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)
 lines,       wetlands       and       OM1.1 to OM9.1, except for—           extremity of mapped Riparian Buffer Areas (associated with Six Mile Creek). The total area affected is 0.02ha.
 adjacent riparian zones are           a) temporary use of the land; or      The extraction work proposed is temporary in nature, in that no permanent structure will be established and
 protected by—                         b) infrastructure which provides      rehabilitation will occur to these areas prior to the mining lease expiry in a manner considerate of the land’s
 a) avoiding any new                   access to a watercourse for           future use.
 development in the riparian           recreational purposes;
 buffer area;                                                                Further, the eastern proposed disturbance area is in fact separated from the watercourse it buffers by areas of
 b) retaining aquatic and              OR                                    cleared land. In this respect, the works will not cause edge effects to the riparian zone or significantly affect
 terrestrial habitat in riparian                                             wildlife corridors.
 zones;
 c)     maintaining      wildlife      S5.2 Where constructing a
                                       Detached house or Community           In order to ensure the riparian values of Six Mile Creek are not affected by uncontrolled flows of sediment from
 corridors                 along                                             the quarry, it would be appropriate for SCRC to condition the preparation of an Erosion and Sediment Control
 watercourses and drainage             residence and on an allotment
 lines for native fauna                situated wholly within the Riparian   Plan (or similar) as part of the approval.
 movement;                             Buffer Area,
 d) avoiding edge effects                                                    Probable Solution S5.1 is therefore achieved, and the proposed works achieve Specific Outcome 05.
 and incompatible uses in              OR
 riparian zones;
 e)      maintaining        bank       S5.3 For Animal husbandry on
 stability by minimising bank          premises in the Rural Zone—
 erosion and slumping;
 f) maintaining water quality          OR
 by     filtering   sediments,
 nutrients        and      other
                                       S5.4      Recreational   facilities
 pollutants; and
                                       (including playgrounds, pergolas,
 g) removing undesirable               barbeques etc
 plant species and replacing
                                       OR
 them with vegetation of
 local origin;
                                       S5.5 For Forestry uses

                                       AND

                                       S5.6 Where Forestry is carried
                                       out on that
                                       part of premises indicated as
                                       Riparian Buffer
                                       Area



CSR Building Products Ltd                                                                 Version 3                                                                    4 December 2012
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