2015-11-10 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               10 NOVEMBER 2015


          Control measures and operating procedures for routine operations to minimise
            likelihood of environmental harm;
          Maintenance practices and procedures;
          Routine observations of odour and dust and recording the management response to
            elevated levels;
          Monitoring and sampling of stormwater nutrient and contaminant levels associated
            with shed litter clean out at lawful points of site discharge;
          Contingency plans and emergency procedures to deal with risks and hazards
            including corrective responses to prevent and minimise environmental harm
            (including any biosecurity incident);
          Monitoring of contaminant releases;
          Environmental impact assessments to be undertaken where identified as required in
            relation to carrying out the objectives of the SBMP;
          Vermin control measures;
          Record keeping, staff training and handling and review of environmental complaints;
            and
          Periodic review of environmental performance and continual improvement.
15.   The operator must ensure that the activities at the premises comply with the SBMP.
16.   The operator must conduct daily inspections to identify wet litter.
17.   Litter that cannot be returned to a friable state within 48 hours of turning or treating must be
      removed from poultry sheds.
18.   A minimum shed litter depth of 45 mm must be maintained at all times.
19.   Shed litter must be completely replaced in each poultry shed at the end of each batch.
20.   The design and construction of the shed flooring system and bunded litter storage areas
      must include an impervious membrane e.g. concrete, such that moisture and/or
      contaminants are not released to subsurface soil or groundwater.
21.   Sheds must be designed and constructed with tunnel ventilation exhaust fans located in
      accordance with the following:
          Shed 1 - Eastern Wall
          Shed 2 - South-western Wall
          Shed 3 - Northern Wall
          Shed 4 - Southern Wall
          Shed 5 - Northern Wall
          Shed 6 - North-eastern Wall
          Shed 7 - Western Wall
          Shed 8 - Western Wall
SCHEDULE C – AIR & DUST
22.   Odours or airborne contaminants which are noxious or offensive or otherwise unreasonably
      disruptive to public amenity or safety must not cause nuisance to any nuisance sensitive
      place or commercial place.
23.   Dust and particulate matter emissions must not exceed the following concentrations at any
      sensitive place or commercial place:
      a.    dust deposition of 120 milligrams per square metre per day, when monitored in
            accordance with Australian Standard AS 3580.10.1 (or more recent editions), or




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