Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

quantity, characteristics, handling, storage, management and intended treatment ordisposal.4. Project descriptionDescribe the project through its lifetime of pre-construction, construction, operation andpotentially decommissioning. The project description also allows further assessment ofwhich approvals may be required and how they may be managed through the life of theproject.4.1. Project overviewProvide an overview of the project to put it into context. Describe and explain:• the key components of the project• how the preferred operating scenario was selected, including details such as cost,environmental impacts, and the operational efficiencies of each option• a summary of any environmental design features of the project• the expected cost, timing, and overall duration of the project, including details of andjustification for, any staging of the development.4.2. Project locationDescribe, using maps at suitable scales, the regional and local context of all of theproject components and all associated infrastructure. Provide real property descriptionsof the project. Maps should show the precise location of the project area, in particularthe:• location of the project• boundaries and areas of current or proposed land tenures that the project area is orwill be subject to, and details of the ownership of that land• extent of strategic port land and future strategic port land• location, boundaries and area of the project site coverage, including easementwidths and access requirements• location and area of any proposed buffers surrounding the project areas (forconstruction and operation)• location of infrastructure relevant to the project, including but not limited to, thestate-controlled road network, local roads, project site access roads, railways(including road/rail crossings), and marine infrastructure such as navigation aids• location (if known) of discharge and monitoring points, waste storage, and chemicaland fuel storage• location, dimensions, footprint area and volume of ship berth pockets, apron areasand shipping channels to be dredged• location, dimensions, site coverage area and volume of any optional offshore andonshore dredge spoil disposal sitesContents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement- 15 -