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

                                                                                         Native Foresters



 Environmental value            Magnitude
                                               Duration of                                                                                             Environmental value
 potentially affected by        of impact                       Mitigation measures proposed
                                               impact                                                                                                  affected
 prescribed activity            (Ha)

  (iii) fragment an existing    0 ha           20+ yrs.         Retained Essential Habitat will be protected through the implementation of effective             No
        population                                              weed management.
  (iv) result in genetically    0ha            20+ yrs.         Clearing of Essential Habitat has been minimised.                                                No
        distinct populations
        forming because of
        habitat isolation; or
  (v) introduce disease         0.81ha         20+ yrs.         Green waste storage and processing will occur away from the Protected wildlife         Yes, but not likely to be
        that may cause the                                      habitat that occurs to the north of the existing and proposed landfill to minimise     significant –amphibian
        population to decline                                                                                                                          chytrid fungus already
                                                                impacts from plant pathogens and weed seed dispersal.
                                                                                                                                                             widespread.
                                                                Vehicles and machinery shall be washed down prior to entering the site to ensure
                                                                vehicles and machinery are weed free prior to works commencing.
                                                                Fauna relocation and handling is to follow the methods contained in the Interim
                                                                hygiene protocol for handling amphibians (EHP, 2013).
  (vi) interfere with the       0.81ha         20+ yrs.         Drainage designed to divert landfill runoff away from breeding habitat for Swamp                 No
       recovery of the                                          crayfish and Wallum frog’s habitat that occurs to the north of the impact area.
       species
                                                                Species monitoring conducted (pre-construction, during construction and post
                                                                construction) as specified in the DES approved SMP.
  (vii) cause disruption to     0.81ha         20+ yrs.         Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Plan will be                              No
        ecologically                                            implemented during the construction phase of operation, with a whole of site
        significant locations
                                                                Stormwater Management Plan in place during the landfill operation phase.
        (breeding, feeding,
        nesting, migration or                                   All stormwater flows from the landfill and access roads will report to a Sediment
        resting sites) of a                                     Control Pond / biobasin or discharge (controlled) south of the site.
        species.
                                                                Ensure silt fences, diversion drains, and other erosion controls are functioning
                                                                effectively, particularly during high water flow periods.
                                                                Sediment and erosion control devices to be maintained in perpetuity.


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