Project's environmental impact statement documents

Supplementary documentation

• Response to submissions on the Revised Draft EIS ( 3.5 MB)
• Supporting figures to Revised Draft EIS ( 5.2 MB)
• Supplementary Report and Appendix A ( 5.5 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix B ( 1.7 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix C ( 1.8 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix D – Part 1 ( 2.8 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix D – Part 2 ( 5.3 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 1 ( 5.4 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 2 ( 5.6 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 3 ( 5.4 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 4 ( 4.6 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 5 ( 5.8 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 6 ( 5.3 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix E – Part 7 ( 3.1 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix F – Part 1 ( 5.2 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix F – Part 2 ( 3.3 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix G ( 3.8 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix H ( 1.9 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix I ( 1.3 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix J ( 2.3 MB)
• Supplementary Report – Appendix K ( 623 KB)
• Acid Sulfate Soil Management Plan ( 8 MB)
• Update of groundwater impact assessment – Northern Sands DMPA ( 3.4 MB)
• Northern Sands DMPA – Comment on the likely effect of elevated salinity ( 366 KB)
• Flood and dredge material mobilization – Investigation for the Northern Sands placement site ( 4.2 MB)
• Dredge material placement – Review of additional DMPA capacity to meet WQ criteria ( 25 KB)
• Cairns Shipping Development Project – Concrete wharves 1-6: Heritage impact statement ( 2.1 MB)

Revised draft EIS – Chapters

• Executive Summary ( 1.6 MB)
• Table of Contents ( 4.6 MB)
• Glossary and Abbreviations ( 663 KB)
• Chapter A1 Introduction ( 1.6 MB)
• Chapter  A2 - Project Background ( 4.8 MB)
• Chapter A3 - Project Description ( 3 MB)
• Chapter A4 - Legislation and Approvals ( 815 KB)
• Chapter B1 - Land ( 6.5 MB)
• Chapter B2 - Nature Conservation Areas ( 3.1 MB)
• Chapter B3 - Coastal Processes ( 18.6 MB)
• Chapter B4 - Marine Sediment Quality ( 1.4 MB)
• Chapter B5 - Marine Water Quality ( 8.9 MB)
• Chapter B6 - Water Resources ( 4.1 MB)
• Chapter B7 - Marine Ecology ( 19.1 MB)
• Chapter B8 - Terrestrial Ecology ( 5.5 MB)
• Chapter B9 - Socio Economic ( 6.1 MB)
• Chapter B10 - Noise and Vibration ( 1.1 MB)
• Chapter B11 - Air Quality ( 1.3 MB)
• Chapter B12 - Landscape and Visual ( 2.9. MB)
• Chapter B13 - Cultural Heritage ( 2.2 MB)
• Chapter B14 - Transport ( 2.1 MB)
• Chapter B15 - Waste ( 1.3 MB)
• Chapter B16 - Climate Change and Greenhouse ( 1.4 MB)
• Chapter B17 - Hazard and Risk ( 2.2 MB)
• Chapter B18 - Cumulative Impacts Assessment ( 1.7 MB)
• Chapter B19 - EPBC Act Issues ( 4.6 MB)
• Chapter C1 - Construction EMP ( 1 MB)
• Chapter C2 - Dredge Management Plan ( 4.1 MB)
• Chapter C3 - Vessel Transport Management Plan ( 2.3 MB)
• Chapter C4 - Maritime Operations Management Plan ( 2.2 MB)

Revised Draft EIS – Appendices

• Appendix A - Queensland Terms of Reference ( 816 KB)
• Appendix B - Commonwealth Guidelines ( 1.4 MB)
• Appendix C - Terms of Reference and Guidelines Cross Reference Table ( 1.6 MB)
• Appendix D - Ports North Environmental Policy ( 444 KB)
• Appendix E – Stakeholder Engagement Report ( 1.7 MB)
• Appendix F – Study Team ( 888 KB)
• Appendix G – Ship Simulations Report ( 912 KB)
• Appendix H – AEC Demand Study Update 2016 ( 2.2 MB)
• Appendix I – Flanagan Group Options Study Report ( 17.9 MB)
• Appendix J – Assessment of Material Proposed for Dredging Report ( 7.5 MB)
• Appendix K – Solis Values and Constraints Assessment, Northern Sands ( 4.6 MB)
• Appendix L – Groundwater Values Assessment, Northern Sands ( 21.1 MB)
• Appendix M – Coastal Processes Baseline Report ( 26.5 MB)
• Appendix N – Flooding Storm and Tide and Hydrology ( 7.5 MB)
• Appendix O – Marine Water Quality Baseline Report ( 13.3 MB)
• Appendix P – Marine Ecology Baseline Report ( 3.8 MB)
• Appendix Q – Dry Season Terrestrial Flora and Fauna ( 185.5 MB)
• Appendix R – Baseline Noise Constraints Assessment ( 4 MB)
• Appendix S – Baseline Air Quality Assessment Report ( 3.1 MB)
• Appendix T – Landscape and Visual – Existing Environment Report ( 7.5 MB)
• Appendix U – Cultural Heritage Report ( 8.4 MB)
• Appendix V – East Trinity Soils Values Assessment Report ( 4 MB)
• Appendix W – Values Assessment Groundwater East Trinity Report ( 3.9 MB)
• Appendix X – Soils and Groundwater Impact Assessment – Tingira Street Report ( 6.7 MB)
• Appendix Y – Pipelines Soils Impact Assessment – Northern Sands Report ( 9.5 MB)
• Appendix Z – Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger Cost Estimate – Akuna Dredging ( 2.8 MB)
• Appendix AA – Northern Sands Consent ( 318 KB)
• Appendix AB – Pipeline Landowners Consents ( 1.3 MB)
• Appendix AC – Dredging and Dredge Material Placement Assessment Report ( 4 MB)
• Appendix AD – Flood and Dredge Spoil Mobilisation – Northern Sands Report ( 5.5 MB)
• Appendix AE – Condition Assessment Report – Wharf 6 ( 2.9 MB)
• Appendix AF – Coastal Processes Impact Assessment Technical Report ( 8.6 MB)
• Appendix AG – Hydrodynamic Modelling Report ( 55 MB)
• Appendix AH – Marine Sediment Quality Baseline and Impact Assessment Report ( 1.6 MB)
• Appendix AI – Additional Baseline Marine Water Quality ( 13.3 MB)
• Appendix AJ – Marine Water Quality Impact Assessment Report ( 46.6 MB)
• Appendix AK – Groundwater Impact Assessment – Northern Sands Report ( 23.4 MB)
• Appendix AL – Assessment of Storm Tide Risk at Tingira Street, Portsmith Report ( 10.9 MB)
• Appendix AM – Terrestrial Ecology Impact Assessment Report ( 201.9 MB)
• Appendix AN – Additional Baseline Studies Marine Ecology Report ( 23.5 MB)
• Appendix AO – Marine Ecology Impact Assessment Report ( 30.5 MB)
• Appendix AP – Social Impact Assessment Report ( 5.7 MB)
• Appendix AQ – AEC Economic Analysis Update Report ( 4 MB)
• Appendix AR – Economic Assessment 2017 ( 2.1 MB)
• Appendix AS – Not used ( 256 KB)
• Appendix AT – Tingira Street Baseline Noise ( 1.3 MB)
• Appendix AU – Noise Impact Assessment ( 4.9 MB)
• Appendix AV – Not used ( 257 KB)
• Appendix AW– Tingira Street Air Quality Impact Assessment ( 2.8 MB)
• Appendix AX – Air Quality Impact Assessment ( 19.2 MB)
• Appendix AY – GHG calculations ( 887 KB)
• Appendix AZ – Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment – Tingira Street Report ( 3.5 MB)
• Appendix BA - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Report ( 10 MB)
• Appendix BB – Tingira Street Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Report ( 3 MB)
• Appendix BC – Waste Management Impact Assessment Report ( 1.9 MB)
• Appendix BD – MNES Protected Matters Search ( 505 KB)

Draft EIS – Chapters

• Executive Summary ( 904 KB)
• Project Technical Chapters Synopsis ( 826 KB)
• Table of Contents, Glossary and Abbreviations ( 311 KB)

Part A - Overview

• Chapter A01 - Project Introduction ( 865 KB)
• Chapter A02 - Dredge Material Placement Options ( 3.4 MB)
• Chapter A03 - Appropriateness of Preferred Land Placement Site at East Trinity ( 437 KB)
• Chapter A04 - Project Description ( 1.3 MB)

Part B – Technical Chapters

• Chapter B01 - Land ( 1.6 MB)
• Chapter B02 - Nature Conservation Areas ( 1.3 MB)
• Chapter B03 - Coastal Processes ( 5.2 MB)
• Chapter B04 - Marine Sediment Quality ( 1.3 MB)
• Chapter B05 - Marine Water Quality ( 5.0 MB)
• Chapter B06 - Water Resources ( 950 KB)
• Chapter B07 - Marine Ecology ( 4.7 MB)
• Chapter B08 - Terrestrial Ecology ( 1.2 MB)
• Chapter B09 - Socio-economic ( 1.2 MB)
• Chapter B10 - Noise and Vibration ( 1.2 MB)
• Chapter B11 - Air Quality ( 763 KB)
• Chapter B12 - Landscape and Visual ( 1.4 MB)
• Chapter B13 - Cultural Heritage ( 1.9 MB)
• Chapter B14 - Transport ( 1.0 MB)
• Chapter B15 - Waste Management ( 482 KB)
• Chapter B16 - Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases ( 2.2 MB)
• Chapter B17 - Hazard and Risk (including health and safety) ( 421 KB)
• Chapter B18 - Cumulative Impacts Assessment ( 900 KB)

Part C – Management Plans

• Chapter C01 - Environmental Management Plan (Construction & Operation) ( 1.3 MB)
• Chapter C02 - Dredge Management Plan ( 1.3 MB)
• Chapter C03 - Vessel Traffic Management Plan ( 759 KB)
• Chapter C04 - Maritime Operations Management Plan ( 1.5 MB)

Part D – East Trinity Environmental Factors

• Chapter D - East Trinity Environmental Factors ( 2.9 MB)

Draft EIS – Appendices

• Appendix A1 - Queensland State Government Terms of Reference and Checklist ( 1.1 MB)
• Appendix A2 - Commonwealth EIS Guidelines and Checklist ( 3.3 MB)
• Appendix B - Stakeholder and Community Engagement Report ( 3.0 MB)
• Appendix C - Legislation and Approvals ( 801 KB)
• Appendix D - Technical Reports and Appendices:
• Appendix D1 - Geotechnical Investigations Supporting Reports ( 11.1 MB)
• Appendix D2 - Sediment Quality Report ( 14.6 MB)
• Appendix D3 - Climate and Coastal Oceanographic Data Summary Report ( 15.4 MB)
• Appendix D4 - Water Quality Model Development and Calibration Report ( 16.9 MB)
• Appendix D5 - Terrestrial Ecology Supporting Information ( 1.1 MB)
• Appendix D6 - Cairns Cruise Shipping Development – Demand Study ( 811 KB)
• Appendix D7 - Noise and Vibration Technical Report ( 8.0 MB)
• Appendix D8 - Greenhouse Gas Calculations ( 81 KB)
• Appendix D9 - Economic Analysis Feasibility Report ( 876 KB)
• Appendix D10 - Ports North Management Policies ( 723 KB)
• Appendix D11 - Health Impact Assessment ( 639 KB)
• Appendix D12 - Oil Spill Risk and Exposure Modelling Study ( 3.2 MB)
• Appendix D13 - Marine Ecology Supporting Information ( 4.6 MB)
• Appendix E - Development Option for Land at East Trinity:
• Appendix E1 - Cairns Plan Performance Criteria ( 5.5 MB)
• Appendix E2 - Ports North - Development Options for Land at East Trinity ( 2.0 MB)
• Appendix E3 - Fauna Records ( 271 KB)
• Appendix E4 - Assessment of Species Likelihood and Occurrence ( 449 KB)
• Appendix F - Study Team ( 342 KB)

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