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Download the Wallarah 2 Coal Project Environmental Assessment as well as find out the latest information on the project.

Details of the Wallarah 2 Coal Project plans, objectives, construction and proposed operation of the mine are presented.

Preliminary findings of the detailed assessments on potential impacts associated with the W2CP construction and operation on environmental issues such as water catchments and supply, subsidence, flooding, groundwater, flora and fauna, noise, air quality, land use, visual impact, greenhouse gases, and traffic and transportation are available.

The Project will be subject to a comprehensive environmental assessment process.
Final Report released by the Independent Expert Panel.

WACJV and their consultants will continue the proactive community consultation program which is both systematic and outcomes based.

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The construction and operation of the surface facilities of the Project will generate dust from the surface facilities that will require dust control measures:

  • Dust generated from loading and unloading of materials or product;
  • Truck movements (particularly if over unsealed roads) during construction;
  • Coal stockpiles; and
  • Transport of coal on conveyors, transfer stations and locomotives proposed for product transport.

Local meteorology (which includes the wind speed and direction and stability classes to some extent) also has a role in determining the potential for dust to be generated from the site and transported to surrounding residences or landowners. The potential impacts on air quality will depend on the amount of dust generated from the site which in turn depends on factors such as the volume and size of stockpiles, moisture content, vehicle movements and local meteorology. The assessed potential impacts will then have appropriate control measures developed to ensure that community air quality and amenity standards are complied with.

To assess the air quality effects of the project after the development of these control measures, predicted dust deposition and concentration levels that will be generated at the surface facilities have been compared with recognised air quality criteria by a qualified air quality specialist.

 
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