Noise
Routine attended, unattended and traffic noise surveys are conducted at Newcrest's Cadia Valley Operations (CVO) and Blayney Dewatering Facility in accordance with the CVO Noise Monitoring Program (CVO NMP), approved by NSW Department of Planning and Environment July 2014.
Monitoring undertaken includes:
- Directional Noise Monitoring
- Attended Noise Monitoring
- Traffic Monitoring
- Meteorological Monitoring
Monitoring is conducted using a combination of devices including a directional noise monitor (e.g. QuattroSound®); an attended noise monitor (e.g. the Bruel and Kjaer Sound Level Analyser) and an unattended noise monitor (eg. EL-215 type logger).
Monitoring Locations
| Area |
Location |
Directional Unattended |
Unattended |
Attended |
|
Mining
Operations
|
Chesterfield |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Warrengong |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Willow Creek |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| South Log |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Bonnie Glen |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Rosebank |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Northwest |
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
Blayney
Dewatering
Facility |
Blayney L1 |
|
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Blayney L2 |
|
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Blayney L3 |
|
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
| Blayney L4 |
|
|
** |
| Blayney L5 |
|
|
2x15 minutes / biannually |
CVO Dewatering
Facility* |
Somervaille |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| Nixon |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| MC & PA Ewens |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| D Palmer |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| H Tetlaw |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| ML Gardner |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| GJ Keen |
2 x 7 day periods / year * |
|
2x15 minutes / biannually* |
| Traffic |
Cadia Rd/ Woodville Rd/ Orchard Rd |
|
2 x 7 day periods / year |
|
* Monitoring at the CVO Dewatering Facility will only be undertaken at one site per quarter, during the daytime six months prior to and during the construction of the facility. The full programme would commence upon the commissioning of the CVO Dewatering Facility.
** Location 4 at the Blayney Dewatering Facility will be monitored only when monitoring results show that operational noise is not within project approval criteria at location 2.
To view the approved CVO Noise Monitoring Program click on the link below:
To view monthly Noise Monitoring Reports from FY20-21, click on the links below:
To view recent Noise Monitoring Reports, visit the links below:
* Noise Monitoring Reports 2019-2020
* Noise Monitoring Reports 2018-2019
* Noise Monitoring Reports 2017-2018
* Noise Monitoring Reports 2016
* Noise Monitoring Reports 2015
The monitoring network including monitoring locations, are shown [click thumbnails to enlarge] in maps below:
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Noise Monitoring Locations
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Blayney Dewatering Facility
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CVO Dewatering Facility
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Roads
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