Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

• measures to avoid fish spawning periods, such as seasonal construction ofwaterway crossings and measures to facilitate fish movements through watercrossings• offsets proposed for unavoidable, permanent loss of fisheries habitat in accordancewith Mitigation and Compensation for Works or Activities Causing Marine FishHabitat Loss (Fish Habitat Management Operational Policy 005) (Dixon & Beumer2002)• methods to minimise the potential for introducing or spreading weed species or plantdisease• measures for monitoring and managing exotic marine pests and bio-fouling risks inaccordance with national standards• monitoring aquatic biology health, productivity and biodiversity in areas subject todirect discharge• measures to prevent direct and indirect impacts on marine fauna and flora by anydredging and dredge spoil disposal works• special measures to be taken if blasting is required.Address any actions of the project or likely impacts that require an authority under therelevant legislation including the NC Act and/or the Fisheries Act.Outline how all aquatic ecology management measures will be implemented in theproject EMPs.5.5. Water resources5.5.1. Description of environmental valuesDescribe the quantity and quality of water resources in the vicinity of the project area,including:• existing surface and groundwater in terms of physical, chemical and biologicalcharacteristics• existing surface drainage patterns, flows, history of flooding including extent, levelsand frequency and present water uses• chemical and physical properties of any wastewater (including stormwater at thepoint of discharge into natural surface waters), and the toxicity of effluent to floraand fauna.Describe the environmental values and water quality objectives of the surfacewaterways and groundwater of the affected area in terms of:• Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 (EPP (Water))• Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality(Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council andAgriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand 2000)• Queensland Water Quality Guidelines (Department of Environment and ResourceManagement 2009b)- 44 - Contents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement