RFI - Attachment 4B - Flora and Fauna Assessment Rev 5

                                                                                                                                                 Native Foresters



        Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                                   Response

                                                                                                            may become more dense (shrubs and sedges) and
                                                                                                            composition i.e. more Melaleucas.

                                                                                                            Increased/intermittent surface water/ stormwater inputs to the
                                                                                                            north of the works impact area and the closed heathland /
                                                                                                            wetland Land Zone 3 ecosystems that occur there, are likely
                                                                                                            to lead to:
                                                                                                                    o Changes in water quality north of the works
                                                                                                                        impact area (i.e. increase in pH, increase in
                                                                                                                        nutrient concentrations);
                                                                                                                    o Changes to soil chemistry (i.e. altering soil pH
                                                                                                                        levels to a less acidic state);
                                                                                                                    o Changes in vegetation community structure
                                                                                                                        favouring denser understorey of sedges and
                                                                                                                        ferns.
                                                                                                                    o Intensification and further spread of existing weed
                                                                                                                        outbreaks which will need to be managed through
                                                                                                                        active and ongoing weed control operations.

                                                                                                            By managing the site to ensure water quality from landfill runoff
                                                                                                            is treated and meets the current SPP (Water) guidelines, the
                                                                                                            proposed works should avoid contaminants entering
                                                                                                            waterways including groundwater.
Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas
PO10                                                AO10.1                                                  Complies with PO10
Development       provides    for    ecologically   Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and
important areas to be restored and enhanced         supports ecologically important areas by:               The works will include implementation of a Weed
through:                                                a) utilising local native species;                  Management Plan for Singapore Daisy and other weed
    a) designing landscaped areas to                    b) utilising suitable plant species identified in
         complement and enhance existing                     PSP2 Landscaping;
                                                                                                            species in the retained vegetation to enhance the habitat
         vegetation and ecological linkages;            c) restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a       value of this vegetation on the edge of the landfill.
    b) removing species likely to displace                   functional ecosystem state that requires
         native flora species or degrade fauna               minimal human intervention;                    During works any suitable coarse woody debris, or hollows
         habitat;                                       d) replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the     found during clearing will be relocated into the adjacent
    c) replanting and rehabilitating degraded                same type, including the understorey           retained vegetation to the north, to provide habitat features in
         habitat;                                            vegetation;                                    this area.
    d) replacing any vegetation removed                 e) creating or enhancing linkages between
         with suitable local native species;                 existing habitats;
    e) providing for fauna habitat; and



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