1209 SWQMP Report_3 2013

                                                                                             Callaghan & Toth


6.       WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT
6.1      Potential Pollutants

The proposed Poultry meat farm has the potential to generate pollutants from the following
sources:

ACTIVITY                POTENTIAL                    PROPOSED                COMMENTS
                        POLLUTANTS                   TREATMENT
Roads, carparking       Sediments, nutrients,        Bioretention basin,     The MUSIC model assesses the
                        heavy metals,                bioretention swale,     proposed treatment train for the
                                                     grassed swale,          increase in area of hardstand,
                                                                             pollutant generating areas and
                                                                             demonstrates that pollutant load
                                                                             reductions are achievable with the
                                                                             proposed treatment train.
Poultry Shed            Sediments and                Roofwater reuse tanks   Stormwater infiltration into the shed
                        nutrients                                            will not occur. The 75mm thick
                                                                             Poultry Litter absorbs the Poultry
                                                                             urine and therefore no pollutants
                                                                             from the Poultry will result from this
                                                                             activity.
Composted Poultry       Sediments and                Wet Sediment and        The bunded compost mounds will be
Litter Storage          nutrients                    Bioretention Basin      covered with tarps to ensure
                                                                             minimum stormwater infiltration into
                                                                             compost rows. The remaining
                                                                             Bunded area will be clay capped to
                                                                             minimise infiltration. The runoff from
                                                                             these areas will be treated via a Wet
                                                                             Sediment Basin and Bioretention
                                                                             Basin
Composted Poultry       Nutrients                    No treatment proposed   Refer to Myriad International Nutrient
Litter use on                                                                Production and Fertilising
Avocado trees                                                                Requirement Report and Preliminary
                                                                             Operational Plan
Dead Poultry            Nutrients, bacteria,         No treatment proposed   Dead poultry will be taken off site for
                                                                             appropriate disposal




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1209 Animal Husbandry – Top Forestry Rd, Ridgewood                                        SWQMP_REV_3
September 2013