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Table 1 – Buffer distances from meat chicken farm complexes and waste utilisation areas to surface water and water supply storage (based on Seqwater Development Guidelines) Feature Separation distance (m) Surveyed bank of an intermittent water course Surveyed bank of a permanent water course Water supply well, bore and/or dam Upper flood margin level of an urban water supply storage Wetlands and tidal waters 50 100 250 800 250 100 Other surface waters (not covered by the other categories) Fixed buffer distances required for a meat chicken farm complex from its property boundary and public roads are shown in Table 2. Table 2 – Buffer distances from meat chicken farm complexes to relevant features Feature Distance (m) Non-rural zone (closest boundary) 300 Property boundary (within a rural zone) * 100 Public road – carrying > 50 vehicles per day 200 Public road – carrying < 50 vehicles per day 100 Notes: 1. The measuring point for a public road should be the surveyed boundaries of the road on the same side of the road as the meat chicken farm operation. 2. Traffic volume excludes vehicles associated with the meat chicken farm. 3. These are fixed buffer distances. * The fixed buffer distance to the property boundary applies to new meat chicken farm developments and not to the expansion of existing meat chicken farms that have previously been approved with a lesser distance to the property boundary. This fixed buffer distance to the property boundary has been included so that there is sufficient distance between the meat chicken farm complex and the property boundary for the establishment of vegetative buffers. Fixed buffer distances required for spent litter utilisation areas from property boundaries and public roads are shown in Table 3, depending on the type of utilisation system employed. Spent litter utilisation areas are not included as part of the meat chicken farm complex because of the often infrequent application of the spent litter and the diverse spread of application areas on a farm. These distances are in addition to separation distances for the meat chicken farm complex and are determined separately. The following categories describe the utilisation method employed, with the specified buffer distances for each category listed in Table 3. Category 1: Category 2: Spent litter that is spread immediately (i.e. not stockpiled/composted) and remains on the soil surface for more than 24 hours (i.e. not immediately ploughed in). Mechanical spreaders are used. The spread material remains on the soil surface for less than 24 hours. Spent litter has been stockpiled prior to spreading. Queensland Guidelines Meat Chicken Farms 44
Category 3: Spent litter that has been composted. Spent litter applied in combination with immediate incorporation of material into the soil and not exceeding the nutrient (N, P and K) requirements of the crop grown. Where more than one category of utilisation is used the more (or most) stringent category controls will apply. Table 3 – Buffer distances surrounding spent litter utilisation areas Distances (m) Category No. 1 2 3 Non-rural zone (closest boundary) 300 150 75 Property boundary (within a rural zone) 25 15 10 Public road – carrying > 50 vehicles per day 50 25 10 Public road – carrying < 50 vehicles per day 25 15 0 Notes: 1. Distances should be measured from the perimeter of the area used for applying spent litter. 2. The fixed buffer distances surrounding spent litter utilisation areas are to be used as a guide. Dispensation may be obtained for these distances following site specific assessment from the local government. 3. Traffic volume excludes vehicles associated with the meat chicken farm operation. Queensland Guidelines Meat Chicken Farms 45
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