Response to Info Request - Attachment 6b - Ecological Assessment Part 2 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

                                                                Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



 Performance outcomes                              Acceptable outcomes                                           Response   Comment
 erosion, rill erosion, sheet erosion, tunnel      or less than those prior to the proposed
 erosion, stream bank erosion, wind erosion,       development. OR
 or scalding; and
                                                   AO20.2 The local government is the                                       Not applicable.
 2. any associated loss of chemical, physical      assessment manager for the development
 or biological fertility – including, but not      application.
 limited to water holding capacity, soil
 structure, organic matter, soil biology, and      Note: For guidance on developing a sediment and erosion         n/a
                                                   control plan, please refer to the Best Practice Erosion and
 nutrients, within or outside the land the         Sediment Control Document, IECA, 2008.
 subject of the development application.

 Salinity (public safety and relevant infrastructure activities, coordinated project, extractive industry, high value agriculture clearing, irrigated high value agriculture
 clearing, necessary environmental clearing, fodder harvesting)

 PO22 Clearing does not contribute to or           AO22.1 Clearing does not occur within 100                                Clearing will not occur in or within 200 metres of
 accelerate land degradation through               metres of a salinity expression area.                                    a discharge area or recharge area.
 waterlogging, or through the salinisation
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 of groundwater, surface water or soil.

 Essential habitat (public safety and relevant infrastructure activities, coordinated project, extractive industry, high value agriculture clearing and irrigated high value
 agriculture clearing, fodder harvesting)
 PO24 Clearing maintains the current extent        AO24.1 Clearing does not occur in essential                              While the site is mapped as containing essential
 of essential habitat.                             habitat.                                                                 habitat for the Wallum froglet and Wallum
                                                                                                                            rocketfrog, site inspections have determined that
                                                   OR                                                                       the habitat present on the site is not suitable for
                                                                                                                            these species. It is therefore not considered that
                                                                                                                           any impact on essential habitat for these species
                                                                                                                            will be incurred.

                                                                                                                            The proposed development will result in the
                                                                                                                            removal of 0.39 ha (34%) of Essential habitat (i.e.
                                                                                                                            12.2.5) for the Glossy black cockatoo.




Job No: Q12038/RW3                                                                JWA Pty Ltd                                                                   91