Response to Information Request - MCU12/0184

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                                                                                   Callaghan & Toth



    SUMMARY

    The key points of this investigation are as follows:


         1. The proposed development consists of eight (8)new sheds to be used for meat
              chicken production and associated infrastructure.
         2.   Roof water runoff is to be recycled to provide Potable water for chickens.
         3.   Runoff from new access roads, car parks and landscaped areas around the buildings
              is to be treated for nutrients and gross pollutants via Bioretention Swales, Basins,
              Swales and Buffers, located alongside the roads. The treated runoff will then be
              released as sheet flow within the site.
        4.    The increase in pollutant loads due to the increase in impervious areas is to be
              attenuated.
         5. Waste management practices will be used to ensure there are no impacts to water
              quality of local waterways.
        6.    Fertilising of existing Avocado trees utilising composted chicken litter (i.e. chicken
              manure mixed with bedding material) will replace the use of commercial fertilisers on

              the existing Avocado farm. Any excess chicken litter will be sold off site.




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    1209 Animal Husbandry   Top Forestry Rd, Ridgewood
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                                                                                       SWQMP
    April 2013