Rio Tinto Aluminium - Gove Operations

Closure and Capital Projects

Parkes Shire Council

$12M Lake Endeavour Dam Security and Safety Upgrade

Parkes Shire Council

$65M WTP and STP projects

Parkes Shire Council

$19M Advanced Water Recycling Scheme

Parkes Shire Council

$3M Lachlan River Pump Station & Bore 8 Upgrade

Rio Tinto Clermont

$250M Sustaining Works Capital Program

ENVIRONMENTAL 

GVK Hancock

Alpha Coal Project, Alpha QLD

ENVIRONMENTAL 

Parkes Shire Council

Upgrades to Water Infrastructure, Parkes NSW, Australia.  Implementation Phase. Construction of new Water Treatment Plant and Sewage Treatment Plant plus ancillary infrastructure

• Provision of general advice regarding approvals, permits and licences for the proposed water infrastructure upgrades.
• Peer review of approval documentation.
• Review and management of contractor compliance with legislative and contractual obligations.
• Development of the Environmental Incident Response Plan and ongoing review of environmental incidents.
• Monitoring and inspections.

ENVIRONMENTAL 

BHP Billiton

Sediment Treatment trial, Newcastle NSW Australia

Dredging and treatment of impacted sediments from Hunter River adjacent to the former BHP Steelworks site. Implementation phase. Delivered through JBS Environmental

• Following a decade’s worth of impact from the steelworks factory, a trial was implemented to identify an appropriate option for remediation.
• Responsibilities included on-site environmental management for the duration of the pioneering trial.
• Monitoring of dust, water, sediment, and odour while 1,000m3 of tar-impacted sediments were dredged from the Hunter River adjacent to the former BHP Steelworks site.
• A number of chemical stabilisation regimes were applied to the sediment, including Portland cement, fly ash and dolomite.
• Testing for treatment success including leachability, geotechnical and aesthetic.
• Verification of compliance with the licences and contract documents.

ENVIRONMENTAL 

Rio Tinto Coal Australia

Blair Athol Coal, Clermont QLD Australia

Closure and decommissioning planning for the Blair Athol Coal Mine. Closure phase delivered through Worley Parsons.

• Coordination of the Decommissioning Plan.
• Management of environmental studies relating to the closure planning process, and implementation of study recommendations.
• Development of the Blair Athol rehabilitation and biodiversity studies.
• Management of Blair Athol’s Remediation Soil Management Program.
• Proposal of closure criteria consistent with government requirements and community expectations.
• Development of the Spontaneous Combustion Management Plan.

ENVIRONMENTAL 

Boral

Revesby Pesticide Plant, Revesby NSW Australia

Remediation of a former plant via excavation of on-site containment cell. Closure phase delivered through JBS Environmental.

• Environmental management during the disposal of a stockpile of organochlorine pesticide and asbestos-impacted soil within a containment cell constructed at the site.
• Environmental management during the excavation of 4,000m3 of soil to allow construction of the containment cell
• Monitoring and mitigation of groundwater, dust, air toxins, asbestos and odour.
• Implementation of an exclusion zone via a decontamination unit through which site personnel were required to enter and exit the works area.
• The conclusion of the works into an overall Contamination Assessment to verify the status of the site.
• Sampling and analysis of 16 drums of highly contaminated material as part of the program to evaluate disposal options. The drums required transport to Western Australia for disposal by incineration due to this being the only facility licensed to take such material.

Information Systems and Communication Technology

$1.1M Parkes Shire Council Telemetry System Upgrade 

• May 2015 ongoing
• System Design, Procurement Support, Engagement, Mobilisation
• Full-time principal contractor surveillance.
• Responsible for development and governance of Site Safety, Construction Management, and Quality Management plans.
• Financial Management and Reporting
• Stakeholder Consultation

The Old Radtel Telemetry System was to be replaced with a modern, open architecture, reliable and easy to manage System. Council chose the Clearscada solution for their project. Over 30 Sites such as Bores, River Intake, WTP, STP, Pump Stations, Reservoirs, Repeaters etc. were to connect. The system also acts as a Virtual Control Room for CCTV Video and Intercom and allows operators to manage sites virtually from anywhere.

Information Systems and Communication Technology

Lake Endeavour – Early Warning / Predictive Modelling Systems 

• May 2014 onto April 2015
• System Design, Procurement Support, Engagement, Mobilisation, Implementation
• Full-time principal contractor surveillance
• Responsible for development and governance of Site Safety, Construction Management, and Quality Management plans
• Financial Management and Reporting
• Stakeholder Consultation & Training

UMINEX has conceptualised and implemented an Early Warning System which includes predictive modelling based on the dam level data of previous events combined with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts.

The system provides 72h / 48h / 24h / 12h and 4 hour previews with high accuracy for the respective dam and catchment. Council staff and Emergency Services are better informed, make better and more accurate decisions and can plan and execute their activities more effectively based on better information.