Approved Concept Environment Management Plan OPW11/0116.01

7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

Monitoring requirements are to be as below, in addition to any ERA Licence requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issue Monitoring Frequency/Timing Performance Criteria | Responsibility
Water Quality Visual Inspection Daily during dredging | No visible turbidity Contractor
hours plume from dredging
>200m from the
dredge site.
No visible oil, grease,
floating scum or litter
Noise Aural inspection of Weekly during Noise levels in Contractor
equipment for dredging accordance with
excessive noise. equipment
specification.
Investigation of noise | As required in Complaints responded | Contractor
complaints response to any noise | to within 24 hours
complaints
Air Quality Visual inspection for Daily during dredging | No excess machinery | Contractor
excess machinery hours exhaust
exhaust emissions
Waste Management Visual inspection of Daily during dredging | No uncontained litter | Contractor

 

site for floating debris
for barge/dredge

 

hours

 

waste

 

 

8. CONTINGENCY PLANS & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Should any non-confirming results be observed or recorded, works are to suspended immediately and the Superintendent is
to be notified. A procedure for non-conformance is prepared for each Project. This procedure incorporates:

Work Instructions issued

Non Conformance Report Form
Reporting Procedure
Corrective Action

A number of specific detailed contingency plans are to be prepared and include an oil spill management plan and a waste

management plan.