RFI - Attachment 4C - MSES-MNES Assessment - Noosa Landfill RRC- Revision 3

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5.0       MSES - SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL IMPACT (SRI) ASSESSMENT
The SRI criteria for prescribed activities assessable under the Significant Residual Impact
Guideline (DSDIP, 2014) and Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy Significant Residual
Impact Guideline (DEHP, 2014) are assessed below.

5.1       SRI criteria under the Planning Act

The Significant Residual Impact Guideline (DSDIP, 2014) criteria for impacted regulated
vegetation for the site is detailed in Section 3.1 of the SRI guideline and is assessed for the
site in Table 4.

Under the SRI Guidelines (DSDIP, 2014), Section 3.1 regulated vegetation excludes regrowth
vegetation and has been defined as Category B areas on the regulated vegetation map that
are:
           •        ‘Endangered’ or ‘of concern’ regional ecosystems (REs); or
           •        Remnant vegetation within the defined distance of a watercourse identified on
                    the vegetation management watercourses map; or
           •        Remnant vegetation that intersects with an area shown as a wetland on the
                    vegetation management wetlands map; or
           •        Essential habitat (EH) as identified on the essential habitat map.

Table 4: SRI criteria for prescribed activities under Planning Act – Regulated Vegetation
SRI CRITERIA                                    SIGNIFICANT       NOT LIKELY        NOTES
                                                                  TO BE
                                                                  SIGNIFICANT

REGULATED VEGETATION- ‘Endangered’ or ‘of concern’ regional ecosystem (RE) (Section 3.1.1 of SRI Guideline,
DSDIP, 2014)

An action is LIKELY to have an SRI on an ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’ RE if the action will result in:

(a) clearing of more than 5ha of
                                                                        √           Clearing area is below the threshold at 0.21ha
    ‘Endangered’ or ‘Of Concern’ RE
    vegetation;
                                                                                    Endangered RE vegetation patch area will
                                                                                    remain above 5ha
(b) clearing that results in an overall area
    (not confined to property boundaries)                               √
    of ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’ RE                                              Current area ≈10ha
    vegetation of less than 5ha; OR
                                                                                    Proposed area ≈ 9.8ha

                                                                                    No separation of RE communities as proposed
                                                                                    clearing is comprised of an outcrop of remnant
(c) clearing that results in the physical                                           vegetation surrounded on three sides by non-
    separation of ‘endangered’ and ‘of                                  √           remnant vegetation.
    concern’ RE communities within and
    on adjoining sites.                                                             Endangered RE community (12.5.3) is
                                                                                    presently already separated along the
                                                                                    boundary of the proposed clearing area, and




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