Response to oustanding issues Animal Husbandry MCU12/0184

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                                                                                                 Callaghan & Toth



6.       WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT

6.1      Potential Pollutants


The proposed Poultry meat farm has the potential to generate pollutants from the following
sources:



ACTIVITY                    POTENTIAL                    PROPOSED                COMMENTS
                            POLLUTANTS                   TREATMENT
Roads, carparking           Sediments, nutrients,        Bioretention basin,     The MUSIC model assesses the
                            heavy metals,                bioretention swale,     proposed treatment train for the
                                                         grassed swale,          increase in area of hardstand,
                                                                                 pollutant generating areas and
                                                                                 demonstrates that pollutant load
                                                                                 reductions are achievable with the
                                                                                 proposed treatment train.
Poultry Shed                Sediments and                Roofwater reuse tanks   Stormwater infiltration into the shed
                            nutrients                                            will not occur. The 75mm thick
                                                                                 Poultry Litter absorbs the Poultry
                                                                                 urine and therefore no pollutants
                                                                                 from the Poultry will result from this
                                                                                 activity.
Composted Poultry           Sediments and                Wet Sediment and        The bunded compost mounds will be
Litter Storage              nutrients                    Bioretention Basin      covered with tarps to ensure
                                                                                 minimum stormwater infiltration into
                                                                                 compost rows. The remaining
                                                                                 Bunded area will be clay capped to
                                                                                 mini mise infiltration. The runoff from
                                                                                 these areas will be treated via a Wet
                                                                                 Sediment Basin and Bioretention
                                                                                 Basin
Com posted Poultry          Nutrients                    No treatment proposed   Refer to Myriad International Nutrient
Litter use on                                                                    Production and Fertilising
Avocado trees                                                                    Requirement Report and Preliminary
                                                                                 Operational Plan
Dead Poultry                Nutrients, bacteria,         No treatment proposed   Dead poultry will be taken off site for
                                                                                 appropriate disposal




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