Draft stationary noise source policy
New South Wales. Environment Protection Authority1998
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Describes the policy setting out the way in which the impacts of noise from stationary (industrial) noise sources on residences and other sensitive land uses can be assessed and dealt with.
Main title:
Draft stationary noise source policy / by New South Wales Environment Protection Authority
Imprint:
Chatswood NSW Environment Protection Authority 1998
Collation:
103 p
Contents:
Summary of policy - Principles of assessment - Acceptable noise levels - Accounting for annoying noise characteristics - Accounting for the effect of meteorology on noise levels - Non-source management - Applying the Stationary Noise Source Policy - Sources - Assessment situations - Stationary noise source criteria - Intrusive noise impacts - Special cases - Protecting noise amenity - Notes to support the noise level table - Determining the receiver type - Assessment in areas of high traffic noise - Assessment in developing areas - Effects of changing land use - Determining existing noise levels to support criteria - Determining background noise for the intrusiveness criterion - Methods of determining background noise - Definitions to support methodologies - Traffic noise in background noise measurements - Determining existing noise levels for amenity criteria - Excluding transportation noise - Dealing with 'shoulder' periods - Meteorological conditions for monitoring - 'Modifying factor' adjustments to criteria - Introduction - Definitions to support the modifying factor corrections - Applying the modifying factors - Meteorological conditions under which criteria apply - Temperature inversions - Wind effects - Predicting noise levels and determining impacts - Identifying noise parameters - Noise prediction - Determining impacts - Mitigating noise from stationary sources - Controlling noise at the source - Controlling noise in transmission - Controlling noise at the receiver - Noise mitigation strategies - Managing short-term exceedance of approved noise levels - Generic noise control measures - Negotiation: when criteria are not achieved - The process leading to negotiation - Negotiation between proponent and regulator - Negotiated agreements between the proponent and the affected community - Consent conditions - Implications for consent agreement in excess of criteria - What is included in the consent - Specifying meteorological conditions in the consent - Reviewing performance - Monitoring environmental noise - Monitoring noise complaints - Policy evaluation and review
ISBN:
073130179X
Dewey class:
363.741 STA
Local class:
363.741
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
63077
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Research | Tech Book | 363.741 STA | Available |