across the entire

project to prevent collision and

minimise impact on Cetaceans.

Environmental

Rep

SCSB JV

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 6

Part 8 of the

Environment

Protection and

Biodiversity

Conservation (EPBC)

Regulations (2000)

The Australian

Guidelines for Whale

and Dolphin

Watching (DoEE,

2017) for sea-faring

activities

Fauna Register

Light spill from the nearshore

vessel operations will be

minimised where possible using

directional lighting. Light shields

could be considered to avoid spill

if sensitive receptors are

determined during activities to

be negatively affected.

Environmental

Rep

NSW Ports

EIS Condition ME 7



Lighting on vessel decks or the

berth construction area will be

managed to reduce direct light

spill onto marine waters or

surrounding landscape.

Environmental

Rep

SCSB JV

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 8


In order to prevent Marine Pest

Introduction and Proliferation -

Vessels will be locally sourced

(within NSW waters) to complete

the construction works,

where possible.

SCSB JV

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 9


International vessels will empty

ballast water in accordance with

the latest version of the

Australian Ballast Water

Management Requirements

(DAWR, 2017).

Environmental

Rep

SCSB JV

Dredging

Contractor

EIS Condition ME 9


Project activities will adhere to

the National System for the

Prevention and Management

of Marine Pest Incursions

(National System) and NSW

requirements for IMP

identification and management.

If an IMP is identified or

suspected, then the contractor

Environmental

Representative

Site Supervisor

Project

Engineer

EIS Condition ME 9


Daily Inspection Checklist



6.3.1 PILING, ROCK PLACEMENT AND PILE REMOVAL PROCEDURE

Upon commencing Piling and Rock Placement activities the following standard operational procedure

is to be implemented to mitigate the effects of Piling and pile removal (by vibration) on Marine Fauna:

• Pre-start procedure – The presence of marine mammals should be visually monitored by

a suitably trained crew member for at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the

soft start procedure. Particular focus should be put on the shut-down zone but the

observation zone should be inspected as well, for the full extent where visibility allows.

Observations should be made from the piling rig or a better vantage point if possible.

will notify the NSW Department

of Primary Industries Aquatic

Biosecurity Unit immediately

(within 24 hours) hotline on (02)

4916 3877.

Appropriate waste containment

facilities will be included on site

and managed to avoid overflow

or accidental release to the

environment.

Environmental

Representative

Dredge

Supervisor

EIS Condition ME 10



Fauna Register

No waste materials will be

disposed of overboard of vessels,

all non-biodegradable and

hazardous wastes will be

collected, stored, processed and

disposed of in accordance with

the vessel’s Garbage

Management Plan

Environmental

Representative

Dredge

Supervisor

EIS Condition ME 10



All liquid waste to be stored for

discharge to an appropriate

onshore facility

All chemicals (environmentally

hazardous) and hydrocarbons

to be stored in closed, secure and

appropriately bunded areas.

A Materials Safety Data Sheet

(MSDS) will be available for

chemicals and hydrocarbons in

locations nearby to where the

chemicals / wastes are stored

Environmental

Representative

Dredge

Foreman

D-Wall

Foreman

Pipeline

Foreman

EIS Condition ME 11

Daily Inspection Checklist

Emergency Spill Response

Procedure for damaged fuel tank

associated with vessel or plant

collision.

Environmental

Representative

Dredge

Foreman

D-Wall

Foreman

Pipeline

Foreman

EIS Condition ME 12

PRIMP

Marine Spill Response

Procedure



• Soft start procedure – If marine mammals have not been sighted within or are not? likely

to enter the shutdown zone during the pre-start procedure, the soft start procedure may

commence in which the Piling or Rock Placement impact energy is gradually increased over

a 10-minute period. The soft start procedure should also be used after long breaks of more

than 30 minutes in piling/rock placement activity. Visual observations of marine mammals

within the safety zones should be maintained by trained crew throughout soft starts. The

soft start procedure may alert marine mammals to the presence of the piling rig or rock

placement works and enable animals to move away to distances where injury is unlikely.

• Normal operation procedure – If marine mammals have not been sighted within or are not

likely to enter the shut down or observation zone during the soft start procedure,

piling/rock placement works may start at full impact energy. Trained crew should

continuously undertake visual observations during piling/rock placement activities and

shut-down periods. After long breaks in piling/rock placement activity or when visual

observations ceased or were hampered by poor visibility, the pre-start procedure should

be used. Night-time or low visibility operations may proceed provided that no more than

three shut-downs occurred during the preceding 24-hour period.

• Stand-by operations procedure – If a marine mammal is sighted within the observation

zone during the soft start or normal operation procedures, the operator of the piling

rig/rock placement plant should be placed on stand-by to shut-down. An additional trained

crew member should continuously monitor the marine mammal in sight.

• Shut-down procedure – If a marine mammal is sighted within or about to enter the

shutdown zone, the piling/rock placement activity should be stopped immediately. If a

shut-down procedure occurred and marine mammals have been observed to move

outside the shut-down zone, or 30 minutes have lapsed since the last marine mammal

sighting, then piling/rock placement activities should recommence using the soft start

procedure. If marine mammals are detected in the shut-down zone during poor visibility,

operations should stop until visibility improves

6.3.2 SEA MAMMAL PROCEDURE

• Caution zone (300 m either side of whales and 150m either side of dolphins)

• Vessels must operate at no wake speed in this zone

• Caution zone must not be entered when calf (whale or dolphin) is present

• No approach zone (100 m either side of whales and 50m either side of dolphins)

• Vessels should not enter this zone and should not wait in front of the direction of travel or

an animal or pod, or follow directly behind

• If there is a need to stop, reduce speed gradually

• Do not encourage bow riding



• If animals are bow riding, do not change course or speed suddenly

COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

7.1 TRAINING

All Project staff including subcontractors will undergo a site-specific induction which will include

biodiversity management issues. Targeted training in the form of toolbox talks or specific training in

biodiversity management will be provided to personnel with key roles.

7.2 MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS

Monitoring of flora and fauna management and mitigation measures will be undertaken as required

by the Project Manager, Site Supervisor, HSE Representative/trained ecologist prior to, during and

following construction.

Flora and fauna monitoring is to include, but not limited to:

• Marine Daily Inspections Checklist

• Berth 101 Daily Works Checklist

• Gas Pipeline Daily Works Checklist

• Fauna Register

• Vegetation clearing reports

If any threatened fauna species are observed within the project area, the environmental

representative will record the location and immediately contact The EPA and report the presence,

location and condition of the threatened species in question. Record is then to be made in the Project

Fauna Register

7.3 FAUNA REGISTER

A fauna register will be kept and updated on the Project Folder drive and updated by the

Environmental Representative upon observation of any significant Marine and Terrestrial interaction.

Data from each fauna interaction will be recorded including: Date; Species; Condition; Status, Location

(found and relocated); Habitat Found; Habitat Relocated; Treatment required; Injury Details;

Outcome/Treatment. A copy of the Fauna Register is included in Appendix E: Fauna Register.

7.4 INCIDENTS

Incidents are defined as unplanned events with undesirable consequences. The consequences of such

incidents may result in environmental damage or asset loss. 'Near misses' are extraordinary events

that could have reasonably resulted in an incident.

All incidents including those involving SCSB JV, its subcontractors and visitors that occur during

construction will be managed in accordance with the Incident Notification and Response Flow Chart

Figure 1. The incident will be recorded and managed according to SCSB JV’s Safety Management Plan.

All environmental incidents and near misses must be reported to the AIE Project Manager, particularly:

• Any loss of containment incidents or releases of liquids, solids, or gas



• Any dangerous goods or hazardous substance spills (any volume or weight)

• Complaints by adjacent public, stakeholders or regulatory authorities

• Regulatory breaches – fines, prosecutions, improvement notices, breaches of licence

conditions

• All incidents of third-party property damage or loss

• Any loss or damage to native vegetation that has not been previously approved or flora and

fauna of significance

SCSB JV’s environmental representative will notify AIE as soon as possible and in a timeframe that

allows them to meet their regulatory reporting deadlines for notifiable incidents.

Notification may be in the form of a phone call or face to face followed up by an email notification

confirming the details of the incident. Where possible this will occur within two hours followed by an

incident report within 24 hours.

The SCSB JV Project Manager is responsible for the initial reporting of significant non-compliances with

the CEMP or relevant legislation to the AIE Project Manager.



Figure 1 SBSC JV Incident Response Flow Chart



REFERENCES

DEC (2007). The Green and Golden Bell Frog Key population at Port Kembla. Management Plan.

GHD (2018). Port Kembla Gas Terminal Volume 1 Environmental Impact Statement

NPWS (2002). Native Vegetation of the Illawarra Escarpment and Coastal Plain. Conservation

Assessment and Data Unit, Central Conservation Programs and Planning Division, NSW National Parks

and Wildlife Service. Mapping updated by Wollongong City Council in 2014.

OEH (2018b). BioNet Vegetation Classification. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NSWVCA20PRapp/default.aspx



APPENDIX A: BIODIVERSITY OFFSETS

To be added.



APPENDIX B: HABITAT MAPS

See following pages:



APPENDIX C: PRIORITY WEED SPECIES

Table 2 Priority Weeds of South East Sydney Basin NSW Biosecurity Act 2015

African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum

Prohibition on dealings

Must not be imported into the State or sold

African lovegrass

Eragrostis curvula

Regional Recommended Measure

Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.

Alligator weed

Alternanthera philoxeroides



Alligator weed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Biosecurity Zone

The Alligator Weed Biosecurity Zone is established for all land within the

state except land in the following regions: Greater Sydney; Hunter (but

only in the local government areas of City of Lake Macquarie, City of

Maitland, City of Newcastle or Port Stephens).

Within the Biosecurity Zone this weed must be eradicated where

practicable, or as much of the weed destroyed as practicable, and any

remaining weed suppressed. The local control authority must be notified

of any new infestations of this weed within the Biosecurity Zone

Anchored water hyacinth

Eichhornia azurea

Prohibited Matter

A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited

matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or

suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the

Department of Primary Industries

Athel pine

Tamarix aphylla



Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia



African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum



Bitou bush

Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. Rotundata

(observed on site, EIS)



Bitou bush

Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. Rotundata


Biosecurity Zone

The Bitou Bush Biosecurity Zone is established for all land within the

State except land within 10 kilometres of the mean high water mark

of the Pacific Ocean between Cape Byron in the north and Point

Perpendicular in the south.



remaining weed suppressed. The local control authority must be



notified of any new infestations of this weed within the Biosecurity

Zone

Black knapweed

Centaurea X moncktonii

Prohibited Matter



suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify

the Department of Primary Industries

Black willow

Salix nigra



Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus species aggregate




All species in the Rubus fruiticosus species aggregate have this

requirement, except for the varietals Black Satin, Chehalem, Chester

Thornless, Dirksen Thornless, Loch Ness, Murrindindi, Silvan, Smooth

Stem, and Thornfree

Blue hound's tongue

Cynoglossum creticum


Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being

introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the

land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be

bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify

local control authority if found.

Boneseed

Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera



Boneseed

Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera

Control Order

Bonseed Control Zone: Whole of NSW

Boneseed Control Zone (Whole of NSW): Owners and occupiers of

land on which there is boneseed must notify the local control

authority of new infestations; immediately destroy the plants; ensure

subsequent generations are destroyed; and ensure the land is kept

free of the plant. A person who deals with a carrier of boneseed must

ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules) is not moved from

the land; and immediately notify the local control authority of the

presence of the plant.

Boxing glove cactus

Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata



Bridal creeper

Asparagus asparagoides




*this requirement also applies to the Western Cape form of bridal

creeper

Bridal veil creeper

Asparagus declinatus

Prohibited Matter





Broomrapes

Orobanche species

Prohibited Matter





All species of Orobanche are Prohibited Matter in NSW, except the

natives Orobanche cernua var. australiana and Orobanche minor

Cabomba

Cabomba caroliniana





Cabomba

Cabomba caroliniana


Exclusion zone: whole of region except the core infestation area of

Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama councils.

Whole region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds

being introduced to their land. The plant should not be bought, sold,

grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The

plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the

plant. Core area: Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on

priority assets.

Cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica



All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement

Cane needle grass

Nassella hyalina


Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced

to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land

kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown,

carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if

found.

Cape broom

Genista monspessulana



Cape broom

Genista monspessulana


Core infestation: whole region except for the exclusion zone of Bega and

Wingecarribee councils






priority assets.

Cat's claw creeper

Dolichandra unguis-cati



Cat's claw creeper

Dolichandra unguis-cati






found.

Chilean needle grass

Nassella neesiana



Chilean needle grass

Nassella neesiana


Exclusion zone: whole of region except core infestation area of

Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour, Wingecarribee, Gouburn/Murwaree,

and Queanbeyan/Palerang


being introduced to their land. Exclusion zone: The plant should be

eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant.

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha

Control Order

Owners and occupiers of land on which there is Chinese violet must

notify the local control authority for the area if the Chinese violet is part

of a new infestation on the land, destroy all Chinese violet on the land

ensuring that subsequent generations of Chinese violet are destroyed;

and keep the land free of Chinese violet. A person who deals with a

carrier of Chinese violet must ensure the plant (and any seed and

propagules) is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the

local control authority of the presence of the plant on the land, or on or

in a carrier.

Control Order commences 1 July 2019

Climbing asparagus

Asparagus africanus





Climbing asparagus

Asparagus africanus


Exclusion zone: whole of region except core infestation areas. Core

infestation area: Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour, Bega and Shoalhaven

local government areas.



eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Core

infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land.

Climbing asparagus fern

Asparagus plumosus



Common pear

Opuntia stricta



Common pear

Opuntia stricta


Core infestation area: whole region except the exclusion zone of

Wollongong, Kiama, and Shellharbour, and Eurobadalla




infestation: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land.

*This Regional Recommended Measure applies to all species of Opuntia

except for Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig)

Coolatai grass

Hyparrhenia hirta



Exclusion zone: whole region except the core infestation area of Bigga,

Crooked Corner and Narrawa in the Upper Lachlan local government

area, and Wollongong local government area


being introduced to their land. Plant should not be bought, sold, grown,

carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant

should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant.

Core area: Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority

assets.

Eurasian water milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Prohibited Matter





Fireweed

Senecio madagascariensis




Fireweed

Senecio madagascariensis




Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour, Eurobodalla, Shoalhaven, Bega Valley

and Wingecaribee councils






priority assets.

Flax-leaf broom

Genista linifolia



Flax-leaf broom

Genista linifolia


Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation areas of

Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla councils






assets.



Frogbit

Limnobium laevigatum

Prohibited Matter





All species of Limnobium are Prohibited Matter

Gamba grass

Andropogon gayanus

Prohibited Matter





Giant devil's fig

Solanum chrysotrichum






found.

Giant Parramatta grass

Sporobolus fertilis


Exclusion zone: whole of region except core infestation area of

Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour, Eurobodalla, and Shoalhaven councils






assets.

Giant rat's tail grass

Sporobolus pyramidalis






found.

Gorse

Ulex europaeus



Gorse

Ulex europaeus



Upper Lachlan, Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven,

Eurobodalla, Yass Valley and Bega Valley councils






priority assets.

Grey sallow

Salix cinerea



Ground asparagus

Asparagus aethiopicus




Groundsel bush

Baccharis halimifolia







found.

Hawkweeds

Hieracium species

Prohibited Matter







All species in the genus Hieracium are Prohibited Matter

Holly leaved senecio

Senecio glastifolius






found.

Horsetails

Equisetum species






found.

Hudson pear

Cylindropuntia pallida



Hydrocotyl

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Prohibited Matter





Hygrophila

Hygrophila costata






found.

Hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis and hybrids



Karroo thorn

Vachellia karroo

Prohibited Matter





Kidney-leaf mud plantain

Heteranthera reniformis






found.

Kochia

Bassia scoparia

Prohibited Matter





Excluding the subspecies trichophylla

Koster's curse

Clidemia hirta

Prohibited Matter





Lagarosiphon

Lagarosiphon major

Prohibited Matter





Lantana

Lantana camara






Lantana

Lantana camara



Exclusion zone: whole region excluding the core infestation area of

Eurobodalla, Kiama, Shellharbour, Wollongong and the Shoalhaven local

government area north of the Lantana Containment Line at 35'11"42 S






priority assets.

Long-leaf willow primrose

Ludwigia longifolia






found.

Ludwigia

Ludwigia peruviana






found.

Madeira vine

Anredera cordifolia




Mesquite

Prosopis species



All species in the genus Prosopis have this requirement

Mexican feather grass

Nassella tenuissima

Prohibited Matter





Miconia

Miconia species

Prohibited Matter





All species of Miconia are Prohibited Matter in NSW

Mikania vine

Mikania micrantha

Prohibited Matter





*all species in the genus Mikania are Prohibited Matter in NSW

Mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Prohibited Matter





Ming asparagus fern

Asparagus macowanii var. zuluensis






found.

Mysore thorn

Caesalpinia decapetala


Exclusion zone: whole region except the core infestation area of

Wollongong








assets.

Pampas grass

Cortaderia species






found.

This Regional Recommended Measure applies to Cortaderia jubata (pink

pampas grass)

Parkinsonia

Parkinsonia aculeata



Parkinsonia

Parkinsonia aculeata

Control Order

Parkinsonia Control Zone: Whole of NSW

Parkinsonia Control Zone (Whole of NSW): Owners and occupiers of land

on which there is parkinsonia must notify the local control authority of

new infestations; immediately destroy the plants; ensure subsequent

generations are destroyed; and ensure the land is kept free of the plant.

A person who deals with a carrier of parkinsonia must ensure the plant

(and any seed and propagules) is not moved from the land; and

immediately notify the local control authority of the presence of the

plant.

Parthenium weed

Parthenium hysterophorus

Prohibited Matter





Parthenium weed

Parthenium hysterophorus


The following equipment must not be imported into NSW from

Queensland: grain harvesters (including the comb or front), comb

trailers (including the comb or front), bins used for holding grain during

harvest operations, augers or similar for moving grain, vehicles used to

transport grain harvesters, support vehicles driven in paddocks during

harvest operations, mineral exploration drilling rigs and vehicles used to

transport those rigs, unless set out as an exception in Division 5, Part 2 of

the Biosecurity Order (Permitted Activities) 2017

Pond apple

Annona glabra

Prohibited Matter





Prickly acacia

Vachellia nilotica

Prohibited Matter





Prickly pears - Austrocylindropuntias

Austrocylindropuntia species



All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement

Prickly pears - Cylindropuntias

Cylindropuntia species



All species in the Cylindropuntia genus have this requirement

Prickly pears - Opuntias

Opuntia species



Except for Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig)

Prickly pears - Opuntias

Opuntia species










This Regional Recommended Measure applies to all species of Opuntia


Rope pear

Cylindropuntia imbricata



All species in the Cylindropuntia genus have this requirement

Rubber vine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Prohibited Matter





Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla



Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla


Plant should not be allowed to be spread to priority sites of high

environmental, economic or social value.

Salvinia

Salvinia molesta



Salvinia

Salvinia molesta






found.

Scotch broom

Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius



Scotch broom

Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius


Core infestation area: whole region except exclusion zone of : Bega

council






assets.

Sea spurge

Euphorbia paralias


Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation area of

Eurobodalla and Bega Valley councils






assets.

Senegal tea plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides






found.

Serrated tussock

Nassella trichotoma



Serrated tussock

Nassella trichotoma


Core infestation: whole region except the exclusion zone of Shoalhaven,

Eurobodalla, Kiama, Wollongong, Bega Valley and Shellharbour councils





grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: Land

managers should mitigate spread from their land. Core area: Land

managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.

Siam weed

Chromolaena odorata

Prohibited Matter





Sicklethorn

Asparagus falcatus






found.

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium



Smooth tree pear

Opuntia monacantha



Smooth tree pear

Opuntia monacantha










Snakefeather

Asparagus scandens



Spanish broom

Spartium junceum






found.

Spanish heath

Erica lusitanica






found.

Spongeplant

Limnobium spongia

Prohibited Matter





All species of Limnobium are Prohibited Matter

Spotted knapweed

Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos

Prohibited Matter





Tiger pear

Opuntia aurantiaca



Tiger pear

Opuntia aurantiaca



Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour, and Eurobadalla









Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Control Order

Tropical Soda Apple Control Zone: Whole of NSW

Tropical Soda Apple Control Zone (Whole of NSW): Owners and

occupiers of land on which there is tropical soda apple must notify the

local control authority of new infestations; destroy the plants including

the fruit; ensure subsequent generations are destroyed; and ensure the

land is kept free of the plant. A person who deals with a carrier of

tropical soda apple must ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules)

is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the local control

authority of the presence of the plant on the land, or on or in a carrier.

Velvety tree pear

Opuntia tomentosa



Velvety tree pear

Opuntia tomentosa








This Regional Recommended Measure applies to all species of Opuntia


Water caltrop

Trapa species

Prohibited Matter





All species in the Trapa genus are Prohibited Matter in NSW

Water hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes



Water hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Biosecurity Zone

The Water Hyacinth Biosecurity Zone applies to all land within the State,

except for the following regions: Greater Sydney or North Coast, North

West (but only the local government area of Moree Plains), Hunter (but

only in the local government areas of City of Cessnock, City of Lake

Macquarie, MidCoast, City of Maitland, City of Newcastle or Port

Stephens), South East (but only in the local government areas of

Eurobodalla, Kiama, City of Shellharbour, City of Shoalhaven or City of

Wollongong).



remaining weed suppressed. The local control authority must be notified

of any new infestations of this weed within the Biosecurity Zone

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes






found.

Water soldier

Stratiotes aloides

Prohibited Matter





Willows

Salix species



All species in the Salix genus have this requirement, except Salix



babylonica (weeping willows ), Salix x calodendron (pussy willow)

and Salix x reichardtii (sterile pussy willow)

Witchweeds

Striga species

Prohibited Matter





All species in the Striga genus are Prohibited Matter in NSW, except the

native Striga parviflora



APPENDIX D: SPECIES LIST

Table 3 Potential for Species listed under BC Act 2016 and EPBC Act 1999 to occur at the Project Site

Common Name(s)

(Scientific Name) BC Act EPBC Act Likelihood of Occurrence

Southern right whale

(Eubalaena australis)

Endangered Endangered,

Migratory

Listed marine species

Whales and

Cetaceans

Likely to occur

Records of sightings for the

Outer Harbour.

Blue whale

(Balaenoptera

musculus)


Migratory


Whales and

Cetaceans

Unlikely to occur

Habitat unsuitable for

species.

Leatherback turtle,

Leathery turtle

(Dermochelys

coriacea)


Migratory


Unlikely to occur

Foraging habitat not found

within the Port.

Loggerhead turtle

(Caretta caretta)


Migratory


Unlikely to occur

Nesting and foraging habitat

not found within the Port.

Green turtle

(Chelonia mydas)

Vulnerable Vulnerable,

Migratory


Unlikely to occur


not found within the Port.

Long-nosed fur seal,

New Zealand fur seal

(Arctocephalus

forsteri)

Vulnerable Endangered,

Migratory


Likely to occur

Known haul-out site near Port

Kembla.

Australian fur seal,

Australo-african furseal

(Arctocephalus pusillus)

Vulnerable Endangered,

Migratory


Likely to occur

Known haul-out site near Port

Kembla.

Black rockcod, Black cod,

Saddled rockcod

(Epinephelus daemelii)

Vulnerable May occur

Species likely to use habitat

within Port as shelter.

Australian Grayling

(Prototroctes maraena)

Vulnerable Unlikely to Occur

Habitat within Port Kembla

not suitable for species.

Humpback whale

(Megaptera

novaeangliae)

Vulnerable,

Migratory Listed

marine species

Likely to occur

Records of sightings within

Outer Harbour.

Hawksbill turtle

(Eretmochelys

imbricata)

Vulnerable,

Migratory


Unlikely to occur


not present within Port.

Flatback turtle

(Natator depressus)

Vulnerable,

Migratory


Unlikely to occur


not present within Port.

Grey nurse shark

(east coast population)

(Charcharias taurus)

Critically Endangered May occur

Individuals may transit the

area during migrations

between aggregation areas.



White shark, Great white

shark (Carcharodon

carcharias)

Vulnerable,

Migratory

Unlikely to occur

Habitat unsuitable for species.

Whale shark (Rhincodon

typus)

Vulnerable,

Migratory

Unlikely to occur

Habitat unsuitable for species.

Indian Ocean Bottlenose

Dolphin, Spotted

Bottlenose Dolphin

(Tursiops aduncus)


Whales and

Cetaceans

Likely to occur

Species known throughout

NSW and habitat occurs in

Port area.

Bottlenose dolphin

(Tursiops truncates s. str.)


Whales and

Cetaceans

Likely to occur

Species known throughout

NSW and habitat occurs in

Port area.

Syngnathids

21 species (i.e. seahorses,

seadragons, pipefish and

pipehorses)

Listed marine species May occur

Habitat may be suitable for

species.



APPENDIX E: FAUNA REGISTER

See following pages:



APPENDIX F: VEGETATION CLEARING PROCEDURE

Please refer to Vegetation Clearing Procedure – SCSB-AIE-PKGT-ENV-PRO-002.

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