Properly made submission (object) Brett Kennedy MCU13/0171

Plan. Surely, this plan must be seen is only one tool. Given the absolute threat to life and to

property that floods pose, it is incumbent upon them to adopt a more accurate and
informed (safer)practice when assessing flood threats when developing proposals for

developments.

          The proposed factory site sits on land that has clearly been extensively filled and

raised.


          Given;

          -
              that this expansive building is adjacent to a watercourse and not a drain,


          -that the walls of the now man-made watercourse are narrow and steep (as

confirmed by the gradient lines in the schematics of the proposal plan),


          -
              that the constructed drains cannot contain the volume of flood water that occurs,

as I   have repeatedly observed


          -that there is an artificially (unnaturally)high profile of the huge majority of land

where the floodwaters enter the Wimmers property


          -and that the extended profile of lifted land of the proposed factory site and the

parking areas at the rear of the factory juts out at an angle to floodwaters as they enter the
property forming an artificial weir

I am concerned about the effect that the current, modified soil levels that the factory and

yards would sit on has on the severity and frequency of flooding in my property. It lays out
and into the path of floodwaters as they enter the property. Floodwaters cannot rise and

spread out as they naturally would have done on the proposed factory side of the
watercourse. The "threshold" level of flooding, caused by the damming of the road is then

added to. Once the water clears the road there is not enough low lying land to lower the

levels ofthe flood waters. Bottlenecking of flood water backs water into my property.


          The fact that the constructed drains built to carry the water of the creeks are

inadequate to carry the volumes of water that occur is clear. This not only puts my property
at risk. The proposed factory building itself is at risk from flooding. I have been told by a

Wimmers factory representative that the February 2012 floods came within six inches of

flowing into the building. My memory ofthe debris that was left after this flooding event,
puts the puts the flood levels as coming even closer. Even though the floor level of the
proposed building is to be raised, it is clearly perceivable, given its absolute proximity to the
creek, that the building is at serious risk in a major flood event. Such an event would put the
waterway at risk from the contents of the building. I remember an occasion when workers
at the brickworks were sent home due to concerns over flooding.