Soil organic carbon is critical for soil structure moisture retention nutrient cycling and long term fertility Disturbance from excavation compaction removal of vegetation and altered drainage will harm soil carbon stocks Biodiversity of soil fauna pollinators native grasses riparian vegetation may be severely reduced These affect agricultural health over. Can the proponent show an independent soil carbon baseline survey and model of loss and recovery over the project lifetime including post decommissioning ensuring net soil carbon remains equal or above baseline