ResponsetoApplicantReport

3. Composting and stockpiling methodology including data on
management of emissions during these processes.
Management of Emissions
• The response offers a review of its MWA noise, dust and odour assessment,
however odour modelling should not be applied to noise and dust emissions.

• The applicant has not provided an on-site noise assessment, and refers to litter
spread as the only on-site dust source.

• None of the applicant’s reports consider emission impacts on the on-site
dwelling.

The unworkable condition
The applicant requests the inclusion of a condition of approval that would
exempt dwellings on certain lots (built or as yet un-built) from odour guidelines
subject to complex habitation guidelines.

It may well not be within council’s authority to agree to this condition as
operational compliance is the responsibility of DAFF and questions of covenants
are complex legal matters best not adjudicated by council.

Compost turning machine
Example cited by Seymour Rural Equipment Pty Ltd does not work well as a
plastic sheet lifting and lowering operation (Sales Manager pers comm). There is
no evidence the PH Equipment product would work with plastic sheeting that
will need to be tightly secured on the windy ridge tops.

Prevailing winds
Winds on the ridges of West Cooroy are regularly above 10km/h from various
directions, therefore there would be great difficulty combining the necessity to
turn the compost with the requirement not to operate on many days.

Litter spreading
• This new version of the litter spreading regime is totally untested and the
composting time suggested (4 to 5 weeks), is only to suit operational purposes.
This would result in odiferous un-composted material being regularly spread
around the farm.

• Dampening of litter during high wind events would only exacerbate odour.

• Also, there is no allowance made for the differing compost times that cooler
winter weather would entail.

Odour
• The new model does not take into account odour characteristics from different
operational sources.