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Below are links to public information relevant to the Walsh River Land Court Objection 1. APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY – 81 people have objected to this application. 20111116_application_for_ea_epa
2. APPLICATION FOR MINING LEASE – 57 people have objected to this application
3. Code of environmental compliance – the conditions for a draft EA are drawn from. It is the application and the draft EA that you are objecting to.
4. Environmental Requirements for Level 2 mining projects – this application is for a code-compliant level 2 mining project. This sets out what exactly a level 2 project is and what the process is for the application. See in particular the flow chart on page 7.
5. WATERSAMPLING RESULTS –
6. ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY – Current as at 23/09/11 - This is the current authority and conditions that govern the current mining activities.
7. EPO – This is the latest ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDER that details what Baal Gammon and Kagara must do to stop further releases of contaminants
8. ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION – 18/04/2012. If you think there is something else they should be looking into – you should contact the Department immediately. 20120412_notice_environmental_evaluation_-_final
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