Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

CSR West Ridge Quarry
Ecological Assessment Report



           Column 1                              Column 2                                                       Assessment of Impacts and Recommendations
       Specific outcomes                 Probable solutions (if code
                                               assessable)
 c)       replanting      and          e) avoiding the use of Undesirable     As a minimum, West Ridge Quarry would be rehabilitated in the following manner to ensure the establishment of
 rehabilitating      degraded          Plant Species listed in Table 9.1      stable land with grass cover for grazing purposes.
 habitat; and                          of PSP3 Landscaping Plants and           Minor trim earthworks to void the pit perimeter and floor.
 d) replacing any vegetation           Guidelines; and
                                                                               Spreading of soil from perimeter stockpiles.
 removed       with   suitable         f) planting riparian zones to filter
 replacement vegetation of             stormwater run-off and provide for      Ripping, seeding and fertilising with grass seed.
 local origin.                         wildlife habitat;
                                                                              Rehabilitation activities form part of the standard operations under the mining lease. Rehabilitation strategies
                                       AND                                    and plans are documented and translated into operational procedures and/or work instructions for effective
                                                                              implementation. Pursuant to the PoO, monitoring and records of rehabilitation outcomes are maintained.
                                       S16.2 Vegetation removed is
                                       replaced with—                         With quarry operations such as this, often minimal or no rehabilitation is able to be carried out for a period of time
                                       a) the equivalent number of trees      while the quarry is active, followed by periods of relatively intense rehabilitation. As such, forward planning and
                                       or plants of local origin; or          execution of rehabilitation annually is often not possible or practical. Due to the potential time lag for
                                       b) twice the number of trees or        rehabilitation at West Ridge Quarry, SCRC may wish to regulate the rehabilitation through Conditions linked to
                                       plants of local origin.                specifications of the existing mining lease and PoO.



 Fire management                       No solution provided                   The proposed works (i.e. extraction works with no permanent infrastructure) do not require fire management
 O17 Fire management                                                          measures to implement.
 measures are adopted
 based       on     ecological
 principles, which—
 a) maintain and enhance
 biodiversity;
 b) minimise threat of fire to
 the natural environment,
 life and property; and




CSR Building Products Ltd                                                                  Version 3                                                                        4 December 2012
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