Response to oustanding issues Animal Husbandry MCU12/0184

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                                                                              Callaghan & Toth


1.       INTRODUCTION

This report is provided in response to an Information Request for the MCU application      -




Animal Husbandry Type 2 Intensive and MCU for an Environmentally Relevant Activity
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(ERA 4 Poultry Farming) at 136 Top Forestry Road, Ridgewood for the Sunshine Coast
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Regional Council. The Information request required:

     1. An Integrated Stormwater Management Plan that addresses the Noosa Plan         -
                                                                                           Water
         Sensitive Design Code, and
     2. A stormwater impact assessment and site based stormwater management plan, to
         identify potential water pollutants, proposed treatment trains and provision to address
         the Environmental Protection (Water)Policy 2008.


This report aims to address the concerns highlighted by Council and will assess the
proposed poultry farm against the following guidelines:

     .   Water Sensitive Design Code         -
                                               the Noosa Plan
     .   Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines for South East
         Queensland, published by Healthy Waterways
     .   Environmental Protection (Water)Policy 2008.


The Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualization (MUSIC)has been used to
assess the  suitability of various stormwater treatment devices and to model existing and
predicted pollution export loads and concentrations from the developed area of the site.




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1209 Animal Husbandry- Top Forestry Rd. Ridgewood                          SWQMP_REV_3
September 2013