Whitehaven Coal : NAR- Noise Monitoring Report 2022 Q4 November

NARRABRI MINE NOISE MONITORING

Quarter Ending December 2022

Summary Noise Report

Prepared for:

Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd

10 Kurrajong Creek Road

Baan Baa NSW 2390

SLR Ref: 610.18063-R19

Version No: -v1.0

December 2022

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PREPARED BY

SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd

ABN 29 001 584 612

Tenancy 202 Submarine School, Sub Base Platypus, 120 High Street

North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail] www.slrconsulting.com

BASIS OF REPORT

This report has been prepared by SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd (SLR) with all reasonable skill, care and diligence, and taking account of the timescale and resources allocated to it by agreement with Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd (the Client). Information reported herein is based on the interpretation of data collected, which has been accepted in good faith as being accurate and valid.

This report is for the exclusive use of the Client. No warranties or guarantees are expressed or should be inferred by any third parties. This report may not be relied upon by other parties without written consent from SLR.

SLR disclaims any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the agreed scope of the work.

DOCUMENT CONTROL

	Reference	Date	Prepared	Checked	Authorised
	610.18063-R19-v1.0	22 December 2022	Adam Sirianni	Martin Davenport	Martin Davenport

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CONTENTS
1	INTRODUCTION	5
2	PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND DISCUSSION	5
3	NOISE CRITERIA	7
3.1	Project Approval, EPL and NMP	7
3.2	Non-compliances & Exemptions	7
3.3	Attended Monitoring	8
EPL Monitoring Locations	8
NMP Monitoring Locations	8
EPL Monitoring Requirements	8
NMP Monitoring Requirements	9
4	OPERATIONAL NOISE MONITORING METHODOLOGY	9
4.1	General Requirements	9
4.2	Methodology - Operator Attended Noise Monitoring	9
5	RESULTS AND DISCUSSION	12
5.1	Results of Operator Attended Monitoring	12
5.1.1	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - EPL Monitoring Location N5	13
5.1.2	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - EPL Monitoring Location N6	16
5.1.3	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - EPL Monitoring Location N8	19
5.1.4	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - EPL Monitoring Location N9	22
5.1.5	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - NMP Monitoring Location N1 (Bow Hills)	26
5.1.6	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - NMP Monitoring Location N3 (Ardmona)	27
5.1.7	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - NMP Monitoring Location N7 (Merriman)	28
5.1.8	Operator Attended Noise Survey Results - NMP Monitoring Location N8(NMP) (Matilda)	29
6	CONCLUSION	30
DOCUMENT REFERENCES
TABLES
Table 1	Performance Assessment - Operations	6
Table 2	Project Approval and EPL Noise Criteria	7
Table 3	Noise Monitoring Locations	10
Table 4	Days of the Week Quarterly EPL Monitoring was Conducted - Q4 2022	12
Table 5	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N5 - Oakleigh (Day 1)	13
Table 6	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N5 - Oakleigh (Day 2)	14
Table 7	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N5 - Oakleigh (Day 3)	15
Table 8	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N6 - Newhaven (Day 1)	16
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Table 9	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N6 - Newhaven (Day 2)	17
Table 10	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N6 - Newhaven (Day 3)	18
Table 11	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N8 - Haylin View (Day 1)	19
Table 12	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N8 - Haylin View (Day 2)	20
Table 13	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N8 - Haylin View (Day 3)	21
Table 14	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N9 - High Range (Day 1)	22
Table 15	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N9 - High Range (Day 2)	24
Table 16	Operator Attended EPL Noise Survey Results - N9 - High Range (Day 3)	25
Table 17	Operator Attended NMP Noise Survey Results - N1 - Bow Hills	26
Table 18	Operator Attended NMP Noise Survey Results - N3 - Ardmona	27
Table 19	Operator Attended NMP Noise Survey Results - N7 - Merriman	28
Table 20	Operator Attended NMP Noise Survey Results - N8 - Matilda	29
FIGURES
Figure 1	Attended Noise Monitoring Locations	......................................................................	11

APPENDICES

Appendix A Acoustic Terminology

Appendix B Calibration Certificates

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1 Introduction

Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd has commissioned SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd (SLR) to conduct operational noise monitoring for the Narrabri Mine located near Narrabri, New South Wales (NSW) in accordance with the approved Noise Management Plan (NMP) dated June 2018, the Narrabri Mine Project Approval (PA) 08_0144 and the Environment Protection Licence 12789 (EPL 12789).

The objectives of the noise monitoring programme for this operating period were as follows:

• Conduct operator attended noise surveys at 8 locations (as listed in Section 3.3) surrounding the mine during the day, evening and night-time periods.
• Quantify all sources of noise within each of the attended noise surveys, including their measured and/or estimated contribution and maximum level of individual noise sources.
• Assess the noise emissions of Narrabri Mine and determine compliance with respect to the limits contained in Section 2 of the NMP and the relevant approvals.

The following report uses specialist acoustic terminology. An explanation of common terms is provided in Appendix A.

2 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND DISCUSSION

The following provides a summary of the attended noise measurements undertaken at each monitoring location. Further details are provided for each location in Section 5 of this report.

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