Biodiversity Assessment Reports

Narla Environmental Pty Ltd was engaged by Sydney Water to prepare Biodiversity Assessment Reports (BARs) for 8 Sydney Water Asset Sites located across the Sydney Metropolitan Area. The BARs were prepared as part of a review of the Property Environmental Management Plans (PEMP) for its environmentally sensitive sites in order to prioritise natural areas and other restoration works as well as habitat enhancement at some sites. The BARs document detailed assessment of the current condition of all biodiversity values within the Subject Sites. They also provide recommendations to be included within site-specific PEMP to prevent and/or minimise the impacts of Sydney Water’s grounds maintenance activities, non-routine, reactive, and emergency works on sensitive flora and fauna.

The Biodiversity Assessment Reports included undertaking:

• Targeted surveys for threatened flora and fauna species

• Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) Vegetation Integrity Survey (VIS) plots

• Fine-scale vegetation mapping of each of the 8 sites

• Fine-scale weed mapping of each of the 8 sites

• Comprehensive list of exotic vegetation with a focus on priority weeds listed under the Biosecurity Act

• Detailed constraints and management recommendations of biodiversity issues within each of the sites