MCU14/0056 Response to SARA - Consulting Report

                   Corner Myall Street & Ferrells Road Cooroy, QLD 4563
                                                  SEQwater Development Guidelines
                          Development Guidelines for Water Quality Management in Drinking Water Catchments

Table 4 Element 1: On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Disposal Specific Outcomes and
Measures

                Specific Outcome                                   Measures                                        Comment

 S3    Site Evaluation (Assessment)           M3.1 A detailed site evaluation is             A geotechnical investigation has not been conducted,
       A complete evaluation of the site is   undertaken by a suitably qualified             however a detailed geotechnical investigation will be
       undertaken to ensure the most          person(s) that addresses the criteria that     conducted by a suitable qualified geotechnical engineer
       suitable location for wastewater       is contained in Specific Outcome S1 as         prior to detailed design
       treatment and disposal is              well as:
       determined.
                                              a) Depth to bedrock and seasonal
                                              groundwater;

                                              b) Nature of site water supply;

                                              c) Local climatic conditions;

                                              d) Site stability;

                                              e) Soil profile in accordance with
                                              Australian Standard; and

                                              f) Soil characteristics, particularly Cation
                                              Exchange Capacity (CEC), dispersal
                                              potential, permeability, depth of topsoil
                                              to impermeable layer and structure.

                                              M3.2 Siting of the treatment and disposal
                                              areas reflects the outcomes of the report
                                              in M3.1 and the other Specific Outcomes
                                              of this Element.