Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

Water hydrology Table 8.2.2.3. - Criteria for assessable development (part)

Performance outcomes                      Acceptable outcomes                          Response


Surface and ground water hydrology
PO9                                       AO9.1                                        AO9.1
Development ensures that the natural      Development does not impact on the           The proposed development is located
surface water and ground water            natural surface water or groundwater         on a ridge line, 90 metres from the
hydrologic regimes of waterways,          hydrologic regimes and this is facilitated   nearest waterway, requires only
wetlands and hydrologically-sensitive     by:                                          modest changes to the current land
plant communities are not adversely                                                    form due to very limited cut (400mm)
impacted.                                 1. avoiding or minimising                    and fill (250mm) to provide a building
                                             channelization, redirection or            platform (205 SQM).
Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent          interruption of flow;
ecosystems are identified on              2. avoiding groundwater extraction;          Surface and roof drainage from the
Queensland Government Wetland Info                                                     proposed development will be taken to
                                          3. maintaining groundwater recharge
mapping.                                                                               a rubble pit providing a legal point of
                                             and discharge processes;
                                                                                       discharge.
                                          4. maintaining natural groundwater
                                             fluctuations;                             The proposed development will be
                                          5. avoiding causing ingress of saline        connected to the existing 10 EP
                                             water into freshwater aquifers of         Advanced secondary effluent HSTP
                                             wetlands; and                             and treated waste water will be
                                          6. avoiding contaminants entering            pumped to a new surface irrigation
                                             groundwater (e.g., from runoff,           area outside the Lake Macdonald
                                             effluent disposal).                       catchment.

                                                                                       The natural surface water and ground
                                                                                       water hydrologic regimes of
                                                                                       waterways, wetlands and
                                                                                       hydrologically-sensitive plant
                                                                                       communities will not be adversely
                                                                                       impacted.




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