MCU14/0106 Appendix E - Engineering Report

Noosa Civic
Construction Environmental Management Plan



Management Measures

 Tasks                                 Actions / Monitoring                                                                        Timing            Responsibility
 Retain and protect all vegetation     Clearly demarcate the development areas on construction plans and in the field.             Prior to the      Environmental
 adjacent to the disturbance areas.    Clearly identify trees which are to be removed from those to be retained within the         commencement      Management
 Retain and protect vegetation         vicinity of the development areas using brightly coloured marking tape at a height of       of         any    Officer
 within the project footprint as far   1.5m from ground level.                                                                     vegetation
 as practicable.                                                                                                                   clearance
                                       Ensure the Environmental Management Officer audits the marked project footprint
                                       prior to the commencement of clearance activities.
 Ensure no more than minimal           Visually monitor the condition of retained vegetation on a weekly basis for signs of        Throughout        Contractor
 disturbance occurs to the retained    stress or damage throughout the construction period.                                        construction
 trees, during site clearance          Ensure a suitably qualified arborist inspects any damaged trees, and provides any           period
 works.                                necessary advice or action to ensure that the trees are protected and maintained in a
                                       healthy state.
 Ensure any pruning/trimming of        Where removal of over storey trees is necessary for the manoeuvring of excavators           Ongoing           Contractor
 trees or their root system is         and other vehicles to/from and within the development areas, organise an arborist to
 undertaken only by a suitably-        inspect the trees in the vicinity of the development areas and undertake any required
 qualified arborist.                   pruning/trimming.
                                       Where removal of over-storey trees is necessary within the project footprint, cut trees
                                       down 250mm above ground level, if possible, in order to leave the root ball in the
                                       ground and the immediate area undisturbed.
 Conduct clearance of vegetation       Ensure any vegetation occupied by native fauna is not cleared until the fauna moves         During all site   Contractor
 in a manner which ensures that        out of the vegetation, or is relocated to a secure area of similar habitat by a qualified   clearance
 any native fauna living near or       fauna spotter-catcher.                                                                      works
 within or adjacent to the             Ensure vegetation clearance is conducted in a sequential manner in order to direct
 vegetation to be removed have         native fauna away from threatening processes or hostile environments (e.g. roads,
 time to move out of the areas of      cleared land) and towards any retained vegetation or habitat links.
 disturbance    without   human
 intervention.
 Ensure biosecurity issues are         Contractor shall prepare an Approved Risk Management Plan (ARMP) to avoid the               Prior to the      Contractor
 appropriately dealt with to avoid     spread of red imported fire ants at the site due to known historical infestations.          commencement
 the spread of pests.                  The plan will detail the measures to be adopted to prevent the spread of fire ants from     of earthworks
                                       the site and will include the following.
                                            Movement control requirements.
                                            Infested soil disposal requirements


Noosa Civic                                                                    Version 1                                                              November 2014
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