Chapter 24 - Mineral Extraction 24.7 Anticipated Environmental Results • Utilisation of mineral resources within the District, providing that the scale of each operation and its effects, both short and long-term, are appropriate to the environment; • Water quality maintained and enhanced; • Maintenance of landscape values including spaciousness, notable landforms, extensive indigenous vegetation cover, and views and panoramas; • Protection of the areas which have significant natural conservation value; • Retention of the indigenous bio-diversity of the District and its remaining indigenous ecosystem functioning; • Protection of habitat for birdlife and fish which occur on beds of rivers; and • Improvement of the flood waterway capacity of flood prone river systems. 24 - 5