Environmental Impact Statement Response to Submissions
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RESPONSE to submissions cape jaffa anchorage september 2005 cape JAFFAANCHORAGE RESPONSE to submissions cape jaffa anchorage september 2005 prepared for Kingston District Council and Cape Jaffa Development Company cape JAFFAANCHORAGE Pty Ltd MasterPlan prepared by Town & Country Planners Masterplan SA Pty Ltd RRR eee sss ppp ooo nnn sss eee ttt ooo SSS uuu bbb mmm iii sss sss iii ooo nnn sss TTTAAABBBLLLEEE OOOFFF CCCOOONNNTTTEEENNNTTTSSS 111...000 IIINNNTTTRRROOODDDUUUCCCTTTIIIOOONNN..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111 222...000 PPPRRROOOJJJEEECCCTTT SSSTTTAAATTTUUUSSS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................111 333...000 RRREEESSSPPPOOONNNSSSEEE SSSTTTRRRUUUCCCTTTUUURRREEE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................222 444...000 TTTHHHEEE PPPRRROOOPPPOOOSSSAAALLL..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333 555...000 RRREEESSSPPPOOONNNSSSEEE TTTOOO SSSUUUBBBMMMIIISSSSSSIIIOOONNNSSS........................................................................................................................................................................ 111111 5.1 Need for the Proposal..............................................................................................................12 5.1.1 .... Need for and Benefits of the Proposal.....................................................................................12 5.2 Environmental Issues ..............................................................................................................19 Groundwater 5.2.1 Scope and Methodology of Assessment and Modelling..........................................................19 5.2.2 Soil and Groundwater Contamination Status ..........................................................................24 5.2.3 Effects on Groundwater and Existing Users of Groundwater ..................................................26 5.2.4 Effects on Marina Water Quality and Seagrasses in the Bay Groundwater............................33 5.2.5 Effects on Wetlands, Lakes and Periodically Inundated Land in the Region ..........................39 5.2.6 Effects on Land Use ................................................................................................................44 5.2.7 Response Time to Reach Equilibrium .....................................................................................45 5.2.8 Water Allocation Plan ..............................................................................................................46 5.2.9 Monitoring and Management...................................................................................................46 Coastal 5.2.10 Coastal Hazard Management..................................................................................................49 5.2.11 Seagrass Wrack Management within the Waterways and on Adjacent Beaches ...................50 13/09/2005 Contents - 1 RRR eee sss ppp ooo nnn sss eee ttt ooo SSS uuu bbb mmm iii sss sss iii ooo nnn sss Water 5.2.12 Swimming in Designated Areas...............................................................................................54 5.2.13 Marina Water Quality – Stormwater Management ...................................................................54 5.2.14 Use of Confined Aquifer for Town Water Supply.....................................................................55 5.2.15 Wastewater Treatment - Benefits to Existing Community .......................................................57 5.2.16 Wastewater – Treatment and Irrigation Management Plans ....................................................58 Management 5.2.17 Management Responsibilities..................................................................................................62 General 5.2.18 Effects of Increased Boating Activity on Lacepede Bay ..........................................................65 5.2.19 Direct Effects on Seagrass Beds .............................................................................................65 5.2.20 Potential Scarping and Erosion Adjacent to Dredged Entrance Channel ...............................69 5.3 Effects on Communities...........................................................................................................72 5.3.1 Social Characteristics and Demographics...............................................................................72 5.3.2 Workforce Requirements.........................................................................................................73 5.3.3 Implications for Public Service Providers ................................................................................74 5.3.4 Visual Amenity .........................................................................................................................76 5.3.5 Public Amenity .........................................................................................................................78 5.3.6 Adequacy of Car Parking and Coastal Access........................................................................79 5.4 Economic Issues......................................................................................................................81 5.4.1 General Employment and Economic Benefits .........................................................................81 5.4.2 Fishing and Aquaculture Industry Benefits ..............................................................................83 5.5 Construction and Operational Effects......................................................................................88 5.5.1 General Comments..................................................................................................................88 5.5.2 Materials Used for Breakwater Construction ...........................................................................88 5.5.3 Licensing Requirements ..........................................................................................................88 5.5.4 Environmental Monitoring & Management Plans ....................................................................89 5.5.5 Dredging & Earthworks Drainage Management......................................................................90 5.5.6 Stormwater Management ........................................................................................................92 5.5.7 Boat Washdown Facilities........................................................................................................93 5.5.8 Protection of Shipwrecks .........................................................................................................95 5.5.9 Community and Neighbourhood Noise....................................................................................95 5.5.10 Waste Management.................................................................................................................97 13/09/2005 Contents - 2 RRR eee sss ppp ooo nnn sss eee ttt ooo SSS uuu bbb mmm iii sss sss iii ooo nnn sss 5.5.11 Vegetation Monitoring and Management.................................................................................97 Coastal Heath and Beach Access Community Ownership of Native Vegetation Areas Paperback Swamp Open Pasture Areas Garden Escapes Pest Pant and Animal Control Amenity Plantings General 5.6 Risk and Hazard Management ..............................................................................................110 5.6.1 Underground Fuel Storage Tanks .........................................................................................110 5.6.2 Household Use of Fertilisers and Chemicals.........................................................................110 5.6.3 Potential Acid Sulphate Soils.................................................................................................111 5.6.4 Marine Pests..........................................................................................................................112 5.7 Effects on Infrastructure Requirements .................................................................................113 5.7.1 Infrastructure Required..........................................................................................................113 5.7.2 Funding of Public Infrastructure.............................................................................................115 5.8 Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage ......................................................................................117 5.9 Planning and Environmental Legislation and Policies...........................................................118 5.9.1 Adequacy of Commercial / Industrial Area ............................................................................118 5.9.2 Zoning and Land Use Considerations ...................................................................................118