Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPML00844613 · Yarrabee Coal Mine
Coal environmental authority EPML00844613 (Yarrabee Coal Mine), Granted. 134 conditions indexed. Holds PRC plan P-PRCP-100770697.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- YARRABEE COAL COMPANY PTY. LTD.
- Tenures
- ML1770; ML80049; ML80050; ML80096; ML80104; ML80172; ML80195; ML80196; ML80197; ML80198
- PRC plan
- P-PRCP-100770697 · effective 2026-07-22
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
134 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
This environmental authority authorises environmental harm referred to in the conditions. Where there is no condition or this environmental authority is silent on a matter, the lack of a condition or silence does not authorise harm.
- A2
Operational Capacity-Coal production The environmental authority holder is approved for a coal extraction rate of up to four (4) million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of run-of-mine (ROM) ore in accordance with this permit, within each calendar year or alternate twelve-month period as agreed in writing with the administering authority
- A3
In carrying out the mining activity authorised by this environmental authority, the holder of this environmental authority must comply with Figure 1: Approved Surface Disturbance.
- A4
Prevent and /or minimise likelihood of environmental harm In carrying out an environmentally relevant activity(ies), the environmental authority holder must take all reasonable and practicable measures to prevent and / or to minimise the likelihood of environmental harm being caused. Any environmentally relevant activity, that, if carried out incompetently, or negligently, may cause environmental harm, in a manner that could have been prevented, must be carried out in a proper manner in accordance with the conditions of this authority.
- A5
Maintenance of measures, plant and equipment The environmental authority holder must ensure: (a) that all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority are installed; (b) that such measures, plant and equipment are maintained in a proper condition; and (c) that such measures, plant and equipment are operated in a proper manner.
- A6
Monitoring and records Except where specified otherwise in another condition of this environmental authority, all monitoring records or reports required by this environmental authority must be kept for a period of not less than five (5) years.
- A7
All records, reports, plans and programs required by this environmental authority, must be made available to the administering authority within five (5) business days of the administering authority's request.
- A8
Where monitoring is a requirement of this environmental authority, ensure that a suitably qualified person(s) conducts all monitoring. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- A9
Notification of emergencies, incidents and exceptions The environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority by written notification within twenty-four (24) hours, after becoming aware of any emergency or incident which results in the release of contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with, the conditions of this environmental authority.
- A10
Within ten (10) business days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident, or receipt of monitoring results, whichever is the latter, further written advice must be provided to the administering authority, including the following: (a) results and interpretation of any samples taken and analysed; (b) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise unlawful environmental harm; and (c) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident.
- A11
Complaints The environmental authority holder must record all environmental complaints received about the mining activities including: (a) name, address and contact number for of the complainant; (b) time and date of complaint; (c) reasons for the complaint; (d) investigations undertaken; (e) conclusions formed; (f) actions taken to resolve the complaint; (g) any abatement measures implemented; and (h) person responsible for resolving the complaint.
- A12
The environmental authority holder must, when requested by the administering authority, undertake relevant specified monitoring within a reasonable timeframe nominated or agreed to by the administering authority to investigate any complaint of environmental harm. The results of the investigation (including an analysis and interpretation of the monitoring results) and abatement measures, where implemented, must be provided to the administering authority within ten (10) business days of completion of the investigation, or no later than ten (10) business days after the end of the timeframe nominated by the administering authority to undertake the investigation.
- A13
Unless otherwise permitted by the conditions of this environmental authority or with prior approval from the administering authority and in accordance with a relevant standard operating procedure, waste must not be burnt.
- A14
The holder of this environmental authority may burn vegetation cleared in the course of carrying out extraction activities provided the activity does not cause environmental harm at any sensitive place or commercial place. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- A15
Tailings disposal Tailings must be managed in accordance with procedures contained within the Tailings Management Plan. The Tailings Management Plan must include information on the following: (a) containment of tailings; (b) the management of seepage and leachates both during operation and the foreseeable future; (c) the control of fugitive emissions to air; (d) a program of progressive sampling and characterisation to identify acid producing potential and metal concentrations of tailings; (e) maintaining records of the relative locations of any other waste stored within the tailings (f) rehabilitation strategy; and (g) monitoring of rehabilitation, research and/or trials to verify the requirements and methods for decommissioning and final rehabilitation of tailings, including the prevention and management of acid mine drainage, erosion minimisation and establishment of vegetation cover.
- A16
Final cover system for out-of-pit tailings disposal structures When the deposition of tailings ceases, the holder of this Environmental Authority must install a final cover system to out-of-pit tailings disposal structures in accordance with the design in Condition F20 which results in no ponding of water and effectively minimising the following: (a) infiltration of water into the tailings disposal structure; (b) the likelihood of any erosion occurring to either the final cover system, dumped spoil material or deposited tailings; and (c) moisture content of the disposed tailings to facilitate safe entry of heavy equipment onto surface of tailings disposal structure.
- A17
Final cover system for in-pit tailings disposal structures When the deposition of tailings ceases, the holder of this environmental authority must install a final cover system to in-pit tailings disposal structures, so it is safe, stable and non-polluting, complies with best management practice and completion criteria in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation Requirements.
- A18
The final cover system must include an inert layer to reduce infiltration and an upper/final layer of non-acid forming (NAF) material that is capable of sustaining plant growth.
- A19
Accurate records are to be retained on the monthly disposal of tailings and other material in the tailings disposal structure to demonstrate the cumulative volumetric capacity of the structure.
- A20
Landfill Inert general waste generated by authorised activities must only be disposed of into the waste disposal trench facilities located within mining pits on ML80104, ML1770, ML80049, ML80050, ML80096 and ML80172, and must be disposed in accordance with the Waste Management Plan required in Condition A21. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- A21
A Waste Management Plan must be developed and implemented by a suitably qualified person(s), for all stages of mining activities and reviewed every three (3) years. The Waste Management Plan must include the following: (a) a description of the mining activities that may generate mineral waste materials; (b) characterisation programs to ensure that the physical properties of the mineral waste are progressively characterised during use and disposal; (c) the availability or leachability of metals from the mineral waste; (d) waste management control strategies for all wastes, except requirements for tailings management in Conditions A15 to A19, including: (i) the types and amounts of wastes generated by the mining activities. (ii) segregation of the wastes. (iii) storage of the wastes. (iv) disposal of the wastes. (v) transport of the wastes. (vi) monitoring and reporting matters concerning the wastes. (vii) linkage to environmental values and potential environmental impacts. (viii) control measures for mine operations to minimise likelihood of environmental harm from waste management. (e) the hazardous characteristics of all waste generated, including disposal procedures for hazardous wastes; (f) a program for reusing, recycling or disposing of all wastes; (g) how all wastes will be dealt with in accordance with the waste and resource management hierarchy defined in Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011, including a description of the types and amounts of waste that will be dealt with under each of the waste management practices in the waste and resource management hierarchy (that is, avoidance, reduction, re-use, recycling, recovery, treatment and disposal); (h) a commitment to maintaining records of the relative locations of any inert general waste stored within the waste disposal trench facilities in Condition A20; (i) procedures for identifying and implementing opportunities to minimise the amount of waste generated, promote efficiency in the use of resources and improve the waste management practices employed at site; (j) procedures for dealing with accidents, spills and other incidents; (k) details of any accredited management system employed, or planned to be employed, to deal with any waste; (l) how often the performance of the Waste Management Plan will be assessed; (m) the indicators or other criteria on which the performance of the waste management plan will be assessed;
- C1
Contaminant release Contaminants must not be released to waters, except as permitted under the conditions of this environmental authority.
- C2
The release of mine affected water to waters must only occur from the release points specified in Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters and depicted in Figure 2: Mine affected water release infrastructure attached to this environmental authority.
- C3
The release of mine affected water to internal water management infrastructure installed and operated in accordance with a water management plan that complies with Condition C27 inclusive is permitted.
- C4
The release of mine affected water to waters in accordance with Condition C2 must not exceed the release limits stated in Table C2: Mine affected water release limits when measured at the monitoring points specified in Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters for each quality characteristic.
- C5
The release of mine affected water to waters from the release points must be monitored at the locations specified in Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters for each quality characteristics and at the frequency specified in Table C2: Mine Affected Water Release Limits and Table C3: Release Contaminant Trigger Investigation Levels. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters Release Point Latitude Longitude Mine affected Monitoring Receiving (RP) (GDA94) (GDA94) water source Point for waters and location 149.025427 release point description RP 1 -23.283315 D pit Mobile Pump Twelve Mile A Pit discharge Creek Dom 2 North RP 2 -23.275117 149.033796 C and D pits Mobile Pump Twelve Mile discharge Creek RP 3 -23.267427 149.034174 CE North Pit Mobile Pump Twelve Mile A Pit Sediment discharge Creek Dams
- C6
If quality characteristics of the release exceed any of the trigger levels specified in Table C3: Release Contaminant Trigger Investigation Levels during a release event, the environmental authority holder must compare the downstream results in the receiving waters to the trigger values specified in Table C3: Release Contaminant Trigger Investigation Levels and: (a) where the trigger values are not exceeded then no action is to be taken; or (b) where the downstream results exceed the trigger values specified Table C3: Release Contaminant Trigger Investigation Levels for any quality characteristic, compare the results of the downstream site to the data from background monitoring sites and; (i) if the result is less than the background monitoring site data, then no action is to be taken; or (ii) if the result is greater than the background monitoring site data, complete an investigation into the potential for environmental harm and provide a written report to the administering authority within ninety (90) days of receiving the result, outlining: (1) details of the investigations carried out; and (2) actions taken to prevent environmental harm. Note: Where an exceedance of a trigger level has occurred and is being investigated, in accordance with C6(b)(ii) of this condition, no further reporting is required for subsequent trigger events for that quality characteristic.
- C7
If an exceedance in accordance with Condition C6(b)(ii) is identified, the holder of the environmental authority must notify the administering authority within seven (7) days of receiving the result.
- C8
Mine Affected Water Release Event The environmental authority holder must ensure an automatic stream flow gauging station(s) is installed, operated and maintained to determine and record stream flows at the location(s) and flow recording frequency specified in Table C4: Mine affected water release during flow events.
- C9
The release of mine affected water to waters in accordance with Condition C2 must only take place during periods of natural flow events in accordance with the receiving water flow criteria for discharge specified in Table C4: Mine affected water release during flow events for the release point(s) specified in Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters.
- C10
The release of mine affected water to waters in accordance with Condition C2 must not exceed the maximum release rate (for all combined release point flows) for each receiving water flow criteria for discharge specified in Table C4: Mine affected water release during flow events when measured at the monitoring points specified in Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Table C4: Mine affected water release during flow events Receiving Release Gauging Station Receiving water Maximum release Waters Point flow recording rate (for all combined /stream (RP) Name Latitude Longitude Receiving water flow criteria for Electrical conductivity and (GDA94) (GDA94) frequency discharge (m3/s) RP flows) sulphate release limits < 0.46m3/s for a period of 28 days after Low Flow Electrical conductivity: 310-S/cm; natural flow events that exceed 0.46 m3/s < 0.46m3/s Sulphate (SO42-): 250mg/L Medium Flow Twelve RP1 Upstream -23.315774 148.998104 Continuous > 0.46m3/s <0.2m3/s Electrical conductivity: 1500-S/cm; Mile Creek (minimum daily) >1.0m3/s <0.61m3/s Sulphate (SO42-): 650mg/L >2.0m3/s <0.3 m3/s High Flow Electrical conductivity: 1500-S/cm; >4.0m3/s <0.6m3/s Sulphate (SO42-): 650mg/L >4.0m3/s <0.30m3/s >5.8m3/s <0.30m3/s Electrical conductivity: 3500-S/cm; Very High Flow Sulphate (SO42-): 1500mg/L Electrical conductivity: 4000-S/cm; Sulphate (SO42-): 2000mg/L Electrical conductivity: 7000-S/cm; Sulphate (SO42-): 340 mg/L Electrical conductivity: 10000-S/cm; Sulphate (SO42-): 5000mg/L >10m3/s <0.78m3/s Electrical conductivity: 7000-S/cm; >10m3/s <0.51m3/s Sulphate (SO42-): 3400mg/L Electrical conductivity: 10000-S/cm; Sulphate (SO42-): 5000mg/L Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Receiving Release Gauging Station Receiving water Maximum release Waters Point flow recording rate (for all combined /stream (RP) Name Latitude Longitude Receiving water flow criteria for Electrical conductivity and (GDA94) (GDA94) frequency discharge (m3/s) RP flows) sulphate release limits
- C11
The daily quantity of mine affected water released from each release point must be measured and recorded at the monitoring points in Table C1: Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters, and provided to the administering authority on request
- C12
Releases to waters must be undertaken so as not to cause erosion of the bed and banks of the receiving waters, or cause a material build-up of sediment in such waters.
- C13
Notification of release event The environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority via WaTERS within twenty-four (24) hours after commencing to release mine affected water to the receiving environment. Notification must include the submission of written advice to the administering authority of the following information: (a) release commencement date and time; (b) details regarding the compliance of the release with the conditions of this environmental authority (that is, contaminant limits, natural flow, discharge volume etc.); (c) release point(s); (d) release rate; (e) release salinity; and (f) receiving water(s) including the natural flow rate.
- C14
The environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority via WaTERS (within twenty-four (24) hours after cessation of a release event) of the cessation of a release notified under Condition and within twenty-eight (28) days provide the following information in writing: (a) release cessation date and time; (b) natural flow volume in receiving water; (c) volume of water released from each release point; and (d) details regarding the compliance of the release with the conditions of agency interest--water of this environmental authority (i.e. contamination limits, natural flow, discharge volume); Note: Successive or intermittent releases occurring within twenty-four (24) hours of the cessation of any individual release can be considered part of a single release event and do not require individual notification for the purpose of compliance with Conditions C13 and C14, provided the relevant details of the release are included within the notification provided in accordance with Conditions C13 and C14.
- C15
Notification of release event exceedance If the release limits defined in Table C2: Mine Affected Water Release Limits are exceeded, the environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority via WaTERS within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving the results. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C16
The environmental authority holder must, within twenty-eight (28) days of a release that is not compliant with the conditions of this environmental authority, provide a report to the administering authority via WaTERS detailing: (a) the reason for the release; (b) the location of the release; (c) the total volume of the release and which (if any) part of this volume was non-compliant; (d) the total duration of the release and which (if any) part of this period was non-compliant; (e) all in situ and any water quality monitoring results (including all laboratory analyses); (f) identification of any environmental harm as a result of the non-compliance; and (g) any other matters pertinent to the water release event.
- C17
Receiving environment monitoring and contaminant trigger levels The quality of the receiving waters must be monitored at the locations specified in Table C6: Receiving water upstream background sites and downstream monitoring points for each quality characteristic and at the monitoring frequency stated in Table C5: Receiving waters contaminant trigger levels. Table C5: Receiving waters contaminant trigger levels Quality Characteristic Trigger Level Monitoring Frequency pH 6.5 - 8.5 Upon commencement, Electrical Conductivity (-S/cm) daily and on cessation of 1000 release. Note: For protection against toxicity this may need to be reduced in some circumstances e.g. where in close proximity upstream of a drinking water dam or regional waterway. Suspended solids (mg/L) 130- Sulphate (SO42-) (mg/L) 250 Sodium (-g/L) 115,000 - Suspended solids limit must be reviewed within twelve (12) months from date of issue of this environmental authority, and the results submitted to the administering authority for review Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Table C6: Receiving water upstream background sites and downstream monitoring points Receiving Waters Location Description Latitude (GDA94) Longitude (GDA94) Upstream Background Monitoring Point (Twelve Mile Creek) Upstream of RP1 -23.315774 148.998104 Downstream Monitoring Point (Twelve Mile Creek) Downstream of RP6 -23.254601 149.032498 Note: The data from background monitoring points must not be used where they are affected by releases from other mines.
- C18
If quality characteristics of the receiving water at the downstream monitoring points exceed any of the trigger levels specified in Table C5: Receiving waters contaminant trigger levels during a release event the environmental authority holder must compare the downstream results to the upstream results in the receiving waters and: (a) where the downstream result is the same or a lower value than the upstream value for the quality characteristic then no action is to be taken; or (b) where the downstream results exceed the upstream results complete an investigation into the potential for environmental harm and provide a written report to the administering authority in the next annual return, outlining: (i) details of the investigations carried out; and (ii) actions taken to prevent environmental harm. Note: Where an exceedance of a trigger level has occurred and is being investigated, in accordance with Condition C18(b), no further reporting is required for subsequent trigger events for that quality characteristic.
- C19
Receiving Environment Monitoring Program (REMP) The environmental authority holder must develop and implement a REMP to monitor, identify and describe any adverse impacts to surface water environmental values, quality and flows due to the authorised mining activity. This must include monitoring the effects of the mine on the receiving environment periodically (under natural flow conditions) and while mine affected water is being discharged from the site. For the purposes of the REMP, the receiving environment is the waters of Twelve Mile Creek and connected or surrounding waterways within 15km downstream of the release. The REMP should encompass any sensitive receiving waters or environmental values downstream of the authorised mining activity that will potentially be directly affected by an authorised release of mine affected water. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C20
The REMP must: (a) assess the condition or state of receiving waters, including upstream conditions, spatially within the REMP area, considering background water quality characteristics based on accurate and reliable monitoring data that takes into consideration temporal variation (e.g. seasonality); (b) be designed to facilitate assessment against water quality objectives for the relevant environmental values that need to be protected; (c) include monitoring from background reference sites (e.g. upstream or background) and downstream sites from the release (as a minimum, the locations specified in Table C6: Receiving water upstream background sites and downstream monitoring points of this environmental authority); (d) specify the frequency and timing of sampling required in order to reliably assess ambient conditions and to provide sufficient data to derive site specific background reference values in accordance with the Queensland Water Quality Guidelines 2009. This should include monitoring during periods of natural flow irrespective of mine or other discharges; (e) include monitoring and assessment of dissolved oxygen saturation, temperature and all water quality parameters listed in Table C2: Mine affected water release limits and Table C3: Release Contaminant Trigger Investigation Levels of this environmental authority; (f) include, where appropriate, monitoring of metals/metalloids in sediments (in accordance with ANZECC & ARMCANZ 2000, BATLEY and/or the most recent version of AS5667.1 Guidance on Sampling of Bottom Sediments); (g) include, where appropriate, monitoring of macroinvertebrates in accordance with the AusRivas methodology; (h) apply procedures and/or guidelines from ANZECC and ARMCANZ (2000) and other relevant guideline documents; (i) describe sampling and analysis methods and quality assurance and control; and (j) incorporate stream flow and hydrological information in the interpretations of water quality and biological data.
- C21
A report outlining the findings of the REMP, including all monitoring results and interpretations in accordance with Conditions C19 and C20 must be prepared annually and made available on request to the administering authority. This must include an assessment of background reference water quality, the condition of downstream water quality compared against water quality objectives, and the suitability of current discharge limits to protect downstream environmental values.
- C22
Water reuse Mine affected water may be piped or trucked or transferred by some other means that does not contravene the conditions of this environmental authority and deposited into artificial water storage structures, such as farm dams or tanks, or used directly at properties owned by the environmental authority holder or a third party (with the consent of the third party). Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C23
Water general All determinations of water quality and biological monitoring must be performed by an appropriately qualified person.
- C24
The release of any contaminants as permitted by this environmental authority, directly or indirectly to waters, other than internal water management infrastructure that is installed and operated in accordance with a Water Management Plan that complies with Condition C27: (a) must not produce any visible discolouration of receiving waters; and (b) must not produce any slick or other visible or odorous evidence of oil, grease or petrochemicals nor contain visible floating oil, grease, scum, litter or other objectionable matter.
- C25
Annual Water Monitoring Reporting The following information must be recorded in relation to all water monitoring required under the conditions of this environmental authority and submitted to the administering authority in the specified format with each annual return: (a) the date on which the sample was taken; (b) the time at which the sample was taken; (c) the monitoring point at which the sample was taken; (d) the measured or estimated daily quantity of mine affected water released from all release points; (e) the release flow rate at the time of sampling for each release point; (f) the results of all monitoring and details of any exceedances of the conditions of this environmental authority; and (g) water quality monitoring data must be provided to the administering authority in the specified electronic format upon request.
- C26
Temporary interference with waterways Destroying native vegetation, excavating, or placing fill in a watercourse, lake or spring necessary for and associated with mining operations must be undertaken in accordance with Department of Natural Resources and Mines Guideline - Activities in a Watercourse, Lake or Spring associated with Mining Activities (or its successor). Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C27
Water Management Plan A Water Management Plan must be developed and implemented by an appropriately qualified person(s) for all stages of the authorised activity on site. The Water Management Plan must be reviewed and submitted to the administering authority for review every three (3) years after 28 February 2018. The Water Management Plan must be developed in accordance with the administering authority's Guideline for Preparing a Water Management Plan 2009 or the latest version and must include: (a) a contaminant source study; (b) site water balance and model; (c) onsite water quality sampling, including stratification sampling of pits used for water storages; (d) water management system; (e) saline drainage prevention and management measures; (f) acid rock drainage prevention and management measures (if applicable); (g) erosion and sediment control measures; (h) maintenance of water management and erosion and sediment control infrastructure; (i) emergency and contingency planning; and (j) monitoring and review.
- C28
Saline drainage The environmental authority holder must ensure proper and effective measures are taken to avoid or otherwise minimise the generation and/or release of saline drainage.
- C29
Acid rock drainage The environmental authority holder must ensure proper and effective measures are taken to avoid or otherwise minimise the generation and/or release of acid rock drainage.
- C30
Stormwater, other than mine affected water, is permitted to be released to waters from: (a) erosion and sediment control structures that are installed and operated in accordance with the Water Management Plan required by Condition C27; and (b) water management infrastructure that is installed and operated, in accordance with a Water Management Plan that complies with Condition C27, for the purpose of ensuring water does not become mine affected water.
- C31
Sewage effluent All effluent released from the sewage treatment facilities must be monitored at the frequency and for the parameters specified in Table C8: Sewage effluent quality targets for sub- surface irrigation. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Table C8: Sewage effluent quality targets for sub-surface irrigation Quality Characteristic Release Limit Units Limit Type Monitoring Frequency 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand 240 mg/L Maximum Monthly (uninhibited) pH 6.0 - 9.0 - Range Monthly Total Suspended Solids 180 Mg/L Maximum Monthly
- C32
Sewage effluent used for sub-surface irrigation must not exceed sewage effluent release limits defined in Table C8: Sewage effluent quality targets for sub-surface irrigation.
- C33
Subject to Conditions C34 to C35 inclusive, sewage effluent from sewage treatment facilities must not be directly released from the sewage treatment plant to any water way or drainage line.
- C34
The daily volume of contaminants released to land must be determined by an appropriate method, for example, a flow meter and records kept of such determinations.
- C35
The irrigation of treated effluent must be carried out in a manner such that: (a) vegetation is not damaged; (b) soil erosion and soil structure damage is avoided; (c) there is no surface ponding of effluent; (d) percolation of effluent beyond the plant root zone is minimised; (e) the capacity of the land to assimilate nitrogen, phosphorus, salts, organic matter as measured by oxygen demand and water is not exceeded; and (f) the quality of groundwater is not adversely affected.
- C36
Notices must be prominently displayed on any treated effluent irrigation area warning staff and the public that the area is irrigated with treated effluent and not to use or drink the treated effluent. These notices must be maintained in a visible and legible condition.
- C37
When conditions prevent the release of treated effluent to land (such as during or following rain events), the contaminants must be directed to a wet weather storage (effluent holding tank) or alternative measures must be taken to store/lawfully dispose of effluent (such as wet weather storage or tanking off site to another treatment plant or sewer). A record must be kept of any removal or discharge off site, including destination, transporter, dates and volumes. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C38
If the responsibility of the treated effluent is given or transferred to another person: (a) the responsibility of such effluent must only be given or transferred in accordance with a written agreement (the third-party agreement); (b) include in the third-party agreement a commitment from the person utilising the effluent to use effluent in such a way as to prevent environmental harm or public health incidences and specifically make the persons aware of the General Environmental Duty (GED) under section 319 of the Act, environmental sustainability of any effluent disposal and protection of environmental values of waters; and (c) upon being notified or otherwise becoming aware that the person's use of effluent is causing or threatens to cause environmental harm or is posing a human health risk, and if the person does not rectify the situation upon written request, the giving and transferring responsibility for such effluent must cease.
- C39
Groundwater The environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority as soon as reasonably practicable in the event of mining activities intersecting any groundwater resource.
- C40
Assessment of consequence category The consequence category of any structure must be assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person in accordance with the Manual for assessing consequence categories and (a) prior to the design and construction of the structure, if it is not an existing structure; or (b) prior to any change in its purpose or the nature of its stored contents.
- C41
A consequence assessment report and certification must be prepared for each structure assessed and the report may include a consequence assessment for more than one structure.
- C42
Certification must be provided by the suitably qualified and experienced person who undertook the assessment, in the form set out in the Manual for assessing consequence categories and
- C43
Design and construction of a regulated structure Conditions C44 to C48 inclusive do not apply to existing structures.
- C44
All regulated structures must be designed by, and constructed5 under the supervision of, a suitably qualified and experienced person in accordance with the requirements of the Manual for assessing consequence categories and hydraulic performance of structures Note: Certification of design and construction may be undertaken by different persons. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C45
Construction of a regulated structure is prohibited unless: (a) the holder has submitted a consequence category assessment report and certification to the administering authority; and (b) certification for the design, design plan and the associated operating procedures has been certified by a suitably qualified and experienced person in compliance with the relevant condition of this authority.
- C46
Certification must be provided by the suitably qualified and experienced person who oversees the preparation of the design plan in the form set out in the Manual for assessing consequence the Register of Regulated Structures.
- C47
Regulated structures must: (a) be designed and constructed in compliance with the Manual for assessing consequence (b) be designed and constructed with due consideration given to ensuring that the design integrity would not be compromised on account of: (i) floodwaters from entering the regulated dam from any watercourse or drainage line; and (ii) wall failure due to erosion by floodwaters arising from any watercourse or drainage line.
- C48
Certification by the suitably qualified and experienced person who supervises the construction must be submitted to the administering authority on the completion of construction of the regulated structure, and state that: (a) the 'as constructed' drawings and specifications meet the original intent of the design plan for that regulated structure (b) construction of the regulated structure is in accordance with the design plan.
- C49
Notification of affected persons All affected persons must be provided with a copy of the emergency action plan in place for each regulated structure (a) for existing structures that are regulated structures, within 10 business days of this condition taking effect; (b) prior to the operation of the new regulated structure; and (c) if the emergency action plan is amended, within 5 business days of it being amended. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C50
Operation of a regulated structure Operation of a regulated structure, except for an existing structure, is prohibited unless the holder has submitted to the administering authority in respect of regulated structure, all of the following: (a) one paper copy and one electronic copy of the design plan and certification of the `design plan' in accordance with Condition C46; (b) a set of `as constructed' drawings and specifications; (c) certification of the `as constructed drawings and specifications' in accordance with Condition C51; (d) where the regulated structure is to be managed as part of an integrated containment system for the purpose of sharing the DSA volume across the system, a copy of the certified system design plan; (e) the requirements of this authority relating to the construction of the regulated structure have been met; (f) the holder has entered the details required under this authority, into a Register of Regulated Structures; and (g) there is a current operational plan for the regulated structure.
- C51
For existing structures that are regulated structures: (a) where the existing structure that is a regulated structure is to be managed as part of an integrated containment system for the purpose of sharing the DSA volume across the system, the holder must submit to the administering authority within 12 months of the commencement of this condition a copy of the certified system design plan including that structure; and (b) there must be a current operational plan for the existing structures.
- C52
Each regulated structure must be maintained and operated, for the duration of its operational life until decommissioned and rehabilitated, in compliance with the current operational plan and, if applicable, the current design plan and associated certified `as constructed' drawings.
- C53
Mandatory reporting level Conditions C54 to C55 inclusive only apply to Regulated Structures which have not been certified as low consequence category for `failure to contain - overtopping'.
- C54
The Mandatory Reporting Level (the MRL) must be marked on a regulated dam in such a way that during routine inspections of that dam, it is clearly observable.
- C55
The holder must, as soon as practicable but within forty-eight (48) hours of becoming aware, notify the administering authority when the level of the contents of a regulated dam reaches the MRL.
- C56
The holder must, immediately on becoming aware that the MRL has been reached, act to prevent the occurrence of any unauthorised discharge from the regulated dam.
- C57
The holder must record any changes to the MRL in the Register of Regulated Structures. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C58
Design storage allowance The holder must assess the performance of each regulated dam or linked containment system over the preceding November to May period based on actual observations of the available storage in each regulated dam or linked containment system taken prior to 1 July of each year.
- C59
By 1 November of each year, storage capacity must be available in each regulated dam (or network of linked containment systems with a shared DSA volume), to meet the Design Storage Allowance (DSA) volume for the dam (or network of linked containment systems).
- C60
The holder must, as soon as practicable but within forty-eight (48) hours of becoming aware that the regulated dam (or network of linked containment systems) will not have the available storage to meet the DSA volume on 1 November of any year, notify the administering authority.
- C61
The holder must, immediately on becoming aware that a regulated dam (or network of linked containment systems) will not have the available storage to meet the DSA volume on 1 November of any year, act to prevent the occurrence of any unauthorised discharge from the regulated dam or linked containment systems.
- C62
Annual inspection report Each regulated structure must be inspected each calendar year by a suitably qualified and experienced person.
- C63
At each annual inspection, the condition and adequacy of all components of the regulated structure must be assessed and a suitably qualified and experienced person must prepare an annual inspection report containing details of the assessment and include a recommendations section, with any recommended actions to ensure the integrity of the regulated structure or a positive statement that no recommendations are required.
- C64
The suitably qualified and experienced person who prepared the annual inspection report must certify the report in accordance with the Manual for assessing consequence categories and
- C65
The holder must within twenty (20) business days of receipt of the annual inspection report, provide to the administering authority: (a) The recommendations section of the annual inspection report; and (b) If applicable, any actions being taken in response to those recommendations; and (c) If, following receipt of the recommendations and (if applicable) recommended actions, the administering authority requests a copy of the annual inspection report from the holder, provide this to the administering authority within ten (10) business days6 of receipt of the request.
- C66
Transfer arrangements The holder must provide a copy of any reports, documentation and certifications prepared under this authority, including but not limited to any Register of Regulated Structures, consequence assessment, design plan and other supporting documentation, to a new holder on transfer of this authority. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C67
Decommissioning and rehabilitation Regulated structures must not be abandoned but be either: (a) decommissioned and rehabilitated to achieve compliance with Condition C68; or (b) be left in-situ for a use by the landholder provided that: (i) it no longer contains contaminants that will migrate into the environment; and (ii) it contains water of a quality that is demonstrated to be suitable for its intended use(s); and (c) the holder of the environmental authority and the landholder agree in writing that the; (i) dam will be used by the landholder following the cessation of the environmentally relevant activity(ies); and (ii) landholder is responsible for the dam, on and from an agreed date.
- C68
Before surrendering this environmental authority, the site must be rehabilitated to achieve a safe, stable, non-polluting landform and the final land use as required by final landform design plan in Condition F20.
- C69
Register of Regulated Structures A Register of Regulated Structures must be established and maintained by the holder for each regulated structure.
- C70
The holder must provisionally enter the required information in the Register of Regulated Structures when a design plan for a regulated dam is submitted to the administering authority.
- C71
The holder must make a final entry of the required information in the Register of Regulated Structures once compliance with Conditions C50 and C51 has been achieved.
- C72
The holder must ensure that the information contained in the Register of Regulated Structures is current and complete on any given day.
- C73
All entries in the Register of Regulated Structures must be approved by the chief executive officer for the holder of this authority, or their delegate, as being accurate and correct.
- C74
The holder must, at the same time as providing the annual return, supply to the administering authority a copy of the records contained in the Register of Regulated Structures, in the electronic format required by the administering authority.
- C75
Transitional arrangements All existing structures that have not been assessed in accordance with either the Manual or the former Manual for Assessing Hazard Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Dams must be assessed and certified in accordance with the Manual within 6 months of amendment of the authority adopting this schedule.
- C76
All existing structures must subsequently comply with the timetable for any further assessments in accordance with the Manual specified in Table C11: Transitional hydraulic performance requirements for existing structures, depending on the consequence category for each existing structure assessed in the most recent previous certification for that structure. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- C77
Table C11: Transitional hydraulic performance requirements for existing structures ceases to apply for a structure once any of the following events has occurred: (a) it has been brought into compliance with the hydraulic performance criteria applicable to the structure under the Manual; or (b) it has been decommissioned; or (c) it has been certified as no longer being assessed as a regulated structure.
- C78
Certification of the transitional assessment required by Conditions C75 and C76 (as applicable) must be provided to the administering authority within 6 months of amendment of the authority adopting this schedule. Table C11: Transitional hydraulic performance requirements for existing structures Compliance with High consequence Significant Low consequence criteria >90% and a history of consequence good compliance performance in last 5 No transition required No transition required No transitional conditions years >70%-90% apply. Review 50-70% consequence 50% assessment every 7 Regulated levee years. designed to prevent the ingress of clean flood Within 7 years, unless Within 10 years, unless No transitional conditions water <100% compliant7 otherwise agreed with otherwise agreed with apply. Review the administering the administering consequence authority, based on no authority, based on no assessment every 7 history of unauthorised history of unauthorised years. releases. releases. Within 5 years unless Within 7 years unless Review consequence otherwise agreed with otherwise agreed with assessment every 7 the administering the administering years. authority, based on no authority, based on no history of unauthorised history of unauthorised releases. releases. Within 5 years or as per Within 5 years or as per Review consequence compliance requirements compliance requirements assessment every 5 (e.g. TEP timing). (e.g. TEP timing). years. Within 5 years unless otherwise agreed with the administering authority. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Schedule D: Noise
- D1
Noise nuisance Noise from activities must not cause an environmental nuisance at any noise sensitive or commercial place.
- D2
All noise from activities must not exceed the levels specified in Table D1: Noise level limits at any noise affected place.
- D3
Noise monitoring When requested by the administering authority, noise monitoring must be undertaken to investigate any complaint of noise nuisance, and the results notified within fourteen (14) days to the administering authority. Monitoring must include: (a) LA 10, adj, 10 mins; (b) LA 1, adj, 10 mins; (c) the level and frequency of occurrence of impulsive or tonal noise; (d) atmospheric conditions including wind speed and direction; (e) effects due to extraneous factors such as traffic noise; and (f) location date and time of recording.
- D4
Noise is not considered to be a nuisance under Condition D1 if monitoring shows that noise does not exceed the following levels in the time periods specified in Table D1: Noise level limits. Table D1: Noise level limits Sundays and public holidays Monday to Saturday Noise level dB(A) 7am - 6pm 6pm - 10pm 10pm - 7am 9am - 6pm 6pm - 10pm 10pm - 9am Noise measured at a 'Noise sensitive place' LA10, adj, 10 mins B/g + 5 B/g + 5 B/g + 0 B/g + 5 B/g + 5 B/g + 0 LA1, adj, 10 mins B/g + 10 B/g + 5 B/g + 10 B/g + 5 B/g + 10 B/g + 10 B/g + 5 Noise measured at a 'Commercial place' B/g + 10 LA10, adj, 10 mins B/g + 10 B/g + 10 B/g + 5 B/g + 10 B/g + 10 LA1, adj, 10 mins B/g + 15 B/g + 15 B/g + 10 B/g + 15 B/g + 15 Note: "B/g" means background noise. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- D5
The method of measurement and reporting of noise monitoring must comply with the latest edition of the administering authority's Noise Measurement Manual.
- D6
If monitoring indicates exceedance of the relevant limits in Table D1: Noise level limits then the environmental authority holder must: (a) address the complaint including the use of appropriate dispute resolution if required; and (b) immediately implement noise abatement measures so that emissions of noise from the activity do not result in further environmental nuisance.
- D7
Vibration nuisance Vibration from the authorised mining activities must not cause an environmental nuisance, at any sensitive or commercial place.
- D8
When requested by the administering authority, vibration monitoring must be undertaken within a reasonable and practicable timeframe nominated by the administering authority to investigate any complaint (which is neither frivolous nor vexatious nor based on mistaken belief in the opinion of the authorised officer) of environmental nuisance at any sensitive or commercial place, and the results must be notified within fourteen (14) days to the administering authority following completion of monitoring.
- D9
Airblast overpressure nuisance The airblast overpressure level from blasting operations on the premises must not exceed the limits defined in Table D2: Airblast overpressure level at any nuisance sensitive or commercial place. Location Table D2: Airblast overpressure level Sensitive or commercial place Airblast Overpressure Measured Air blast overpressure level of 115 db (Linear peak) for nine (9) out of ten (10) consecutive blasts initiated and not greater than 120 db (Linear peak) at any time. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- D10
When requested by the administering authority, airblast overpressure monitoring must be undertaken within a reasonable and practicable timeframe nominated by the administering authority to investigate any complaint (which is neither frivolous nor vexatious nor based on mistaken belief in the opinion of an authorised officer) of environmental nuisance at any sensitive or commercial place, and the results must be notified within fourteen (14) days to the administering authority following completion of monitoring.
- D11
Airblast overpressure monitoring must include the following descriptors, characteristics and conditions: (a) location of the blast(s) within the mining area (including which bench level); (b) atmospheric conditions including temperature, relative humidity and wind speed and direction; and (c) location, date and time of recording.
- D12
If monitoring indicates exceedance of the relevant limits in Table D2: Airblast overpressure level, then the environmental authority holder must: (a) address the complaint including the use of appropriate dispute resolution if required; and (b) immediately implement airblast overpressure abatement measures so that airblast overpressure from the activity does not result in further environmental nuisance.
- D13
The method of measurement and reporting of airblast overpressure levels must comply with the latest edition of the administering authority's Noise Measurement Manual. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Schedule F: Land Condition Condition number
- F1
Preventing contaminant release to land Contaminants must not be released to land unless authorised by a condition of this environmental authority.
- F2
Topsoil Topsoil must be strategically stripped ahead of mining and managed for effective use to progressively rehabilitate over time, in accordance with a Topsoil Management Plan.
- F3
Rehabilitation Land disturbed by the authorised mining activities must be rehabilitated to a safe, stable and non- polluting landform, with a self-sustaining vegetation cover and in accordance with: (a) Figure 5: Final Land Use; (b) Table F2: Post-mining Land Use Areas and Non-Use Management Areas (c) Landform design criteria, including end of mine design as per Condition F20; and (d) Attachment 1: Rehabilitation Requirements. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- F4
Rehabilitation Management Plan The Rehabilitation Management Plan must be developed, implemented and reviewed by a suitably qualified and experienced person and reviewed every three years. The Rehabilitation Management Plan must include at a minimum: (a) map existing areas of rehabilitation; (b) inventory and map of onsite topsoil stockpiles; (c) develop design objectives for rehabilitation of disturbed areas and final land uses across the mine; (d) specify spoil characteristics, soil analysis, soil separation for use on rehabilitation; (e) detail rehabilitation methods applied to all disturbed areas, including exploration sites in Condition F16; (f) contain landform design criteria including end of mine design; (g) detail how landform design will be consistent with the surrounding topography; (h) identify rehabilitation success criteria for each domain and itemise re-vegetation criteria in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements; (i) explain planned native vegetation rehabilitation areas and corridors; (j) identify references sites in accordance with Condition F15; (k) describe rehabilitation indicators and the linkage to the Rehabilitation Monitoring Program in Condition F7; (l) develop a contingency plan for rehabilitation maintenance or redesign; (m) describe end of mine landform design plan in Condition F20 and final land uses across the mine in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements; (n) the health and resilience of native vegetation cover; and (o) include a cost benefit analysis / triple bottom line assessment (or an alternative assessment method) of the proposed landform design criteria in Condition F20 and alternatives. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Table F1: Non-Use Management Area Design1 NUMA NUMA high NUMA high NUMA low NUMA low NUMA NUMA NUMA Identification wall wall wall wall Maximum Maximum Maximum Area (ha) Volume competent incompetent competent incompetent Depth rock rock rock rock maximum (m) (Mm3) maximum maximum maximum slope slope slope slope (degrees) (degrees) (degrees) (degrees) A-Pit 70 45 37 37 113 126 40
- F5
NUMA outcome NUMAs must comply with the following outcomes: (a) NUMAs must not cause any serious environmental harm to land, surface waters or any recognised groundwater aquifer, other than the environmental harm constituted by the existence of the NUMA itself and subject to any other condition within this environmental authority; (b) NUMAs must comply with Table F1: Non-Use Management Area Design and Figure 3: Void Outcomes; (c) Final landform of NUMAs must comply with design plan in Condition F20; and (d) Rehabilitation requirements for NUMAs are to comply with Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements.
- F6
The rehabilitated landform criteria for NUMA outcomes must be reviewed every three (3) years. The NUMA outcomes must at a minimum include the following: (a) a study of options available for minimising final void area and volume; (b) develop design criteria for rehabilitation of final voids; (c) a void hydrology study, addressing the long-term water balance in the voids, connections to groundwater resources and water quality parameters in the long term; (d) a pit wall stability study, considering the effects of long-term erosion and weathering of the pit wall and the effects of significant hydrological events; (e) a study of void capability to support native flora and fauna; and (f) a proposal/s for end of mine void rehabilitation success criteria and final void areas and volumes.
- F7
Rehabilitation Monitoring Program The holder of the environmental authority must conduct a Rehabilitation Monitoring Program on a yearly basis, which must include sufficient spatial and temporal replication to enable statistically valid conclusions as established under the rehabilitation program.
- F8
The Rehabilitation Monitoring Program must be developed and implemented by a suitably qualified person.
- F9
The Rehabilitation Monitoring Program, including results, must be made available to the administering authority upon request and reviewed every three (3) years, describing: (a) how the rehabilitation objectives in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements will be achieved; and (b) verification of rehabilitation success by monitoring completion criteria in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- F10
Post Closure Management Plan A Post Closure Management Plan for the site must be prepared at least eighteen (18) months prior to the final coal processing on site and implemented for a nominal period of: (a) at least thirty (30) years following final coal processing on site; or (b) a shorter period if the site is proven to be geotechnically and geochemically stable and it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the administering authority that no release of contaminants from the site will result in environmental harm.
- F11
The Post Closure Management Plan must include the following elements: (a) operation and maintenance of: (i) wastewater collection and reticulation systems; (ii) wastewater treatment systems; (iii) the groundwater monitoring network; (iv) final cover systems; and (v) vegetative cover. (b) monitoring of: (i) surface water quality; (ii) groundwater quality; (iii) seepage rates; (iv) erosion rates; (v) the integrity and effectiveness of final cover systems; and (vi) the health and resilience of native vegetation cover.
- F12
Storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids All flammable and combustible liquids must be contained within an on-site containment system and controlled in a manner that prevents environmental harm and maintained in accordance with the latest version of Australian Standard (AS) 1940 - Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
- F13
Spillage of all flammable and combustible liquids must be controlled in a manner that prevents environmental harm.
- F14
Acid rock drainage and leachate management Subject to the release limits defined in Schedule C: Water of this environmental authority, all reasonable and practicable measures must be implemented to prevent hazardous leachate being directly or indirectly released or likely to be released as a result of the activity to any groundwater. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- F15
Reference Sites A range of reference sites are to be chosen to assess the applicable criteria in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements. The reference sites must be: (a) Located outside of rehabilitation zone and recorded to have latitude and longitude coordinates (GDA94); (b) Provide a useful comparison of rehabilitation requirements for each mine domain/secondary domain and land uses in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements; (c) Have similar conditions and circumstances to facilitate the comparison such as natural sites, grazing sites and listed regional ecosystems (REs); (d) Have similar geographical location and landform to the mine domain/secondary domain and land uses in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements and landform to minimise any differences due to weather/rainfall, climate, aspect and year-to-year naturally occurring regular and irregular climatic events; (e) Have similar physical factors and landform including topography, slope length and gradient to ensure comparison is as representative as possible; and (f) Have similar other relevant factors such as soil type, chemical, biological, ecological and erosional factors to ensure comparison is as representative as possible.
- F16
Exploration Disturbance due to exploration activities must be rehabilitated in accordance with provisions detailed in the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral development
- F17
Flood Protection Structures Design requirements for the flood protection structures and adjacent mining excavation at final land use must meet the following: (a) the design level of the flood protection structures crest must be at least 1 in 1,000 AEP flood event for Twelve Mile Creek and other adjacent watercourses; and (b) final landform slopes of flood protection structures must remain stable and are to be designed with a factor of safety of 1.2 or above (calculated from the flood protection structure toe) based on a certified stability analysis in the final landform design plan as per Condition F20. Note: Flood protection structures are a final land use and do not include temporary levees or regulated structures during operation. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine
- F18
Design requirements for the flood protection structures and adjacent mining excavation must: (a) not result in increased erosion of the bank or bed of Twelve Mile Creek and adjacent tributaries; (b) not significantly impact upon existing riparian/remnant vegetation or final land use in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements such as Twelve Mile Creek Permanent Diversion, grazing and/or native vegetation including riparian; and (c) remain stable during, with no active erosion following, flood events up to and including 1 in 1,000 AEP event. Note: This does not include areas completed before 30 September 2021.
- F19
As part of rehabilitation details in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements the flood protection structures are to be retained and developed into a landform that supports a final land use of native vegetation and/or grazing.
- F20
Final Landform Design Plan A final landform design plan must be developed, implemented and reviewed by a suitably qualified and experienced person(s). The final landform design plan must: (a) include final landform design criteria including end of mine design resulting from Conditions F4 and F6; (b) achieves the final landforms and final land uses in Table F2: Post-mining Land Use Areas and Non-Use Management Areas, Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements, Figure 4: Mine Domains and Final Land Uses and Figure 5: Final Land Use; (c) be based on a risk assessment of failure, effectiveness of control measures and any potential contamination issues that may impact environmental values. (d) include an assessment of risks and requirements needed to incorporate any current or future regulated structure into the landform and final land use in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements including flood protection structures in Condition F17; and (e) be reviewed following a material change in mine planning or mining sequence. Note: This does not include areas completed before 30 September 2021.
- F21
The final landform as per the final landform design plan in Condition F20 is to be supported by a set of certified `as built' drawings and specifications for all landforms discussed in Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements and Figure 4: Mine Domains and Final Land Uses. These `as built' drawings and specifications must state that the 'as built' landform is in accordance with the specifications and/or intent of the final landform design plan in Condition
- F20
and Attachment 1: Rehabilitation requirements. Note: This does not include areas completed before 30 September 2021. Permit Environmental authority EPML00844613 Yarrabee Coal Mine Schedule H - Biodiversity Condition Condition