Aerial mineral water landscape in Western Australia

E&W / APPROVALS · WATER · MONITORING / AUSTRALIA

Environment & Water

SECHA provides Australia-wide environmental consulting, environmental approvals, compliance, monitoring and water management services. We help project teams understand environmental constraints, manage risk and deliver responsibly across regional and remote Australia.

SECHA provides Australia-wide environmental consulting, environmental approvals, compliance, monitoring and water management services. We help project teams understand environmental constraints, manage risk and deliver responsibly across regional and remote Australia.

Practical capability, clearly applied.

Practical capability, clearly applied.

Practical capability, clearly applied.

KEY CAPABILITIES

Approvals · Environmental management · Biodiversity · Water · Monitoring · Rehabilitation · Compliance

01 / ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS & PLANNING

A clear pathway through approvals, constraints and delivery.

A clear pathway through approvals, constraints and delivery.

A clear pathway through approvals, constraints and delivery.

From first-pass constraints to regulatory submissions, we build practical approval pathways for projects across Australia. Jurisdiction-specific requirements are scoped early; Part IV, Part V and native vegetation clearing are retained here as Western Australian examples.

Aerial view of a mine access track across arid land

APPROVALS PATHWAY / JURISDICTIONAL CONTEXT / AUSTRALIA

Strategy & approval pathways

Environmental approvals strategy · Environmental constraints assessment · Environmental impact assessment support · Part IV assessment support · Part V licensing support · Native vegetation clearing support

Project-ready submissions

Mining and exploration environmental approvals · Regulatory submissions and liaison · Environmental management plans · Construction environmental management plans

02 / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Management systems that work in the field.

Management systems that work in the field.

Management systems that work in the field.

Robust systems only create value when they are clear enough to use, practical enough to apply, and strong enough to evidence compliance.

Systems, standards & reporting

Environmental management systems · Environmental procedures and standards · Environmental risk registers · Compliance management · Environmental reporting

On-ground governance

Environmental inspections · Ground disturbance management · Contractor environmental management · Incident management · Environmental auditing

Rocky watercourse through bushland

FIELD ECOLOGY / HABITAT CONTEXT / AUSTRALIA

03 / BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity grounded in evidence, context and care.

Biodiversity grounded in evidence, context and care.

Biodiversity grounded in evidence, context and care.

We bring field ecology, spatial context and practical risk management together to help projects understand biodiversity values and act responsibly.

Ecology & survey

Flora and vegetation management · Fauna management · Threatened and priority species management · Survey planning and coordination

Mapping & monitoring

Biodiversity risk assessment · Habitat mapping · Significant species mapping · Clearing impact assessment · Biodiversity monitoring

04 / WATER

Water intelligence for responsible, resilient operations.

Water intelligence for responsible, resilient operations.

Water intelligence for responsible, resilient operations.

From baseline conditions to mine water and discharge controls, we help teams understand water systems, maintain compliance and make operationally useful decisions.

From baseline conditions to mine water and discharge controls, we help teams understand water systems, maintain compliance and make operationally useful decisions.

Understand the system

Surface water management · Groundwater management · Stormwater management

Design & monitor

Water monitoring programs · Water quality monitoring · Monitoring network design · Discharge monitoring

Manage & report

Mine water management support · Dewatering environmental support · Water data analysis and reporting

05 / ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Monitoring designed to answer the right questions.

Monitoring designed to answer the right questions.

Monitoring designed to answer the right questions.

Effective programs connect field evidence to approval conditions, operational risk and clear reporting—not just data collection.

Effective programs connect field evidence to approval conditions, operational risk and clear reporting—not just data collection.

Ecology & rehabilitation

Flora and vegetation · Fauna · Rehabilitation

Water systems

Groundwater · Surface water · Water quality

Operational assurance

Dust · Noise · Waste · Compliance monitoring

06 / REHABILITATION & CLOSURE

Close the gap between disturbance and a defensible end state.

Close the gap between disturbance and a defensible end state.

Close the gap between disturbance and a defensible end state.

We help teams turn rehabilitation commitments into practical programs, measurable progress and evidence that stands up through the project lifecycle.

Plan & track

Rehabilitation planning · Progressive rehabilitation · Disturbance tracking · Closure environmental support

Measure & demonstrate

Rehabilitation monitoring · Completion criteria · GIS-based rehabilitation assessment

Aerial view of arid land and vegetation

PROGRESSIVE REHABILITATION / EVIDENCE LAYER / AUSTRALIA

07 / WASTE & CONTAMINATION

Control the material risks that follow a project.

Control the material risks that follow a project.

Control the material risks that follow a project.

Practical waste and contamination support helps clients build control into day-to-day delivery—not just respond after an issue occurs.

Practical waste and contamination support helps clients build control into day-to-day delivery—not just respond after an issue occurs.

Waste planning & controls

Waste management planning · Waste inventories · Waste classification · Contractor management · Waste tracking and reporting

Response & contamination

Spill response planning · Hydrocarbon management · Hazardous materials · Contamination management support

09 / START A CONVERSATION

Practical environmental support starts with the project context.

Practical environmental support starts with the project context.

Practical environmental support starts with the project context.

Bring the approvals, operational requirements or monitoring challenges in front of us. We’ll help map the practical next move.

SERVICES

Environment & Water / Spatial / Aerial / Studio / Analytics

CONTACT

Perth & Melbourne, Australia

Supporting projects across Australia

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