Mount Thorley Warkworth
Monthly Obtained Data Summary
Environment Protection Licence 1376
Environment Protection Licence 1976
Environment Protection Licence 24
February 2015
Date Published: 20 March 2015
EPL
Licensee
Premises
1376
Warkworth Mining Limited
PO Box 315 Singleton NSW 2330
Australia
Warkworth Coal Mine
Putty Road, Mount Thorley NSW
2330 Australia
24
Mount Thorley Coal Loading
Ltd
PO Box 403 Singleton NSW
2330 Australia
Mount ThorleyCoal Loading
Ltd
Mount Thorley Road, Mount
Thorley VIA
Singleton NSW 2330 Australia
1976
Coal & Allied Operations Pty
Ltd
PO BOX 315 Singleton NSW 2330
Mount Thorley Operations
Mount Thorley Road, Mount
Thorley NSW 2330 Australia
CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1
2.0 AIR QUALITY
2
2.1 Depositional Dust Monitoring.
2
2.1.1
2
Depositional Dust Results
2.2 Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Monitoring
3
2.2.1
3
TSP Results
3.0 SURFACE WATER
4
3.1 Mine Water Discharge Monitoring
4
3.2 Hunter River Tributaries Monitoring
4
4.0 BLAST MONITORING
5
4.1 Blast Monitoring
5
Appendix A: Mount Thorley Warkworth Monitoring Location Plans
11
Figures
Figure 1 Mount Thorley Warkworth Environmental Monitoring Locations ...........................12
Tables
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Depositional Dust Monitoring ................................................................................... 2
Total Suspended Particulates Monitoring ................................................................. 3
Hunter Water Tributaries Monitoring ...................................................................... 4
Blast Monitoring (Overpressure) .............................................................................. 5
Blast Monitoring (Vibration) .................................................................................... 8
1.0
INTRODUCTION
This report has been compiled to provide a summary of environmental monitoring results for Mount Thorley Warkworth in accordance with Environment Protection Licences
1376, 1976 and 24. This report includes all monitoring data collected in accordance with the aforementioned licences for the period 1 February– 28 February 2015.
The Environmental Protection Licence 1376 may be found here:
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/prpoeoapp/ViewPOEOLicence.aspx?DOCID=32988&SYSUID=1&LICID=1376
The Environmental Protection Licence 1976 may be found here:
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/prpoeoapp/ViewPOEOLicence.aspx?DOCID=33198&SYSUID=1&LICID=1976
The Environmental Protection Licence 24 may be found here:
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/prpoeoapp/ViewPOEOLicence.aspx?DOCID=32017&SYSUID=1&LICID=24
Monitoring in this report includes:

Air quality monitoring;

Surface water monitoring including mine water discharge; and

Blast monitoring.
1
2.0
AIR QUALITY
To monitor regional air quality, MTW operates and maintains a network of nine depositional dust gauges and four Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) High Volume Air Samplers
(HVAS) on private land surrounding the mining operations. The location of these monitors can be found in Appendix A – MTW Monitoring Location Plan. It should be noted that
the Depositional Dust and Total Suspended Particulates monitoring networks are common to MTW, and reported against both Environment Protection Licences 1376 & 1976.
2.1
2.1.1
Depositional Dust Monitoring.
Depositional Dust Results
Results of Depositional Dust Monitoring (WML EPL 1376 Monitoring Point 2, Condition M2.2), (MTO EPL 1976 Monitoring Point 1, Condition M2.2) are shown in Table 1. Where
samples have been identified as contaminated, these are assessed for inclusion in annual average compliance assessment. The outcomes of annual average compliance assessment
will be reported in the Annual Review. The last day of sampling occurred on 20 February 2015, the data was obtained on 12 March 2015.
Table 1 Depositional Dust Monitoring
Pollutant
Unit of
Measure
Particulates – Deposited
Matter
Grams per square
metre per month
Monitoring
frequency required
by licence
Once a month (min. of
4 weeks)
D11
g/m². month
DW14
DW15
No. of samples collected
and analysed
Value
Comment
1
1
1.6
-
g/m². month
1
1
1.9
-
g/m². month
1
1
4.1
Field notes indicates contamination
DW20A
g/m². month
1
1
0.7
-
DW21A
g/m². month
1
1
3.8
-
D122
g/m². month
1
1
1.1
-
D124
g/m². month
1
1
0.9
-
D125
g/m². month
1
1
0.6
-
Warkworth
g/m². month
1
1
6.0
Field notes indicates contamination
2
2.2
Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Monitoring
2.2.1 TSP Results
Results of Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) monitoring (EPA Monitoring Point 2, Condition M2.2) are shown in Table 2. The last sampling date was 28 February; the data was
obtained on 12 March 2015.
Table 2
Total Suspended Particulates Monitoring
Pollutant
Unit of
Measure
Monitoring frequency
required by licence
No. of samples
required by licence
No. of samples
collected and analysed
Value
Loders Crk TSP
Micrograms
per cubic
metre
µg/m³
µg/m³
Loders Crk TSP
µg/m³
16/02/2015
Loders Crk TSP
µg/m³
22/02/2015
15
Loders Crk TSP
µg/m³
28/02/2015
43
MTO TSP - 1
µg/m³
4/02/2015
56
MTO TSP - 1
µg/m³
10/02/2015
57
MTO TSP - 1
µg/m³
16/02/2015
MTO TSP - 1
µg/m³
22/02/2015
44
MTO TSP - 1
µg/m³
28/02/2015
89
WML - TSP
µg/m³
4/02/2015
42
WML - TSP
µg/m³
10/02/2015
36
WML - TSP
µg/m³
16/02/2015
WML - TSP
µg/m³
22/02/2015
28
WML - TSP
µg/m³
28/02/2015
64
Warkworth TSP (Lem HV1 TSP)
µg/m³
4/02/2015
42
Warkworth TSP (Lem HV1 TSP)
µg/m³
10/02/2015
55
Warkworth TSP (Lem HV1 TSP)
µg/m³
16/02/2015
Warkworth TSP (Lem HV1 TSP)
µg/m³
22/02/2015
29
Warkworth TSP (Lem HV1 TSP)
µg/m³
28/02/2015
63
Total Suspended Particulates
Loders Crk TSP
Every six days
4/02/2015
41
10/02/2015
26
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
47
84
55
60
3
3.0
3.1
Long Point TSP
µg/m³
4/02/2015
38
Long Point TSP
µg/m³
10/02/2015
29
Long Point TSP
µg/m³
16/02/2015
Long Point TSP
µg/m³
22/02/2015
15
Long Point TSP
µg/m³
28/02/2015
56
5
5
47
SURFACE WATER
Mine Water Discharge Monitoring
MTW participates in the Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme (HRSTS), and maintains two monitoring locations associated with this scheme as follows:

EPA Monitoring Point 1 (WML EPL 1376) – Dam 1N Discharge Point

EPA Monitoring Point 4 (MTO EPL 1976) – The end of the discharge pipe from Dam 9
During the reporting period Mount Thorley Warkworth did not discharge any mine water under the HRSTS.
3.2
Hunter River Tributaries Monitoring
MTW undertakes routine monitoring in Loders Creek, in accordance with Condition M2.3, at the following location:

EPA Monitoring Point 3 (MTO EPL 1976) – In Loders Creek, at the coal preparation plant access road bridge
The location of these sampling points can be found in Appendix A – MTW Monitoring Locations Plan
Result of monitoring undertaken from W5 – Loders Creek is detailed in Table 3. Monthly sampling occurred on 17 February 2015, the data was obtained on 12 March 2015.
Table 3
Hunter Water Tributaries Monitoring
Loders Creek / EPL Point 3
Pollutant
unit of measure
Conductivity
microsiemens per centimetre
pH
pH units
Total Suspended Solids
milligrams per litre
Monitoring frequency
required by licence
Once a month
(min. of 4 weeks)
Once a month
(min. of 4 weeks)
Once a month
(min. of 4 weeks)
No. of samples you
collected and analysed
Value
1
13650
1
8.3
1
255
4
4.0
BLAST MONITORING
4.1
Blast Monitoring
In accordance with the requirements of Conditions M8.1 (MTO 1976) and M7.1 (WML 1376), Mount Thorley Warkworth maintains a network of blast monitors to measure airblast
overpressure and ground vibration for all blasts carried out at MTW. The location of these monitors can be found in Appendix A – Mount Thorley Warkworth Environmental
Monitoring Locations. The last date sampled was on 28 February 2015. The data was obtained on 12 March 2015. It should be noted that the blast monitoring network is common
to MTW, and reported against both Environment Protection Licences 1376 & 1976.
During the reporting period no blasts exceeded the 115 dB(L) or the 5mm/s threshold for ground vibration.
Blast monitoring results are detailed in Tables 4 (Overpressure) and 5 (Vibration).
Table 4
Blast Monitoring (Overpressure)
Monitoring
Frequency
Blast ID
Date and Time
Unit of
Measure
All blasts
carried out
in or on
premises
EPL Limits
Monitoring Point
Only 5%
of blasts
can
exceed
115dB(L)
during
the
reporting
period
Blasts
cannot
exceed
120
dB(L)
Abbey
Green
Bulga
Village
Wambo
Road
Putty
Rd
MTIE
South
Bulga
Warkworth
Wollemi
Peak Road
w26-whac-co4
2/02/2015 13:24
dB(L)
115
120
80.1
87.2
89.1
100.9
96.8
100.5
92.80
n31-wha-ptg4
3/02/2015 12:27
dB(L)
115
120
94.3
93.4
85.6
97.9
83.4
92.1
88.30
w36-wnb-ps2
3/02/2015 13:01
dB(L)
115
120
84.1
94.2
87.6
89.2
91.9
88.0
95.30
l48-wyc-ps6
4/02/2015 12:18
dB(L)
115
120
85.9
95.6
96.7
91.2
84.6
98.0
92.10
l42-gma-md5
4/02/2015 12:19
dB(L)
115
120
90.6
97.1
91.4
97.7
100.8
98.0
99.00
w26-gmd-ptg4&5
5/02/2015 13:14
dB(L)
115
120
102.8
102.4
100.2
101.2
106.0
96.9
101.80
5
n35-wna-pr &
w36-wnb-ps3
6/02/2015 11:47
dB(L)
115
120
91.7
90.6
98.9
94.2
87.1
106.1
91.00
s20e-wwek-co1
6/02/2015 13:01
dB(L)
115
120
86.2
98.3
85.6
101.0
94.5
92.8
95.20
w26-gmd-ptg5
7/02/2015 11:23
dB(L)
115
120
84.3
81.3
82.8
88.0
78.9
91.3
81.00
s20e-wwek-co2
9/02/2015 13:15
dB(L)
115
120
87.9
75.3
100.8
101.7
100.5
90.8
90.30
n31-whac-co5
10/02/2015 13:15
dB(L)
115
120
89.9
83.7
69.5
100.8
89.2
97.1
88.60
n35-wna-pr3
11/02/2015 11:46
dB(L)
115
120
88.8
97.4
93.8
90.5
82.3
91.5
78.10
w26-gmd-ptg6
11/02/2015 13:24
dB(L)
115
120
79.8
85.1
89.8
101.5
96.8
93.7
99.50
w36-wnb-pr3
12/02/2015 12:11
dB(L)
115
120
87.8
88.9
95.3
92.9
86.5
93.0
91.50
n31-whac-co6
12/02/2015 13:04
dB(L)
115
120
84.1
94.4
89.0
90.0
82.1
93.2
84.90
n37-wba-ps5
13/02/2015 12:19
dB(L)
115
120
93.9
98.8
94.5
99.2
91.2
92.4
92.50
w30-rcd-pr1; w26whac-co5
13/02/2015 13:09
dB(L)
115
120
93.2
97.7
101.7
95.4
96.6
93.2
93.40
n31-wha-ptg5;n31whac-co7; n37wba-ps6
14/02/2015 11:22
dB(L)
115
120
91.8
102.0
100.8
96.9
92.8
90.0
94.60
n31-whac-co8
16/02/2015 16:53
dB(L)
115
120
86.7
90.3
85.3
97.6
82.1
92.2
78.40
w26-gmd-ptg7;
w26-whac-co6
18/02/2015 12:38
dB(L)
115
120
103.7
99.4
86.1
95.1
95.8
81.4
88.80
w36-wnb-pr4
18/02/2015 13:24
dB(L)
115
120
85.1
95.4
99.2
103.6
105.5
96.9
98.40
s20-wwe-ptg2
19/02/2015 11:17
dB(L)
115
120
78.9
102.1
87.1
98.8
108.0
84.2
92.70
n29-whf-pr4: n29whf-ps3
19/02/2015 12:12
dB(L)
115
120
102.6
87.6
86.9
109.6
91.9
95.0
103.60
l46-rcf-pr7
20/02/2015 11:42
dB(L)
115
120
91.2
95.2
91.2
93.4
92.3
82.7
95.70
n35-wna-pr4
20/02/2015 12:57
dB(L)
115
120
92.2
95.4
97.0
97.1
93.0
103.2
92.40
6
w26-whac-co7
20/02/2015 13:37
dB(L)
115
120
90.7
88.2
85.3
99.2
90.6
82.5
85.10
w26-whac-co8
21/02/2015 10:59
dB(L)
115
120
79.8
90.7
95.8
101.0
92.0
90.5
93.70
n29-whf-ps4
23/02/2015 12:38
dB(L)
115
120
100.5
99.3
90.8
94.0
93.4
91.3
94.90
l42-gma-co1
23/02/2015 13:23
dB(L)
115
120
97.3
88.9
86.9
94.9
96.3
93.7
90.40
n35-wna-pr5
24/02/2015 12:29
dB(L)
115
120
90.3
94.0
91.6
91.9
86.9
100.2
90.30
n29-whf-ps5
24/02/2015 12:29
dB(L)
115
120
88.6
93.8
91.9
89.2
86.9
100.2
87.80
w26-gmd-ptg8
24/02/2015 13:08
dB(L)
115
120
81.4
89.9
94.6
82.3
88.6
92.3
87.50
s20-wwe-ptg3
25/02/2015 13:45
dB(L)
115
120
82.6
85.5
84.1
92.7
101.3
97.0
90.20
w26-whac-co9
25/02/2015 13:51
dB(L)
115
120
94.6
89.5
82.8
95.2
89.2
90.8
98.60
n37-wba-pr11
26/02/2015 14:09
dB(L)
115
120
92.3
97.8
98.3
94.6
93.8
99.1
99.00
l48-wyc-pr15
27/02/2015 10:44
dB(L)
115
120
96.8
89.9
86.4
85.5
90.0
84.2
90.60
l46-rcf-pr8
27/02/2015 10:44
dB(L)
115
120
91.7
103.3
103.1
96.7
102.2
92.9
104.10
w26-wwe-c01;
n29-whf-pr5
28/02/2015 12:11
dB(L)
115
120
84.6
85.4
82.8
90.2
84.0
91.4
84.90
7
Table 5
Blast Monitoring (Vibration)
Monitoring
Frequency
Blast ID
Date and Time
Unit of
Measure
All blasts
carried out
in or on
premises
EPL Limits
Monitoring Point
Only 5%
of blasts
can
exceed
5mm/s
during
the
reporting
period
Blast
cannot
exceed
10mm/s
Abbey
Green
Bulga
Village
Wambo
Road
Putty
Rd
MTIE
South
Bulga
Warkworth
Wollemi
Peak Road
w26-whac-co4
2/02/2015 13:24
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.09
0.02
n31-wha-ptg4
3/02/2015 12:27
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.06
0.01
w36-wnb-ps2
3/02/2015 13:01
mm/s
5
10
0.04
0.25
0.22
0.06
0.18
0.33
0.23
l48-wyc-ps6
4/02/2015 12:18
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.70
0.35
0.07
0.10
0.85
0.36
l42-gma-md5
4/02/2015 12:19
mm/s
5
10
0.11
0.97
0.35
0.09
0.41
0.28
0.74
w26-gmd-ptg4&5
5/02/2015 13:14
mm/s
5
10
0.04
0.31
0.12
0.04
0.36
0.10
0.71
n35-wna-pr &
w36-wnb-ps3
6/02/2015 11:47
mm/s
5
10
0.09
0.89
0.69
0.20
0.34
1.29
0.75
s20e-wwek-co1
6/02/2015 13:01
mm/s
5
10
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.13
0.01
0.13
0.02
w26-gmd-ptg5
7/02/2015 11:23
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.05
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.04
s20e-wwek-co2
9/02/2015 13:15
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.41
0.00
n31-whac-co5
10/02/2015 13:15
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.06
0.01
0.22
0.07
n35-wna-pr3
11/02/2015 11:46
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.02
1.16
0.00
8
w26-gmd-ptg6
11/02/2015 13:24
mm/s
5
10
0.01
0.05
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.56
0.05
w36-wnb-pr3
12/02/2015 12:11
mm/s
5
10
0.08
0.76
0.57
0.19
0.23
0.58
0.95
n31-whac-co6
12/02/2015 13:04
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.02
n37-wba-ps5
13/02/2015 12:19
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.31
0.28
0.07
0.10
0.41
0.27
w30-rcd-pr1;
w26-whac-co5
13/02/2015 13:09
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.73
0.28
0.08
0.13
0.58
0.33
n31-whaptg5;n31-whacco7; n37-wba-ps6
14/02/2015 11:22
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.41
0.17
0.05
0.06
0.44
0.16
n31-whac-co8
16/02/2015 16:53
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.01
w26-gmd-ptg7;
w26-whac-co6
18/02/2015 12:38
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
w36-wnb-pr4
18/02/2015 13:24
mm/s
5
10
0.40
0.56
0.59
0.14
0.31
0.81
0.55
s20-wwe-ptg2
19/02/2015 11:17
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.00
n29-whf-pr4:
n29-whf-ps3
19/02/2015 12:12
mm/s
5
10
0.01
0.20
0.11
0.05
0.04
0.45
0.07
l46-rcf-pr7
20/02/2015 11:42
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.29
0.09
0.03
0.14
0.08
0.58
n35-wna-pr4
20/02/2015 12:57
mm/s
5
10
0.07
0.76
0.67
0.19
0.19
1.34
0.45
w26-whac-co7
20/02/2015 13:37
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.02
w26-whac-co8
21/02/2015 10:59
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.00
n29-whf-ps4
23/02/2015
12:38
mm/s
5
10
0.01
0.28
0.09
0.07
0.07
0.22
0.17
l42-gma-co1
23/02/2015 13:23
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.79
0.05
n35-wna-pr5
24/02/2015
12:29
mm/s
5
10
0.06
0.67
0.54
0.15
0.14
1.68
0.49
n29-whf-ps5
24/02/2015
12:29
mm/s
5
10
0.01
0.15
0.09
0.04
0.03
0.18
0.12
9
w26-gmd-ptg8
24/02/2015
13:08
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.02
0.01
0.03
0.01
0.15
0.02
s20-wwe-ptg3
25/02/2015 13:45
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.56
0.00
w26-whac-co9
25/02/2015 13:51
mm/s
5
10
0.00
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.04
0.02
n37-wba-pr11
26/02/2015
14:09
mm/s
5
10
0.04
0.62
0.98
0.10
0.19
1.20
0.40
l48-wyc-pr15
27/02/2015
10:44
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.34
0.14
0.05
0.19
0.06
0.67
l46-rcf-pr8
27/02/2015
10:44
mm/s
5
10
0.04
1.74
0.75
0.18
0.39
0.45
1.20
w26-wwe-c01;
n29-whf-pr5
28/02/2015 12:11
mm/s
5
10
0.02
0.34
0.14
0.06
0.07
0.34
0.21
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Appendix A: Mount Thorley Warkworth Monitoring Location Plans
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Figure 1
Mount Thorley Warkworth Environmental Monitoring Locations
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