Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction program


  

Licence conditions for pollution studies and reduction programs

Summary
 
Licence number: 12894
Title: Groundwater Interception and Monitoring System
Start date: 07 Jun 2012
 
Licence Condition
Financial assurance, in favour of the EPA, in the total amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) must be maintained during the operation of the facility and thereafter until such time as the EPA is satisfied that any works or programs required by or under the licence have been satisfactorily carried out.
The financial assurances must be replenished by the full amount claimed or realised if the EPA has claimed on or realised the financial assurance or any part of it to undertake a work or program required to be carried out by the licence which has not been undertaken by the licence holder.
The EPA may, by further variation of the licence, require an increase in the amount of the financial assurance at any time as a result of reassessment of the total likely costs and expenses of rehabilitation of the premises.
The licensee must provide to the EPA the original counterpart guarantees within five working days of the issue of: a) the financial assurance required by condition E3.1, and b) the adjusted financial assurance as required by condition E3.2 or E3.3.
The licensee must complete all groundwater interception and associated works as proposed in the report titled "Mangoola Coal - Raw Water Dam Seepage Interception System, Preliminary Overview - Option C", 2012 and prepared by ATC Williams Pty Ltd . Notification of the completion of works must be made to The Regional Manager, Environment Protection Authority - Hunter, PO Box 488G, Newcastle 2300 by no later than 5:00 pm on 31 July 2012.
The licensee must must complete all works associated with the groundwater monitoring program as proposed in the report titled "Mangoola Coal - Raw Water Dam Seepage Interception System Preliminary Overview - Option C", 2012 and prepared by ATC Williams Pty Ltd. The licensee must notify the EPA of the completion of these works. The notification must be made to The Regional Manager - Hunter, Environment Protection Authority, PO Box 488G, Newcastle 2300 by no later than 5:00pm, 31 December 2012.