Attachment 7D - Impact Management Plan - EVNT Fauna species - Noosa Landfill Expansion

                                                                                      Native Foresters



6.1.3   Timing and frequency

In general, amphibian and freshwater crayfish activity is determined by climatic and environmental
conditions. Accordingly, population monitoring will occur when suitable weather conditions prevail.
Surveys should be conducted when the species are active, in the period following rain, and
generally after dusk when night-time temperatures are above 18°C. A monitoring event will involve
monitoring for a period of two hours as required to cover all potential habitat areas within the
construction zone. Monitoring will be carried out according to the schedule provided in Table 4.


 TABLE 4: EVNT SPECIES MONITORING SCHEDULE
 Monitoring Period         Method                       Timing
                           Diurnal hand search
                           Nocturnal / crepuscular
                                                        In suitable conditions prior to the
 Baseline monitoring       search
                                                        commencement of works.
                           Aural survey



                           Diurnal hand search
                                                        Following rain event where
 Construction              Nocturnal / crepuscular
                                                        50mm of rain has been
 Monitoring                search
                                                        recorded within 24 hour period.
                           Aural survey


                           Diurnal hand and dip-
                                                        One month following completion of
                           net search Nocturnal /
 Post –Construction                                     works.
                           crepuscular search
 Event Monitoring                                       One year following completion of
                           Aural survey
                                                        works.


6.1.4   Assessment of results

In the event that the results of the monitoring program indicate that EVNT species populations may
be declining as a direct influence of the project, specific response criteria will be developed by NC
in consultation with DES, to determine whether declining populations (if evident from the
monitoring program) are attributable to the project. The response criteria will initially include
comparison of results from the monitoring program with the baseline monitoring and the predicted
impacts in the Project Environmental Assessment.

The response criteria will be used to determine if additional mitigation/management measures are
required to reverse any decline. Mitigation/management measures will be determined by the site
ecologist and NC’s Environmental Representative in consultation with DES. Such
mitigation/management measures may include creation or enhancement of frog and crayfish
habitat and dispersal pathways; establishment of new populations; and/or control of Mosquito fish
(Gambusia holbrooki) / Cane toad populations.




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