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Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction program
Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction programs
Summary
Licence number:
12290
Title:
Particulate Matter Control Best Practice Implementation – Wheel Generated Dust
Start date:
14 Dec 2012
Licence Condition
The Licensee must achieve and maintain a dust control efficiency of 80% or more on all active haul roads by 22 March 2013. Control efficiency is calculated as: CE = E (uncontrolled) - E (controlled) x 100 E (uncontrolled) Where E = the emission rate of the activity
To assess compliance with Condition U1.1, the Licensee must: - measure uncontrolled and controlled haul road emissions on at least 2 occasions using a mobile dust monitor; - continuously measure and record ‘additional site data’ including: · vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT), · meteorological conditions, · water use for dust suppression. - undertake silt content and soil moisture sampling during sampling events; and - determine if a site specific relationship can be derived between the measured control efficiency, additional site data, water use, meteorological data; and silt content and soil moisture levels. The measurement of uncontrolled and controlled haul road PM10 emissions must be undertaken under varying meteorological conditions, including at those times when analysis of meteorological data indicates that elevated levels of dust are most likely at the Premises.
The Licensee must submit a report to the EPA which documents the results of the assessment undertaken in accordance with Condition U1.1. The report must include an assessment of: - the dust control effectiveness, - the dust levels recorded, and - any relationship established between control effectiveness and the additional site data. The report must be submitted by the Licensee to the Environment Protection Authority Regional Manager Armidale, at PO Box 494, ARMIDALE by 15 August 2014.
The EPA acknowledges that in order to determine uncontrolled PM10 emissions, the section of haul road to be sampled will need to be left untreated for a period of up to 12 hours prior to the sampling taking place.
The report required by condition U1.3 must be made publicly available by the Licensee on the Licensee’s website by (two weeks from submission date nominated in U1.3).