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

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                                                                                   by the Noosa Shire Planning Scheme as being in a landslide
                                                                                   hazard area.

                                                                                   The proposed disturbance areas avoid mapped areas recognised
                                                                                   as watercourses/drainage lines.

                                                                                   Managing water quality is the principal environmental issue for
                                                                                   CSR’s mining areas and is recognised as such in the Plan of
                                                                                   Operations. The proposed disturbance areas are located
                                                                                   approximately 1 km to the west of Lake Macdonald.

                                                                                   Appropriate measures will be incorporated into the development
                                                                                   to ensure impacts of flooding and water quality are appropriately
                                                                                   managed through the control of erosion, sediment transportation,
                                                                                   sediment capture and pH.

                                                                                   The Site Based Management Plan prepared (ATTACHMENT 8)
                                                                                   for the Site includes a Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control
                                                                                   Plan to ensure changes to the hydrological regime, contamination
                                                                                   of stormwater, on-site soil erosion and release of contaminated
                                                                                   water off-site is prevented, as far as practicable.

                                                                                   In relation to Six Mile Creek, the creek will be protected by the
                                                                                   following measures:

                                                                                         at least 100 m of separation from the area of disturbance to
                                                                                         the mapped watercourse and associated mapped remnant
                                                                                         vegetation;
                                                                                         a 20 m setback from the eastern most boundary of the
                                                                                         mining lease; and
                                                                                         CSR’s requirement to comply with their Environmental
                                                                                         Approval (EA) conditions for their activities, specifically:
                                                                                         -     diversion bunds above the extractive areas to divert
                                                                                               clean stormwater runoff around the disturbed area;
                                                                                               and
                                                                                         -     establishing a system of stormwater controls for
                                                                                               stormwater runoff prior to release as currently required
                                                                                               under the EA, and likely to be imposed by the DEHP
                                                                                               through the conditions of ERA 16.

                                                                                   Whilst the proposed development is to extract material for clean
                                                                                   fill on-site to be utilised as fill in the rehabilitation of CSR sites to
                                                                                   the south (at Neales Quarry and White Pit Quarry), the proposed


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