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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.126Requirements for site-specific applications—CSG activities
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### sec.126 Requirements for site-specific applications—CSG activities
A site-specific application for a CSG activity must also state the following—
the quantity of CSG water the applicant reasonably expects will be generated in connection with carrying out each relevant CSG activity;
the flow rate at which the applicant reasonably expects the water will be generated;
the quality of the water, including changes in the water quality the applicant reasonably expects will happen while each relevant CSG activity is carried out;
the proposed management of the water including, for example, the use, treatment, storage or disposal of the water;
the measurable criteria (the management criteria ) against which the applicant will monitor and assess the effectiveness of the management of the water, including, for example, criteria for each of the following—
the quantity and quality of the water used, treated, stored or disposed of;
protection of the environmental values affected by each relevant CSG activity;
the disposal of waste, including, for example, salt, generated from the management of the water;
the action proposed to be taken if any of the management criteria are not complied with, to ensure the criteria will be able to be complied with in the future.
The proposed management of the water can not provide for using a CSG evaporation dam in connection with carrying out a relevant CSG activity unless—
the application includes an evaluation of—
best practice environmental management for managing the CSG water; and
alternative ways for managing the water; and
the evaluation shows there is no feasible alternative to a CSG evaporation dam for managing the water.
This section does not apply for a site-specific application for a CSG activity if—
the Coordinator-General has evaluated an EIS for the CSG activity under the State Development Act ; and
there are Coordinator-General’s conditions for each relevant activity the subject of the application; and
an assessment of the environmental risks of the activity would be the same as the evaluation mentioned in paragraph (a) , if completed.
s 126 prev s 126 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
sub 2002 No. 45 s 7 ; 2004 No. 48 s 32
om 2009 No. 3 s 459
pres s 126 ins 2012 No. 16 s 8
amd 2016 No. 59 s 114
(sec.126-ssec.1) A site-specific application for a CSG activity must also state the following— the quantity of CSG water the applicant reasonably expects will be generated in connection with carrying out each relevant CSG activity; the flow rate at which the applicant reasonably expects the water will be generated; the quality of the water, including changes in the water quality the applicant reasonably expects will happen while each relevant CSG activity is carried out; the proposed management of the water including, for example, the use, treatment, storage or disposal of the water; the measurable criteria (the management criteria ) against which the applicant will monitor and assess the effectiveness of the management of the water, including, for example, criteria for each of the following— the quantity and quality of the water used, treated, stored or disposed of; protection of the environmental values affected by each relevant CSG activity; the disposal of waste, including, for example, salt, generated from the management of the water; the action proposed to be taken if any of the management criteria are not complied with, to ensure the criteria will be able to be complied with in the future.
(sec.126-ssec.2) The proposed management of the water can not provide for using a CSG evaporation dam in connection with carrying out a relevant CSG activity unless— the application includes an evaluation of— best practice environmental management for managing the CSG water; and alternative ways for managing the water; and the evaluation shows there is no feasible alternative to a CSG evaporation dam for managing the water.
(sec.126-ssec.3) This section does not apply for a site-specific application for a CSG activity if— the Coordinator-General has evaluated an EIS for the CSG activity under the State Development Act ; and there are Coordinator-General’s conditions for each relevant activity the subject of the application; and an assessment of the environmental risks of the activity would be the same as the evaluation mentioned in paragraph (a) , if completed.
- (a) the quantity of CSG water the applicant reasonably expects will be generated in connection with carrying out each relevant CSG activity;
- (b) the flow rate at which the applicant reasonably expects the water will be generated;
- (c) the quality of the water, including changes in the water quality the applicant reasonably expects will happen while each relevant CSG activity is carried out;
- (d) the proposed management of the water including, for example, the use, treatment, storage or disposal of the water;
- (e) the measurable criteria (the management criteria ) against which the applicant will monitor and assess the effectiveness of the management of the water, including, for example, criteria for each of the following— (i) the quantity and quality of the water used, treated, stored or disposed of; (ii) protection of the environmental values affected by each relevant CSG activity; (iii) the disposal of waste, including, for example, salt, generated from the management of the water;
- (i) the quantity and quality of the water used, treated, stored or disposed of;
- (ii) protection of the environmental values affected by each relevant CSG activity;
- (iii) the disposal of waste, including, for example, salt, generated from the management of the water;
- (f) the action proposed to be taken if any of the management criteria are not complied with, to ensure the criteria will be able to be complied with in the future.
- (i) the quantity and quality of the water used, treated, stored or disposed of;
- (ii) protection of the environmental values affected by each relevant CSG activity;
- (iii) the disposal of waste, including, for example, salt, generated from the management of the water;
- (a) the application includes an evaluation of— (i) best practice environmental management for managing the CSG water; and (ii) alternative ways for managing the water; and
- (i) best practice environmental management for managing the CSG water; and
- (ii) alternative ways for managing the water; and
- (b) the evaluation shows there is no feasible alternative to a CSG evaporation dam for managing the water.
- (i) best practice environmental management for managing the CSG water; and
- (ii) alternative ways for managing the water; and
- (a) the Coordinator-General has evaluated an EIS for the CSG activity under the State Development Act ; and
- (b) there are Coordinator-General’s conditions for each relevant activity the subject of the application; and
- (c) an assessment of the environmental risks of the activity would be the same as the evaluation mentioned in paragraph (a) , if completed.