This client required detailled designs for surface-water management at a mine that included three proposed water diversions. These needed to function as stable waterways that would remain in equilibrium with the surrounding landscape and avoid adverse impacts on upstream and downstream environments.

Achieving this needed more than hydraulic and landform design, it needed vegetation capabile of stabilising the diversion banks and contributing to ecological function of the waterways.

This client wanted to move away from relying primarily on rock mulch for rehabilitation and adopt a more targeted approach based on the characteristics and risks of the materials available across the mine site.

Verterra was engaged to assess the soils and spoils and recommend amelioration treatments and seed specifications. This work led to the development of a comprehensive revegetation plan to support the mine’s Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan (PRCP).