2014-10-14 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda - Pages 1 - 50

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     14 OCTOBER 2014



PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
(Planning & Development Sections only)

Building & Plumbing Services
1                        WASTE WATER FACILITY AUDIT PROGRAM
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                           Building and Plumbing Manager, Allan Hazell
                                 Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                            ECM / Subject / Plumbing Management / Legislation

Attachments                      Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Building and Plumbing Services Manager to the Planning and
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 14 October 2014 and endorse the proposed waste water
facility audit program to include site specific testing of existing waste water facilities within Noosa
Shire.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to seek the endorsement of Council to revise the existing waste
water facilities audit program for the inclusion of site specific testing of domestic waste water
facilities.

Background

Council is legislatively obligated to administer and maintain a register of Council approved waste
water facilities and all servicing requirements of primary, secondary and advanced waste water
systems within its boundaries. This obligation may require Council to enforce actions for
rectification of systems and in some cases consider prosecution to ensure that a high level of
health and safety standards are maintained and illegal discharge of effluent is prevented thus
protecting the waterways, flora and fauna of the Shire.

To date, the register includes 3,109 septic installations, 2,161 secondary/ advanced waste water
systems and 86 holding tank waste water systems. Council receives and processes 8,000
service reports from service agents and undertakes an average 100 site inspections annually.

Council currently has in place a program to register and manage complaints received to ensure
that servicing requirements of these systems are undertaken.




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