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 11 Element 8: Excavation and Filling Specific Outcomes and Measures cont.

                 Specific Outcome                                    Measures                                             Comment

                                                M38.3 Filling or excavation do not cause ponding
                                                on the site or on nearby lands, or adversely affect
                                                overland flow paths.
 S39   Minimise Sedimentation and               M39.1 An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (see          An erosion and sediment control plan has
       Erosion Excavation and filling           Specific Outcome S25) shall be prepared by a             been prepared by a suitably qualified
       activities are undertaken so as to       suitably qualified and experienced professional and      engineer for the development.
       minimise erosion and sediment            shall detail all temporary and permanent erosion
       movement into surface water bodies       and sediment control measures required to prevent
       and to prevent interference with         the movement of pollutants off-site, as well as
       groundwater.                             monitoring and maintenance requirements for such
                                                measures.
 S40   Ancillary Activities                     M40.1 Ancillary activities, including land disposal of   All proposed development areas are to be
       Ancillary activities are located so as   treated wash water and contaminated runoff, plus         treated as required by the State Planning
       to prevent contamination and/or          the location of buildings, structures, stockpiles,       Policy.
       interference with flows in any           wash down areas, chemical storage/handling areas,
       surface water or groundwater             loading/unloading areas, ponds/dams, and the like
       bodies.                                  are sited:
                                                a) On flat to gently sloping land (generally less than
                                                10%) which is not prone to erosion, salinity and
                                                seasonal waterlogging;
                                                b) Where the seasonal ground water level is more
                                                than 3 metres below surface level; c) On
                                                predominantly loamy soils with more than 15% clay
                                                content and which avoids fractured rock;
                                                d) More than 50 metres from a surveyed high bank
                                                of a river, creek, stream or other waterway or to a
                                                groundwater recharge point; and