EPA assessment complete
The Proposal
Public Exhibition of Documentation and Public Representations
Environmental Effects Report
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
For Further Information
The Proposal
The proposal involves extracting, processing and crushing of up to 20,000 cubic metres of material per annum.
The proponent lodged a Development Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to the Derwent Valley Council.
The application was referred to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
The EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the project specific guidelines for preparation of a EER which were provided by the
Board.
Public Exhibition of Documentation and Public Representations
A copy of the permit application, and of all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER)
were made available for public inspection.
Following the public comment period the proponent was required by the Board to prepare an EER Supplement to address the issues raised in
public and government agency consultation.
Environmental Effects Report
MSD Constructions EER (10Mb)
MSD Constructions - Lachlan Quarry EER Supplement Final (4Mb)
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA decision
The environmental assessment report has now been completed and can be
viewed below. This report contains an environmental assessment and
recommendations to the Board in relation to the proposal.
The permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the
land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Derwent Valley Council are
contained in Appendix 3 of the environmental assessment report.
MSD Constructions - Cates Quarry - EAR (10Mb)
MSD Construction - Cates Quarry - EAR Appendix 3 (Permit Conditions) (6Mb)
