Research Work undertaken by Soilmaster

PUBLICATIONS:

Environmental Assessment

Short - Urban Site Assessment and Contaminated Site Assessment

URBAN/RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOILS

Cumming R.W (1989) Assessment of Mine Site Heavy Metals at Woodlawn Mine - Goulburn - Internal report.
Cumming R.W (1989) Assessment of Goulburn By-Pass EIS - Downing
Cumming R.W (1990) Assessment of Compton Park EIS - Roberts
Cumming R.W (1991) Assessment of Erosion at Bungendore
Cumming R.W (1991) Assessment of Subdivision for water collection and management at Murrumbateman (60ha - 15 sites)
Cumming R W (1991) Assessment of site at Collector for effects of road changes on soil salinity
Cumming R.W (1991) Assessment of management and Development of Management Plan for Abattoir - Young
Cumming R.W (1992) Assessment of sub-division at Tallong Park - report to Parkinson
Cumming R.W (1993) Assessment of Limestone Sources in the Riverina - Riverina Development Board
Cumming R.W (1994) Site Management Plan - Wally's Piggery Murrumbateman NSW
Cumming R.W (1994) Disposal Options and Site Assessment - Property 2000 Bungendore NSW
Cumming R.W (1994) Site Management Plan - Orange Abattoir
Cumming R.W (1994) Site Assessment - Somerton Quarry - Tarago SOEE
Cumming R.W & Walker L(1995) Site Assessment - Divall's Quarry SOEE
Cumming R.W (1995) Site Management Plan and Assessment - Buckingham Stage 2 Rural Development
Cumming R.W & Walker L (1995) Sediment and Erosion Control - Maywood Sands - Marulan
Cumming R.W (1995) Sediment and Erosion Control Plan - Royal Oak - Goulburn
Cumming R.W & Windsor R (1996) Local Environment Plan - Environmental Impact Assessment for Re-zoning Bush/Wilson - Goulburn NSW
Cumming R.W (1996) Site Assessment - Arsenic Dip Contamination - Bungendore
Cumming R.W (1996) Site Assessment - Petroleum Site Assessment Goulburn
Cumming R.W (1997) Site Assessment - Arsenic Dip Contamination - Tarago - Beef Care
Cumming R.W (1997) Site Assessment - Petroleum Service Site - Goulburn Brickworks
Cumming R.W (1997) Site Assessment - Petroleum Service Site - Tumut
Cumming R.W (1998) Site Assessment - Petroleum Site - Orana School - Canberra
Cumming R.W (2002) EIS - Canyonleigh (Piggery - Effluent Disposal Options)
Cumming R.W (2003) EIS - Tallong (Poultry Farm)
Cumming R.W (2003) EIS - Goulburn (High Temperature Protein Recovery)
Cumming R.W and R Windsor (2004) Site Assessment - Oallen Ford Quarry - Water Management Issues
Cumming R.W (2008) Site Assessment - Oallen Ford Quarry + SOEE
Cumming RW (2009) Site Assessment Lime Quarry - Scone NSW
Cumming RW (2010) Site Assessment Endangered Ecological Communities [EEC] - Coffs Harbour NSW
Cumming RW (2011) Site Assessment Effluent Disposal - Bungendore NSW

Publications - Short - Urban Site Assessment.

1990
Bowral, Penrose, Goulburn
1991
Goulburn(4), Bowral(2),

Publications - Contaminated Site Assessment.
1990
Finley - Pesticide
1991
Wagga - Wool scour waste disposal
Nambucca - Heavy metal contamination of waterways
Tarago - Heavy metal contamination - Management
1992

1994 Arsenic - Queenbeyan

1997 Arsenic Crookwell

1998 Industrial Site - Fuel Station

1999 Industrial Site - Brickworks

2004 Industrial Site - Metal Fabrication

2006 Industrial site - Aviation

Industrial Sites and Publications

Cumming R.W (1990 ) Limestone and clay works - site management

Large Dams and Constructions - Inspections and Works

Cumming R.W & or Walker L

1990
Bullamalita (1) Repair of 135 Ml dam
1991
Goulburn (1) Construct dam for effluent - 9.5 Ml - circular and 11 m deep
1992
Goulburn (1) Repair and Construct dam for effluent - 38 Ml - three dams to 10 m deep
Goulburn (4) Design for Construction - dam for effluent - 150
Ml - four dams to 6 m deep
1993
1994
Rugby - Design dam (1) 95 Ml for Irrigation
Cowra - Design dam (1) 80 Ml for Irrigation
1995
Taralga - Design dam and construct (1) 120 Ml for Irrigation
1996
1997
1998 - Design - Queenbeyan 45 Ml

Property Inspections - Balanced Fertility Management.

Cumming R.W & or Walker L
These inspections involved direct soil and agronomical advice and guidance to farm operations. These have been to the principles of balancing inputs and uses of soil nutrients to optimise farm production.
1990
Cooma, Taralga, Crookwell, Roslyn, Kippilaw, Black Springs, Woodhouslee, Braidwood, Yarra, Innisfail
1991
Crookwell, Gunning(2), Canyonleigh, Hanworth, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago(2), Brayton, Collector(2), Robertson, Bungendore(2), Oberon, Innisfail
1992
Crookwell, Gunning, Canyonleigh, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Brayton, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore
1993
Crookwell, Gunning, Canyonleigh, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson
1994
Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago,Collector, Robertson, Bungendore
1995
Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn
1996
Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn
1997
Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn
1998
Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn, Parkes, Forbes
1999                                          TOTAL - Over 125 000 ha

Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn, Parkes, Forbes
2000                                       TOTAL - Over 150 000 ha

Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn, Parkes, Forbes
2001                                        TOTAL - Over 150 000 ha

Crookwell, Marulan, Mittagong, Tarago, Collector, Robertson, Bungendore, Temora, Goulburn, Parkes, Forbes
2002 - 2007                             TOTAL - Over 500 000 ha

PUBLICATIONS - URBAN/RURAL DEVELOPMENT/SOILS.

Murray, I.A., Junor, R.S., Crouch, R.J. & Cumming, R.W. (1979) Urban Capability Study - North Wagga Wagga.
Cumming, R.W. & Hunt, J.S. (1979) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Oxleys Hill.
Cumming, R.W. & Hunt, J.S. (1979) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Kangaloon.
Cumming, R.W. & Davies, P.T. (1980) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Culburra.
Cumming, R.W. & Lindbeck, K.E. (1980) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - West Wyalong.
Hicks, R.W., Cumming, R.W., Hannam, I.D. & Emery, K.A. (1981) Urban Capability Study - Mt. Gibralter, Bowral.
Cumming, R.W. & Hicks, R.W. (1981) The Potential for Development of Retford/Milton Park Area. Unpublished S.C.S. Report
Cumming, R.W. (1981) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Somersby.
Cumming, R.W. & Wright, J. (1982) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Mardi.
Cumming, R.W. & Wright, J. (1984) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Wyoming North.
Cumming, R.W. (1986) Reconnaissance Urban Capability Study - Centennial Road, Bowral.
Cumming, R.W. & Hannam, I.D. (1988) Urban Capability Study - Mt. Gibraltar, Mittagong.
Burough, C. & Cumming, R.W. (1990) Land Suitability for Disposal of Waste Water at Albury N.S.W. ANM Internal Report.
Lee, P.J. & Cumming, R.W. (1990) Environmental Impact Statement Proposed Abattoir Extensions - Goulburn N.S.W.
Burough, C. & Cumming, R.W. (1991) Land Suitability for Disposal of Waste Water at Jeroa N.S.W. Report to EPA.
Lee, P.J. & Cumming, R.W. (1994) Environmental Impact Assessment Proposed Abattoir Extensions - Orange N.S.W

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