Ecological Assessment Report

 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                            ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                             PROPOSAL COMPLIANCE SUMMARY
 Surface and ground water hydrology
 PO9                                             AO9.1                                                           The development is not proposing activities which are
 Development ensures that the natural surface    Development does not impact on the natural surface water or     likely to affect natural surface water or groundwater
 water and ground water hydrologic regimes of    groundwater hydrologic regimes and this is facilitated by:      hydrologic regimes.
 waterways, wetlands and hydrologically-         a) avoiding or minimising channelization, redirection or
 sensitive plant communities are not adversely       interruption of flow;
 impacted.                                       b) avoiding groundwater extraction;
                                                 c) maintaining groundwater recharge and discharge
 Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent                 processes;
 ecosystems are identified on Queensland         d) maintaining natural groundwater fluctuations;
 Government Wetland Info mapping.                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                                                          AO10.1 – Site landscaping and limited ecological
 Development provides for ecologically           Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports         rehabilitation are proposed to comply with AO10.1.
 important areas to be restored and enhanced     ecologically important areas by:
 through:                                        a) utilising local native species;
 a) designing landscaped areas to                b) utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP2
     complement and enhance existing                 Landscaping;
     vegetation and ecological linkages;         c) restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a functional
 b) removing species likely to displace native       ecosystem state that requires minimal human intervention;
     flora species or degrade fauna habitat;     d) replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same type,
 c) replanting and rehabilitating degraded           including the understorey vegetation;
     habitat;                                    e) creating or enhancing linkages between existing habitats;
 d) replacing any vegetation removed with        f) avoiding the use of pest plant species listed in PSP2 -
     suitable local native species;                  Landscaping;
 e) providing for fauna habitat; and             g) planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off,
 f) avoiding the planting of pest plant species.     stabilise soil and provide for wildlife habitat; and
                                                 h) providing ground and arboreal structures for fauna, which
                                                     may include ground depressions, rocks, hollows, nesting
                                                     boxes and in-stream habitat.

                                                 AO10.2                                                          AO10.2 – Insufficient cleared and unencumbered
                                                 Vegetation cleared is replaced with:                            land is available within the site to enable any
                                                                                                                 replacement planting to be accommodated.

30 September 2021                                                        Chris Bentley
Ref: 20-052                                                        Ecological Assessment Report
                                                              Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan