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BIOSISPrinted on 100% Recycled Paper Flora and Fauna Assessment: Appin to West Cliff Pipeline 2007 RESEARCH Flora and Fauna Assessment: Appin to West Cliff Pipeline Final Report February 2007 Terri-Ann English Sian Wilkins Natural & Cultural Heritage Consultants 15-17 Henrietta St Chippendale NSW 2008 BIOSISPrinted on 100% Recycled Paper Flora and Fauna Assessment: Appin to West Cliff Pipeline 2007 RESEARCH Report for BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal Flora and Fauna Assessment: Appin to West Cliff Pipeline Final Report February 2007 Terri-Ann English Sian Wilkins Project no: s4640 Ballarat: 449 Doveton Street North, Ballarat VIC 3354 Ph: (03) 5331 7000 Fax: (03) 5331 7033 email: [email protected] Melbourne: 38 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Ph: (03) 9646 9499 Fax: (03) 9646 9242 email: [email protected] Queanbeyan: 55 Lorn Road, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Ph: (02) 6284 4633 Fax: (02) 6284 4699 email: [email protected] Sydney: 15-17 Henrietta Street, Chippendale NSW 2008 Ph: (02) 9690 2777 Fax: (02) 9690 2577 email: [email protected] Biosis Research Pty. 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Ltd. acknowledges the contribution of the following people and organisations in preparing this report: • Robert Suansri (Biosis Research) • Matthew Richardson (Biosis Research) • David Olsen (Olsen Environmental Consultants) ABBREVIATIONS DEC NSW Department of Environment and Conservation DEH Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage DNR Department of Natural Resources EIS Environmental Impact Statement EP&A Act NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 EPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 KTP Key Threatening Process LGA Local Government Area MNES Matter of National Environmental Significance NPWS NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (now DEC) ROTAP Rare or Threatened Australian Plant as listed by Briggs and Leigh SEPP State Environmental Planning Policy SIS Species Impact Statement TSC Act NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 sp. species (singular) spp. species (plural) ssp. subspecies var. variety BIOSIS RESEARCH Acknowledgements & Abbreviations iii Printed on 100% Recycled Paper Flora and Fauna Assessment: Appin to West Cliff Pipeline 2007 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................................................................................................... III ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................. III CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ IV 1.0 SUMMARY.................................................................................................................1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................5 2.1 Background...............................................................................................................5 2.2 Study Area.................................................................................................................5 2.3 Proposed works........................................................................................................6 2.4 Definitions.................................................................................................................6 2.5 Aims...........................................................................................................................7 3.0 METHODS..................................................................................................................9 3.1 Taxonomy..................................................................................................................9 3.2 Literature and Database Review..............................................................................9 3.3 Flora Survey............................................................................................................10 3.3.1 Flora Habitat Assessment.........................................................................................10 3.4 Fauna Survey ..........................................................................................................11 3.4.1 Fauna Habitat Assessment.......................................................................................11 3.4.2 Fauna Surveys .........................................................................................................12 3.5 Impact Assessment................................................................................................12 3.6 Limitations ..............................................................................................................12 4.0 RESULTS.................................................................................................................14 4.1 Soil...........................................................................................................................14 4.2 Plant Communities .................................................................................................14 4.2.1 Vegetation mapping..................................................................................................14 4.2.2 Current Survey .........................................................................................................15 4.3 Endangered Ecological Communities...................................................................16 4.4 Flora.........................................................................................................................16 4.4.1 Significant Flora........................................................................................................17 4.5 Fauna Habitats........................................................................................................20 4.6 Fauna.......................................................................................................................22 4.6.1 Significant Fauna......................................................................................................23 5.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ..........................................................................................29 5.1 Potential Impacts on Vegetation Communities ....................................................29 5.1.1 Endangered Ecological Communities .......................................................................30 5.2 Potential Impacts on Flora.....................................................................................31 5.2.1 Potential Impacts on Threatened Plant Species .......................................................31 5.3 Potential Impacts on Fauna Habitats ....................................................................34 5.4 Potential Impacts on Threatened Fauna ...............................................................36 6.0 MITIGATION MEASURES .......................................................................................39 7.0 CONCLUSION .........................................................................................................41 APPENDIX 1...........................................................................................................................54 Flora Results.....................................................................................................................54 BIOSIS RESEARCH Contents iv Printed on 100% Recycled Paper Flora and Fauna Assessment: Appin to West Cliff Pipeline 2007 APPENDIX 2...........................................................................................................................59 Fauna Results...................................................................................................................59 APPENDIX 3...........................................................................................................................62 Conservation Rating According to Briggs and Leigh (1995) ........................................62 APPENDIX 4...........................................................................................................................64 EPBC Significant Impact Guidelines...............................................................................64 APPENDIX 5...........................................................................................................................81 Anabat Report...................................................................................................................81 REFERENCES........................................................................................................................91 TABLES Table 1: Terrestrial flora listed on the TSC Act or EPBC Act that have the potential to occur in the local area.............................................................................................................................. 17 Table 2: Results of Anabat surveys undertaken on the 16/1/2007 ...............................................