ENVIRONMENT
PEGGING PARTY REPORT
PACR + PEC
Project Access and Clearance Request
Project Environmental Clearance
DETAILS
Tenement (ATP / PL): ATP 768
Block – PACR Name: Polaris
Date of Survey:
3 July 2012
Reference: POL0011
Core
Development /
Production
Directional
Campsite
Exploration
Monitoring
Tiltmeter Array
Access Track
Seismic
Trunkline
Comms Towers
FCS
Gathering System
Gas Pipeline
Fibre Optic Cable
CPP
(Field Compression Station)
(Central Processing Plant)
Security Hut
Water Pipeline
Pond
Frac Pond
WTP
Wells
Appraisal
Microseismic
Gravel Pit
Facility Type:
(Water Treatment Plant)
Other:
ACTIVITIES
Details of Activity: Polaris Wells, # s 211,212, 213, 219, 220, 221, camp sites A & B, Gravel pit
sites A & B. Gathering and Access for the above.
RECOMMENDATIONS
No Environmental issues on site
Environmental issues identified and surveyed on site
Environmental Officer required on site during clearing activities
Fauna spotter required
Other:
This report has been prepared by Unidel Group Pty Ltd,
in accordance with DSEWPAC Condition 5g (iii) for EPBC Approval 2008/4398
QGC confirms that all site assessments and field ecological surveys:
• Have taken into account and reference previous ecological surveys undertaken in the area and
relevant new information on likely presence or absence of MNES;
• Have been undertaken by a suitably qualified ecologist approved by the Department; and
• Apply best practice site assessment and ecological survey methods appropriate for each listed
threatened species, migratory species, their habitat and listed ecological communities; and
• Apply the mapping of environmental constraints class Zone 4a, the infrastructure location
requirements, minimum no impact zones; impact risk zones; and the width requirements for linear
infrastructure corridors described in condition 5(e)”.
ENVIRONMENT
PEGGING PARTY REPORT
SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Block – PACR Name:
(Same as above):
Vegetation on access
and gathering:
Polaris Wells, # s 211,212, 213, 219, 220, 221, camp sites A & B, Gravel pit
sites A & B. Gathering and Access for the above.
The vegetation consists mainly of improved pasture of buffalo grass. There
are also small clumps of brigalow regrowth, consisting of brigalow,
emuapple, belah, wilga and narrow leaved bottle trees, the latter in low
densities.
NA
Updates to DERM RE
Mapping IDs:
Threatened Ecological
Communities (TEC) or
High Value Regrowth
(HVR):
NA
Regrowth Present:
(I.e. Species &
Common name/rough
estimate when cleared
in years)
Pasture of exotic species (buffel, Mayne’s pest), with some native grasses
such as curly windmill grass (Enteropogon acicularis), wire grass (Aristida
and Austrostipa species) and occassionally Queensland blue grass
(Dichanthium sericeum).
NA
Threatened species:
NA
Waterways and
Wetlands:
Declared Weeds:
Additional
Considerations:
Velvety tree pear, Prickly pear and Harrisia cactus ( all class 2 declared
weeds)
a) Proposed Access and Gathering routes will intersect with several drainage
gullies and streams ( orders 1 and 2). Accordingly crossings should be
managed according to industry standards and EA conditions, with particular
regard to minimising the risk of erosion.
b) A fauna spotter should be on hand to monitor and ensure that mature
habitat trees and occupying fauna are not disturbed during construction of
access and gathering.
c) Prior to clearing activities, the class 2 declared weeds (prickly pear,
Harrisia catcus and velvety tree pear) should be treated with an effective
herbicide and then removal of plant material from site.
ENVIRONMENT
PEGGING PARTY REPORT
NA
Conditions: