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focus on energy and water conservation, recycling and waste minimisation are also required to reduce resource use in park operations.

Issues
    * There is a need to improve understanding of the size and nature of the park's carbon footprint to allow performance to be measured and improved over time.

    * There is potential to improve waste management (including recycling), water use and energy efficiency in park operations.

Prescriptions

Policies

    9.9.1        Recycled and renewable resources, and technologies that minimise environmental impacts and reduce energy and water consumption, will be used within the park where possible.

    9.9.2        New infrastructure will as far as possible aim for maximum energy efficiency ratings.

       Table 8:        Guidelines for environmental assessment requirements

 Category 1
 Activities that have little or no impact on the park's natural and cultural heritage and/or have no impact on the interests of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community. These include:

       * routine maintenance

       * repairing and replacing existing structures in their present form

       * improvements to mitigate environmental damage

       * installing signs.

 Activities in this category are unlikely to require formal environmental assessment.

 Category 2
 Activities that have an impact on the park's natural and cultural heritage at a local level and/or that may have an impact on the interests of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community. These include:

       * establishing new facilities

       * constructing walking tracks and carparks

       * upgrading facilities

       * minor realigning or minor upgrading of existing roads

       * maintenance that requires importing organic material

       * any activity in endangered species habitat

       * some commercial activities

       * activities which may result in changes to local water flow and environmental systems.

 Activities in this category require formal environmental assessment and may require the Board's approval. Generally, such assessments will be carried out by park staff.

 Category 3
 Activities that would be likely to have a major impact on the park's natural and cultural heritage and/or significantly alter visitor use, and/or are a major departure from the existing facilities or services in the park and/or have an impact on the interests of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community. These include:

       * major realignment of existing roads or tracks

       * establishing major infrastructure

       * constructing new roads and services

       * establishing new types of commercial activities (see also Section 7.9).

 Detailed environmental assessment is required for all activities in this category. Activities in this category will require the Board's approval and will take into account the views of the Council.

Actions

    9.9.3        Investigate options for using the best available energy and water efficient technologies in the development of new infrastructure, and in existing infrastructure where possible and as needed.

    9.9.4        Investigate, and where feasible implement, cost effective measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in park operations.