Table 8.24 Ecology risks – construction Risk Risk name Risk pathway Final EPRs Residual ID Risk Minor E42 Native Removal of native vegetation (patches EPR FF1 Native vegetation vegetation and scattered trees) within the project and habitat removal area, impacting native vegetation extent Minor E43 Removal of EPR FF2 FFG permits Loss of protected flora species protected flora from within the project area reducing the abundance of that species E44 Removal of Removal of habitat for threatened flora No EPR specified Negligible habitat for and/or fauna species within the project threatened area affecting the persistence of the species species. Minor E45 Removal of Removal of habitat resulting in the EPR FF4 Fauna habitat (non- displacement, injury or death of wildlife EPR FF6 Landscaping threatened protected under the Wildlife Act 1975 for wildlife fauna) causing animal welfare concerns. EPR UD1 Urban Design Guidelines E46 Disturbance to Increase in noise, vibration and EPR AQ1 Air quality Negligible fauna (project artificial light affecting fauna (construction) areas) behaviour within or adjacent to EPR AQ2 Air quality project area resulting in a decline in management fauna abundance and/or diversity EPR NV2 Construction noise EPR SW1 Stormwater management – construction EPR LV2 Lighting EPR LV3 Light spillage E47 Threatening Spread of weeds listed under the CaLP EPR FF3 Weeds and Negligible process Act resulting in the decline in quality of pathogens (weeds, native vegetation in the rail corridor pathogens, adjacent to the project area. pests) Spread, or introduction, of pathogens/ pest animals resulting in the exacerbation of a threatening process listed under the FFG Act and EPBC Act. Minor E48 Threatening Fragmentation of the narrow habitat EPR FF1 Native vegetation process (habitat corridor within and beyond the rail and habitat fragmentation) reserve, resulting in the exacerbation of EPR FF6 Landscaping a threatening process listed under the for wildlife FFG Act EPR UD1 Urban Design Guidelines
Table 8.24 Ecology risks – construction Risk ID Risk name Risk pathway Final EPRs Residual Risk E42 Native vegetation removal Removal of native vegetation (patches and scattered trees) within the project area, impacting native vegetation extent EPR FF1 Native vegetation and habitat Minor E43 Removal of protected flora Loss of protected flora species from within the project area reducing the abundance of that species EPR FF2 FFG permits Minor E44 Removal of habitat for threatened species Removal of habitat for threatened flora and/or fauna species within the project area affecting the persistence of the species. No EPR specified Negligible E45 Removal of habitat (non- threatened fauna) Removal of habitat resulting in the displacement, injury or death of wildlife protected under the Wildlife Act 1975 causing animal welfare concerns. EPR FF4 Fauna EPR FF6 Landscaping for wildlife EPR UD1 Urban Design Guidelines Minor E46 Disturbance to fauna (project areas) Increase in noise, vibration and artificial light affecting fauna behaviour within or adjacent to project area resulting in a decline in fauna abundance and/or diversity EPR AQ1 Air quality (construction) EPR AQ2 Air quality management EPR NV2 Construction noise EPR SW1 Stormwater management – construction EPR LV2 Lighting EPR LV3 Light spillage Negligible E47 Threatening process (weeds, pathogens, pests) Spread of weeds listed under the CaLP Act resulting in the decline in quality of native vegetation in the rail corridor adjacent to the project area. Spread, or introduction, of pathogens/ pest animals resulting in the exacerbation of a threatening process listed under the FFG Act and EPBC Act. EPR FF3 Weeds and pathogens Negligible E48 Threatening process (habitat fragmentation) Fragmentation of the narrow habitat corridor within and beyond the rail reserve, resulting in the exacerbation of a threatening process listed under the FFG Act EPR FF1 Native vegetation and habitat EPR FF6 Landscaping for wildlife EPR UD1 Urban Design Guidelines Minor
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