Review of Environmental Factors - Boulder Bay WWTW

Worley Parsons prepared a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) on behalf of Hunter Water to assess the potential environmental impacts of the proposed upgrade. Hunter Water is the proponent and determining authority pursuant to Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The Concept Design was developed concurrently with the REF, to ensure that environmental requirements were considered and incorporated during the design phase.
 
The environmental assessment for the proposal can be downloaded using the links below, however the period for public comment closed in October 2008.

 Main Environmental Assessment Document

REF Main Report (2.11MB)

Appendices A-D (3.69MB)

• Appendix A – Is an EIS Required?
• Appendix B – ESD Checklist
• Appendix C - Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park Zoning Plan 2007
• Appendix D – Authority Consultation

Appendix E – Oceanographic Studies

• Part 1 (2.3MB)
• Part 2 (2.0MB)
• Part 3 (445KB)

Appendix F – Ecological Assessment (2.64MB)

Appendix H – Air Quality Assessment (1.32MB)

Appendix I – Noise Assessment (1.41MB)