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8. Land Contamination
Cross River Rail
CHAPTER 8 LAND CONTAMINATION
JULY 2011
CrossRiverRail
Contents 8 Land contamination.........................................................................................8-1
8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1.1 Methodology .................................................................................................. 8-1 8.1.2 Legislative framework .................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 Description of existing environment................................................................................. 8-3 8.2.1 Environmental Management Register ........................................................... 8-3 8.2.2 Historical records review and preliminary roadside inspection...................... 8-9 8.2.3 Brisbane City Council flammable and combustible liquids licenses ............ 8-13 8.2.4 Potential for unexploded ordnance.............................................................. 8-13 8.2.5 Queensland Rail contaminated land review ................................................ 8-13 8.2.6 Landfills........................................................................................................ 8-19
8.3 Potential impacts and mitigation .................................................................................... 8-19 8.3.1 Disturbance of potentially contaminated soils ............................................. 8-20 8.3.2 Contamination from adjacent potentially contaminated sites ...................... 8-34 8.3.3 Disturbance of asbestos containing materials ............................................. 8-38 8.3.4 Unforeseen contamination and prevention of contamination ...................... 8-38 8.3.5 Summary of potential impacts and mitigation measures............................. 8-40
8.4 Summary........................................................................................................................ 8-47
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8 Land contamination 8.1 Introduction This Chapter addresses Section 3.3.2 of the Terms of Reference. It describes known contaminated land potentially affected by the Project and assesses the potential impacts of contaminated land on the Project. It also describes proposed mitigation measures to minimise or manage potential impacts.
8.1.1 Methodology
The study area for this assessment includes the study corridor for the EIS as well as a 1 km buffer surrounding the study corridor (refer to Figure 8-1). The study area has also taken account of the potential groundwater drawdown associated with the tunnel and especially the southern tunnel portal (refer to Chapter 12 Groundwater).
The purpose of this assessment was to identify known and potentially contaminated sites within the study area. It involved the review of:
� data from the Environmental Management Register (EMR) and Contaminated Land Register (CLR) provided by the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM)
� past land uses to identify potentially contaminated sites within the study area based on the review of current and historical aerial photographs and the 1965 Brisbane City Council (BCC) Land Use Plan
� potential for unexploded ordnance (UXO) as described on the Department of Defence website
� BCC records relating to flammable/combustible goods and historic landfills
� Queensland Rail contaminated land information
� relevant contaminated land findings of other recent EIS studies undertaken for projects within and near to the study area.
A roadside inspection of listed commercial/industrial properties and properties identified as being potentially contaminated, based on the assessment of past land uses, was also undertaken.
A qualitative assessment was undertaken of potential impacts of the Project on known and potentially contaminated sites within the study area. Mitigation measures are proposed to minimise or manage potential impacts associated with land contamination during construction and operation of the Project.
8.1.2 Legislative framework
Legislative requirements for contaminated land in Queensland are primarily contained in the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act) and subordinate policies and regulations.
The methodology used in this assessment is largely based on the following guidelines:
� National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999 (“the NEPM”) (National Environment Protection Council 1999)
� Draft Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Land in Queensland, May 1998 (“the Draft Guidelines”) (Department of Environment and Heritage 1998).
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These documents provide a framework for assessing and managing contaminated soil and groundwater, based on an evaluation of three components in the risk chain identified below. Each of these links must be present in the risk chain for a risk to exist:
� contamination (source): soil and/or groundwater contamination must be present. Contamination is the release of a hazardous contaminant into the environment that is likely to cause serious or material environmental harm because of its physical, chemical or infectious characteristics or due to its concentration.
� receptors: humans and/or a receiving environment must be present and be potentially impacted by the identified contaminants
� pathways: the contamination must be able to contact receptors by means such as
– humans – ingestion, skin contact and inhalation – environment – seepage into waterways, wind-blown deposition on plants, root uptake as well
as ingestion, skin contact and inhalation by various life forms.
Appendix 9 of the Draft Guidelines provides investigation thresholds for contaminated soils in Queensland. The threshold levels are based on the risk of human exposure to potential contaminants in soil in association with particular types of land use (e.g. residential, open space recreation and industrial). The threshold levels do not necessarily take into account environmental concerns such as the protection of a species or ecosystem. Further information on the guidelines is provided in Technical Report No.2 – Contaminated Land).
The National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) initiated a variation to the NEPM in June 2007 which aims to incorporate new scientific and technical information to minimise overly conservative investigation levels, provide clarification around the contaminated site assessment process and minimise unnecessary remediation. Consultation on the variation was undertaken in 2010. The outcome of the final variation is pending and consideration would be given to changes in relevant technical protocols upon approval of the variation.
8.2 Description of existing environment This section provides a summary of the potentially contaminated sites identified within the study area. A detailed review is provided in Technical Report No.2 – Contaminated Land.
8.2.1 Environmental Management Register
The EMR and CLR databases are the principal source of land use planning data for contaminated land in Queensland. Land that has been or is being used for a “notifiable activity”, of which DERM has been advised, is recorded on the EMR. The EMR provides information on historic and current land uses, including whether the land has been, or is currently used for a notifiable activity, or has been contaminated by a hazardous material.
The CLR includes land which is proven (through investigation) to be contaminated land which is causing or has the potential to cause serious environmental harm. Land is recorded on the CLR when investigation shows it is contaminated and action needs to be taken to remediate or manage the land. There are no land parcels within the study area listed on the CLR.
As part of a desktop assessment, each notifiable activity was classified as being of either higher or lower risk. Notifiable activities considered to be of higher risk include those activities which present a greater risk of generating contaminants that are likely to be mobile in groundwater. Land parcels listed on the EMR for hazardous contaminants are also considered to be of higher risk. Where more than one notifiable activity is listed for a land parcel, the notifiable activity considered to be of higher risk is described.
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A total of 2,972 land parcels within the study area are listed on the EMR. Of these, 506 land parcels are located within the study corridor, whilst 2,466 land parcels are located outside of the study corridor but within the study area.
Property description information including lot and plan number and notifiable activity is presented in Appendix A of Technical Report 2 – Contaminated Land. 46 land parcels listed on the EMR comprise common land and do not include a lot and plan description. Of these, 31 land parcels are listed for notifiable activities considered to be higher risk.
Table 8-1 provides a summary of higher and low risk land parcels listed on the EMR potentially affected by the Project. These are also shown on Figure 8-2, Figure 8-3 and Figure 8-4.
Within the study corridor:
� 506 land parcels are listed on the EMR
� 432 land parcels are identified with notifiable activities considered to be of higher risk
� 74 land parcels are identified with notifiable activities considered to be of lower risk
� 14 land parcels are managed under a Site Management Plan (SMP), including 9 land parcels considered to be of higher risk.
Outside the study corridor, but within the wider study area:
� 2,466 land parcels are listed on the EMR
� 1,437 land parcels are identified with notifiable activities considered to be of higher risk
� 1,029 land parcels identified with notifiable activities considered to be of lower risk
� 114 land parcels are managed under a SMP, including 98 land parcels considered to be of higher risk.
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Table 8-1 EMR listed land parcels potentially affected by the Project
Land parcels within the study corridor
Land parcels outside of the study corridor but within the study area
Notifiable activity
EMR listed land parcels
SMP managed land parcels
EMR listed land parcels
SMP managed land parcels
Higher risk
Chemical manufacture or formulation 1 - 3 4
Coal fired power station 4 - 5 -
Coal gas works - - 10 -
Hazardous contaminant 84 1 291 34
Herbicide or pesticide manufacture - - 1 -
Landfill 50 - 291 17
Petroleum product or oil storage 198 5 591 28
Rail yards 86 3 35 -
Service stations 13 - 210 15
Total higher risk land parcels 432 9 1,437 98
Lower risk
Abrasive blasting 1 -
Asbestos manufacture or disposal 1 -
Battery manufacture or recycling - - 1 -
Chemical storage - - 2 -
Drum reconditioning or recycling 1 - - -
Dry cleaning 1 - 17 1
Foundry operations 21 - 2 1
Livestock dip or spray race - - 2 -
Metal treatment or coating 3 - 908 7
Paint manufacture or formulation 1 - 3 -
Pest control 1 - 4 -
Pharmaceutical manufacture - - 1 -
Printing 25 2 63 -
Radioactive contaminant 1 - - -
Scrap yards 17 3 17 6
Waste storage, treatment or disposal 1 - 4 1
Wood treatment and preservation - - 5 -
Total lower risk land parcels 74 5 1,029 16
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8.2.2 Historical records review and preliminary roadside inspection
A review was also undertaken of other publicly available records to assess the potential for contaminated land within the study area which is not recorded on the EMR/CLR. These parcels are referred to as “additional potentially contaminated land parcels”. Land which is listed on the EMR or has been identified as an additional potentially contaminated land parcel is referred to in this EIS chapter as a potentially contaminated site.
A preliminary roadside inspection was also undertaken of commercial and industrial areas within the study area and of buildings identified from the review of aerial imagery as having potentially contaminating activities.
Fifty additional potentially contaminated land parcels were identified within the study corridor, with a further 91 additional potentially contaminated land parcels identified outside the study corridor but within the study area. These are summarised in Table 8-2 and are shown in Figure 8-5, Figure 8-6 and Figure 8-7. A full list of these land parcels has been included in Technical Report No.2 – Contaminated Land.
Table 8-2 Additional potentially contaminated land parcels in the study area
Land use Land parcels within the study corridor
Land parcels outside of the study corridor but within the study area
Asbestos manufacture or disposal 2 4
Chemical storage/drum reconditioning or recycling 1 2
Coal gas works - 1
Defence establishments or training areas/explosives production or storage
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Dry cleaning - 3
Foundry operations/metal treatment or coating - 4
Hazardous contaminant 2 -
Paint manufacture or formulation - 2
Petroleum product or oil storage/service stations/engine reconditioning works
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Rail yards 6 -
Scrap yards/landfill 5 10
Wood treatment and preservation 7 12
Total 50 91
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8.2.3 Brisbane City Council flammable and combustible liquids licenses
BCC maintains a register of flammable and combustible liquids (F/C) stored on properties having current and/or cancelled licenses under the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001. DERM make use of this register to identify F/C licences that exceed threshold limits set by DERM that require listing on the EMR as a notifiable activity. Examples of notifiable activities that may also require an F/C licence include: chemical storage, petroleum product or oil storage; and service stations. If a property with an F/C licence does not meet or exceed the threshold limits set by DERM (for notifiable activities), it is not listed on the EMR.
Underground storage tanks are generally considered to pose a higher risk of land contamination given that leaks from these tanks may not be readily noticeable. Conversely, sites with above ground storage tanks are generally considered to pose a lower risk to land contamination.
In the study area, 234 land parcels have been identified as holding F/C licenses. The locations of these are shown in Figure 8-8, Figure 8-9 and Figure 8-10. Further information is also provided in Technical Report 2 – Land Contamination.
Of these land parcels, 124 parcels are not listed on the EMR. These properties constitute additional potentially contaminated land parcels. A breakdown of these properties is provided in Table 8-3.
Table 8-3 Additional potentially contaminated land parcels licensed for F/C storage not listed on EMR
Land use Land parcels within the study corridor
Land parcels outside of the study corridor but within the study area
Higher risk F/C storage ie underground storage 6 35
Lower risk F/C storage ie above ground storage 52 31
Total 58 66
8.2.4 Potential for unexploded ordnance
Sites which are known or suspected of having been used for military activity are categorised according to the assessed potential for UXO. The Archerfield Airport, located in the study area, is listed on the Defence database as ‘other’. This means that UXO may still sometimes be found on this site. No other potential for UXO was identified in the study area.
8.2.5 Queensland Rail contaminated land review
While not all land within the rail corridor is listed on the EMR, Queensland Rail and DERM acknowledge that past practices may have resulted in soil and/or groundwater contamination within rail land. Potential contaminating activities that may be associated with rail land include:
� disposal of ash material
� stockpiling of fill and ballast
� maintenance activities and the use of chemicals (including solvents)
� leaks and spills from freight and locomotive machinery
� use of herbicides/pesticides
� petroleum product and oil storage.
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Brisbane River
Milton Station
Buranda Station
CentralStation
Roma Street Station
Southbank Station
Park Road Station
Fairfield Station
Dutton Park Station
South Brisbane Station
Fortitude Valley Station
Exhibition Station
Albert Street Station
Gabba Station
Roma Street Station
Boggo Road Station
MILTON
HERSTON
BRISBANE
NEW FARM
ST LUCIA
FAIRFIELD
SOUTH BANK
DUTTON PARK
SPRING HILL
SOUTH BRISBANE
KANGAROO POINT
FORTITUDE VALLEY
CROSS RIVER RAILENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Figure 8-9Flammable/Combustible Liquids Licenses
Spring Hill to Fairfield (Central Section)
¯0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1
km
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Yeronga Station
Tennyson Station
Salisbury Station
Fairfield Station
Yeerongpilly Station
Coopers Plains Station
Moorooka Station
ROCKLEA
YERONGA
SALISBURY
YEERONGPILLY
CROSS RIVER RAILENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Figure 8-10Flammable/Combustible Liquids Licenses
Yeronga to Salisbury (Southern Section)
¯0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1
km
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The study corridor generally follows the existing rail corridors managed by Queensland Rail north of Spring Hill and south of Boggo Road, and also includes the Roma Street Station. Major current Queensland Rail assets within the study area include:
� Mayne Rail Yard at Bowen Hills, which accommodates the majority of maintenance works and off-site storage of the Queensland Rail fleet. The yard has generally held a similar footprint since 1946 and has been progressively redeveloped over time to cater for additional rail lines and facility upgrades. Rail lines in the northern section of the yard were removed prior to 2007 with current aerial photography showing this section of the yard as vacant.
� Clapham Rail Yard at Fairfield Road, which has occupied the same general layout since it was developed prior to 1946
� Exhibition Loop, which was developed prior to 1946, and currently includes maintenance sheds located along a portion of the loop adjacent to Victoria Park, which are used for cleaning and general carriage maintenance
� Park Road Junction, which connects the Cleveland line to the South Coast line. The junction was developed prior to 1946, with the South Coast line reconfigured to a more central alignment in the 1990s to allow the development of commercial land east of the rail corridor. A former freight line servicing the Kangaroo Point wharves was also routed through the northern part of the junction.
� Yeerongpilly and Tennyson Junction, which was developed prior to 1946. A small outpost and bypass rail line was developed immediately south of the junction prior to 1946, with several additional buildings progressively developed adjacent to the outpost. The area was cleared of structures and rail lines prior to 2007.
� south of Salisbury Station, a secondary line splits from the main South Coast line to service commercial and industrial properties in the area. The line leads into a freight yard before splitting further and terminating at several large commercial/industrial buildings. Rail infrastructure for this line was developed prior to 1983.
The study corridor also includes a number of sites formerly used as rail infrastructure. These areas were identified from the review of historical aerial photography and include:
� Roma Street Parkland, which formerly contained the Roma Street goods and freight yards. The yards were decommissioned in 1991 and redeveloped as parkland in 2000 (Blake 2004)
� former freight rail line, which extended north from Park Road Junction, following an alignment west of Ipswich Road, crossing Ipswich Road at Hawthorne Street and continuing through to Logan Road, before looping west toward a former shunting yard on the Goprint site. The rail line then headed north toward the former wharves at South Brisbane and Kangaroo Point. Use of this rail line appears to have been discontinued in the early 1970s, coinciding with the development of the Pacific Motorway.
� former rail yards at Woolloongabba on the site accommodating Goprint, the DERM Land Centre and the dental hospital. The yards were developed prior to 1946 and were decommissioned prior to 1983. The Goprint, DERM Land Centre, and the dental hospital buildings were developed prior to 1994.
� former rail yards at Woolloongabba, west of the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The purpose of the yards cannot be determined, but may have been used for shunting and freight storage. The yards were redeveloped prior to 1994 and are currently used for rail maintenance.
� small rail terminus located north of Albion Station, which has progressively been reconfigured since 1946. Prior to 2001, the rail line through the centre of the site appears to have been removed with the land currently managed by Queensland Rail as a maintenance yard.
CrossRiverRail Page 8-18
� former freight line servicing the former Newstead Gasworks and wharves, extending from the current Fortitude Valley/Bowen Hills line and following the suburb boundary to Breakfast Creek Road, before entering the former Newstead Gasworks where it split to two separate lines servicing the northern and southern Newstead wharves. The northern line terminated at Newstead Avenue. Aerial photography shows that by 1994, the freight line appeared disused and the wharves serviced by the northern and southern terminus were under redevelopment. By 2007, several buildings had been constructed directly over the former line and the former gasworks infrastructure had been removed.
In relation to the management of Queensland Rail land in the study area, anecdotal information provided by Queensland Rail suggests that typically, Queensland Rail corridor land is listed on the EMR for hazardous contaminant for arsenic residue from herbicide/pesticide spraying during the 1940s and 1950s. Limited soil sampling and testing has been conducted within metropolitan corridors. However, it is expected that levels of arsenic are low as procedures were in place to prevent or limit the herbicide treatment in sensitive areas near residential buildings, creeks, etc. The application of herbicide was limited by equipment, with a thin strip spray directed on the track. Residues of arsenic still exist in track formation soils as arsenates bind well to soil particles. There has been no indication of arsenic contamination effects on groundwater in any Queensland Rail land (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b).
Rail stations within the study area service the passenger network and typically do not have contamination issues other than minor arsenic contamination in soil along rail tracks (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b). There is also the potential for oils and other contaminants to be discharged to the track with incidental leakage of fluids from carriage mechanics or freight.
The following information was also provided in relation to specific sites within the study area:
� Mayne Rail Yard (Lot 2 on SP116599) has been used by Queensland Rail for over 100 years. Hydrocarbon contamination exists on the site, with a layer of ‘free phase’ hydrocarbon product floating on top of the shallow groundwater system identified during site excavation activities in the late 1990s and early 2000s (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2006b; SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b). The source of the contamination was a leaking diesel reticulation line associated with two above ground storage tanks (AST) and related to above ground handling. The ASTs were removed during construction of the Inner City Bypass and replaced with a smaller AST located toward the centre of the southern yard.
� a contamination risk assessment was conducted at Mayne Rail Yard in the mid-1990s and residual contamination was being managed at the site (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2006b; SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b). ‘Free phase’ hydrocarbon products floating on top of the groundwater system was confirmed in May 2010. A monitoring and remediation program is currently being undertaken at the yard which involves pumping the ‘free phase’ hydrocarbons from the groundwater for treatment at the site wastewater treatment plant. On-going water quality monitoring is also being undertaken in Breakfast Creek to monitor compliance with the site’s environmental licence (GeoEnvironmental Consultants 2010).
� two plumes were present onsite during the April 2010 groundwater monitoring at Mayne Rail Yard undertaken by GeoEnvironmental Consultants (2010); the western plume exceeding 75 m in breadth, and the eastern plume exceeding 25 m in breadth. The thickness of “free phase” hydrocarbons within monitoring wells intersecting the two plumes did not exceed 5 mm at any location (GeoEnvironmental Consultants 2010).
� land south of Mayne Rail Yard (Lot 14 on SP158920) has the potential for diesel fuel contamination in groundwater due to its proximity to the Mayne Rail Yard (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2006b; SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b)
� an SMP applies to the former rail corridor at Breakfast Creek in Newstead, adjacent to the former Gas Works.
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8.2.6 Landfills
There are no operating landfills within the study area. However, there are 50 land parcels within the study area which have been listed on the EMR for the notifiable activity of ‘landfill’. These sites have generally been redeveloped as parks and open space areas, although one stretch of rail line associated with Salisbury Station is listed as a landfill. Twenty-one additional properties have also been identified through the review of aerial photography which may have previously been used for land filling activities.
BCC maintains records of known BCC landfill sites. This information was not provided as part of these investigations, although information from BCC records obtained for previous projects in the study area provide the following information:
� Lot 2 on RP114914 and Lot 20 on RP56334 (61 Cartwright Street and 46/4 Bryden Street Windsor), included an operational landfill between September 1952 and June 1953. The landfill contains refuse which is approximately two metres deep (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2006b).
� Lot 1 on RP19518 (2A Jimbour Street, Wooloowin), included a sanitary landfill from March 1958 to May 1958. The depth of waste is approximately 2 m. BCC does not monitor this landfill or surrounding water courses (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2006b).
� 28 individual land parcels at Butterfield Street and Ramsey Park, Herston were listed on the EMR in 2006. This area operated as a landfill between the 1930s and 1940s, with waste disposed predominately comprising domestic refuse and ash. The depth of waste is approximately 2.5 m (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b).
� Lot 556 on SP133445 (137 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove) was listed on the EMR in 1994. No details about the type or duration of filling are available (SKM-Connell Wagner JV 2008b).
8.3 Potential impacts and mitigation This section provides an assessment of the potential impacts of contaminated land on the construction and operation of the Project, including:
� disturbance of potentially contaminated soils and groundwater
� contamination from adjacent potentially contaminated sites
� disturbance of asbestos
� unforeseen contamination, including potential for the Project to cause contamination during construction and operation.
For the purposes of this assessment, a land parcel which is listed on the EMR or which has been identified as an additional potentially contaminated land parcel is referred to as a “potentially contaminated site”.
Details of potential acid generation from the disturbance of acid sulphate soils are presented in Chapter 7 Topography, Geology, Geomorphology and Soils.
Further information on contaminated land impacts is provided in Technical Report No.2 – Contaminated Land.
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8.3.1 Disturbance of potentially contaminated soils
This section provides an assessment of the potential for the Project to disturb potentially contaminated soils and identifies mitigation measures to manage potential impacts.
Construction activities located at the surface or which involve excavation of soil have the potential to intercept contaminated soil, where works occur on land identified as a potentially contaminated site or, to a lesser extent, on land located adjacent to a potentially contaminated site.
The disturbance of potentially contaminated soil could occur at 74 potentially contaminated sites across the study area, based on a direct surface footprint. These are summarised in Table 8-4 and are shown in Figure 8-11, Figure 8-12 and Figure 8-13.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
21
Tabl
e 8-
4 Po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed s
ites
dire
ctly
impa
cted
by
the
Proj
ect
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Nor
th (W
oolo
owin
to B
owen
Hill
s)
Exi
stin
g no
rther
n ra
il co
rrido
r Lo
t 22
on p
lan
SP12
2245
C
1 H
azar
dous
con
tam
inan
t Th
e no
tifia
ble
activ
ity fo
r w
hich
this
land
par
cel i
s lis
ted
on th
e E
MR
in
dica
tes
cont
amin
atio
n is
pre
sent
. The
nat
ure
of
cont
amin
atio
n ha
s no
t be
en e
stab
lishe
d in
the
cont
ext o
f thi
s E
IS.
Sur
face
wor
ks th
at
dist
urb
the
grou
nd to
in
stal
l tem
pora
ry
cros
sove
rs fo
r tra
ck
dive
rsio
n, if
requ
ired.
Lot 2
on
plan
SP
1589
26
C2
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age/
rail
yard
s Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P89
2797
C
3 R
ail y
ards
Lo
t 34
on p
lan
SP15
8925
C
4 R
ail y
ards
Gro
undw
ater
at t
he
May
ne R
ail Y
ard
is
know
n to
be
cont
amin
ated
from
a
hist
oric
die
sel r
elea
se
onsi
te a
nd is
cur
rent
ly
unde
rgoi
ng re
med
iatio
n an
d m
onito
ring.
Fu
rther
inve
stig
atio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
has
been
pr
opos
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
deta
iled
desi
gn p
hase
of
wor
k (re
fer t
o S
ectio
n 8.
3.1
– m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s).
Rec
onfig
urat
ion
and
addi
tion
to ra
il lin
es
thro
ugh
May
ne R
ail
Yar
d, a
s w
ell a
s pi
ling
for
viad
uct p
iers
. Par
ts o
f th
e ya
rd w
ould
als
o be
us
ed fo
r con
stru
ctio
n la
ydow
n an
d te
mpo
rary
st
orag
e.
May
ne R
ail Y
ard
Lot 1
3 on
pla
n SP
1589
18
C5
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
F/C
liqu
ids
licen
se
reco
rds
indi
cate
the
land
pa
rcel
has
a c
urre
nt
licen
se fo
r the
abo
ve
grou
nd s
tora
ge o
f be
twee
n 50
,000
and
20
0,00
0 lit
res
of F
/C
liqui
ds.
Con
stru
ctio
n of
a n
ew
elec
trica
l sub
stat
ion
is
requ
ired
to s
uppo
rt in
frast
ruct
ure
upgr
ades
.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
22
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
May
ne fe
eder
sta
tion
Lot 1
4 on
pla
n SP
1589
20
C6
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
F/C
liqu
ids
licen
se
reco
rds
indi
cate
the
land
pa
rcel
has
a c
urre
nt
licen
se fo
r the
abo
ve
grou
nd s
tora
ge o
f be
twee
n 50
,000
and
20
0,00
0 lit
res
of F
/C
liqui
ds.
Con
stru
ctio
n of
a n
ew
May
ne fe
eder
sta
tion.
O’C
onne
ll Te
rrace
w
orks
ite
Lot 2
on
plan
SP
1445
96
C7
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
U
se o
f the
site
as
a co
nstru
ctio
n/la
ydow
n ya
rd.
Lot 4
55 o
n pl
an S
L347
3 C
8 Lo
t 11
on p
lan
SP15
6029
C
9
Lot 4
54 o
n pl
an
SP12
2217
C
10
Lot 3
on
plan
RP
1132
29
C11
Lo
t 474
on
plan
SL1
2086
C
12
Lot 4
81 o
n pl
an
SP19
6765
C
13
Haz
ardo
us c
onta
min
ant
Exi
stin
g no
rther
n ra
il co
rrido
r, E
kka
Sta
tion
Lot 3
on
plan
SP
1907
38
C14
P
etro
leum
pro
duct
or o
il st
orag
e
The
notif
iabl
e ac
tivity
for
whi
ch th
ese
land
par
cels
is
list
ed o
n th
e E
MR
in
dica
tes
cont
amin
atio
n is
pre
sent
. The
nat
ure
of
cont
amin
atio
n ha
s no
t be
en e
stab
lishe
d in
the
cont
ext o
f thi
s E
IS.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n ha
s be
en
prop
osed
as
part
of th
e de
taile
d de
sign
pha
se o
f w
orks
.
Dup
licat
ion
of th
e su
rface
rail
track
s w
ithin
th
e ex
istin
g Q
ueen
slan
d R
ail c
orrid
or a
nd
cons
truct
ion
of th
e E
kka
Sta
tion.
Lot 4
96 o
n pl
an S
L123
09
C15
Lo
t 691
on
plan
SL1
2309
C
16
Lot 3
2 on
pla
n SP
1721
36
C17
Lot 3
4 on
pla
n SP
1721
36
C18
Exi
stin
g no
rther
n ra
il co
rrido
r, no
rther
n tu
nnel
po
rtal
Lot 3
2 on
pla
n SP
1222
15
C19
Def
ence
est
ablis
hmen
t or
trai
ning
are
a Th
e la
nd p
arce
ls a
re
iden
tifie
d as
a fo
rmer
R
AA
F S
tore
.
Exc
avat
ion
of p
art o
f th
ese
prop
ertie
s m
ay b
e re
quire
d fo
r the
nor
ther
n po
rtal.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
23
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Cen
tral
(Spr
ing
Hill
to F
airf
ield
)
Lot 1
on
plan
SP
2072
20
C20
P
etro
leum
pro
duct
or o
il st
orag
e/ra
il ya
rds
Lot 3
5 on
pla
n SP
2072
19
C21
Lot 6
0 on
pla
n SP
2072
15
C22
Rom
a S
treet
Sta
tion
Lot 3
7 on
pla
n SP
1698
52
C23
Rai
l yar
ds
The
Rom
a S
treet
Tra
nsit
Cen
tre is
cur
rent
ly li
sted
on
the
EMR
for
‘pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age’
. Lot
1 o
n SP
2072
20 in
clud
es a
lic
ense
for b
etw
een
50,0
00 li
tres
and
200,
000
litre
s of
on-
site
ab
ove
grou
nd F
/C
stor
age.
Th
e R
oma
Stre
et
Par
klan
d oc
cupi
es th
e si
te o
f the
form
er R
oma
Stre
et ra
il ya
rds.
The
rail
yard
was
rem
edia
ted
durin
g re
deve
lopm
ent
alth
ough
the
land
par
cels
re
mai
n on
the
EM
R.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ion
is
requ
ired
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er c
onta
min
atio
n re
mai
ns o
n th
e si
te.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e un
derg
roun
d R
oma
Stre
et S
tatio
n, in
clud
ing
exca
vatio
n of
sha
fts a
nd
the
unde
rgro
und
stat
ion.
P
ortio
ns o
f Lot
60
on
plan
SP2
0721
5 ha
ve
been
iden
tifie
d as
a
sate
llite
wor
ksite
(ie
for
stor
age,
layd
own,
wor
ker
park
ing)
.
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
1106
57
C24
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P10
68
C25
Lo
t 2 o
n pl
an R
P10
68
C26
Lo
t 3 o
n pl
an R
P10
68
C27
Lo
t 2 o
n pl
an R
P11
1828
C
28
Lot 2
2 on
pla
n B1
1824
3
C29
Lo
t 23
on p
lan
B118
243
C
30
Lot 3
6 on
pla
n B1
1824
3
C31
Low
er A
lber
t Stre
et
Sta
tion,
incl
udin
g si
te
acco
mm
odat
ing
the
Roy
al o
n th
e P
ark
Lot 3
7 on
pla
n B1
1824
3
C32
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
The
site
of t
he R
oyal
on
the
Par
k is
list
ed o
n th
e E
MR
for ‘
petro
leum
pr
oduc
t or o
il st
orag
e’.
Ther
e ar
e no
cur
rent
F/C
lic
ense
s fo
r the
land
pa
rcel
s.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e un
derg
roun
d st
atio
n at
lo
wer
Alb
ert S
treet
, in
clud
ing
exca
vatio
n of
sh
afts
and
the
unde
rgro
und
stat
ion.
D
emol
ition
of t
he R
oyal
on
the
Par
k fo
r co
nstru
ctio
n w
orks
.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
24
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Lot 6
3 on
pla
n SP
1843
86
C33
R
ail y
ards
Lot 1
291
on p
lan
CP8
9982
9
C34
Lot 1
292
on p
lan
CP8
9983
0
C35
Rai
l yar
ds/h
azar
dous
co
ntam
inan
t
The
Gab
ba S
tatio
n,
incl
udin
g si
te
acco
mm
odat
ing
Gop
rint
and
the
DE
RM
Lan
d C
entre
.
Lot 1
1 on
pla
n R
P111
95
C36
P
etro
leum
pro
duct
or o
il st
orag
e
The
site
of t
he c
urre
nt
Gop
rint b
uild
ing
and
DE
RM
“Lan
d C
entre
” w
as fo
rmer
ly a
rail
yard
an
d re
mai
ns o
n th
e E
MR
. Th
e no
tifia
ble
activ
ity fo
r w
hich
this
land
par
cel i
s lis
ted
on th
e E
MR
in
dica
tes
that
co
ntam
inat
ion
is p
rese
nt.
The
natu
re o
f the
co
ntam
inat
ion
has
not
been
est
ablis
hed
with
in
the
cont
ext o
f thi
s E
IS.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n ha
s be
en
prop
osed
as
part
of th
e de
taile
d de
sign
pha
se o
f w
orks
(ref
er to
Sec
tion
8.3.
1 –
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res)
.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e G
abba
S
tatio
n, in
clud
ing
exca
vatio
n of
the
stat
ion
and
esta
blis
hmen
t of
wor
ksite
.
Fairf
ield
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P23
0277
C
37
Land
fill
BC
C re
cord
s in
dica
te
that
land
fill o
pera
tions
oc
curre
d on
this
land
pa
rcel
.
Wor
k m
ay b
e re
quire
d on
land
imm
edia
tely
ad
jace
nt to
this
site
for
the
esta
blis
hmen
t of a
n ac
cess
road
to fa
cilit
ate
acce
ss to
the
vent
ilatio
n an
d em
erge
ncy
acce
ss
build
ing
wor
ksite
.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
25
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Sout
h (Y
eron
ga to
Sal
isbu
ry)
Sou
ther
n ra
il co
rrido
r, so
uthe
rn tu
nnel
por
tal
Lot 5
50 o
n pl
an
SP11
7131
C
38
Haz
ardo
us c
onta
min
ant
The
notif
iabl
e ac
tivity
for
whi
ch th
is la
nd p
arce
l is
liste
d on
the
EM
R
indi
cate
s th
at
cont
amin
atio
n is
pre
sent
. Th
e na
ture
of t
he
cont
amin
atio
n ha
s no
t be
en e
stab
lishe
d w
ithin
th
e co
ntex
t of t
his
EIS
. Fu
rther
inve
stig
atio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
has
been
pr
opos
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
deta
iled
desi
gn p
hase
of
wor
ks (r
efer
to S
ectio
n 8.
3.1
– m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s).
The
tunn
el p
orta
l ski
rts
alon
g Q
ueen
slan
d R
ail
prop
ertie
s lis
ted
on th
e EM
R a
nd w
ould
requ
ire
rem
oval
of s
ome
mat
eria
l fro
m th
e Q
ueen
slan
d R
ail
corri
dor.
E
xten
sion
of t
he e
xist
ing
foot
brid
ge to
the
real
igne
d W
ilkie
Stre
et
and
cons
truct
ion
of n
ew
Yeer
ongp
illy
Stat
ion.
Site
of t
he Y
eero
ngpi
lly
Tran
sit O
rient
ed
Dev
elop
men
t
Lot 5
66 o
n pl
an
SP21
4202
C
39
Coa
l fire
d po
wer
st
atio
n/pe
trole
um
prod
uct o
r oil
stor
age
M
inor
sur
face
wor
ks
wou
ld o
ccur
to
reco
nstru
ct fo
otpa
ths
impa
cted
as
part
of th
e pe
dest
rian
brid
ge w
orks
. Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P37
619
C40
Lo
t 37
on p
lan
SP21
1345
C
41
Exi
stin
g so
uthe
rn ra
il co
rrido
r
Lot 3
8 on
pla
n SP
2113
45
C42
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
Ther
e ar
e no
cur
rent
F/C
lic
ense
s fo
r any
of t
hese
la
nd p
arce
ls.
Pro
perti
es fa
ll w
ithin
the
prop
osed
rail
alig
nmen
t.
Lot 7
0 on
pla
n R
P376
16
C43
Lo
t 71
on p
lan
RP3
7616
C
44
Lot 7
2 on
pla
n R
P376
16
C45
Lo
t 73
on p
lan
RP3
7616
C
46
Exi
stin
g so
uthe
rn ra
il co
rrido
r
Lot 7
4 on
pla
n R
P376
16
C47
Woo
d tre
atm
ent o
r pr
eser
vatio
n
Pro
perti
es fa
ll w
ithin
the
prop
osed
rail
alig
nmen
t.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
26
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Exi
stin
g so
uthe
rn ra
il co
rrido
r Lo
t 21
on p
lan
SP11
7132
C
48
Rai
l yar
ds
D
uplic
atio
n of
sur
face
ra
il tra
ck, i
nclu
ding
co
nstru
ctio
n of
an
addi
tiona
l thr
ee tr
ack
brid
ge s
truct
ure
over
M
oola
bin
Cre
ek.
Adj
acen
t to
exis
ting
sout
hern
rail
corri
dor
Lot 1
0 on
pla
n SP
1557
27
C49
P
etro
leum
pro
duct
or o
il st
orag
e
Pro
perty
falls
with
in th
e pr
opos
ed ra
il al
ignm
ent.
Lot 1
01 o
n pl
an
SP10
5842
C
50
Lot 6
on
plan
RP
9451
2 C
51
Lot 3
on
plan
RP
9451
1 C
52
Lot 4
on
plan
RP
9451
1 C
53
Lot 5
on
plan
RP
9451
1 C
54
Lot 3
on
plan
RP
1075
15
C55
Rai
l yar
ds
Exi
stin
g so
uthe
rn ra
il co
rrido
r, C
laph
am R
ail
Yar
d
Lot 2
on
plan
RP
1075
15
C56
P
etro
leum
pro
duct
or o
il st
orag
e; ra
il ya
rds
Ther
e ar
e no
cur
rent
F/C
lic
ense
s he
ld fo
r Lot
2 o
n pl
an R
P10
7515
.
Dup
licat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
rail
track
, and
use
of t
he
north
-wes
tern
por
tion
of
Cla
pham
Rai
l Yar
d w
orks
ite a
nd la
ydow
n ar
ea.
Lot 1
0 on
pla
n SP
1221
90
C57
E
xist
ing
sout
hern
rail
corri
dor,
Moo
rook
a an
d R
ockl
ea S
tatio
ns
Lot 1
02 o
n pl
an
SP10
5842
C
58
Haz
ardo
us c
onta
min
ant
The
notif
iabl
e ac
tivity
for
whi
ch th
is la
nd p
arce
l is
liste
d on
the
EM
R
indi
cate
s th
at
cont
amin
atio
n is
pre
sent
. Th
e na
ture
of t
he
cont
amin
atio
n ha
s no
t be
en e
stab
lishe
d w
ithin
th
e co
ntex
t of t
his
EIS
. Fu
rther
inve
stig
atio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
has
been
pr
opos
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
deta
iled
desi
gn p
hase
of
wor
ks (r
efer
to S
ectio
n 8.
3.1
– m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s).
Dup
licat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
rail
track
, inc
ludi
ng
cons
truct
ion
of a
n ad
ditio
nal t
hree
trac
k br
idge
stru
ctur
e ov
er
Moo
labi
n C
reek
and
two
track
brid
ge s
truct
ure
over
Mur
iel A
venu
e.
Upg
rade
of M
ooro
oka
and
Roc
klea
Sta
tions
. A
reas
nor
th a
nd s
outh
of
Roc
klea
Sta
tion
iden
tifie
d fo
r con
stru
ctio
n la
ydow
n ar
eas.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
27
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Exi
stin
g so
uthe
rn ra
il co
rrido
r Lo
t 12
on p
lan
SP12
2191
C
59
Land
fill
Land
par
cels
with
in th
e ex
istin
g Q
ueen
slan
d R
ail
corri
dor a
re li
sted
on
the
EM
R.
Ext
ensi
on o
f the
exi
stin
g fo
otbr
idge
at S
alis
bury
S
tatio
n.
Wes
tern
por
tions
of t
his
site
hav
e be
en id
entif
ied
for c
onst
ruct
ion
layd
own
area
s.
R
ockl
ea, I
psw
ich
Mot
orw
ay
Lot 9
07 o
n pl
an
SP14
9004
C
60
Rai
l yar
d; e
ngin
e re
cond
ition
ing
wor
ks;
serv
ice
stat
ion
The
notif
iabl
e ac
tivity
for
whi
ch th
is la
nd p
arce
l is
liste
d on
the
EM
R
indi
cate
s th
at
cont
amin
atio
n is
pre
sent
. Th
e na
ture
of t
he
cont
amin
atio
n ha
s no
t be
en e
stab
lishe
d w
ithin
th
e co
ntex
t of t
his
EIS
. Fu
rther
inve
stig
atio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
has
been
pr
opos
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
deta
iled
desi
gn p
hase
of
wor
k (re
fer t
o S
ectio
n 8.
3.1
– m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s).
Rea
lignm
ent o
f the
on-
ram
p to
the
Ipsw
ich
Mot
orw
ay fr
om F
airfi
eld
Roa
d, in
clud
ing
tunn
ellin
g un
der t
he
exis
ting
mot
orw
ay.
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
1798
69
C61
The
prop
erty
is n
ot
curre
ntly
list
ed o
n th
e E
MR
.
The
land
par
cel c
urre
ntly
ho
lds
a F/
C li
cens
e fo
r th
e st
orag
e fo
r les
s th
an
10,0
00 li
tres
of a
bove
gr
ound
sto
rage
.
Yee
rong
pilly
wor
ksite
.
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
1798
45
C62
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P21
7835
C
63
Pet
role
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
Yee
rong
pilly
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
1158
18
C64
Fo
undr
y op
erat
ions
; pe
trole
um p
rodu
ct o
r oil
stor
age
Ther
e ar
e no
cur
rent
F/C
lic
ense
s he
ld fo
r the
se
land
par
cels
.
Yee
rong
pilly
wor
ksite
. E
xcav
atio
n of
soi
l is
not
antic
ipat
ed o
n th
is s
ite.
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
28
Loca
tion
Lot a
nd p
lan
Ref
no.
on
Figu
re 8
-11,
Fig
ure
8-12
and
Fig
ure
8-13
Not
ifiab
le a
ctiv
ity
Com
men
t on
likel
y co
ntam
inat
ion
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tivity
lik
ely
to im
pact
on
cont
amin
ated
land
Lot 5
on
plan
RP
1051
82
C65
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P11
2751
C
66
Lot 2
on
plan
RP
1127
51
C67
Lo
t 10
on p
lan
RP7
5020
C
68
Lot 1
1 on
pla
n R
P750
20
C69
Lo
t 12
on p
lan
RP7
5020
C
70
Lot 1
3 on
pla
n R
P750
20
C71
Lo
t 14
on p
lan
RP7
5020
C
72
Lot 4
on
plan
RP
1051
82
C73
Salis
bury
Lot A
on
plan
RP1
7795
3
C74
Land
fill;
scra
p ya
rd
Thes
e la
nd p
arce
ls a
re
iden
tifie
d as
hav
ing
prev
ious
ly c
onta
ined
a
scra
p ya
rd o
r lan
d fil
l.
Mat
eria
ls s
tora
ge a
rea.
!
!
!
!
!
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Brisbane River
Milton Station
Albion Station
CentralStation
Windsor StationWilston Station
Roma Street Station
Alderley Station
Wooloowin Station
Newmarket Station
Bowen Hills Station
South Brisbane Station
Eagle JunctionStation
Fortitude Valley Station
Exhibition Station
C2
C22
C13
C5
C21C23
C19
C17
C14
C3
C20
C12C7
C15
C1
C18
C16
C10
C11C6
C9
C8
C32C30
C4
C31
C29C24
C25C26
Mayne Rail Yards
Ekka StationNorthern Tunnel Portal
Roma Street Underground Station
Lower Albert Street Station
Existing Northern Rail Corridor
MILTON
ALBION
HERSTON
WINDSOR
LUTWYCHE
BRISBANE
NEW FARM
STAFFORD
WOOLOOWIN
BOWEN HILLS
SPRING HILL
FORTITUDE VALLEY
CROSS RIVER RAILENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Figure 8-11Potentially Contaminated Land intersected
by Surface Works - Wooloowin to Bowen Hills(Northern Section)
¯0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1
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Brisbane River
Brisbane River
Milton Station
Buranda Station
CentralStation
Roma Street Station
Southbank Station
Park Road Station
Fairfield Station
Dutton Park Station
South Brisbane Station
Fortitude Valley Station
Exhibition Station
C34
C35
C37
C36
C22
C13
C33
C21C23
C19
C17
C14
C20
C12C7
C15C18
C16
C8
C32C30
C28
C31
C29C24
C25C26
C27
Gabba Station
Boggo Road Station
Southern Ventilation Shaft
Northern Tunnel Portal
Roma Street Underground Station
Lower Albert Street Station
Ekka Station
MILTON
HERSTON
BRISBANE
NEW FARM
ST LUCIA
FAIRFIELD
SOUTH BANK
DUTTON PARK
SPRING HILL
SOUTH BRISBANE
KANGAROO POINT
FORTITUDE VALLEY
CROSS RIVER RAILENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Figure 8-12Potentially Contaminated Land intersected
by Surface Works - Spring Hill to Fairfield(Central Section)
¯0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1km
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Brisbane River
Rocklea Station
Yeronga Station
Tennyson Station
Salisbury Station
Fairfield Station
Yeerongpilly Station
Moorooka Station
C39
C50
C63
C64
C58
C57
C59
C48
C37
C67
C38
C49
C61
C51
C62
C40
C60
C73
C66
C56
C42
C46
C74C65
C41
C54C53
C72
C52
C68
C71C70
C55
C69
C43C44
C47C45
Southern Ventilation Shaft
Southern Tunnel PortalTennyson Tennis Centre
Clapham Rail Yards / Moorooka Station
Rocklea Station
Salisbury Station
Salisbury Materials Yards
Material Stockpile
ROCKLEA
YERONGA
FAIRFIELD
SALISBURY
YEERONGPILLY
CROSS RIVER RAILENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Figure 8-13Potentially Contaminated Land intersected
by Surface Works - Yeronga to Salisbury(Southern Section)
¯0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1km
LEGENDStudy CorridorStudy Area
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Worksites which are not located within land parcels on the EMR and are therefore unlikely to disturb potentially contaminated soils are described in Table 8-5.
Table 8-5 Project worksites not located within land parcels on EMR
Worksite Name Purpose Location
O’Connell Terrace Support worksites for the regrading of O’Connell Terrace, including road over rail bridge.
Three worksites would be located on O’Connell Terrace, between Sneyd Street and the Inner City Bypass (ICB) and either side of Tufton Street.
Albert Street – north Worksite for the construction of the northern station entrance and associated plant.
North east corner of Albert Street and Mary Street.
Boggo Road Station Worksite for the construction of the cut and cover station box, entrance shafts and associated plant.
Adjacent to Annerley Road at Boggo Road Urban Village, either side of Peter Doherty Street. A second support site is located between Boggo Road and the Boggo Road busway station.
Ventilation and emergency access building
Construction of ventilation shaft and emergency access building.
On the median between Fairfield Road and Railway Road, south of Bledisloe Street and on Energex land east of Railway Road, between Bledisloe Street and Sunbeam Street.
Moorooka Worksite and stockpiling of materials for the construction of new viaduct.
Two worksites would be located in this area: 1. residential land located between Ipswich Road and the existing rail corridor 2. industrial land bounded by Unwin Street, Ipswich Road and the rail corridor, adjacent to Moorooka Station.
Rocklea Materials laydown area for construction of new surface tracks.
On industrial land between Annie Street and the rail corridor, east of Rocklea Station.
Mitigation measures
The significance of contamination at the 74 potentially contaminated sites directly affected by the Project and the level of impact these sites may have on the Project due to the disturbance of contaminated soil and/or groundwater is unknown. To accurately assess the impacts of each potentially contaminated site, detailed investigations would be required, including consultation with the land owners, BCC and/or DERM, to determine the availability of contaminated site information.
Where appropriate information is not available, further investigation would be required in accordance with the Draft Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Land in Queensland, 1998 and NEPM (Assessment of Site Contamination 1999) (including variations to the NEPM approved by DERM). These investigations would be undertaken by a person whose qualifications and experience complies with the requirements of Section 381 of the EP Act. A suitably qualified person would also supervise the activities. A detailed mitigation plan for the construction and operation phases of the Project would be developed following the acquisition of appropriate data. A draft outline of this plan is provided in Chapter 24 Draft Outline EMP.
In accordance with the EP Act, a disposal permit would also be required for the removal and/or disposal of contaminated soil from land which is recorded on the EMR or CLR to an off-site location.
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Construction activities relating to the disturbance, excavation, removal and/or disposal of contaminated soil and/or groundwater would ensure that environmental harm is prevented. To achieve this, specific mitigation measures are to be developed and implemented prior to the commencement of site activities and would consider as a minimum:
� provision of appropriate barriers to prevent public access to construction areas
� management and prevention of dust emissions
� appropriate erosion and sediment controls and staging of site activities to minimise the extent of disturbed areas, and hence to minimise the potential run-off of contaminated soils
� measures to minimise the exposure of humans and the environment to potentially contaminated soils during excavation activities
� controls for material haulage, such as covering loads or wetting material to reduce airborne dust emissions
� documentation of all contaminated material during transport operations (including the descriptions of processes, personnel and organisations involved in the removal, transportation and placement of contaminated material)
� monitoring of contaminated material movement and disposal
� appropriate workplace health and safety procedures, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene controls, and documentation of inspections and workplace health and safety compliance throughout construction and operation.
In addition, the following mitigation measures are relevant to specific sites within the study area, and may require engineered management strategies as part of the detailed design:
� at Mayne Rail Yard, further investigations would be undertaken to determine the position of groundwater remediation works and the impact of construction activities on these works. Project works in Mayne Rail Yard would minimise impacts on these remediation works
� at Salisbury (Lot 12 on plan SP122191), where Project works disturb any liners or capping systems containing landfill refuse (if present), mitigation measures would ensure that the integrity of these systems are maintained
� at Moorooka and Rocklea Stations (Lot 10 on plan SP122190, Lot 102 on plan SP105842), further investigations would be undertaken to determine the nature of hazardous contaminants
� at the existing northern rail corridor (Lot 22 on plan SP122245), further investigations would be undertaken to determine the nature of hazardous contaminants
� at the southern tunnel portal (Lot 550 on plan SP117131), further investigations would be undertaken to determine the nature of hazardous contaminants
� at the Gabba Station (Lot 1291 on plan CP899829), further investigations would be undertaken to determine the nature of hazardous contaminants.
Consideration would also be given to the management of contaminated land during the operation of the Project. Where contaminated material remains on-site, current practices to prevent contact with the general public and the environment is to provide adequate protection or containment capping (ie to break pollutant linkage pathways). Where practicable, contaminated soils would be retained and managed on-site to minimise off-site disposal requirements. This strategy may be incorporated in areas of the rail corridor where materials could potentially be preferentially reused on site, as opposed to importing fill materials from other sources.
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8.3.2 Contamination from adjacent potentially contaminated sites
A potential impact of the Project may occur through the migration of contamination via groundwater and/or soil gas from potentially contaminated sites located adjacent to the construction footprint within the study area and this is summarised in Table 8-6.
Those sites considered to be of higher risk to the Project include potentially contaminated sites where migration of contamination via groundwater and/or soil gas is considered more likely. Lower risk sites include those sites where the potential for migration is considered less likely.
Table 8-6 Risk assessment of potentially contaminated properties adjacent to the construction footprint
Lot and plan Description of adjacent Project works
Potential for contaminant presence
Potentially contaminated land parcels outside of the construction footprint with a higher risk to the Project
Lots 41-43 on plan SP145686 Lot 17 on plan RP903101 Lot 490 on plan SL6858 Lot 18 on plan SP201216
Adjacent to Roma Street Station development
Notifiable activity ‘rail yards’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 12 on plan SP147396 Lot 13 on plan SP168000
Close proximity to Roma Street Station development
Notifiable activity ‘landfill’, higher risk of land contamination. A review of the BCC landfill records indicates that this property was not a municipal landfill.
Lot 61 on plan SP188566 Lot 60 on plan SP184385
Adjacent to the Gabba Station development
Notifiable activity ‘rail yards’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 5 on plan RP212124 Adjacent to the ventilation and emergency access building
Notifiable activity ‘petroleum product or oil storage; engine reconditioning works’ higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 1 on plan RP59681 Lot 2 on plan RP48402 Lot 55 on plan RP214173 Lot 23 on plan RP126884
Adjacent to track duplication works north of Mayne Rail Yard
The notifiable activity of ‘hazardous contaminants’ for which this property is listed on the EMR indicates that contamination is present. The nature of the contamination has not been established within the scope of this EIS, and would be investigated further as part of the detailed design works.
Lot 13 on plan RP158918 Lot 14 on plan SP158920
Adjacent to works at Mayne Rail Yard
Notifiable activity ‘petroleum product or oil storage’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 74 on plan RP9371 Lot 75 on plan RP9371 Lot 2 on plan RP55530 Lots 1, 79 on plan RP8963 Lot 68 on plan RP54391 Lot 1 on plan RP152614
Adjacent to works at Mayne Rail Yard
Notifiable activity ‘scrap yards’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 88 on plan RP856195 Lots 1, 2 on plan RP91289 Lot 204 on plan RP46694
Adjacent to works at Mayne Rail Yard
The notifiable activity of ‘hazardous contaminants’ for which this property is listed on the EMR indicates that contamination is present. The nature of the contamination has not been established within the scope of this EIS, and would be investigated further as part of the detailed design works.
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Lot and plan Description of adjacent Project works
Potential for contaminant presence
Lots 1, 2 on plan SP129361 Adjacent to works at north-eastern end of Mayne Rail Yard
Notifiable activity ‘rail yards’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 4 on plan RP9955 Adjacent track duplication works immediately south of Mayne Rail Yard
Notifiable activity ‘petroleum product or oil storage/engine reconditioning works’ higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 5 on plan SP123915 Adjacent to Exhibition Loop The notifiable activity of ‘hazardous contaminants’ for which this property is listed on the EMR indicates that contamination is present. The nature of the contamination has not been established within the scope of this EIS, and would be investigated further as part of the detailed design works.
Lots 13, 15 on plan RP11195
Adjacent to the Gabba Station development
Notifiable activity ‘petroleum product or oil storage’ or license for underground F/C storage, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 195 on plan SP198200 Boggo Road rail junction Notifiable activity ‘rail yards’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 4 on plan SP164685 Adjacent to track duplication works for South Coast Line
Notifiable activity ‘coal fired power station, petroleum product or oil storage’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 32 on plan SP12206 Lot 566 on plan SP214202
Tennyson rail junction The notifiable activity of ‘hazardous contaminants’ for which this property is listed on the EMR indicates that contamination is present. The nature of the contamination has not been established within the scope of this EIS, and would be investigated further as part of the detailed design works.
Lots 17 to 23 on plan SP119393 Lots 1, 2 and 7 on plan SP119390
Part of South Coast line immediately south of existing Yeerongpilly Station on west side of existing rail line
Notifiable activity ‘rail yards’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 1 on plan SL12723 Lot 6 on plan RP62968
Adjacent to Clapham Rail Yard redevelopment
UST containing <50,000 litre flammable/combustible liquid, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 2 on plan RP151575 Adjacent to Clapham Rail Yard redevelopment
Notifiable activity ‘abrasive blasting; metal treatment or coating; petroleum product or oil storage’, higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 3 on plan RP175530 Adjacent to reconfiguration of Farlie Terrace
Notifiable activity ‘abrasive blasting; petroleum product or oil storage’ higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 1 on plan RP170384 Lot 1 on plan RP70669 Lot 1 on plan SP203733 Lot 2 on plan RP112585 Lot 1 on plan SL7106 Lot 5 on plan RP178629
Adjacent to track duplication works for South Coast Line
Notifiable activity ‘petroleum product or oil storage’ higher risk of land contamination.
Lot 6 on plan RP129451 Adjacent to track duplication works and Salisbury Station
Notifiable activity ‘landfill’, higher risk of land contamination.
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Lot and plan Description of adjacent Project works
Potential for contaminant presence
Potentially contaminated land parcels outside of the construction footprint with a lower risk to the Project
Lot 2 on plan RP183570 Adjacent track duplication works
Notifiable activity ‘printing’, lower risk of land contamination.
Lots 1-2, 12, 14 on plan RP11195
Adjacent to the Gabba Station development
Notifiable activity ‘wood treatment or preservation’, lower risk of land contamination.
Lot 1 on plan RP183641 Adjacent to track duplication works for South Coast Line on east side of existing Rocklea Station
Notifiable activity paint manufacture or formulation’, lower risk of land contamination.
Lot 5 on plan RP167929 Track duplication adjacent to Rocklea Station
Potential notifiable activity ‘wood treatment or preservation’, lower risk of land contamination.
Lot 5 on plan RP167929 Adjacent to track duplication works for the South Coast Line
Potential notifiable activity ‘wood treatment or preservation’, lower risk of land contamination.
Lot 2 on plan RP810914 Lots 1-4 on plan RP83497
Adjacent to track duplication works for South Coast Line
Notifiable activity ‘foundry operations’, lower risk of land contamination.
Notes: Adjacent properties are those that share a property boundary with the Project’s construction footprint. The potential extent of Project induced groundwater drawdown is described in Section 12.3.4 of Chapter 12 Groundwater.
During the detailed design phase, further investigations would be undertaken of those sites where contaminant migration is considered a higher risk to the Project and appropriate mitigation measures would be detailed for construction and operation. Proposed mitigation measures are outlined in Chapter 24 Draft Outline EMP.
At those sites where contaminant migration is considered to be a lower risk to the Project, should unforeseen contamination for these properties be identified, this would be managed in accordance with the requirements of the draft outline EMP for construction.
Disturbance/migration of contaminated groundwater
A conceptual hydrogeological and groundwater drawdown model has been prepared for the Project which identifies the area of land potentially subject to groundwater drawdown. Further information on this model and the extent of the drawdown area is provided in Chapter 12 Groundwater (Section 12.3.4).
A total of 3,245 potentially contaminated sites are located within the study area, of which 99 sites of higher risk are located within the groundwater drawdown predicted for 10 years following tunnel construction. Figure 12-9 in Chapter 12 Groundwater, shows the locations of potential groundwater contamination within the study area.
Potential impacts
During construction, potential impacts from contaminated groundwater include:
� Dermal (skin contact) and/or ingestion risk to construction workers working in open excavations or confined spaces where contaminants are present in groundwater
� discharge of potentially contaminated groundwater from worksites to surface water, potentially impacting on human or ecosystem health
� inhalation risk to construction workers working in open excavations or confined spaces where volatile or semi-volatile contaminants are present in groundwater
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� restrictions on the utilisation and disposal of contaminated groundwater arising from dewatering of the below ground works.
During operation, potential impacts from contaminated groundwater include:
� risk to the public and workers within underground infrastructure, ie stations, tunnels and shafts, where volatile or semi-volatile contaminants are present in groundwater
� risk to Project infrastructure susceptible to contaminants in groundwater, such as rubber ring joints in pipes which are susceptible to hydrocarbons in groundwater
� the need to treat the discharge from the underground works prior to disposal to avoid subsequent human health or ecosystem health implications.
Mitigation measures
Investigations are required during the detailed design phase of the Project to determine the availability of groundwater information for the higher risk sites within the groundwater drawdown area. This would include consultation with BCC and/or DERM.
Where appropriate groundwater information is not available, regional groundwater monitoring would be undertaken to establish whether contamination is likely to be present in groundwater systems potentially impacted by the Project. This would also assist in establishing mitigation measures for construction and operation, such as the need to treat groundwater drawn into the Project infrastructure prior to discharge. A groundwater monitoring program is proposed to inform and support the construction and operation phases of the Project and is described in Chapter 12 Groundwater (Section 12.3.5). This monitoring program would also include triggers to identify mobilisation of contaminated groundwater both insitu and at collection points.
Soil gas accumulation in underground infrastructure
Potential impacts
Soil gas refers to the air and/or vapour that occupy the spaces between soil particles in the ground. Where contamination or putrescible (decaying) material in soil and/or groundwater produces gas or is of a volatile nature, potential exists for the vapour or gas produced (soil gas) to be noxious.
Soil gas has the potential to migrate into and accumulate in underground infrastructure (ie tunnels, stations and shafts) located in the vicinity of:
� former landfills, tips or areas of fill containing putrescible materials
� ground and/or groundwater contamination associated with volatile and semi-volatile organic substances
� naturally occurring materials which contain high concentrations of organic materials such as former marshes, peats or alluvial areas.
Soil gas has the potential to pose a risk to human health or result in explosive atmospheres. In particular, properties located within the vicinity of current or former landfills are at risk from the lateral migration of gases. Lateral gas migration from landfill sites can occur long after waste has been disposed of, with underground services potentially acting as conduits for gases to enter subterraneous structures.
As discussed in Section 8.3.1, the potential for soil gas intrusion into subsurface structures would require investigation during the detailed design to ensure that suitable mitigation measures are integrated into the design of structures.
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Mitigation measures
During detailed design, further investigation of the potential risk from soil gas and contaminants in soil and groundwater would be undertaken. In particular, these investigations would focus on underground infrastructure to determine soil gas regimes and identify mitigation measures for construction and operation of the Project.
Managing inflows of potentially contaminated groundwater and or/soil gas into underground infrastructure, through design, use of appropriate construction methods or installation of ventilation systems, can help to minimise the accumulation of soil gas.
Where further investigations identify potential risks from soil gas, gas monitoring systems and alarms would be fitted in underground infrastructure during construction and operation to assess ambient gas concentrations, including oxygen, methane, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
8.3.3 Disturbance of asbestos containing materials
Potential impacts
There is potential for buildings or historically filled areas of land to contain asbestos materials, which if disturbed, may require mitigation during construction. If inappropriately managed, asbestos has the potential to impact on human health due to the inhalation of fine particulates.
Mitigation measures
Where buildings or structures are to be partially or fully demolished for the Project, an asbestos audit would be required prior to commencing demolition.
During intrusive works, where asbestos is suspected in previously filled areas, works would cease until analytical testing can confirm the presence or absence of asbestos. If asbestos is present, appropriate management measures for asbestos containing materials would be implemented. Asbestos would be managed in accordance with the following:
� Environmental Protection Act 1994
� Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
� Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008
� National Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces 2005
� National Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos (2nd Edition) 2005.
8.3.4 Unforeseen contamination and prevention of contamination
The potential exists for unforeseen contamination to be encountered or for land contamination to occur during construction and operation, such as the accidental spillage or leakage of hazardous materials or waste products.
Should land contamination be encountered or occur from construction activities, appropriate procedures and measures would be required for the notification, mitigation, investigation, remediation and validation of the contamination. These are documented in Chapter 24 Draft Outline EMP. During construction, mitigation measures that would be undertaken, should unforeseen contamination be encountered or land contamination occurs from construction activities, include:
� preparation of a Construction Occupational Health and Safety Plan (OH&S Plan), which includes measures to manage exposure of construction workers to potential contaminants in soil and/or water eg through the wearing of PPE and the control of dust during construction
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� preparation of a contaminated land management procedure prior to the commencement of construction, which includes
– identification of the likely forms of contamination that could occur eg fuels, oils, paints, etc – procedures for the appropriate storage of hazardous materials in compliance with relevant
standards – the prevention of land contamination during construction – the identification, investigation and management of unforeseen contamination – spill response and remediation – listing properties on the EMR in accordance with the EP Act – the management, remediation and disposal of contaminated soil and/or spoil generated from
properties listed on the EMR/CLR – post construction management and/or monitoring requirements – approval and disposal permits obtained from DERM for the removal of contaminated soil in
accordance with the EP Act, as required.
Specific measures for managing any spills and leaks of fuels or chemicals are contained within the draft outline EMP. These include:
� the proper storage and handling of hazardous materials, such as chemicals, in accordance with relevant Australian Standards and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), to minimise the risk of environmental impact. This documentation, including schedules of potentially hazardous materials on worksites and their relevant MSDSs, would be made readily available to all employees and contractors working on the Project.
� site training for appropriate materials handling and environmental awareness to encourage good material handling practices, spill management and incident reporting
� siting all hazardous liquid stores above ground on an impervious base within a bund and secured. The base and bund walls would be impermeable to the material(s) stored
� storing smaller quantities of chemicals, fuels and oils in either self-bunded pallets, within a bunded area, or in a bunded container, while storing bulk quantities of diesel in self-bunded tanks or within an appropriately bunded area
� containing waste products such as oil/water separator waste, sludges and residues within weatherproofed, sealed and bunded areas to prevent any leakages or spills potentially causing environmental harm to soils, surface water or groundwater
� locating spill kits in the vicinity of hazardous material storage areas and training site staff in their use
� securing fences and locking or manning access points to adequately protect worksites and storage areas from theft and/or vandalism
� clearly marking the contents of tanks and displaying notices requiring that the valves and trigger guns be locked when not in use
� undertaking regular inspections of tanks, bunds and storage areas to ensure the integrity of all facilities.
Further details of proposed management measures from spills or leaks of chemicals and fuels are provided in Chapter 17 Waste Management and Chapter 24 Draft Outline EMP.
The storage of hydrocarbons and/or large quantities of chemicals associated with construction and operation of the Project may result in the site being listed on the EMR.
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8.3.5 Summary of potential impacts and mitigation measures
Table 8-7 provides a summary of potentially contaminated sites likely to be impacted by the construction and operation of the Project.
Mitigation measures are also outlined, together with likely management plans, investigation reports and permits applicable to contaminated land management. These include:
� preparation of a sampling and analysis plan (SAP)
� site investigation report (SIR)
� remediation action plan (RAP), which outlines the process for remediating contaminated land identified through a contaminated site investigation
� site management plan (SMP), which outlines procedures for the on-site management of contamination associated risks
� disposal permit (DP), in accordance with the EP Act.
Chapter 24 Draft Outline EMP describes how these sub plans, report and permit systems would be integrated.
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Pa
ge 8-
43
Impa
ct
Miti
gatio
n Pr
ojec
t pha
se
of li
kely
impa
ct
Like
lihoo
d Ti
min
g of
A
ctio
n Li
kely
man
agem
ent
plan
s, in
vest
igat
ion
repo
rts
and
perm
its
Rom
a St
reet
Sta
tion
The
cons
truct
ion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
Rom
a St
reet
und
ergr
ound
sta
tion
may
be
impa
cted
by
the
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
co
ntam
inat
ed s
ites:
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an S
P20
7220
Lo
t 35
on p
lan
SP20
7219
Lo
t 60
on p
lan
SP20
7215
Lo
t 37
on p
lan
SP16
9852
P
ortio
ns o
f Lot
60
on p
lan
SP20
7215
hav
e al
so b
een
iden
tifie
d as
a
pote
ntia
l sat
ellit
e w
orks
ite.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
The
cons
truct
ion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
Rom
a St
reet
Sta
tion
may
be
impa
cted
by
the
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed
site
s ou
tsid
e th
e P
roje
ct c
onst
ruct
ion
foot
prin
t:
Lots
41-
43 o
n pl
an S
P145
686
Lot 1
7 on
pla
n R
P90
3101
Lo
t 490
on
plan
SL6
858
Lot 1
8 on
pla
n SP
2012
16
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
The
cons
truct
ion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
Rom
a St
reet
Sta
tion
may
be
impa
cted
by
the
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed
site
s ou
tsid
e th
e P
roje
ct c
onst
ruct
ion
foot
prin
t:
Lot 1
2 on
pla
n SP
1473
96
Lot 1
3 on
pla
n SP
1680
00
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
44
Impa
ct
Miti
gatio
n Pr
ojec
t pha
se
of li
kely
impa
ct
Like
lihoo
d Ti
min
g of
A
ctio
n Li
kely
man
agem
ent
plan
s, in
vest
igat
ion
repo
rts
and
perm
its
Low
er A
lber
t Str
eet S
tatio
n
The
cons
truct
ion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
low
er A
lber
t Stre
et S
tatio
n m
ay b
e im
pact
ed b
y th
e fo
llow
ing
pote
ntia
lly
cont
amin
ated
site
s:
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
1106
57
Lots
1 to
3 o
n pl
an R
P106
8 Lo
t 2 o
n pl
an R
P11
1828
Lo
ts 2
2-23
, 36-
37 o
n pl
an B
1182
43
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Gab
ba S
tatio
n
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e G
abba
S
tatio
n m
ay b
e im
pact
ed b
y th
e fo
llow
ing
pote
ntia
lly c
onta
min
ated
site
s:
Lot 6
3 on
pla
n SP
1843
86
Lot 1
291
on p
lan
CP8
9982
9 Lo
t 129
2 on
pla
n C
P899
830
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e G
abba
S
tatio
n m
ay b
e im
pact
ed b
y th
e fo
llow
ing
pote
ntia
lly c
onta
min
ated
site
s ou
tsid
e th
e P
roje
ct c
onst
ruct
ion
foot
prin
t:
Lot 6
1 on
pla
n SP
1885
66
Lot 6
0 on
pla
n SP
1843
85
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Sout
hern
layd
own
area
The
follo
win
g la
nd p
arce
l is
prop
osed
to
be u
sed
as a
tem
pora
ry la
ydow
n ar
ea to
su
ppor
t con
stru
ctio
n:
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
2302
77
No
cons
truct
ion
activ
ities
or s
urfa
ce
dist
urba
nce
are
prop
osed
for t
his
land
pa
rcel
.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
45
Impa
ct
Miti
gatio
n Pr
ojec
t pha
se
of li
kely
impa
ct
Like
lihoo
d Ti
min
g of
A
ctio
n Li
kely
man
agem
ent
plan
s, in
vest
igat
ion
repo
rts
and
perm
its
The
cons
truct
ion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
vent
ilatio
n an
d em
erge
ncy
acce
ss
build
ing
may
be
impa
cted
by
the
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed s
ites
outs
ide
the
Pro
ject
con
stru
ctio
n fo
otpr
int:
Lo
t 5 o
n pl
an R
P21
2124
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
conf
irm th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/ o
r op
erat
ion
Hig
h D
etai
led
desi
gn
phas
e
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Sout
hern
tunn
el p
orta
l
The
dupl
icat
ion
of th
e su
rface
rail
track
w
ould
impa
ct o
n pr
oper
ties
with
in th
e ex
istin
g Q
ueen
slan
d R
ail c
orrid
or a
nd th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he s
outh
ern
tunn
el p
orta
l m
ay o
ccur
on
the
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
co
ntam
inat
ed s
ite:
Lot 5
50 o
n pl
an S
P117
131
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Ipsw
ich
Mot
orw
ay o
n-ra
mp
reco
nfig
urat
ion
at R
ockl
ea
The
dupl
icat
ion
of th
e su
rface
rail
track
w
ould
requ
ire c
hang
es to
the
Ipsw
ich
Mot
orw
ay o
nram
p at
Roc
klea
, and
wou
ld
requ
ire d
istu
rban
ce o
f the
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed s
ite:
Lot 9
07 o
n pl
an S
P149
004
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Surf
ace
wor
ks a
nd fo
otbr
idge
at S
alis
bury
Sur
face
wor
ks w
ithin
the
exis
ting
rail
corri
dor a
nd th
e co
nstru
ctio
n of
a
pede
stria
n br
idge
wou
ld im
pact
on
this
po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed s
ite:
Lot 1
2 on
pla
n SP
1221
91
Wes
tern
por
tions
of t
his
prop
erty
hav
e be
en id
entif
ied
as p
oten
tial l
aydo
wn
and
cons
truct
ion
area
s.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d D
esig
n Ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
D
P
Cros
sRive
rRail
Pa
ge 8-
46
Impa
ct
Miti
gatio
n Pr
ojec
t pha
se
of li
kely
impa
ct
Like
lihoo
d Ti
min
g of
A
ctio
n Li
kely
man
agem
ent
plan
s, in
vest
igat
ion
repo
rts
and
perm
its
Yeer
ongp
illy
cons
truc
tion
layd
own
area
s
The
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed
site
s ar
e pr
opos
ed to
be
acqu
ired
for u
se
as a
wor
ksite
: Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P11
5818
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P17
9845
Lo
t 1 o
n pl
an R
P21
7835
E
xcav
atio
n of
soi
l fro
m th
e la
nd p
arce
l is
not a
ntic
ipat
ed.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
The
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed
site
is p
ropo
sed
to b
e ac
quire
d fo
r use
as
a w
orks
ite:
Lot 1
on
plan
RP
1798
69
Exc
avat
ion
of s
oil f
rom
the
land
par
cel i
s no
t ant
icip
ated
.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n
Hig
h D
etai
led
desi
gn
phas
e
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
Salis
bury
mat
eria
l sto
rage
are
a
The
follo
win
g po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed
site
s ar
e pr
opos
ed to
be
acqu
ired
for u
se
as a
mat
eria
l sto
rage
are
a an
d fo
r acc
ess
road
con
stru
ctio
n:
Lots
4, 5
on
plan
RP1
0518
2 Lo
ts 1
, 2 o
n pl
an R
P112
751
Lots
10-
14 o
n pl
an R
P750
20
Lot A
on
plan
RP1
7795
3 E
xcav
atio
n of
soi
l fro
m th
e la
nd p
arce
ls is
no
t ant
icip
ated
.
Furth
er in
vest
igat
ions
wou
ld b
e un
derta
ken
to c
onfir
m th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
co
ntam
inat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d/or
ope
ratio
n H
igh
Det
aile
d de
sign
ph
ase
SA
P
SIR
R
AP
S
MP
CrossRiverRail Page 8-47
Residual effects
The residual effects described below are those effects remaining after mitigation measures have been implemented.
Construction
With the implementation of the proposed mitigation measures described in Section 8.3, residual effects are predicted to be low for the short-term duration of construction activities.
Operation
Following the implementation of mitigation measures, no long-term residual effects are predicted during operation from land contamination.
8.4 Summary The potential for land contamination within the study area has been investigated to identify properties which, due to either direct interference and/or acquisition, or as a result of potential contaminated groundwater drawdown, may require further investigation or management as part of the Project works.
A total of 2,972 land parcels in the study area were listed on the EMR. Within the study corridor:
� 506 land parcels were listed on the EMR
� 432 land parcels were identified with notifiable activities which are considered to be of higher risk
� 74 land parcels were identified with notifiable activities which are considered to be of lower risk
� 14 land parcels are managed under a SMP.
Outside the study corridor, but within the wider study area:
� 2,466 land parcels were listed on the EMR
� 1,437 land parcels were identified with notifiable activities which are considered to be of higher risk
� 1,029 land parcels were identified with notifiable activities which are considered to be of lower risk
� 114 land parcels are managed under a SMP.
A total of 108 additional properties were identified which were not listed on the EMR but may potentially contain contamination within the study corridor. Of these:
� 46 land parcels were identified with notifiable activities which are considered to be of higher risk
� 62 land parcels were identified with notifiable activities which are considered to be of lower risk.
A total of 74 land parcels have been identified within the Project construction footprint and on adjacent land parcels as containing potential soil and/or groundwater contamination. These would require further investigation as part of the Project works.
There is a potential that the Project may have the following impacts:
� disturbance of potentially contaminated soils
� disturbance of unexpected contamination
� disturbance/migration of potential groundwater contamination
� contamination sourced from potentially contaminated sites adjacent to project works
CrossRiverRail Page 8-48
� soil gas accumulation in subsurface structures
� disturbance of asbestos containing materials.
Areas identified as being of key interest for the Project in relation to contaminated land include:
� Mayne Rail Yard, which has confirmed hydrocarbon groundwater contamination that is currently undergoing remediation and is being monitored by Queensland Rail as part of the site’s environmental licence
� rail corridor, which is likely to be contaminated from past management practices involving the use of pesticides (including arsenic) and other solvents and oils and the presence of uncertified fill material
� Goprint site, which was a former rail yard, with a former rail line running north-west to service the wharves at South Brisbane and Kangaroo Point
� Roma Street Parkland, which is the site of the former Roma Street goods and freight yards and which may contain contamination
� various properties within the Brisbane CBD which are listed on the EMR for the notifiable activity of “petroleum product or oil storage”, although many of the storage facilities are above ground and pose a lower risk of ground contamination
� the 50 land parcels within the study area that are listed on the EMR for the notifiable activity of “landfill”, as well as an additional 21 properties which have been identified from historical information as potentially being used for land filling activities.
To accurately assess the impacts of each potentially contaminated site, detailed investigations would be undertaken. A detailed mitigation plan for the construction and operation phases of the Project would be developed following the acquisition of appropriate data. A draft outline of this plan is provided in Chapter 24 Draft Outline EMP. Specific mitigation which would be developed and implemented prior to the commencement of site activities would consider as a minimum:
� management and prevention of dust emissions
� appropriate erosion and sediment controls and staging of site activities to minimise the extent of disturbed areas and reduce the potential for run-off of contaminated soils
� measures to minimise the exposure of humans and the environment to potentially contaminated soils during excavation activities
� measures to manage spills and leaks of fuels or chemicals
� monitoring the movement of contaminated material and its disposal
� implementing appropriate workplace health and safety procedures.