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Alcoa Anglesea’s World Environment Day activities hit the markl alcoa anglesea 2009 environment report june ANGLESEA ENVIRONMENT REPORT JUNE 2009 air Air Monitoring Stack Monitors Average Maximum Opacity g/m3 10-minute average 0.045 0.339 Stack SO2 kg/min 1-hour average Licence limit 100kg/min 56.3 67.3 SO2 1 hour ppb Average Maximum Community Centre 0 54 Primary School 1 123 Mt Ingoldsby 3 95 Scout Camp 2 54 Camp Wilkin 3 122 Camp Road 1 55 Ambient Monitors Ambient Monitors SO2 Maximum 1 hour averages (ppb) Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Community Centre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 - - Primary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 1 0 115 0 56 123 42 0 Mt Ingoldsby 6 3 2 10 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 1 15 40 3 12 10 5 4 5 5 15 8 2 Scout Camp 3 5 2 44 3 - 0 54 39 1 4 1 1 5 3 2 8 19 2 10 33 34 4 2 2 2 Camp Wilkin 1 1 1 - 0 - - - 0 1 1 1 109 6 1 1 3 3 23 122 22941 4 1 1 1 1 49 48 1 Camp Road 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 55 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 35 2 EPA Air Quality Objective 200 Alcoa Local Standard 170 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 22 4 0 1 23 95 75 41 20 4 4 1 3 5 2 1 0 0 4 0 - 3 1 22 32 3 0 0 ANGLESEA ENVIRONMENT REPORT JUNE 2009 water Water Storage Barwon Water storage levels for the Geelong system at 18.1% capacity. Stage 4 restrictions apply with a Winter exemption to permit limited residential garden watering. Water Discharge ML June Total Ashponds (SP1) 115.6 717.3 Mine (SP4) 0 0 Water Monitoring SP1 SP4 SP3 18/06/2009 Ashpond Mine Final EPA limit Lab Result EPA limit Lab Result EPA limit Lab Result pH 4-10 8.3 3-9 no 5-9 6.8 Susp. Solids 100 <4 100 discharge 30 <4 Colour 50 4 50 at 50 5 Aluminium 10 0.15 10 time 5.5 0.050 Iron 10 0.35 20 of 4.0 0.070 Zinc 0.4 0.006 2.0 sampling 0.30 0.024 WATER WATER USAGE PER MONTH (ML) Date JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG Town Water 2.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.9 1.6 11 Bore Water 288 270 281 237 76 233 1385 Mine Water 46 53 54 65 27 66 311 SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL ANGLESEA ENVIRONMENT REPORT JUNE 2009 World Environment Day 2009 Alcoa Anglesea and Parks Victoria co-manage the Anglesea Heath, which requires a significant effort to ensure the ongoing management and conservation of the area’s biodiversity. The senior students at Anglesea Primary school have shown an interest in preserving the area and participating in these kinds of events. This is another example of the strong environmental link that we share with the primary school and the local community. Alcoa Anglesea celebrated World Environment Day on Friday June 5 by joining forces with Parks Victoria and Anglesea Primary School’s Grade 5/6F. The group removed Boneseed plants from the Anglesea Heath. Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp moniilifera) is a non-native Weed of National Significance, and is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread and economic and environmental impacts. As boneseed reproduces by seed, it is important to remove plants prior to setting seed. In addition to the Boneseed removal, a group of six Alcoa Anglesea employees conducted a tree planting session on site to commemorate World Environment Day. Heath Tea-Tree seedlings were planted in the embankment adjacent to the front gate. Conservation of the Anglesea Heath and the environment in general is of the highest priority for Alcoa Anglesea, and these World Environment Day activities are fantastic events to highlight this! Following an introduction from Parks Victoria, the group hand-pulled the boneseed plants. Due to the ease of regermination of the plants, the trailer load of collected plants was taken to the Anglesea Landfill for disposal. Grade 5/6 F teacher, Mrs Helen Flynn said “The kids really enjoyed the morning of boneseed weeding and learnt some important information regarding the conservation of their own backyard.” ANIMALS OF THE ANGLESEA HEATH SUPERB BLUE WREN (Malurus cyaneus) Size: Male: 14cm rich blue + black plumage above and on the throat, the belly is white and the bill is black Female: brown tail, pale bill and buff patch around the eye Voice: soft sharp ‘trrt’; trilling ‘trrreee’; full throated gushing song with downward inflection click to hear the bird call Distribution + Habitat: eastern Australia and Tasmania to the south east corner of South Australia; in most habitat types with suitable dense low shrub cover, common in urban gardens Food: feed on insects and small arthropods Adult male fairy wrens are strikingly coloured, especially during the breeding season. Males moult completely after this season into a brown eclipse plumage. The Superb Blue Wren is distinguishable from other fairy wrens by it’s white belly. SUPERB BLUE WREN ANGLESEA ENVIRONMENT REPORT JUNE 2009 RAINFALL (mm) Month JAN FEB MAR APR 2009 Rainfall 5.0 5.8 33.4 63.8 47.2 43.8 199.0 1968-2008 Average 43.9 42.5 40.4 51.6 60.2 59.5 298.1 MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL WATER TOWN WATER USE (ML) FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Process 23.9 15.5 9.6 2.5 0.8 1.2 1.3 2.3 1.5 Amenity 11.6 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 2000 2008 2009 JAN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AIR GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) TOTAL (Mt) & GHG EMISSION EFFICENCY (t/MWh) GHG Mt GHG t/MWh 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1.23 1.27 1.50 1.45 1.47 1.31 1.49 1.40 1.42 1.26 1.24 1.19 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.18 1.20 1.24 ANGLESEA ENVIRONMENT REPORT JUNE 2009 environmental improvement Environmental Management Targets June 2009 Total Forecast 2009 Target Reportable Environmental Incidents 0 1 1 0 Env Near Miss vs Env Incident Run Rate (ratio) 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 Monthly EHS ASAT Audit Completion (%) 100 89 89 90 Air Emission Targets June 2009 Total Forecast 2009 Target Ambient SO2 (no. readings > 200ppb) 0 2 2 0 Stack SO2 (no. hrs > 100kg/min) 0 0 0 0 SO2 Load Reductions (lost MWh) 789 9354 20556 N/A GHG Efficiency (t CO2 e/MWh) 1.21 1.24 1.24 1.20 Opacity (10 min av > 0.25g/m normal operation) 0 0 0 0 Water Targets June 2009 Total Forecast 2009 Target Town Water (ML) 1.6 11.0 20.0 14.1 Bore Water (ML) 233 1385 2765 4000 Waste Targets June 2009 Total Forecast 2009 Target Waste to Landfill (t) 0.0 7.2 10.5 8.0 Solid Prescribed Waste to Landfill (t) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 Mine Rehabilitation Targets 2009 Total 2009 Target 2009 Area to Clear (ha) 0.245 0.0 2009 Area to Rehabilitate (ha) 0.658 0.0 OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR EMPLOYEE Hi Dale, tell us a little about your role with Parks Victoria. I have spent the last 8 years working in partnership with Alcoa to manage the Anglesea Heath. Initially the Heath was pretty degraded, but since the inception of the Anglesea Heath Management Plan in 2002 we have been working to improve the quality of the Heath. This includes track rehabilitation, weed management, fox and cat management and protection of rare and threatened species in the area. We understand that you are moving on - where are you off to ? I’m heading to Western Australia to work for Bush Heritage - which is like a private version of Parks Victoria. I will be managing Charles Darwin Reserve - 68,800 ha of former sheep station. It is a hot-spot for biodiversity - much like Anglesea Heath, and it is internationally recognised as such. I will be responsible for basically everything to do with the reserve - there will be heaps to keep me busy! We wish you the best of luck! ...DALE FULLER