App C - Code Responses · RAL23/0009

 Performance outcomes                                Acceptable outcomes                                     Comments
 a waterway or wetland maintains appropriate         a waterway or wetland provides                  that:   A waterway runs through the eastern portion
 extent of public access to waterways and                                                                    of the subject land. The proposed boundary
 wetlands and minimises edge effects.                     a) no new lots directly back onto                  realignment does not result in lots backing
                                                             a riparian buffer area; and                     directly onto a riparian buffer area. No public
                                                          b) new public roads are located between            roads are proposed.
                                                             a riparian    buffer    area or riparian
                                                             zone and the proposed development
                                                             area.


Water hydrology Table 8.2.2.3 Criteria for assessable development (part)

 Performance outcomes                                Acceptable outcomes                                     Comments
 Surface and ground water hydrology
 PO9                                                 AO9.1                                                   Complies
 Development ensures that the natural surface        Development does not impact on the natural              The proposal does not involve any
 water and ground water hydrologic regimes of        surface water or groundwater hydrologic                 construction activities. As such, there will be
 waterways, wetlands and hydrologically-             regimes and this is facilitated by:                     no impact on the natural surface water or
 sensitive plant communities are not adversely                                                               groundwater hydrologic regimes.
 impacted.                                                a) avoiding or minimising channelization,
                                                             redirection or interruption of flow;
 Editor's  Note—Groundwater       dependent               b) avoiding groundwater extraction;
 ecosystems are identified on Queensland                  c) maintaining groundwater recharge
 Government Wetland Info mapping.                            and discharge processes;
                                                          d) maintaining     natural groundwater
                                                             fluctuations;
                                                          e) avoiding causing ingress of saline
                                                             water into freshwater aquifers of
                                                             wetlands; and
                                                          f) avoiding      contaminants       entering
                                                             groundwater (e.g. from runoff, effluent
                                                             disposal).




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