During the preparation of the concept plan environmental assessment and project environmental assessment for the Queensland Hunter Gas Pipeline the project team will consider a number of key environmental issues. These include:

• Biodiversity
• Water quality and hydrology
• Aboriginal heritage
• Historic heritage
• Land use
• Infrastructure
• Human amenity (noise and vibration, air quality, traffic and transport)
• Hazards and risks

Some of the other environmental issues that will be considered are:

• Waste management
• Contamination
• Geology and soils
• Greenhouse gases
• Cumulative impacts
• Socio-economic impacts
• Visual amenity