Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

CSR Building Products Limited                                                                                        Page 25
West Ridge Quarry
Site Based Management Plan



3.3          Noise

3.3.1        Purpose
      The EP Act and the associated Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 provide the legislation and regulatory
      controls for management of noise emissions.
      The land surrounding the Site is predominately rural land containing a few rural homesteads.
      Uncontrolled or unmitigated Site noise has the potential to be a nuisance to neighbouring residences. Site equipment
      or activities that have potential to generate significant noise have been identified and include:
      -    excavator/bulldozer (clearing vegetation, stripping topsoil, landforming, rehabilitation);
      -    processing plant (screening);
      -    front end loader (out loading, feeding processing plant);
      -    off highway truck (product haulage);
      -    excavator/bulldozer (raw product extraction);
      -    road truck (product delivery); and
      -    light vehicle (employee vehicles, maintenance vehicles and service vehicles);
      -    maintenance activities; and
      -    ancillary plant and equipment (i.e. pumps and welders).

3.3.2        Operational Policy
      To protect the acoustic environment and amenity of surrounding rural dwellings and to minimise the likelihood of
      complaints regarding environmental nuisance

3.3.3        Performance Targets
Noise should not exceed the levels as listed in Table 14 – Noise Emission Criteria Limits when measured at the
boundary of any surrounding noise sensitive place.

Table 14 – Noise Emission Criteria Limits

  Noise Measured At A ‘Noise Sensitive Place’

  Period                                 Noise level at noise sensitive place measured as the adjusted maximum
                                         sound pressure level (LAmax,adj,T)
  7am – 6pm                              Background noise level (LAbg, T) plus 5 db(A)
  6pm – 10am                             Background noise level plus 5 dB(A)
  10pm – 7am                             Background noise level plus 3 dB(A)


3.3.4        Implementation Strategy/Mitigation Measures
      Hours of operation will be restricted to the following:
      -   6am to 6pm for operations (Monday to Friday); and
      -   7am to 3pm for operation (Saturday only).
      No operations will be carried out on Anzac Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday or Christmas Day.
      The following noise control measures may be implemented:
      -    positioning of processing plant, stockpiles and ancillary equipment such as pumps and screening plant so as to
           prevent undue noise amenity impacts on surrounding noise sensitive receptors;
      -    positioning the crushing plant and associated noise generating equipment to utilise the surrounding topography
           as an acoustic barrier, where practicable;
      -    enclosing fixed engines, pumps and compressors, where practicable;



December 2012 / file ref. 1271_610_001                                                                    GROUNDWORK p l u s