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remaining buildings and structures in this area. This includes removal and disposal of remaining chemicals and dangerous goods.

Eastern Apron
A hazardous materials removal and abatement program has been carried out for all buildings in this area. The existing capped area is to be maintained through any further works in accordance with the EMP.

Northern Apron
A hazardous materials removal and abatement program has been carried out for remaining buildings and structures in this area. These include the substation structures, the former amenities building and pipe sealing shop, and cranes.
An assessment was made of the former acid bath (a below ground concrete tank that was also known as the Pickling Tank). The tank was cleaned, sealed and recommissioned and is now suitable for use as a stormwater collection pit.
Soils in the vicinity of the former substations have been remediated.

Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
A draft EMP has been prepared for Cockatoo Island. The objective of the EMP is to guide the Harbour Trust in the achievement of environmental best practice and avoidance of any environmental harm from activities associated with rehabilitation, development and use of the Island.
The EMP documents the ongoing environmental management requirements and the broad remedial strategies for the island to achieve and maintain the defined environmental and land use outcomes. The EMP also provides guidance for detailed design of works and will be the basis for environmental specifications.
When finalised, the EMP will consider the potential impact of site activities on sediments surrounding the island and provide appropriate management controls. The Site Auditor has recommended that further studies be undertaken so that health and ecological risks of sediment contamination may be evaluated in accordance with the process outlined in the ANZECC (2000) Sediment Guidelines.

Ecologically Sustainable Development
The Harbour Trust has a legislated responsibility to manage Cockatoo Island in accordance with Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) principles using an approach to sustainability that considers economic, environmental and social factors in decision-making, performance, and reporting.
The Harbour Trust proposes an approach that is consistent with sustainability principles and that will enable the Harbour Trust to realise its vision of bringing life back to Cockatoo Island. The fundamental characteristic of this approach is that it considers sustainability to be a normal consideration in the Harbour Trust's decision making concerning Cockatoo Island rather than as an 'add-on'. This requires sustainability to be integrated into the Harbour Trust's governance, culture, processes and procedures.
Cockatoo Island, and the Harbour Trust's unique role in its management, presents a broad scope to implement innovative practices to ensure an economically thriving, socially vibrant and ecologically protected island. However, while an island context presents some advantages (for example reduced impact from neighbouring sites such