Planning Report

         Water hydrology            Table 8.2.2.3. ­ Criteria for assessable development (part)
Performance outcomes                         Acceptable outcomes
Surface and ground water hydrology                                              Justification
PO9                                          AO9.1                              The proposed clearing will have negligible
Development ensures that the natural         Development does not impact        impacts on the natural surface water
surface water and groundwater hydrologic     on the natural surface water       hydrological regimes.
regimes of waterways, wetlands and           orgroundwater hydrologic
                                                                                The clearing will have minimal land
hydrologically­sensitive plant communities   regimes and this is facilitated    disturbance and will not re-direct existing
are not adversely impacted.                  by:                                overland flow paths.
                                             (a)   avoiding or minimising
Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent                channelization,
ecosystems are identified on Queensland            redirection or
Government Wetland Info mapping.                   interruption of flow;
                                             (b)   avoiding groundwater
                                                   extraction;
                                             (c)   maintaining
                                                   groundwater
                                                   recharge and
                                                   discharge
                                                   processes;
                                             (d)   maintaining natural
                                                   groundwater fluctuations;
                                             (e)   avoiding causing ingress
                                                   of saline water into
                                                   freshwateraquifers of
                                                   wetlands; and
                                             (f)   avoiding contaminants
                                                   entering groundwater
                                                   (e.g. fromrunoff, effluent
                                                   disposal).




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