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

                                                                                         Native Foresters


Table 7: SRI Assessment for Protected Wildlife Habitat in Landfill Expansion Area
 Environmental value           Magnitude
                                               Duration of                                                                                              Environmental value
 potentially affected by       of impact                        Mitigation measures proposed
                                               impact                                                                                                   affected
 prescribed activity           (Ha)

  (i) long-term decrease in    0.81 ha         20+ yrs.         Pre-clearance inspections by a Fauna spotter catcher will occur the day prior to and Yes, but not considered
      the size of a local                                       during clearing to minimise impacts to native fauna during clearing activities.       significant due to the
      population                                                                                                                                     area of EH proposed to
                                                                Fauna Spotter-catcher will actively search under all vegetation cover, rock and
                                                                                                                                                     be cleared being below
                                                                coarse woody debris, and areas of ponded water that may constitute potential
                                                                breeding habitat for Swamp crayfish and Wallum frogs.                                  the threshold (Refer
                                                                                                                                                             Table 4).
                                                                Clearing works will be undertaken in a sequential manner starting from cleared
                                                                areas and moving towards areas of retained vegetation to facilitate the 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.

                                                                Ensure works do not alter water flows into threatened invertebrates and Wallum
                                                                frogs’ relocation area or breeding habitat.
                                                                Remnant vegetation onsite that is not required for Waste Management Purposes
                                                                has been dedicated to conservation within the adjoining Weyba Nature Reserve.

 (ii)   reduce the extent of   0.81 ha         20+ yrs.         Clearing of Essential Habitat has been minimised.                                       Yes, but not likely to be
        occurrence of the                                                                                                                                     significant
        species                                                 Delineate clearing line and ensure works occur only within construction footprint and
                                                                do not ‘spill’ into protected areas / No go areas.

                                                                Relocate salvageable habitat features as directed by the Fauna spotter catcher
                                                                into suitable undisturbed habitat.



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