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PLANNING
• Acid sulphate problems need to be identified during the planning stage before any work
on a site has commenced.
Acid sulphate soils can impact on:
• engineering and landscaping works
– concrete, steel, embankments & drains.
– concrete, steel, embankments & drains.
• agricultural practices
– suitable crops, liming, fertilizers & drains.
– suitable crops, liming, fertilizers & drains.
• environmental quality
– soil quality, surface & groundwater quality
– soil quality, surface & groundwater quality
• The Waste Acid Soils Management Policy (Vic) defines waste acid
sulphate soils based on chemical analysis and soil texture.
