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FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5B – WATER QUALITY, RIVER HEALTH AND SOIL PROTECTION Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection Camp Maintenance, Fuel Storage & Waste Disposal – Mandatory Actions Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance 5B40 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 5B41 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.2.1 Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection 2.2.1 Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection Storage, use and disposal of petroleum products and machinery servicing must not pollute the environment or result in littering. Waste oil, all empty drums, discarded machinery parts and other waste must be removed from the forest and taken to an approved disposal facility. Evidence that refuelling and/or maintenance is not located close to sensitive sites. No visible signs of pollution or litter. Documented evidence of disposal of wastes to an approved disposal facility. No waste on site. Environmental Impact Assessment Extent (E) Duration (t) Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments 5B42 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Comments: 2.2.1 Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection Toilet wastes must not be allowed to enter a waterway. Toilet waste has been managed appropriately. FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 23 OF 30 FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5B – WATER QUALITY, RIVER HEALTH AND SOIL PROTECTION Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection Water Catchments – Mandatory Actions Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent (E) Duration (t) 5B43 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.2.1 Measures to reduce the Water impact of timber Quality, harvesting on water River quality and river health Health and must take account of Soil other requirements set Protection out in Special Area Plans made under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994. Special Area Plans have been considered as part of coupe management Environmental Impact Assessment Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments 5B44 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.2.1 The Catchment and Land Water Protection Act 1994 Quality, requires all landholders to River control pest animals and Health and noxious weeds on their Soil property. Protection No apparent pest animals or weeds; or if small numbers present, evidence of an appropriate control and monitoring program having been implemented. 5B45 Management 1.4.2 (a) Timber harvesting Procedures operations must be for timber excluded from Heritage harvesting, River Areas and Natural roading and Catchment Areas in regeneration accordance with Heritage in Victoria’s Rivers Act 1992 (except State where permitted in parts forests, of the Goulburn and the 2009 Ovens Heritage River Areas). Boundaries and exclusion areas of Heritage River Areas and Natural Catchment Areas (as defined in the Act) are identified in the field through ground observation and are specified on the Forest Coupe Plan. FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 24 OF 30
FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5B – WATER QUALITY, RIVER HEALTH AND SOIL PROTECTION Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection Water Catchments – Mandatory Actions Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent (E) Duration (t) Environmental Impact Assessment Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments Comments: FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 25 OF 30 FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5B – WATER QUALITY, RIVER HEALTH AND SOIL PROTECTION Soil Assessment Measurement Measurement Methodology: Using the ‘Field guide and assessment kit - soil erosion hazard assessment and soil permeability assessment and classification’ determine the: i). soil erosion classification; and ii). soil permeability classification. Combine the soil erosion and soil hazard classifications to determine an overall soil category Soil Permeability Classification Soil Erosion Classification Low Medium High Very High Low M M H VH High L L M M Use this overall soil category to determine water quality risk. Overall Soil Category Low M H VH Water Quality Risk Low Water Quality Risk Moderate Water Quality Risk High Water Quality Risk Very High Water Quality Risk Source: Soil Erosion Hazard and Soil Permeability Assessment and Classification, Forest Management Branch Forests Service, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, March 1999. FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 26 OF 30
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Report Environmental Audit - Forest
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0 Introduction environmental impact
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