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 8 Element 5: Water Sensitive Design and Stormwater/Runoff Management Specific Outcomes and
Measures cont.

                Specific Outcome                                    Measures                                            Comment

 S22   Site Characteristics                   M22.1 An assessment of site characteristics is            The stormwater management plan assesses
       Site characteristics are understood    undertaken that demonstrates an appropriate               the proposed site uses and demonstrates an
       in order to determine the              approach to preventing disturbance as determined          appropriate treatment train.
       appropriate stormwater                 through assessment of the following:
       management approach relevant to
                                              a) Soil types/properties including unconsolidated
       the land use, development and/ or
                                              soils, hard setting and surface sealing soils and soils
       activity.
                                              known to, or which have the potential to be
                                              susceptible to acidity, dispersive subsoils, salinity,
                                              sodicity, toxicity, accelerated erosion or other
                                              hazards;

                                              b) Local geology as having potential for land slip,
                                              seeps and the like;

                                              c) Watercourses, overland flow paths, wetlands,
                                              waterway vegetation, natural detention basins and
                                              water bodies within or upstream/ downstream of
                                              the site;

                                              d) Ridge crests, drainage lines, waterlogged areas,
                                              discharge points, flood plains and known flood
                                              problem areas within or upstream/downstream of
                                              the site;

                                              e) Areas where removal of vegetation and ground
                                              cover will likely create erosion problems or reduce
                                              infiltration capacity