Environmental Management
- Environmental Management Strategy
- Environmental Management Plans
- Annual reporting
- Further Information
Environmental Management Strategy
The Alliance created an overarching environmental management strategy for the Sugarloaf Pipeline in July 2008. Based on fulfilling Melbourne Waters obligations and commitments, this benchmark document established the environmental management controls expected of Alliance workers and subcontractors building the Sugarloaf Pipeline.
This strategy was consistent with Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard ISO 14001 Environmental management systems requirements with guidance for use.
Environmental Management Plans
With the Sugarloaf Pipeline corridor stretching 70km and the larger construction zone spread even further afield, when it came time to create detailed environmental management plans (EMPs) the Alliance divided up the differing environmental zones. In the end, 17 EMPs were created.
Before construction could begin, each EMP was approved in Victoria by the Minister for Planning and endorsed by the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The EMPs for Toolangi State Forest, Sugarloaf Reservoir and the waterway crossings were also approved by the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Based on the environmental management strategy, each EMP was developed to ensure all environmental conditions were considered, documented and mitigating measures created for the various construction scenarios.
The approved EMPs for the Sugarloaf Pipeline are detailed here:
- Glenburn (PDF, 4.4MB)
- Goulburn River Pumping Station (PDF, 10.0MB)
- Killingworth (PDF, 5.9MB)
- Pipe storage - Yarra Ranges (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Sheoak (PDF, 5.8MB)
- Sugarloaf Reservoir - Goulburn Inlet (PDF, 4.7MB)
- Sugarloaf Reservoir - Pipe Storage (PDF, 2.7MB)
- Sugarloaf Reservoir (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Temporary Goulburn Access Track (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Toolangi State Forest (PDF, 4.1MB)
- Tunnel Portals (PDF, 4.8MB)
- Waterway Crossing Cat A - Kalatha Creek (PDF, 1.0MB)
- Waterway Crossing Cat A - Yea River at Castella (PDF, 4.4MB)
- Waterway Crossing Cat A - Yea River at Devlin Bridge (PDF, 2.6MB)
- Waterway Crossings - Category B (PDF, 506KB)
- Yarra Glen (PDF, 4.2MB)
- Yea to Devlin (PDF, 4.2MB)
Project-wide Management Programs
The Project-wide Management Programs are not site specific and apply to all 17 sections of the Sugarloaf Pipeline.
The endorsed Environmental Management Plans can be inspected at Melbourne Water's offices at 100 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Please phone 131 722 to arrange access.
Amendments
Amendments are changes that occur to the Environmental Management Plans and supporting documents and figures due to variations from the endorsed Environmental Management Plans and adjustments to the construction right of way.
- (17/10/08) Glenburn Map, EMP changes (Zip, 2.0MB)
- (22/10/08) Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 936KB)
- (07/11/08) Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 3.4MB)
- (19/12/08) Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 1.7MB)
- (23/02/09) Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 1.7MB)
- (04/03/09) Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 1.7MB)
- (04/03/09) Yea to Devlin Bridge Map changes (Zip, 5.1MB)
- (08/04/09) Yarra Glen Map changes (Zip, 6.5MB)
- (20/04/09) Yea to Devlin Bridge, Sheoak Map changes (Zip, 5.8MB)
- (22/04/09) Yarra Glen Map changes (Zip, 6.5MB)
- (28/04/09) Sugarloaf Reservoir Map changes (Zip, 5.4MB)
- (11/05/09) Killingworth, Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 2.4MB)
- (19/05/09) Glenburn Map changes (Zip, 1.8MB)
- (10/06/09) Goulburn River Pump Station Map changes (Zip, 1.3MB)
- (29/07/09) Yea to Devlin Bridge, Killingworth EMS amendment, additional document (Zip, 4.9MB)
- (05/08/09) Toolangi Reinstatement Changes (Zip, 5.5MB)
- (12/08/09) Yea to Devlin Bridge Map changes (Zip, 1.5MB)
- (26/08/09) Toolangi Map changes (Zip, 2.1MB)
- (28/08/09) Project-wide Greenhouse Gas Management Program (Zip, 723KB)
- (18/11/09) Goulburn River Pump Station Map changes (Zip, 1.2MB)
- (15/01/10) Project-wide Biosecurity Management Program (Zip, 97KB)
Annual reporting
In September 2008 the Federal Minister for the Environment approved the environment management strategy of the Sugarloaf Pipeline project (with conditions) under the Environment Protection and Conservation Biodiversity Act 1999. One of the conditions specified is that the Alliance provide an annual report to the Department for the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) addressing how it has complied with the requirements of the Act.
Further information
You will need Adobe Acrobat to access the above PDF documents. 
