47. Management of roads Sets out the requirements to reduce the amount 57 24 22, 18 Minor Updated to emphasise need of sediment and pollutant runoff from sealed 24 for a road authority or and unsealed roads to contribute to the protection agencies to protection of surface waters and their beneficial minimise erosion, sediment uses. and pollutant transport from roads and associated infrastructure. 48. Forestry activities Requires forestry activities, forestry managers 55 Moderate Reference to EPA role relating and operators to carry out forestry and timber to audits to assess compliance harvesting activities on both private and public with the Code for forestry land in compliance with any Code of Practice activities on public land have adopted under the Sustainable Forests (Timber) been removed from the Act 2004 as it relates to water quality. clause as it is now a DELWP responsibility and incorporated into an implementation action. 49. Releases from water Requires water storage operators to consider 42 12 15 25 Minor Clause simplified and storages the water quality impacts of releases from explanatory material storages on the receiving water environment, removed. Harmonisation has prior to the release. This is to be done by adopted the key wording of undertaking a risk assessment to consider how the schedules. the release may alter flow patterns or vary sediment, salt, nutrients, temperature, dissolved oxygen or other pollutants from the downstream level and then to act to minimise any risks identified. 50. Dredging and desilting Requires people to plan and undertake dredging 44 13 19 Minor Updated to focus on the management and desilting activities, in accordance with the existing commitment to Best Practice Environmental Management comply with the BPEM. Guidelines for Dredging (2001) to minimise the
47. Management of roads Sets out the requirements to reduce the amount of sediment and pollutant runoff from sealed and unsealed roads to contribute to the protection of surface waters and their beneficial uses. 57 24 22, 24 18 Minor Updated to emphasise need for a road authority or protection agencies to minimise erosion, sediment and pollutant transport from roads and associated infrastructure. 48. Forestry activities Requires forestry activities, forestry managers and operators to carry out forestry and timber harvesting activities on both private and public land in compliance with any Code of Practice adopted under the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 as it relates to water quality. 55 Moderate Reference to EPA role relating to audits to assess compliance with the Code for forestry activities on public land have been removed from the clause as it is now a DELWP responsibility and incorporated into an implementation action. 49. Releases from water storages Requires water storage operators to consider the water quality impacts of releases from storages on the receiving water environment, prior to the release. This is to be done by undertaking a risk assessment to consider how the release may alter flow patterns or vary sediment, salt, nutrients, temperature, dissolved oxygen or other pollutants from the downstream level and then to act to minimise any risks identified. 42 12 15 25 Minor Clause simplified and explanatory material removed. Harmonisation has adopted the key wording of the schedules. 50. Dredging and desilting management Requires people to plan and undertake dredging and desilting activities, in accordance with the Best Practice Environmental Management Guidelines for Dredging (2001) to minimise the 44 13 19 Minor Updated to focus on the existing commitment to comply with the BPEM.
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