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4. Consider drainage with adequate falls on blocks to allow runoff of water and avoid waterlogging, water ponding and increased infiltration of rainfall into the ground;5. If subdivision or building designs include cutting deeper into the soil profile or placinginfrastructure into soil deeper than the layers tested in this preliminary investigationconsider testing soil for salinity;6. Ensure exposed soils at all stages of the project are managed to prevent erosion particularlywith respect to dispersive subsoils;7. Topsoil should be stockpiled and maintained appropriately with care not to over handletopsoil to prevent compaction and structural damage.Implementation of salinity mitigation and management practices for urban developments shouldensure that potential salinity impacts from the development are minimised and on this basis theproposed inclusion of the land in the Draft LEP for future residential land use should not be hindereddue to salinity issues.PRELIMINARY SOIL SALINITY ASSESSMENT26
5 REFERENCESDepartment of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (2003). Building in a SalineEnvironment.Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (2004). Waterwise Parks andGardens.Department of Land and Water Conservation, Sydney, NSW (2002). Site Investigations for UrbanSalinity.Department of Land and Water Conservation, Sydney, NSW (2005). Landuse Planning and UrbanSalinity.Department of Primary Industries (Industry and Investment NSW), (2009). Primefact 938, UrbanSalinity – Causes and Impacts, www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/primefactsEnvironmental and Earth Sciences (2007). Mid-Western Regional Council Comprehensive land UseStrategy – Salinity Constraints Investigation for Mudgee and Gulgong, NSW.Hazelton, P. and Murphy, B. (2007). Interpreting Soil Test Results. 2nd ed. NSW Government, Dept ofNatural Resources and University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Murphy B.W and Lawrie J.W. (1998). Soil Landscapes of the Dubbo 1:250 000 Sheet Map and Report.National Resource Management Ministerial Council (2004). Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.Nicholson A. and Wheeler H. (1999). Proposed Development on Common Road Mudgee SalinityInspection – Preliminary Report.PRELIMINARY SOIL SALINITY ASSESSMENT27
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