km south-west of Cairns. The dredge The nearest landfill site is 40 material would also need to be dried out first km west of Cairns through which poses a constraint as no land has mountainous terrain. Transport been identified for this. of dried material, once created would be difficult by road, and would involve large amounts of rehandling and truck movements. LANDFILL The material is suitable for Springmount waste management (landfill) Significant impacts on No facilities in place currently. disposal but needs to be facility near Mareeba has 140 ha of land. terrestrial environmental Dewatering, processing and permanent dried out first before it can be However Mareeba is approximately 40 km values to clear sufficient land material handling faculties disposal) prior to transported to landfill. west of Cairns. There is also Yungaburra to dry material prior to (loading and unloading at landfill. waste management facility approximately 40 dredging. Ongoing either end) would be required. km south-west of Cairns. The material would discharges of waste water The nearest landfill site is 40 need to be dried out before transporting. during works as part of the de km west of Cairns through There is no land available for this purpose. watering process. Terrestrial mountainous terrain. Transport Flat land near the port is used for residential, land lost to non-beneficial of dried material, once created tourism, cultural, conservation or agricultural land fill use, therefore, would be difficult by road, and purposes. Land disposal sites (and existing deeming it unavailable in the would involve large amounts of landfill sites) are scarce in Cairns due to future for other purposes. rehandling and truck competing needs for land from a developing movements. coastal city. NON-BENEFICIAL The material is suitable for There is no land available for this purpose. Significant impacts on No facilities in place currently. DISPOSAL disposal but needs to be Flat land near the port is used for residential, terrestrial environmental Dewatering, processing and (permanent dried out first before it can be tourism, cultural, conservation or agricultural values to clear sufficient land material handling faculties
km south-west of Cairns. The dredge material would also need to be dried out first which poses a constraint as no land has been identified for this. The nearest landfill site is 40 km west of Cairns through mountainous terrain. Transport of dried material, once created would be difficult by road, and would involve large amounts of rehandling and truck movements. LANDFILL permanent disposal) prior to landfill. The material is suitable for disposal but needs to be dried out first before it can be transported to landfill. Springmount waste management (landfill) facility near Mareeba has 140 ha of land. However Mareeba is approximately 40 km west of Cairns. There is also Yungaburra waste management facility approximately 40 km south-west of Cairns. The material would need to be dried out before transporting. There is no land available for this purpose. Flat land near the port is used for residential, tourism, cultural, conservation or agricultural purposes. Land disposal sites (and existing landfill sites) are scarce in Cairns due to competing needs for land from a developing coastal city. Significant impacts on terrestrial environmental values to clear sufficient land to dry material prior to dredging. Ongoing discharges of waste water during works as part of the de watering process. Terrestrial land lost to non-beneficial land fill use, therefore, deeming it unavailable in the future for other purposes. No facilities in place currently. Dewatering, processing and material handling faculties (loading and unloading at either end) would be required. The nearest landfill site is 40 km west of Cairns through mountainous terrain. Transport of dried material, once created would be difficult by road, and would involve large amounts of rehandling and truck movements. NON-BENEFICIAL DISPOSAL (permanent The material is suitable for disposal but needs to be dried out first before it can be There is no land available for this purpose. Flat land near the port is used for residential, tourism, cultural, conservation or agricultural Significant impacts on terrestrial environmental values to clear sufficient land No facilities in place currently. Dewatering, processing and material handling faculties
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