In 2008, CSRP commissioned environmental consultants URS and the University of Queensland's Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) to undertake a sustainability assessment on the use of bauxite residue as a soil amendment on agricultural land. The key objectives of this assessment were to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and value of bauxite residue, and understand current community perceptions of the product and attitudes to its potential commercialisation.
As part of the assessment, CSRP sought feedback on the report from key regional stakeholders. These comprise individuals or groups who participated in the community consultations undertaken by CSRM, regional service providers, agencies, or catchment authorities, local governments, and other interest groups.
Stakeholder feedback was an important part of the Bauxite Residue Sustainability Assessment and helped CSRP to ensure that the report was as comprehensive as possible and accurately reflected the interests of stakeholders.
To assist with this review, CSRP produced a comprehensive Summary Report outlining the study's key findings as well as an Information Sheet to provide stakeholders with further information on the review and the process for addressing any comments received.
Download the final report with the addendum incorporating stakeholder comments and responses:
Comments were forwarded to the CSRP Communications Officer using the Stakeholder Comment Response Form (below). The feedback period ended on Friday 25 June 2010.
Through the initial "Long Term Monitoring of the Impacts of (Alkaloam®) Bauxite Residue Application to the Peel-Harvey Coastal Plain Catchment" (4A3) project, a catchment wide research and monitoring program was implemented to investigate the effects of using AlkaloamŪ on the Peel-Harvey Coastal Plain, and the extent and duration of phosphorous retention achieved through its use.
Catchment monitoring has shown AlkaloamŪ to be a safe and effective soil ameliorant to improve nutrient retention and reduce subsequent nutrient loss into regional waterways. Due to the success of this first phase, the project was extended to become the "Sustainability and Risk Review " (4A3 Extension 1). This extension allows ongoing monitoring to complete additional requirements and to conduct a risk and sustainability review for the use of Alkaloam®.