EIS 429 Environmental impact statement extractive industry, Tuross River, Bodalla SW EP1 PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AA0524P ' 49 .4.291 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY TL!ROSS RIVER BODALLA prepred for N r }- e I t h L Ek v I 5 by BRUCE FRAZER PLANNING SERVICES Decrnber, 1985 EN'J I RONMENTAL I MF'ACT STATEMENT This Statement has been prepared for and on behalf of Mr. Keith Lavis bEl r!9 the applicant making the developriierit appi icatior referred to belo This statement accompanies the development application described as follows: An extract i ye i ndustr The development appi ication relates to land described as fol los Ict 12 DR 12290. Parish of Bodalla Tha contents of this. statement a.s required by clause 34 of the Environmental Plar i rc and Assessment Reul at ion i980 are set forth ih the fol loinq paqes. Prepared by: Bruce Frazer scDip T L CP B r u c e Fi azer Fiarn i n q S e rvices /l North Street Eaterans Pay CE R T F I C \ T E 1 5 Bruce Frszer cf Patemans Bay hereby certify that I hae prepared the contents of t h i s statement in accordance i th clauses 34 and 3 of the Environmental Flarn F9 and Assessment Recuiation 5 1720 CO NT E N T S - 1. INTRODUCTION SLIMMARY CONCLUSIONS SITE 4.1 Location 4.2 Tenur 4.3 Zoning 4.4 Adj acent Development THE PROPOSAL 5.1 Objectives 5.2 The resource 5.2.1 Characteristics 5.22 Economic Significance 5.2.3 Alternative Sources 5.2.4 Consequences of not exploiting the resource 5.2.5 Quantity 5.3 The Process 5.3.1 Operation 3 staging and machinery 5.3.2 Expected life 5.3.3 Employment 5.3.4 Hours of operation 5.3.5 Location and size of stockpile 5.3.6 Access and truck movements 5.3.7 Noise 5.3.8 Energy 5.3.9 Drainage and erosion controls DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 6.1 The natural envi roriment 6.2 Geomorpholoq' and hydrology 6.3 Social and economic factors 6.4 Archaeolociy .. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND MEASLIRES TO REDUCE IMPACT 7.1 Bank stability 72 Do4r;str-eam effects 73 Cumulative effects 74 Floods '.3 Noise 7.6 Dust 8 REHABILITATION 81 River bed operation 82 Flood spoil 33 Flood Plain operation 3,4 Assurance of effective completion 35 End use of site AUTHORITIES CONTACTED APPENDI> 1. INTRODUCTIION This report was prepared by Bruce Frazer of Bruce Frazer Planning Services for and on behalf of Mr. Keith Lavis of Narooma as an Environmental Impact Statement persuant to Section 77 (3) (d) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 It applies to a proposal to win material from land at Bodalla in the vicinity of the Tu.ross River oNned by Mr. Lavis. It is to accompany a. development application lodged with the Eurobodalla S h i r e Co u n c i 1. In accordance with clause 35 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1980 the Director was ,notified of the I ntert ion! to prepare this statement His response dated 2nd September, 1985 prescribed matters to be addressed in this statement in addition to those listed in clause 34 of the Regulation. The letter is reproduced in appendix 1 2 SUMMARY This report has been prepared to accompany an application for an extractive industry on Lot 13 DP 12290 Parish Bodalla to the Eurobada.11a Shire Cauncii It is proposed to remove sand and a. little river-gravel from three areas within the site each with a. different mode of operat i on The river bed (above the low or normal +1014 channel) Mater iä.l will be extracted from holes in the sand. During floods much of this material will be replaced The flood plain on the northern bank. Here a -face will be cut to a depth of about two metres and proceed upstream. Restorat i on of the resu it i rg -f 1 our wi 1 1 be undertaken progressively. Flood spoil. Floods deposit sand on the pasture on the southern side of the river from time to time. It is proposed simply to remove this material and allow the pasture to rcgcuierate as quichly as possible. in evaiLlat inq the impact of these oper-at ions the main matter to be considered 15 the impact of such activities on the flow of the Tuross River. By using accepted operat i rig procedures and proqress i vely re i nstat i na the land the impact on the river- system and, in fact, the surrounding environment will be minimal. The material to be extracted has value in the building and construction field and the ra.niqe of material types-from fires to river rock will satisfy a comrnuri ty demand and, as a product of the pits strategic location offer cost savings. This is particularl >' true of bricklaying sand which is an expensive rommodity in this area at present. 3. CONCLUSIONS By the implementation of the measures described in this statement the extraction of material from the proposed site will benefit the community and make a minimal impact on the environment. The Tuross River itself will not be si9nificantly affected under the modes of operation outlineth This statement concludes that. there is no reason why the extractive operation over Lot 13 DP 12290 should not proceed. 4. SITE 4.1 Location The Extract ion sites are located on a. property knori as "Bonney Boone" bein'R Lot 13 PP 12290 Parish of Bodalla. Lot 13 has an area of about 24 ha and includes the bed and stream of the Tuross River which runs through it. The sites are adj acerit to the River. Map 1 shows the location of the property. 4.2 Tenure The subject land is owned in fee simple by Mr. Keith Lavis of Naroorna 5 the applicant for the proposed development. 1.3 Zoning Under Interim Development Order No. 3 Shire of Eurobodal la the land is zoned 1 (a) Non-Ui- ban A. Under draft local E n v i ronmenta.i Plan No. 101 which has been exhibited the land is within the Rural 1(a) zone. In each of these zones "c'::.:tractive industries" of which the proposal is one, are permi tted uses requiring the consent of the CoLInc ji The aubject land presentl' has. existing use rights as recognised b eounc r xtraction of sand from the river bed at the western end o-f the main resource. (Registration @ 129) (see m a p 2 and section 4.4 below) The proposal reprsser;ts a rnaj or extension to the open-at i ng area and a. change in procedure from the existing. Consent is there-1ore r.jjr.ed rom the Courci I Courici l's approval will be sought f o r the extraction of mater i a- i from the whole c-f the river bed 5 the flood plain and -for the remova of flood spoil deposited on the adjacent grazing land. These miii be described jr, detail later in this statement. Such an approval will thereFore cover the existing p i t area. It 1E the Owr!er5 intention to eventual h' terminate all existing ar riargements with the operators and al low future e:x:tract ion only in accordance with the process outlined below. 1 4 Adiacent_cPIL The Tuross River \Jalle.' is a productive farming area w i t h dairyirig the main agricultural pursuit. Beef cattle grazing and some cropping eare also undertaken, The site is sul- rourded by dairy farms. The a-eeoc i a-ted farm bull di rigs ar-c- shown on map 2 ri 'tAL 1,217 Sand and soil extr-ction has been carried out alonq the Tuross River for many years Extractive sites are to be found within one ki lornetre upstream and downstream of the proposed si te. The site itself is now being worked under existing use rights recognised by the Eurobodalla Shire Council and registered as Pits G129 and Q180 THE PROPOSAL 5.1 Qjçjves The objectives of the Bonny Doone pit are: to extract up to 10,000 m3 of sand, soil, river gravel and river rock from the site each year with allowance made for future growth in demand for these materials. to satisfy a demand for fine sand which is not being adequately served at present. to extract the material in a cost effective manner. to minimise the impact on the environment, particular-ly to the Tgross River and its immediate environs. to rehabilitate the site progressively by the reinstatement of pasture following the extraction of material. to remove flood spoil from existing pasture following floods. 5.2 The Resource 5.2.1 Characteristics of the Material The extracted material comprises the following: 1. fines river sand river grave1 coarse river gravel 5 river rock the predominant material is river sand and fines. Material of river gravel size and above make up something less than two percent of the resource. The material has been deposi ted by the river during f loads; the stratification can be clearly seen ranging from river rock at 100 mm diameter to black silt to sandy fines. This variation is evident in the flood plain but the material in the river bed is more u.n iformn coa.ser sand with a little river gravel. At the site of the face extraction (as outl med in 5.3 below) the resource is underlain by a.