Appendix BB Significant Species Management Plan
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Appendix BB Significant Species Management Plan Significant Species Management Plan Rev 1 September 2011 Significant Species Management Plans QCLNG Gas Field Rev 1 September 2011 Prepared by Unidel QCLNG-BX00-ENV-PLN-000025 Uncontrolled when printed 1 of 312 Significant Species Management Plan Rev 1 September 2011 Table of Contents DEFINITIONS 6 Acronyms and Abbreviations 10 Referenced / Associated Documents 10 1. INTRODUCTION 12 1.1 Purpose of the SSMP 13 1.2 Scope of SSMP 13 1.3 Legislative Requirements 16 1.3.1 Commonwealth ................................................................................................................................. 16 1.3.2 State .................................................................................................................................................. 16 1.4 SSMP Authors 16 1.5 Review of SSMP 16 1.6 Roles and Responsibilities 17 1.7 Reporting 17 1.8 Distribution and Intended Audience 18 2. BACKGROUND 18 3. SSMP FRAMEWORK 19 3.1 Structure of SSMP 19 3.1.1 Identification of TECs and Species ................................................................................................... 19 3.1.2 Standard Management Procedures .................................................................................................. 19 3.1.3 Individual Significant Species Management Plans ........................................................................... 19 3.2 Gas Field Project Staging 20 3.2.1 Development ..................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.2 Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.3 Decommissioning .............................................................................................................................. 21 3.3 Associated Management Plans and Linkages to the SSMP 21 3.3.1 Constraint Planning and Field Development Protocol ...................................................................... 22 3.3.2 Environmental Authorities ................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.3 Remediation, Rehabilitation, Recovery and Monitoring Plan ........................................................... 23 3.3.4 Offset Plan ........................................................................................................................................ 24 3.3.5 CSG Water Management and Monitoring Plan ................................................................................ 25 4. METHODOLOGY 28 4.1 Rationale for Inclusion of TECs and Species 28 4.1.1 TECs ................................................................................................................................................. 28 4.1.2 Species ............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.2 SMPs 29 5. SIGNIFICANT SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLANS 42 5.1 Standard Management Procedures 45 5.1.1 Implement the Constraints Protocol (Protocol) ................................................................................. 45 5.1.2 Pre-Clearance Surveys ..................................................................................................................... 45 5.1.3 Confirmed Impacts to TECs and EVNT Flora ................................................................................... 47 5.1.4 Recording Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 49 3 of 312 Significant Species Management Plan Rev 1 September 2011 5.2 Water Management Procedures 50 5.2.1 Surface Water ................................................................................................................................... 50 5.2.2 Groundwater ..................................................................................................................................... 50 5.3 Project Rehabilitation 51 5.3.1 Site Specific Rehabilitation Plans ..................................................................................................... 51 5.3.2 Rehabilitation Monitoring and Performance Indicators ..................................................................... 52 5.4 Threatened Ecological Communities 53 5.4.1 Identification of TECs ........................................................................................................................ 53 5.4.2 TEC Project Specific Threats ............................................................................................................ 54 5.4.3 TEC Standard Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 54 5.4.4 TEC Rehabilitation and Recovery ..................................................................................................... 55 5.4.5 TEC Performance Measures ............................................................................................................ 55 5.4.6 TEC Monitoring ................................................................................................................................. 56 5.5 TEC Management Plans 57 5.5.1 Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant (Brigalow) .............................................................. 57 5.5.2 Weeping Myall Woodlands ............................................................................................................... 61 5.5.3 Semi-evergreen vine thickets of the Brigalow Belt and Nandewar Bioregions ................................. 65 5.5.4 The community of native species dependent on natural discharge of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin ....................................................................................................................... 69 5.5.5 Natural Grasslands of the Queensland Central Highlands and the northern Fitzroy Basin ............. 75 5.5.6 Coolibah-Black Box Woodlands of the Darling Riverine Plains and the Brigalow Belt South bioregions ecological community..................................................................................................... 79 5.6 Threatened Flora Species 82 5.6.1 Identification of Threatened Flora Species ....................................................................................... 82 5.6.2 Threatened Flora Standared Mitigation Measures ........................................................................... 82 5.6.3 Threatened Flora Rehabilitation and Recovery ................................................................................ 83 5.6.4 Threatened Flora Performance Measures ........................................................................................ 83 5.6.5 Threatened Flora Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 84 5.6.6 Acacia barakulensis .......................................................................................................................... 85 5.6.7 Acacia curranii .................................................................................................................................. 88 5.6.8 Acacia lauta ...................................................................................................................................... 92 5.6.9 Acacia tenuinervis ............................................................................................................................. 96 5.6.10 Acacia wardellii ................................................................................................................................. 99 5.6.11 Callitris baileyi ................................................................................................................................. 102 5.6.12 Cadellia pentastylis ......................................................................................................................... 105 5.6.13 Calytrix gurulmundensis .................................................................................................................. 109 5.6.14 Commersonia argentea .................................................................................................................. 112 5.6.15 Cryptandra ciliata ............................................................................................................................ 115 5.6.16 Cupaniopsis shirleyana ................................................................................................................... 118 5.6.17 Denhamia parvifolia ........................................................................................................................ 121 5.6.18 Eleocharis blakeana ........................................................................................................................ 124 5.6.19 Eriocaulion carsonii ......................................................................................................................... 127 5.6.20 Eucalyptus curtisii ........................................................................................................................... 131 5.6.21 Eucalyptus pachycalyx subsp. waajensis ....................................................................................... 134 5.6.22 Eucalyptus virens 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