10. Pre-lodgement meeting record (2020)

                                                                                                 2010-19136 SPL



        https://www.business.qld.gov.au/running-business/environment/licences-
        permits/applying/technical for a number of technical guidelines, which outline the technical
        information requirements for applications for an environmental authority.

        Based on the information provided the proposed dredging activity will include both the removal
        of dredge spoil and sea-based disposal of dredge spoil. In the EA application please provide
        information on, but not limited to, the following:
                 operational plans for the removal of dredge spoil including:
                 o The proposed footprint of the dredge area;
                 o The method by which the dredge spoil will be removed;
                 o The volume of dredge spoil to be removed;
                 o The proposed depth of extraction; and
                 o Physical and chemical characteristics of the dredge spoil including potential
                   contaminants in accordance with the National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging
                   2009.
                    operational plans for the disposal of dredge spoil including
                 o     The proposed location for disposal of dredge spoil;
                 o     The method by which the dredge spoil will be transported and placed in the area;
                 o     The method by which the spoil is to be contained within the area;
                 o     Expected water quality parameters for the discharge;
                 o     The current and intended land use of the proposed disposal site;
                 o     Detail on how the dredge spoil disposal area will be made fit for future land use.
                    an acid sulfate soil management plan detailing how any acid sulfate soils are to be
                     managed.
                    an ecological report identifying any significant ecological values (particularly matters
                     of State environmental significance) within or adjacent to the proposed dredge
                     footprint and disposal area that could be impacted as a result of the activity.

        The application must address the performance outcomes for the environmental objectives of
        the operational assessment prescribed in Schedule 8, Part 3, Division 1 of the EP Reg. The
        application must include a technical assessment of the environmental risks to the receiving
        environment in relation to air, water, noise, land and waste associated with the activity. The
        application must show how the performance outcomes for each environmental objective are
        met. Technical guidelines detailing the minimum information that should be supplied to
        support an application are available on the Business and Industry Portal:
                Air: https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/assets/documents/regulation/era-gl-air-
                 impacts.pdf
                Land: https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/assets/documents/regulation/era-gl-land-
                 impacts.pdf
                Noise: https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/assets/documents/regulation/era-gl-noise-
                 impacts.pdf
                Water: https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/assets/documents/regulation/era-gl-water-
                 impacts.pdf
                Waste: https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/assets/documents/regulation/era-gl-waste-
                 impacts.pdf

        Please address the standard criteria as defined in Schedule 4 Dictionary of the Environmental
        Protection Act 1994 in regards to the proposed activity (including the dredging aspects and
        disposal of dredge spoil aspects).

        The diagnostic tool function (link below) can be used to generate a report that will include how


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