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Delivering a Powerful Future

Project Submission VOLUME 1 | 7

Executive Summary

The Project

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Mount Isa

Mining Substations

The Proponent

in Table ES2

Table ES2: Summary of responsible entities

Logo Entity Role

Project rationale

Northern Economic Triangle Infrastructure Plan 2007 – 2012

North West


Regional PlanNational Infrastructure Priorities

Community Engagement

About the EIS

State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971

Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3

How to make a submission on the EIS

Submissions should be addressed to:

Australia

[email protected]

Legal framework for the Project

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Project Submission VOLUME 1 |

Alternative options considered

Conceptual alternatives

Technological alternatives

High voltage direct current transmission

Underground transmission

Locality alternatives – route selection

The CopperString Route Selection Report

Construction of the Project

Table ES3


Table ES3 : Construction zones and associated accommodation description

Construction Zone

Construction of transmission

route (km)

Location of Construction

Zone

Accommodation Description

Planned Workforce

Number

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Figure ES2 : Construction zone staging

Commissioning and operation

Decommissioning and rehabilitation


Environment – values, impacts and management strategies

Climate and natural hazards

Scenic amenity

Geology and soils


Land contamination

Existing land use and tenure

North West Regional Plan

Nature conservation

Surface water resources and water quality


the

Groundwater resources

the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines

Air quality

Greenhouse gas

Noise and vibration

Waste

Transport


Non-Indigenous cultural heritage

Indigenous cultural heritage

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003

Social environment

Economic environment


Sustainability

Hazard and risk

ISO 31000:2009 – Risk Management, Principles and Guidelines

Cumulative impacts

Matters of National Environmental Significance

Eucalyptus raveretiana

Acacia crombiei


Tylophora williamsii

Austrobryonia argillicola

Livistona lanuginosa

Eucalyptus paedoglauca

Hydrocharis dubia

Poephila cinta cinta

Geophaps scripta scripta

Pezoporus occidentalis

Erythrura gouldiae

Erythrotriorchis radiates

Rostratula australis

Sminthopsis douglasi

Pseudantechinus mimulus

Egernia rugosa

Elseya lavarackorum

Lerista vittata

Denisonia maculate

Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis

Chlamydogobius squamigenus

Maccullochella peelii peelii

Pristis microdon

Acacia harpophylla

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Environmental management

Conclusions

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