Groundwater Cleanup Project - Ecological Monitoring Reports

Ecological monitoring has been conducted to assess the impact of the interception of groundwater during operation of the Groundwater Treatment Plant (GTP) and full scale hydraulic containment on the Penrhyn Estuary receiving environments. Specifically the monitoring program:

reviews the current physio chemical conditions and the potential for changes in physio chemical conditions in and near Penrhyn Estuary
reviews the predictions in the Environmental Impact Statement and the likelihood of changes to physio chemical parameters and ecological receptors
monitors the physio chemical conditions in Penrhyn Estuary both before and during operation of the GTP and full scale hydraulic containment
reviews the requirement for long term monitoring of full scale hydraulic containment

Orica's Environmental Protection Licence requires it to perform this monitoring for two years after the commencement of the GTP operation.

Bar-tailed Godwits (large birds), Red Knot (reddish brown patched birds)

and Curlew Sandpipers (small birds with down-curved bills) at Penrhyn Estuary in November 2006

Ecological Monitoring Plan

Ecological Monitoring Plan for the GTP and its Operations		13 Oct 2005	393KB
Figure 1:	Flora and Fauna Study Area		1MB
	(Figure 2 is included on the main report on page 15)
Figure 3:	Hydrogeochemical Zones at the Intertidal Discharge Zone		637KB
Figure 4:	Distribution of EC - Transect A Intertidal Discharge Zone, Penrhyn Estuary		637KB

Ecological Monitoring Reports

GTP Operation Ecological Monitoring Program, Final Report	9 April 2008

GTP Operation Ecological Monitoring Program, No. 3		18 Jan 2007	496KB
Tables 1 to 3	Tables of water quality		71KB
Tables 4 to 5	Tables of dune vegetation		41KB
Figure 1:	Penrhyn Estuary Vegetation Communities		5MB
Figure 2:	Penrhyn Estuary Groundwater Monitoring Locations		5MB
Figure 3:	Dune Vegetation Monitoring Locations		5MB
Appendix A:	Bird Monitoring Program	October 2006	359KB
Appendix B:	Calibration Sheets for Water Quality Meters - September 2005 to September 2006		3MB

GTP Operation Ecological Monitoring Program, No. 2		1 Aug 2006	228KB
Tables			478KB
Figure 1:	Penrhyn Estuary Vegetation Communities		712KB
Figure 2:	Penrhyn Estuary Groundwater Monitoring Locations		642KB
Figure 3:	Dune Vegetation Monitoring Locations		590KB
Figure 4:	Penrhyn Estuary Dune Vegetation - Digital Mapping Jan 2005		1MB
Figure 5:	Penrhyn Estuary Dune Vegetation - Detail of Digital Mapping 2001 & 2005		1MB
Appendix A:	Estuarine Ecological Monitoring, BGC Project, First Annual Report	19 June 2006 - Ecology Lab	217KB
	Table 2		33KB
	Table 3		56KB
	Figure 1		675KB
	Figure 2		3MB
	Figure 3		4MB
	Figure 4		51KB
	Figure 5		55KB
	Figure 6		30KB
	Figure 7		51KB
	Plates		2MB
	Appendices		2MB

GTP Operation Ecological Monitoring Program, No. 1		15 Dec 2005	637KB
Tables			495KB
Figure 1:	Penrhyn Estuary Vegetation Communities		624KB
Figure 2:	Penrhyn Estuary Groundwater Monitoring Locations		638KB
Figure 3:	Dune Vegetation Monitoring Locations		586KB
Figure 4:	Penrhyn Estuary Dune Vegetation - Digital Mapping Jan 2005		1.3MB
Figure 5:	Penrhyn Estuary Dune Vegetation - Detail of Digital Mapping 2001 & 2005		1.2MB

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Last updated: Tue Mar 23 14:57:18 2010