Attachment 3 - Pump Station Upgrade Corrospondence

| Unit 10/211 Montague Road
WEST END Qld 4101

 

PO Box 3144
South Brisbane Q 4101

May 1, 2007

Jeff Steel

Manager Sewerage
Noosa Council

PO Box 141
Tewantin, QLD 4565

Dear Jeff
NOOSACIVIC — PUMP STATION
| refer to letter (9 March 2006) declining our request for reimbursement of the Pump Station Upgrade.

It still remains to consider whether the Councils requirement to upgrade the pump station to its current
standard is an unreasonable imposition on the development. {t also remains that the pump station and
rising mains upgrade works may be taken into Council's network and valued for the purpose of imposing
future infrastructure charges for sewerage infrastructure in the relevant catchment.

Consequently, we have been advised by David Nicholls (Hapgood Ganim Lawyers) that it would be
unreasonable for Council to impose a sewerage infrastructure charge on Stockwell in respect of a future
stage of Noosa Civic where the calculation of that charge is based upon inclusion of the upgraded pump
well or other infrastructure supplied by Stockwell. if this were the case then it could be considered that
Council would be “double dipping” which is contrary to the requirements of the integrated Planning Act
with respect fo the methodology for striking infrastructure charges

On this basis we would like Council to confirm that future stages of Noosa Civic will not incur infrastructure
charges in respect of the sewerage network of which the pump station forms part.

Subject to Council confirmation of the above this matter will not be pursued further.
Please telephone me if you have any further queries.

‘Yours Faithfully

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STOCKWELL
Leanne Porter
Development Manager