Review of Environmental Factors: Proposal for a New Telecommunications Facility at Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot, Kosciuszko Road

The proposed works include:

• installation of one new 40-metre high Amplitel steel monopole with climbing ladder on bored pier footing
• installation of 4 new Telstra 4G/5G omnidirectional antennas on a new headframe, each not more than 4.5 metres long
• installation of one new Telstra equipment shelter, with an area not more than 7.5 m²
• proposed new Amplitel compound security fence with an area of 60 m², with a 3.0 m wide double access gate
• proposed new Amplitel 3.0 m wide access track
• proposed new 10 m asset protection zone or APZ around the proposed Amplitel compound
• installation of approximately 30 m of new underground fibre conduits by Infraco
• installation of various Amplitel and Telstra ancillary equipment such as amplifiers, brackets, cable ladders, cabling, combiners, consumer mains, distribution box, feeders, fibre pit, fibre route, a GPS antenna, meter, mounts, remote radio units, safety signs, submains, and other associated equipment necessary to ensure the proper and safe operation of the facility.

The review of enviromental factors document has been prepared by Genus services Pty Ltd on behalf of Amplitel and Telstra and is accompanied by the following:

• Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot: Consultation report (PDF 180KB)
• Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot: Proposal plans (PDF 2MB)
• Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Protected matters report (PDF 73KB)
• Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot: Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS) report (PDF 698KB)
• Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot: Pre-clearance vegetation survey for a proposed new telecommunications facility at 8163 Kosciuszko Road, Kosciuszko National Park NSW 2627 (PDF 2.2MB)
• Sawpit Creek Utilities Depot: Environmental electromagnetic energy (EME) report (PDF 157KB)