Ridgewood_12-002_PrelimOMP_110913

                                                               MWA Environmental




4.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Technical assessments undertaken by MWA Environmental (odour, dust and
noise), Callaghan & Toth (stormwater treatment and water quality management)
and Myriad International (agronomy) indicated that the proposed poultry farm and
reuse of spent litter within the avocado orchard can be managed to not cause
environmental hard or nuisance.

Best-practice management of the farm will be necessary to minimise potential
impacts by way of environmental emissions. It is recommended that the site be
management in accordance with a Site-Based Environmental Management Plan
to be implemented prior to the commencement of use.

As far as applicable and practicable, the site should be operated in accordance
with regulatory and industry guidance on the management of the poultry farming
and on-site reuse of spent litter on-site. The following documents are relevant to
the proposed activities:

   •   Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Guidelines:
       Meat Chicken Farms (2012)
   •   NSW Department of Primary Industries Best Practice Management for
       Meat Chicken Production in NSW - Manual 2 – Meat Chicken Growing
       Management (2012)
   •   Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation National
       Environmental Management System for the Meat Chicken Industry -
       Publication No. 03/038 (2003)




Ridgewood 12-002                       18                      11 September 2013