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Third Reedy Lake Bypass Project Goulburn Murray Water Connections Project Environmental Report R01 | Final 16b 18 December 2017 Envir onmental Report Goulburn Murray Water C onnecti ons Project Environmental Report Third Reedy Lake Bypass Project Project no: IS182561 Document title: Environmental Report Document No.: R01 Revision: Final V16b Date: 14 November 2017 Client name: Goulburn Murray Water Connections Project Client no: Client Reference Project manager: Dustin Lavery Author: Simon Treadwell, Sarah Heard, Rhonda Butcher File name: R01_TRLBP_Environmental Report_Final V16b.docx Jacobs Australia Pty Limited 80A Mitchell St PO Box 952 Bendigo VIC 3552 Australia T +61 3 5444 1861 F +61 3 5444 1862 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2017 Jacobs Australia Pty Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. 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Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved V1 28/04/2016 Draft Chapter 1 and 2 to GMW Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V5 16/05/2017 Draft report to GMW Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V6 17/05/2017 Draft report to consultative committee Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V8 19/06/2017 Draft Chapter 1,2 and 3 to GMW Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V9 21/06/2017 Draft report to GMW Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V10 23/06/2017 Draft to DELWP/ DEE Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V12 31/07/2017 Draft to GMW Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V13 1/08/2017 Draft to DELWP Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V14 10/08/2017 Draft to DELWP/ DEE Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V15 27/10/2017 Draft to DELWP Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery Dustin Lavery V16 14/11/2017 Draft report for public consultation Sarah Heard Simon Treadwell Dustin Lavery V16b 20/12/2017 Minor edits Pat Feehan V16b 8/2/2018 Final Pat Feehan R01 i Environmental Report Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Third Reedy Lake Bypass Project .................................................................................................................. 5 Project objectives and activities ...................................................................................................................... 6 Approvals process .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Project environment ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Assessment criteria and impact assessment ................................................................................................. 8 Evaluation of impacts and benefits ................................................................................................................. 8 Specific impacts and benefits on MNES......................................................................................................... 9 Specific impacts and benefits on other significant environmental values .................................................... 10 Proposed mitigation and management actions ............................................................................................ 10 Operational management ............................................................................................................................. 10 Construction management............................................................................................................................ 13 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 17 1.1 Third Reedy Lake Bypass Project (TRLBP) ..................................................................................... 17 1.1.1 Project objectives ............................................................................................................................. 18 1.2 Project proponent ............................................................................................................................. 18 1.2.1 Environmental Policy ........................................................................................................................ 18 1.2.2 GMW Connections Project Approval and Construction Environmental Management Framework .. 18 1.2.3 Victorian State Government referral – Environment Effects Act 1978 ............................................. 19 1.2.4 Commonwealth Government referral - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .................................................................................................................................................. 20 1.2.5 Bilateral agreement .......................................................................................................................... 21 1.2.6 Proceedings under Commonwealth or State law ............................................................................. 21 1.3 Consultation process ........................................................................................................................ 21 1.4 Purpose of the Environmental Report (this report) ........................................................................... 22 2. Project description ......................................................................................................................... 23 2.1 Kerang Lakes Bypass Project .......................................................................................................... 23 2.1.1 Options analysis ............................................................................................................................... 25 2.2 Third Reedy Lake Bypass Project .................................................................................................... 26 2.2.1 Project location ................................................................................................................................. 26 2.2.2 Current operation .............................................................................................................................. 31 2.2.3 Options Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 33 2.2.4 Developing the preferred water regime ............................................................................................ 34 2.2.5 Description of construction and operation ........................................................................................ 39 3. Project environment ....................................................................................................................... 44 3.1 Surrounding wetlands ....................................................................................................................... 44 3.2 Proposed area of impact .................................................................................................................. 54 3.2.1 Surrounding land use ....................................................................................................................... 54 R01 ii Environmental Report 3.2.2 Habitat .............................................................................................................................................. 54 3.2.3 Matters of National Environmental Significance ............................................................................... 56 3.2.4 EVCs and Plants .............................................................................................................................. 57 3.2.5 Animals ............................................................................................................................................. 60 3.2.5.1 Birds.................................................................................................................................................. 60 3.2.5.2 Fish, frogs and turtles ....................................................................................................................... 61 3.2.6 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 63 3.3 Kerang Wetlands Ramsar Site ......................................................................................................... 63 3.3.1 Listing criteria ..................................................................................................................................