West Pilbara Contact Inspection Checklist

Have area inspections been compelted by area owner?

Have all actions from previous environmental contact inspections been closed?

Does the work area adequately manage potentially contaminated stormwater from leaving the work area?

Does the work area have sufficient stocked spill kits?

Does the work area segregate and store waste correctly for final disposal?

Are environmental incidents reported in Prospect?

Was the WWTP inspected?

Monitoring

Have monthly volumes of treated effluent discharge been recorded?

Have representative effluent discharge samples been collected and analysed as per licence conditions?

We're there any exceedances recorded from the previous representitive effluent discharge sample?

Wastewater treatment

Is the facility secured and appropriately signposted?

Is plant operating effectively, have performance sample results been reviwed?

Is the area free of spills, and leaks with no disenable loss apparent?

Is the facility free of vegetation growth in or around WWTP area that may cause a risk to operation?

Does effluent discharge consist only of treated sewage and is it discharged to the designated irrigation sprayfield?

Is overall house keeping ok?

Is sludge removed from the tank and stored temporarily on-site within the lined sludge drying bed?

Is the sludge drying bed managed to prevent surface runoff of leachate?

Does the work area manage facility bunding?

Evaporation ponds

Is the pond free of vegetation growth that may cause a risk to operation?

Is the pond liner in good condition?

Is the pond free of sediment (hence, not affecting capacity)?

Is there no evidence that the pond has overtopped in a manner than may cause a risk to operations?

Does the pond have suitable fauna egress matting?

Sprayfield

Is the sprayfield area fenced and signposted appropriately?

Are the sprinklers operating effectively?

Has effluent been contained within the sprayfield without ponding?

Are invasive weeds managed within the sprayfield so that they do not pose a risk to operations ?

Was the OWS inspected?

OWS Sampling

Has appropriate maintenance been performed on the oily water separator?

Has sampling been conducted?

Were there exceedances in the last sample?

Does the oily water separator utilise evaporation ponds to manage treated water?

Are sumps in good condition with adequate freeboard?

Is the sump free from vegetation growth that may cause a risk to operations?

Is the area free of leaks and spills with no discernible loss apparent?

Is housekeeping in the area good?

Was the Biofarm inspected?

Was the Landfarm inspected?

Was the Power Station inspected?

Are the emission point locations as per the the point locations in the licence?

Has emissions testing been conducted in line with the licence and are the emissions compliant to applicable standards?

Does the area manage bulk hydrocarbon storage tanks?

Was the facility operating as designed?

Required Actions