About the proposal

Development application for an industry extractive and extractive industry licence.

Reference: pa16/2021
Applicant: Cowara Contractors Pty Ltd
Address: Lot 230 Elgin Road, Elgin

Documentation

• development application (PDF 3.3MB)
• appendix a – certificate of title (PDF 180 KB)
• appendix b – site plan (PDF 6.6MB)
• appendix c – excavation works plan (PDF 6.7MB)
• appendix d – post-extraction plan (PDF 2.2MB)
• appendix e – BAL assessment (PDF 8.3MB)
• appendix f – groundwater monitoring report (PDF 11.5MB)
• appendix g – DWER pre-lodgement advice (PDF 276KB)
• appendix h – DWER clearing application (PDF 13MB)

The development involves:

• extraction of approximately 197,000m3 of sand from the southern portion of the lot
• sand to be extracted by a front-end loader in 5 stages
• each stage to be between 1.3ha and 2ha
• proposed duration of extraction is 5 year
• batter slopes of 1:6
• vehicular access from Elgin Road to Railway Road
• the floor of the pit will be minimum 0.5m above the highest historical groundwater level
• rehabilitation to pasture.

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