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Health Issues: There is an unknown longer term health impact on the life and livelihoods of neighbours bordering the project, who are adversely impacted The EIS has ignored the impact this Development has on the mental and well being of the Community, including growing numbers of vulnerable groups including the elderly. Impacts on Swanvale residents in this category who require regular health care, will need to compete with an influx of 400 construction workers. Elderly residents will need to navigate large volumes of construction workers, heavy vehicles and equipment on usually quiet roads. Reduced capacity to adapt to change is high for this age group.
Pressure on already stretched health services and limited access for locals to see health professionals when an additional 400 people are placed within a community.
Roads and Traffic Issues: The 478 vehicles per day along Spring Mtn Rd and Sturmans Rd does not meet Austroads design standards. The standard is a 7.2m wide seal for 150-500 daily traffic volumes. Inverell Council has agreed to a 8.7m unsealed road which meets the less than 50 vehicles per 4 day traffic volume. The Inverell ratepayers along Spring Mtn Rd will be impacted by this project, yet the Inverell Council has agreed not to comply with Austroads design standards.
The 100km posted default speed limit for non-built up areas in NSW will pose a safety risk for the Spring Mtn Rd residents, some elderly, who have no option to use this rd to access Gwydir Hwy to purchase food and farm supplies and access medical and other local services from Inverell or Glen Innes.

Director-Energy Assessments
Development Assessment Department of Planning and Environment
Locked Bag 5022 PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
Dear Director,
Objection to Application No. SSD-8911 by Sundown Solar Pty Ltd
I am writing to object to the proposed development of a 360MW solar farm, battery energy storage, and grid connection at Sturmans Road Spring Mountain by Sundown Solar Pty Ltd, application no. SSD-8911.
My objections are based on the potential impacts on health and safety, water quality, fire risk, and the use of public access roads.
Health and Safety: The proposed widening of Spring Mountain Road and Sturmans Road to accommodate heavy vehicle traffic poses significant risks to motorists, pedestrians, and livestock. The lack of a thorough risk assessment for this increased traffic volume on these access roads is unsatisfactory.
Water Impacts: The proximity to the Great Artesian Basin and underground aquifers necessitates a stringent water assessment to prevent accidental contamination and ensure the preservation of this critical resource.
Fire Risk:The fire risk analysis on relation to nearby agricultural properties is superficial and unsatisfactory.
Use of Public Access Roads: The chosen access route via Spring Mountain Road and Sturmans Road presents avoidable disruptions to local residents and their businesses. Alternative routes with more direct access to the proposes solar farm are available to minimise adverse effects. Moreover more direct access is critical to enable rural fire services to reach the solar farm quickly if an emergency arises
Based on these concerns, I respectfully request the rejection of application no. SSD-8911 in its current form and the implementation of robust assessment processes to protect the environment.
Thank you for your attention to these critical matters.
Yours sincerely,

I object to the proposed Sundown Solar project principally in relation to issues around road safety, massive increases in heavy vehicle traffic and associated impacts on watercourses.

The proposed development by Sundown Solar would see traffic increase on the otherwise extremely quiet rural Spring Mountain to 478 plus heavy vehicles per day. At present, there are less than 10 vehicles, mainly light vehicles that use this road.



To assert that watercourse crossings “will typically be implemented as either bed level or culvert crossings, with crossing upgrades proposed along the Sturmans Road and Spring Mountain Road crossings where there are existing bridges: • Kings Creek at western extension of Sturmans Road – low level bridge • Swan Brook at Spring Mountain Road – high level multi-cell box culvert system” is reckless in the extreme. Pg 192 Sundown Solar Farm Biodiversity Development Assessment Report.



The potential contamination to water that farm stock and downstream fishing anglers rely upon is unacceptable.

Regards
Lyn and Tony Guan

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