Att 3 - Site Based Management · MCU17/0020

Site Management Plan
1 Input Water

Input water is transported to site from the mouth of the Noosa River by truck. The water is
pumped into our 22500ltr water storage tank where it is mixed with freshwater from the town
supply. This is done to reduce the salinity of the water. The water is treated using liquid chlorine
at a concentration of 5ppm for a 24hr period. The chlorine is removed by adding Sodium
Thiosulphate. When water is required to top up the system the water is pumped through UV
for backup disinfection and oxidisation of any residual chlorine.

2 Food storage

The fish food is stored to manufacturer’s requirements. It is stored in a room that is rodent
proof and regularly treated for pests. The food is stored on pallets to keep it off the floor and
allow air to circulate around the food bags.

3 Mortality Disposal

Any fish mortalities will be recorded and stored in the onsite freezer until the council rubbish
day when they will be removed from the freezer and placed in the council bins to be disposed
of correctly. If we have a large mortality event the dead fish will be loaded into our utility which
will be lined with plastic and taken to the Local Noosa landfill site.

4 Bio Security

Foot baths and hand washing facilities will be placed at both of the entries to the Broodstock,
hatchery, live feed and Nursery systems. Foot baths and hand washing facilities will be
available at the entrance to all systems.

If the facility is to be managed by 1 person at any time, the nursery and Hatchery system must
be maintained before entering the Broodstock system. If it is required to go back into nursery
or hatchery system then the employee must change into clean clothes and put dirty clothes
into laundry baskets supplied. The employee must wash themselves down with disinfectant
wash shoes in foot bath and then enter the facility.

Water is never to be swapped between systems and discharged; water from Broodstock
system must be discarded into approved waste disposal system.

All employees are to stay away from trucks bringing in replacement water and at no time are
water truck drivers allowed inside any part of the facility.

When loading market sized fish into transport trucks the fish must be taken outside to be loaded
and then the vessels containing the fish are to be washed with chlorine and left in the sun for
24hrs before bringing back into the facility. at no time are the delivery drivers allowed into
facility.

5 Waste Water Management

All water to be discharged will be pumped into our 22500ltr waste storage tank where it will
be dosed into the council sewer at a maximum rate of 3500ltrs / day discharge allowance. A
u-trap will be placed in the discharge pipe with a tap so samples of the waste water can be