Now is the time for Highlanders to have their say on a proposed sandstone quarry at Sutton Forest.
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The location for the proposed sandstone quarry is west of the Hume Highway.
The exact location will be approximately 1.7km southwest of the Sallys Corner interchange, and approximately 12km southwest of Sutton Forest.
Sutton Forest Quarries Pty Ltd commissioned geological and environmental consultants R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty. Limited to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Department of Planning and Environment.
According to the EIS, an estimated 34 million tonnes of friable sandstone has been defined within the site, capable of yielding approximately 21 million tonnes of high quality sand products during the first 30 years of a projected 45-year operation that would ultimately yield approximately 29 million tonnes.
The statement proposes an extraction area covering approximately 47 hectares, and a processing and stockpiling area covering approximately 12 hectares.
The processing and stockpiling area will incorporate a fixed wash plant involving crushing, washing, screening, dewatering and product beneath radial and fixed stackers.
Approximately 63.2 hectares of native vegetation would be progressively removed within the disturbance areas of the site.
The EIS included details on traffic and transport, groundwater and surface water, noise and vibration, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, Aboriginal cultural heritage, historic, air quality, land and soil capability, visibility, agricultural resources, bush fire risk and socio-economic factors.
The proposed quarry will create approximately 20 full-time jobs, and approximately 50 contractors transporting quarry product.
The proposal will be on exhibition to the public until Thursday, June 21.
Visit Wingecarribee Shire Council at 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale to view the proposal.
Highlanders can also visit www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au to view the details of the proposal.
