Attachment 7A - Impact Assessment Report

                                                                                        Native Foresters




Table 7: SRI Assessment for Protected Wildlife Habitat in Landfill Expansion Area
 Environmental value           Magnitude                                                                                                           Environment
                                               Duration of
 potentially affected by       of impact                         Mitigation measures proposed                                                      al value
                                               impact
 prescribed activity           (Ha)                                                                                                                affected
  (i) long-term decrease in    0.81 ha         20+ yrs.          Pre-clearance inspections by a Fauna spotter catcher will occur the day prior       Yes, but not
      the size of a local                                        to and during clearing to minimise impacts to native fauna during clearing          considered
      population                                                 activities.                                                                       significant due
                                                                                                                                                    to the area of
                                                                 Fauna Spotter-catcher will actively search under all vegetation cover, rock and    EH proposed
                                                                 coarse woody debris, and areas of ponded water that may constitute potential       to be cleared
                                                                 breeding habitat for Swamp crayfish and Wallum frogs.                               being below
                                                                                                                                                    the threshold
                                                                 Clearing works will be undertaken in a sequential manner starting from cleared     (Refer Table
                                                                 areas and moving towards areas of retained vegetation to facilitate the                  4).
                                                                 movement of native fauna species out of the works impact zone

                                                                 Species monitoring for threatened invertebrates and Wallum frogs conducted
                                                                 (pre-construction, during construction and post construction) as specified in
                                                                 the DES approved IMP.

                                                                 Fauna exclusion fencing will be applied to the landfill site’s northern and
                                                                 eastern perimeter during landfill construction and operation to:
                                                                   - prevent fauna entering the site.
                                                                   - prevent return of relocated individual.
                                                                   - preventing access to landfill by feral pests (Wild dog, Feral cat, and
                                                                        Fox).
                                                                   - minimise dust and litter impacts on retained Essential Habitat from
                                                                        landfill development and operations.
                                                                 Fauna exclusion fencing will be applied to retained Essential Habitat areas
                                                                 during construction.




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