Further information from consultant MCU12/0184

The Report recommends that a Condition of approval be imposed that requires the
imposition   of    a   Site-Based             Management Plan (SBEMP); which
                                    Environmental
includes details of the measures required for the spreading of litter, the distribution
pattern, boundary setbacks and time of spreading.




    4. Water       quality management particularly addressing potential impacts
         from the use of shed waste and composting material for fertilising the
         orchard and any associated run off.


The litter is com posted within 3 bunded areas; 300 lineal metres within a 120m x
22.5m bunded area; a reserve area of 76 lineal metres in a 82m x 14m bunded area
and a further reserve area of 110 lineal metres in a 75m x 14m bunded area.


Each batch will create approximately 1 030m3 of litter/compost; it is planned to spread
the compost for a depth of 0.1 m for a width of 5m under the trees and landscaping.
Therefore the compost from each batch will provide 2,060 lineal metres (2.06kms)of
compost along the orchard rows or 12km of orchard rows per year. The orchard
includes in excess of 50kms of orchard rows therefore the composting operation will
only cover less than 25% of the total orchard rows per year.

The orchard   currently includes a vegetated buffer located along the watercourses
and the spreading of the compost will only be undertaken within the orchard area; in
accordance with the current farming practice.



    5.   Feasibility on reduction of size and number of sheds

The   applicant originally proposed the construction of 8 poultry sheds 160m long;
which is the industry standard; during the process of the application and detailed
design of the sheds and site the sheds have been reduced to average lengths of
105m.


The applicant has also undertaken to adopt to RSPCA stocking density 17.2 birds
per m2; therefore the maximum total number of birds possible at the site is 235,554.


The Queensland Farming Manger of Inghams has provided written confirmation that
most new facilities have a capacity of 240,000 birds and that a capacity of less than
200,000 may not be viable (Ref: Inghams Letter, 25/11/13     Appendix E). This
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proposal allows for a maximum of 235,554 birds to be on site. The scale of this
proposal is already reduced from what was envisaged at the concept stage when
sheds with a length of 160m were considered.




I trust that this information       provides the additional   information   required for the
assessment of the Development Application.


Do not hesitate to contact this office if you require any further information.


Yours faithfully


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Max Watterson