Ecological Assessment Letter Report · MCU26/0104

     Surface and ground water hydrology

     PO9                                                  AO9.1                                                Complies with AO9.1.
     Development ensures that the natural surface         Development does not impact on the natural           The proposed low impact development will not
     water and ground water hydrologic regimes of         surface water or groundwater hydrologic regimes      impact natural surface water or groundwater
     waterways, wetlands and hydrologically-sensitive     and this is facilitated by:                          hydrological regimes.
     plant communities are not adversely impacted.        (a) avoiding or minimising channelization,
     Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent ecosystems are         redirection or interruption of flow;
     identified on Queensland Government Wetland Info     (b) avoiding groundwater extraction;
     mapping.                                             (c) maintaining groundwater recharge and
                                                                discharge processes;
                                                          (d) maintaining natural groundwater
                                                                fluctuations;
                                                          (e) avoiding causing ingress of saline water into
                                                                freshwater aquifers of wetlands; and
                                                          (f)   avoiding contaminants entering groundwater
                                                                (e.g. from runoff, effluent disposal).

     Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas

     PO10                                                 AO10.1                                               Complies with PO10.
     Development provides for ecologically important      Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and       Rehabilitation is incorporated into the proposed
     areas to be restored and enhanced through:           supports ecologically important areas by:            development. A concept Rehabilitation Plan has
     (a) designing landscaped areas to complement         (a) utilising local native species;                  been provided at APPENDIX F which focuses on
           and enhance existing vegetation and            (b) utilising suitable plant species identified in   rehabilitation of the dam edges adjacent to the
           ecological linkages;                                PSP2 Landscaping;                               cleared area to enhance habitat values.
     (b) removing species likely to displace native       (c) restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a
           flora species or degrade fauna habitat;             functional ecosystem state that requires
     (c) replanting and rehabilitating degraded                minimal human intervention;
           habitat;                                       (d) replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the
     (d) replacing any vegetation removed with                 same type, including the understorey
           suitable local native species;                      vegetation;
     (e) providing for fauna habitat; and




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