Planning and Development

Orica undertakes thorough and extensive planning to enable construction activities to meet required safety and environmental management standards.

Ammonium Nitrate Expansion Project

Key documents

• Environmental Assessment Summary (PDF 1.4MB)
• Environmental Assessment (PDF 11.7MB)
• Environmental Assessment - Appendices (PDF 20.4MB)
• Revised Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) Report (PDF 3.4MB)
• Expansion Development Consent (08_0129) (PDF 335.2KB)
• MOD1 Development Consent (08_0129 MOD1) - Site Layout change (PDF 335.2KB)
• MOD2 Development Consent (08_0129 MOD2) - Nitric Acid Tank and Ammonia Flares (PDF 1.9MB)
• MOD3 Development Consent (08_0129 MOD3) - Ammonia Plant Production Quantity (PDF 117.1KB)
• MOD4 Development Consent (08_0129 MOD4) - Nitrates Effluent Tank (PDF 163KB) and stamped plans (PDF 866.5KB)
• MOD5 Development Consent (08_0129 MOD5) - Prill Tower Scrubber (PDF 527.7KB)
• MOD7 Development Consent (08_0129 MOD7) - AN1 ANSOL supply line project (PDF 31.7KB)
• MOD 1 EA (PDF 5.4MB)
• MOD 2 EA (PDF 5.2MB)
• MOD 3 EA (PDF 6.6MB)
• MOD 4 EA (PDF 1.8MB) 
• MOD 5 EA (PDF 12.4MB) 
• MOD 7 EA (PDF 1.4MB)

Construction management plans

• Soil Management (PDF 761.4KB) 
• Erosion and Sediment Control (PDF 2.8MB)
• Stormwater Management (PDF 1.6MB)
• Air Quality Management (PDF 409.8KB)
• Noise and Vibration Management (PDF 459.5KB)
• Waste Management (PDF 159KB)

Project CEMPs

• MOD4 - Nitrates Effluent Tank Project (PDF 1.2MB)
• MOD5 - Prill Tower Scrubber Project (PDF 1.3MB)
• MOD7 - AN1 ANSOL Supply Line Project (PDF 825.9KB)

Environmental management plans

• Environmental Management Systems Manual (Operational Environmental Management Plan) (PDF 1.1MB)
• Environmental Management Strategy (PDF 1.8MB) 
• Noise Management Plan (PDF 459.5KB)
• Operational Air Quality Management Plan (PDF 593.9KB)

Environmental assessment and annual reporting

• 2010 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 399.1KB)
• 2011 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 537.6KB) 
• 2012 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 844.3KB)
• 2013 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 370.3KB)
  • Appendix A (PDF 423.6KB)
  • Appendix B (PDF 6.8MB) 

• 2014 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 618.9KB)
• 2015 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 590.6KB)
• 2016 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 643.1KB)
• 2017 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 742.4KB)
• 2018 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 4.7MB)
• 2019 Annual Environmental Management Report  (PDF 1.3MB)
• 2020 Annual Environmental Management Report  (PDF 1.3MB)
• 2021 Annual Environmental Management Report (PDF 7.7MB)
• 2022 Annual Environment Management Report (PDF 10.7MB)
• 2023 Annual Environment Management Report (PDF 990KB)

Noise audits

• 2024 Noise audit (PDF 8.5MB)
• 2023 Noise Audit (PDF 8.7MB)
• 2022 Noise Audit  (PDF 9.4MB)
• 2021 Noise Audit (PDF 6.6MB) 
• 2020 Noise Audit (PDF 7.4MB)
• 2019 Noise Audit (PDF 38.1MB)
• 2018 Noise Audit (PDF 30.3MB)
• 2017 Noise Audit (PDF 8.1MB)

Independent environmental audit

•   2023 Independent environmental audit (PDF 4.1MB)
•   2020 Independent environmental audit (PDF 6MB)
•   2017 Independent environmental audit (PDF 8.6MB)
• 2014 Independent environmental audit (PDF 831KB)

Hazard Audit

• 2016 Independent Hazard Audit (PDF 2.3MB)
• 2019 Independent Hazard Audit  (PDF 1.9MB)
• 2022 Independent Hazard Audit (PDF 2MB)

Post approval documents for the Expansion Consent (MP08_0129) and subsequent modifications are publicly available from the following link on the Department of Planning industry and Environment Major Planning Portal

Arsenic Remediation Project

Key documents

• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Part A (PDF 8.9MB)
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Part B (PDF 9.4MB)
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Part C (PDF 7.5MB)
• Orica's Response to Submissions (PDF 8.1MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Development Consent (PDF 1.7MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Approved Plans (PDF 1.6MB)
• Environmental Management Plan (EMP) (PDF 1MB)
• Arsenic Remediation CEMP (PDF 6.4MB)

Remediation Validations Reports

• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Main Body Text (PDF 586.6KB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix A - Cut off Wall CQA Report (PDF 59.2MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix B - Cell Cap CQA Report (PDF 89.3MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix C - Groundwater Well Installation  (PDF 6.4MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix D - Materials Tracking (PDF 13.1MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix E - Early Stage Excavation Report (PDF 16.1MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix F - Hydraulic Verification (PDF 13.1MB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Appendix G - Report Limitations (PDF 116.8KB)
• Arsenic Remediation Validation Report - Figures (PDF 23.9MB)

Ongoing monitoring and management of the cell is occurring in accordance with a Long Term Environmental Management Plan (PDF 22.8MB), which includes groundwater monitoring to confirm the performance of the cell:

Groundwater Monitoring Program Reports

• 2019 Biannual Groundwater Monitoring Program (PDF 12.3MB)
• 2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Program (PDF 25.8MB)
• 2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Program (PDF 18MB)
• 2022 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Program (PDF 19.6MB)
• 2023 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Program (PDF 26.7MB)
• 2024 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Program (PDF 10.2MB)

The Remediation Validation Report and LTEMP for the arsenic cell have been reviewed by a NSW EPA accredited contaminated site auditor who has issued a Site Audit Statement/Site Audit Report. (PDF 49MB)

Environmental assessment and annual reporting

• 2020 Annual Review (PDF 915.8KB)
• 2021 Annual Review (PDF 973.4KB)
• 2022 Annual Review (PDF 737.5KB)
• 2023 Annual Review (PDF 1.1MB)

Independent environmental audit

• 2020 Independent Environmental Audit (PDF 6MB)
• 2023 Independent Environmental Audit (PDF 4.1MB)

If you would like further information or to comment on the arsenic remediation project, please contact us.