Villawood Soil Remediation Project Community Meeting 28 May 2014

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1 Villawood Soil Remediation Project Community Meeting 28 May 2014 Item Presenter Time 1 Welcome, apologies, introduction Chair, Gwenda Lister (Orica) 6.30 pm 2 Update on actions since last meeting Gwenda Lister (Orica) 6.35 pm 3 Progress update DTD plant Lindsay Killin (Enviropacific Services) 6.40 pm 4 Project environmental monitoring Richard Giles (Enviropacific Services) 7.00 pm 5 Progress update management plans and Peter O Dea (Orica) 7.10 pm regulatory approvals 6 Project regulation Discussion forum 7.20 pm 7 Report by community Independent Expert Dr Garry Smith 7.40 pm 8 Other business / summary of actions All 8.00 pm 9 Meeting close Chair, Gwenda Lister (Orica) 8.15 pm

2 Welcome & Introduction Gwenda Lister (Orica)

contaminated with DDT and other chemicals

Activity Current Timing Commissioning May

3 Villawood Soil Remediation Project Snapshot The project is to remediate, using Directlyheated Thermal Desorption (DTD) technology, 25,000 m 3 of soil contaminated with DDT and other chemicals from operations which ceased in 2000 Activity Current Timing Commissioning May 2014 Aug 2014 Operations Sep 2014 May 2015 Project complete Aug 2015

4 Update on Actions since Last Meeting Gwenda Lister (Orica)

5 Actions from Last Meeting Send the newsletter to the State members for Fairfield (current electorate) and Bankstown (to become the site s electorate) and the Federal member for Blaxland. Send the newsletter to the 3 local councillors. In the next newsletter, feature community engagement on the front page - consultation to date, contact information, etc. and also have an up-to-date photo of the DTD plant.

6 Project Update Lindsay Killin

7 Progress so far Thermal Plant construction is complete, and commissioning is nearing completion; Refractory cure has been completed; Support infrastructure has been installed to Feed Soil Building (FSB); Filters have been installed to Emission Control System (ECS), and commissioning is nearing completion; Thermal pad has been sealed; Airlock and wheel wash have been installed; and Clean soil has been imported to site and preparation has commenced.

8 Upcoming Works next 3 months Dry Run operation and testing without soil Clean soil run full operation using clean soil only Completion of commissioning of ECS and FSB; Preparation of contaminated soil in SSF for treatment; Contaminated Soil Shakedown; Excavation of remediation areas and transport to FSB; Desorber Optimisation trial; and Proof of Performance Testing.

9 Progress Photos General Site

10 Progress Photos - CEMS

11 Progress Photos Thermal Plant

12 Progress Photos Thermal Plant

13 Progress Photos Treatment Pad Prep

14 Progress Photos Decon, and Feeder Ramp

15 Thank you

16 Project Environmental Monitoring Richard Giles

17 Project Environmental Monitoring Project environmental monitoring started in May 2013 for noise and dust Dust monitoring is carried out at six locations on the site boundary, determined by wind direction and site works Noise monitoring is undertaken at the four locations specified by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, and the NSW EPA: Childcare Centre on Waldron Road 183 Miller Street 190 Virgil Avenue Epic Place These locations are shown on the following map.

18 Project Environmental Monitoring

19 Project Environmental Monitoring - Results The maximum concentration limit for dust is 50 µg/m 3, and the greatest boundary measurement to date was 44 µg/m 3 in November This is consistent with background dust levels measured offsite. During attended noise monitoring at each location the noise consultant has only heard site noise once, faintly, being an excavator tracking over concrete. At all other times the dominant noise source has been road traffic. The Project Approval and Environment Protection Licence specify limits for noise generated from the site (of between 61 and 48 decibels during the day), however the noise consultant has been unable to quantify the site noise levels due to their relatively minor nature.

20 Project Environmental Monitoring - Results Two rounds of night time noise monitoring have been undertaken to establish background levels prior to night works commencing. Again the dominant noise source was determined to be traffic. Another round of night time noise monitoring will take place within the next week or so, when the plant is running clean soil. Orica and Enviropacific Services encourage all residents to use the 24 hour contact number if any site noise is loud or causes a nuisance.

21 Project Environmental Monitoring - Ongoing There have been no dust or noise exceedences recorded during monitoring to date and no complaints have been received with regards to site works. Monitoring frequency was increased to weekly (for four weeks) when construction activities commenced, and has now returned to monthly until DTDU commissioning Regular night time noise monitoring will not be undertaken until night works commence. Weekly off site air monitoring for dust and site chemicals commenced on 17 January 2014 at the Chester Hill Girl Guides Hall on Waldron Road There has been no detection of site chemicals in the dust, and total dust load has ranged between 18 and 68 µg/m 3. Note that 8 of 16 monitoring results have been above the site criterion of 50 µg/m 3.

22 Project Environmental Monitoring - Ongoing

23 Project Environmental Monitoring - Water Our Trade Waste Agreement with Sydney Water has been operational for almost 1 year, whereby treated site water is tested and discharged to sewer All results to date (9 rounds) have been significantly below the discharge criteria, with no pesticides detected Approximately 7.3 megalitres have been discharged under the Trade Waste Agreement

24 Thank you

25 Progress Update Management Plans and Regulatory Approvals Peter O Dea (Orica)

26 Status of Regulatory Approvals The EPA issued the Environmental Protection Licence variation on 21 March The Commissioning and Proof-of-Performance (CPoP) Plan has been agreed with the EPA. The FSB/ECS Commissioning & Operation Plan and the Carbon Bed Breakthrough Action Plan have been updated to incorporate EPA comments.

27 Project Regulation Discussion Forum

28 The Community s Independent Expert Dr Garry Smith

29 Other Business / Summary of Actions

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