1209 SWQMP Report_3 2013

                                                                             Callaghan & Toth


7.       CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
The proposed development area can be treated by a treatment train consisting of:
   • rainwater reuse tanks,
   • b io-retention swales
   • bio-retention basins,
   • grass swales and
   • vegetated buffers.

This treatment train is capable of removing the nutrients and heavy metals from the
development area.

The rainwater tanks will supply poultry drinking water with backup supply from on-site dams.
Rainwater tanks and bioretention areas are able to attenuate the runoff concentrations to
current levels and so the development will not have an impact on the hydrology of the
receiving waters.

The use of composted poultry litter to fertilise the existing avocado trees will be managed to
ensure nutrient levels do not exceed current application rates of commercial fertiliser.

The water quality of Blackfellow Creek should not be impacted by this proposal, as
management of the site will reduce the risks of contaminants entering the creek.




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