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 4) Any depressions within the surface application area are to be filled with soils of same

      category at horizon A.

  5) Effluent warning signs must be clearly displayed in at least two places beside all

      application areas.



The required setback distances as nominated in the Queensland Piumbing and Wastewater

Code 2011 have been summarised in Table 5 of this report.



4.2 MEDLI ASSESSMENT
Based on the resent investigation under by Future-Plus Environmental, in accordance with the

relevant legislation and guidelines, it was deemed unnecessary to undertake a MEDLI

assessment for the site. Rather the detailed site assessment has been undertaken in

accordance with the QLD Plumbing and Wastewater Code and AS:NZS 1547:2000.




4.3 SETBACK DISTANCES
The setback distances from the effluent disposal area shall comply with the Queensland
Plumbing and Wastewater Code which is summarised below:



Table 5: Recommended Setback Distances for Secondary and Advanced Secondary Effluent

                     Feature                                       Recommended Separation Distance

 Footings or Buildings                             Boundaries of land application areas should be positioned at least
                                                   2.0m down slope or 4.0m up slope from the footing or where the site
                                                   is flat, 2.0m from any point of the building footing
 Property boundaries, pedestrian paths and         Boundaries of land application areas should be positioned at least
 walkways, recreation areas                        2.0m down slope, or 4.0m up slope or where the site is flat, 2.0m from
                                                   any point
 Retaining wall footing                            Boundaries of land application areas should be positioned at least
                                                   2.0m down slope, or 4.0m up slope from the retaining wall footing or
                                                   where the site is flat, 2.0m from any point of the building footing
 In ground swimming pool                           Boundaries of land application areas should be positioned at least
                                                   6.0m down slope, or 6.0m up slope from the pool or where the site is
                                                   flat, 6.0m from any point
 In ground potable water tank                      6m from the boundary of the land application area
 Top bank of a permanent watercourse; Top          30m for secondary, 10m for advanced secondary
 bank of intermittent watercourse; Top bank of a
 lake; Top water level of a surface water source
 used for agriculture, aquaculture or stock



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                                          Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Disposal
                                          314 Cooroy Mountain Road, Cooroy Mountain