Response to Information Request - MCU12/0184

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                                                                                  Callaghan & Toth



     1.           INTRODUCTION

     This report is provided in response to an Information Request for the MCU application      -




     Animal Husbandry Type 2 Intensive and MCU for an Environmentally Relevant Activity
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     (ERA4 Poultry Farming) at 136 Top Forestry Road, Ridgewood for the Sunshine Coast
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     Regional Council. The Information request required:

          1. An Integrated Stormwater Management Plan that addresses the Noosa Plan         -
                                                                                                Water
              Sensitive Design Code, and
          2. A stormwater impact assessment and site based stormwater management plan, to
              identify potential water pollutants, proposed treatment trains and provision to address
              the Environmental Protection (Water)Policy 2008.


     This report aims to address the concerns highlighted by Council and will assess the
     proposed meat chicken farm against:
          .The Water Sensitive Design Code   the Noosa Plan
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          .Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines for South East
           Queensland, published by Healthy Waterways
          .The Environmental Protection (Water)Policy 2008.


     The Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualization (MUSIC)has been used to
     assess the  suitability of various stormwater treatment devices and to model existing and
     predicted pollution export loads and concentrations from the developed area of the site.




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     1209 Animal Husbandry   Top Forestry Rd, Ridgewood
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                                                                                       SWQMP
     April 2013