Table 8-6 Environmental Performance Requirements EES Evaluation Objective Applicable Legislation and Policy Performance Objective EPR Code Environmental Performance Requirement Project Phase Environmental Management Environmental Management Framework – to provide a transparent framework with clear accountabilities for managing environmental effects and hazards associated with construction and operation phases of the Project, in order to achieve acceptable environmental outcomes AS/NZS ISO 14001: Environmental management systems – requirements with guidance for use for construction and operation Legislation and policy as identified in all EPRs To control adverse effects and support beneficial environmental outcomes in the delivery of the project. EMP1 Environmental Management Strategy Prepare an Environmental Management Strategy to provide an overarching framework to address Environmental Requirements including relevant environmental Laws, Key Approvals, Approval conditions, the Environmental Performance Requirements (EPRs). The Environmental Management Strategy covers the construction and operations phases of the Project and is to be prepared to the satisfaction of the Minister for Planning under the Incorporated Document applicable to the Project. The Environmental Management Strategy must incorporate an Environmental Management System that complies with AS/NZS ISO 14001: Environmental management systems – requirements with guidance for use for construction and operation. All EMP2 Environmental Management Plans Prepare and implement a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), Worksite Environmental Management Plans (WEMPs), Operations Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) and other plans as required by the Environmental Performance Requirements (EPRs) in accordance with the Environmental Management Strategy. The development of the Environmental Management Strategy, the CEMP, the WEMPs and OEMP must include consultation with relevant councils, VicRoads, Melbourne Water, EPA Victoria and other authorities as relevant. These consultation processes must be described in the Environmental Management Strategy. The CEMP should be prepared in accordance with EPA Victoria Publication 480, Environmental Guidelines for Major Construction Sites (EPA 1996). All EMP3 Environmental compliance Appoint an Independent Reviewer and Environmental Auditor to review and approve the CEMP and OEMP to ensure compliance with the Environmental Management Strategy and EPRs and to undertake environmental audits of compliance with the approved Environmental Management Strategy, CEMP, WEMPs and OEMP. construction, operation EMP Complaints management system Prior to the commencement of works, other than preparatory works as referred to in the Incorporated Document), develop and implement a process for the recording, construction construction,
GMP4 Settlement criteria for utilities Settlement criteria for individual utility structures and infrastructure must be determined in consultation with the relevant authorities prior to commencement of any construction potentially affecting the individual utility or infrastructure. GMP5 Ground movement monitoring Develop and implement a pre-construction, construction and post-construction program to monitor subsidence and lateral movement during construction activities and during operation. Implement a baseline ground movement monitoring plan prior to commencement of in locations where construction activities with the potential to cause ground movement will occur, to assess background fluctuations. construction, operation GMP6 Mitigation of ground movement impact Implement appropriate mitigation measures should the geotechnical model (EPR GMP1), predictive groundwater model (EPR GWP4), or subsequent monitoring program identify exceedances of criteria identified in EPR GMP3 and EPR GMP4. Construction, operation Groundwater Hydrology and water quality – to avoid or minimise adverse effects on surface water and groundwater quality and hydrology in particular resulting from the disturbance of contaminated or acid-forming materials, and to maintain functions and values of floodplain environments. SEPP – Groundwaters of Victoria To protect beneficial uses of groundwater GWP1 Groundwater management measures Prepare and implement a CEMP and an OEMP measures for management, monitoring, reuse and disposal of groundwater inflows during construction and operation that comply with relevant legislation and guidelines, including but not limited to: State Environment Protection Policy Groundwaters of Victoria 1997 (Vic) State Environment Protection Policy Waters of Victoria 2003 (Vic) State Environment Protection Policy Prevention and Management of Contaminated Land 2002 (Vic) Water Industry Regulations 2006 (Vic). construction, operation GWP2 Protection of groundwater quality The CEMP must include requirements and construction methods that maintain groundwater quality, for example: Use sealing products, caulking products, lubricating products and chemical grouts applied during tunnelling construction that do not diminish the groundwater quality Use fluids for artificial recharge activities that do not diminish the groundwater quality Ensure compatibility of construction material with groundwater quality to provide long term durability for tunnel design life Develop drainage infrastructure that provides for the propensity of dissolved constituents in groundwater to precipitate out of solution and create clogging and maintenance risks Construction