Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

Performance outcomes                       Acceptable outcomes                                                  Response     Comment
hardening or unnatural modification of     channelization of meandering waterways.                                           waterway.
channels.                                  And
                                           AO7.2 Where channels need to be significantly modified,              N/A          The channel will not be modified as a result of the proposed
                                           the development simulates natural watercourses by                                 works.
                                           including meanders, pools, riffles, shaded and open
                                           sections, deep and shallow sections, and different types
                                           of substrata. Natural features such as rock outcrops and
                                           boulders are retained or recreated.
PO8 Impacts on water quality in declared   AO8.1 Development involves erosion and sediment                                  The site is not located within a Fish Habitat Area.
fish habitat areas are minimised.          control measures.                                                                 Nonetheless, the proposed culvert has been designed with
                                           Editor’s note: Erosion and sediment control should be in                          consideration to local stream processes and minimising the
                                           accordance with the Best practice erosion and sediment control                    potential effects of scouring and resultant sediment transfer
                                           guidelines, International Erosion Control Association Australasia,                through the use of appropriate armour design, as well as
                                           2008.                                                                             additional toe and end protection.
                                                                                                                             The erosion and sediment control measures will be
                                                                                                                             implemented in accordance with the Best practice erosion
                                                                                                                             and sediment control guidelines, International Erosion
                                                                                                                             Control Association Australasia, 2008.

PO9 Development resulting in drainage      AO9.1 Run-off and leachate from disturbed or oxidised                            Should Acid sulfate soils be encountered during construction
or disturbance of acid sulfate soil is     acid sulfate soils is contained, treated and not released to                      works, adequate control measures to prevent environmental
managed to prevent impacts on fisheries    a waterway or other fish habitat in accordance with the                           harm, including appropriate containment, storage, treatment
resources and fish habitats.               Queensland acid sulfate soils technical manual: Soil                              and monitoring will be implemented, in accordance with the
                                           management guidelines, Department of Natural                                      Queensland acid sulfate soils technical manual: Soil
                                           Resources and Mines, 2002.                                                        management guidelines, Department of Natural Resources
                                                                                                                             and Mines, 2002.

All development – environmental offsets
PO10 Impact to fish passage or legally     AO10.1 Residual impact to fish passage or legally                                In accordance with the Queensland Environmental Offsets
secured offset areas for fish passage is   secured offset areas for fish passage, including the                              Policy, Significant Residual Impact Guideline, an action is
avoided, or mitigated and an               fisheries resources and fish habitat they contain, is                             likely to have a significant impact on a waterway providing
environmental offset is provided for any   comprehensively and accurately documented to                                      for fish passage if there is a real possibility that it will:
significant residual impact.               demonstrate that impact is avoided or, where this cannot
                                           be achieved, that impacts are minimised.
                                           Or
                                                                                                                              result in the mortality or injury of fish; or
                                                                                                                              result in conditions that substantially increase risks to the
                                                                                                                                health, wellbeing and productivity of fish seeking passage
                                                                                                                                such as through the depletion of fishes energy reserves,
                                                                                                                                stranding, increased predation risks, entrapment or


State development assessment provisions                                       Module 5 — Fisheries resources           5.2 Constructing or raising waterway barrier works in fish habitats state code
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