Concurrence and Advice Agency Response - Department of Environment & Resource Management · OPW11/0116

 

DERM Permit number: SPCE01881811

A8. Not more than 14 days following the initial notification of an incident, the holder of this development
approval must provide written advice of the information supplied in accordance with condition
number A7 in addition to:

(a) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident;

(b) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise environmental harm and or
environmental nuisance, and

(c) the results of any environmental monitoring performed.

Notification before commencement

AQ. At least 10 business days prior to dredging work commencing, the administering authority
must be informed of at least the following: .
(a) planned timetable of the dredging for the program/year including proposed staging
of dredging activities and hours of operation;
(b) the contact details for the person/s made available during the hours of operation
who can appropriately address any complaints.

Trained / experienced operator(s)

A10. The daily operation of dredging, transportation and pollution monitoring equipment or any
other equipment used in connection with the dredging operations must be carried out bya
person(s) with appropriate experience and/or qualifications to ensure the effective operation

_ of the equipment. .

Records

Ait. All records required by this permit must be kept for five years.

At2. The operator must maintain a record of sites where dredging is carried out (specifying the
‘boundaries of the dredged area by GPS coordinates) and the volume of material removed
from each site (to the nearest tonne).

A13. All records required to be kept by a condition of this development approval must be provided

to an authorised person or the administering authority upon request.
Maintenance of measures, plant and equipment :

A14. The operator must:
(a) install all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the
conditions of this development permit;
(b) maintain and calibrate such measures, plant and equipment in an efficient condition
and keep records of the maintenance;
(c) operate such measures, plant and equipment in an efficient manner.

Alterations

A165. No change, replacement or operation of any plant or equipment is permitted if the change,
replacement or operation of the plant or equipment increases, or is likely to substantially increase,
the risk of environmental harm above that expressly provided by this development approval.

(An example of a substantial increase in the risk of environmental harm is an increase of 10%
or more in the quantity of a contaminant to be released into the environment).

 

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