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Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment West Schofields Precinct Prepared for NSW Department of Planning and Environment May 2018 West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment DOCUMENT TRACKING Item Detail Project Name West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment Project Number 17SYD-6190 and 15SYD-3282 David Bonjer Project Manager 02 8536 8670 Suite 1, Level 1, 101 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000 Prepared by Ian Dixon, Nicole McVicar, Matthew Dowle, Emily Bathgate and Belinda Failes Reviewed by David Bonjer Approved by David Bonjer Status Final Version Number 2 Last saved on 11 May 2018 Cumberland Plain Woodland and Grevillea juniperina subsp. juniperina West Schofields Cover photo Precinct. Photo by Matthew Dowle June 2016. This report should be cited as ‘Eco Logical Australia 2018. West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment. Prepared for NSW Department of Planning and Environment’ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document has been prepared by Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd with support from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. Disclaimer This document may only be used for the purpose for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the contract between Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd and the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. Changes to available information, legislation and schedules are made on an ongoing basis and readers should obtain up to date information. Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for or in respect of any use of or reliance upon this report and its supporting material by any third party. Information provided is not intended to be a substitute for site specific assessment or legal advice in relation to any matter. Unauthorised use of this report in any form is prohibited. Template 29/9/2015 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ii West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 2 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Description of Project ................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Study Area .................................................................................................................................... 3 2 Statutory Framework .................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 International, State and Local ....................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Biodiversity Certification ............................................................................................................... 6 3 Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment ........................................................................................ 8 3.1 Vegetation Communities & Condition ........................................................................................... 8 3.2 Existing Native Vegetation .......................................................................................................... 16 3.3 Flora ............................................................................................................................................ 18 3.4 Fauna .......................................................................................................................................... 19 4 Riparian & Aquatic Assessment ............................................................................................. 23 4.1 Context ....................................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Condition Assessment ................................................................. 23 4.3 Threatened Species ................................................................................................................... 32 5 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 33 5.2.1 Zoning ......................................................................................................................................... 34 References ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Appendix A: Detailed Statutory Framework ....................................................................................... 39 Appendix B: Methodology .................................................................................................................... 43 Appendix C: Flora and Fauna Lists ..................................................................................................... 54 Appendix D: Likelihood of Occurrence Table .................................................................................... 61 List of figures Figure 1: West Schofields Precinct ............................................................................................................ 5 Figure 2: Shale Plains Woodland, north-east of CSR land (bottom) and east of Bells Creek (top) ......... 11 Figure 3: Alluvial Woodland (River-flat Eucalypt Forest); Bells Creek riparian corridor (top) and Eastern Creek riparian corridor (bottom) ............................................................................................................... 13 Figure 4: Cooks River / Castlereagh Ironbark Forest............................................................................... 14 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD iii West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment Figure 5: Validated vegetation communities and threatened flora within the study area......................... 15 Figure 6: Existing Native Vegetation (ENV) as defined by Biodiversity Certification Order ..................... 17 Figure 7: Recovery potential within the study area .................................................................................. 21 Figure 8: Biodiversity value within the study area .................................................................................... 22 Figure 9: Watercourses and riparian corridors ......................................................................................... 25 Figure 10: Representative photos of reaches 2A (Bells Creek) and 4A (Eastern Creek) ........................ 29 Figure 11: Representative photos of reaches 1A and 2A ........................................................................ 30 Figure 12: Representative photos of reach 1B ......................................................................................... 31 Figure 13 Recommendations for conservation ........................................................................................ 36 List of tables Table 1: A summary of area occupied by listed vegetation communities and their condition. ................ 14 Table 2: Amount of ENV and AHCVV in study area ................................................................................ 16 Table 3 Waterway condition ..................................................................................................................... 26 Table 4: Listed aquatic and amphibious species recorded in the region ................................................. 32 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD iv West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment Abbreviations ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION Additional High Conservation Value Vegetation – vegetation meeting the requirements for AHCVV ENV that was not mapped in the Growth Centres Conservation Plan AW Alluvial Woodland (also known as River-flat Eucalypt Forest) BC Act NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (previously TSC Act) CEEC Critically Endangered Ecological Community CPW Cumberland Plain Woodland DECCW (Former) NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water DCP Development Control Plan DP&E Department of Planning and Environment DPI Water NSW Department of Primary Industries - Water EEC Endangered Ecological Community ELA Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd ENV Existing Native Vegetation, as defined in the Growth Centres Conservation Plan EPA Act NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979) EPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) FM Act NSW Fisheries Management Act 1994 MNES Matters of National Environmental Significance OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (formerly DECCW) RC Riparian Corridor RFEF River-flat Eucalypt Forest SEPP State Environmental Planning Policy Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and SEWPaC Communities (now Commonwealth Department of Environment) TSC Act NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995) (repealed) VRZ Vegetated Riparian Zone WSUD Water Sensitive Urban Design © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 West Schofields Precinct Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment Executive summary The aim of this assessment is to identify the ecological and riparian values within the West Schofields Precinct, investigate the current and future constraints posed by ecological and riparian issues and provide recommendations for the future master planning, rezoning and urban development of the site. 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