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

CSR Building Products Limited                                                                                            Page 33
West Ridge Quarry
Site Based Management Plan


      Clean all equipment, vehicles and machinery prior to leaving the Site, if areas containing weeds are encountered.
      Dispose of weed plant material and seed by disposal at the council refuge, burning and/or burying at an appropriate
      depth on-site.
      Maintain existing groundcover for as long as possible by restricting/minimising land disturbance at any one time,
      where practicable.
      Restrict vehicular and stock access on-site.
      Ensure equipment entering and leaving the Site is free of soil and vegetation, both externally (include tracks/tyres,
      underbody, engine bay, radiator, buckets, body, chassis, trays, blades) and internally (include cabin, tool boxes,
      storage compartments).


Access Roads/Hardstand areas
      All access routes and hard stand areas will be maintained in a weed-free or weed-reduced state to lessen the spread
      of weed seed by vehicle movements.


Topsoil Management
      Visual surveys will be undertaken prior to all topsoil stripping operations and, if necessary, control mechanisms will be
      undertaken to reduce the risk of the contamination of topsoil stockpiles with seed and vegetative weed material.
      Weed control mechanisms may include separate stockpiling, herbicide spraying of stripped soils, or disposal as fill of
      soil materials infested with weeds.
      Weed control mechanism strategies will be implemented to control weed infestation if required, both before and after
      use of top-dressing material in the rehabilitation program.
      All topsoil stockpiles will be regularly monitored and managed for weed infestation.


Rehabilitation
      Rehabilitate disturbed areas as soon as practical following extraction.
      Importation of topsoil onto the Site should be avoided.
      Prior to the establishment of vegetation:
      - Use of a spraying campaign may be required to prevent migration or establishment of weed species into the area
           under rehabilitation; or
      - alternative methods for controlling both grasses and weeds including manual weeding, burning, slashing, weed
           matting and mulching, where practicable.


Weed Control Methods
As a guide to assist in planning weed control, a summary of weed control options that can be implemented are presented
in Table 16 – General Weed Control Options.




December 2012 / file ref. 1271_610_001                                                                        GROUNDWORK p l u s