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17.0     WATER SENSITIVE DESIGN CODE
                     COLUMN 1                                             COLUMN 2                                              ASSESSMENT
              SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                          PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Water reuse
O1                                                     S1.1                                                    Complies with specific outcome.
Development uses a combination of detention and        No solution provided.                                   Development will collect roofwater run-off from
retention systems to capture run-off from areas on                                                             the villa units in above ground storage tanks for
the site;                                                                                                      reuse in garden watering. The site is within the
AND                                                                                                            Noosa Council designated area for rainwater tanks.
                                                                                                               In accordance with the Council policy the villas
                                                                                                               will be provided with a 3000 litre rainwater tank to
                                                                                                               be installed in accordance with Part 25 of the
                                                                                                               Queensland Development Code. Rainfall
                                                                                                               harvesting for reuse will be from the villas and not
                                                                                                               provided on other buildings.
O2                                                     S2.1                                                    Complies with specific outcome.
Water storage devices must have sufficient capacity    No solution provided.                                   Water storage devices are sized to comply with
having regard to local rainfall pattern and surface;                                                           Council policy which requires a 3000 litre rainwater
AND                                                                                                            tank.
O3                                                     S3.1                                                    Can comply.
Captured water is utilised for all non-potable uses    Captured water is plumbed to be available for all       At this stage, it is proposed that all captured water
on site;                                               external uses including gardening, irrigation, ponds,   is to be reused for landscape irrigation.
AND                                                    filling swimming pools and outdoor cleaning, as
                                                       well as all ground floor toilet cisterns and washing    However, if the quality of captured water can be
                                                       machine cold taps;                                      demonstrated to be suitable for household
                                                       AND                                                     purposes, a dual system could be installed in units
                                                                                                               and resort central facilities.
                                                       S3.2
                                                       Where the captured water is used for toilet flushing
                                                       and/or laundry use, an automatic or manual
                                                       interchange device that allows alternate use of
                                                       captured water or the reticulated water supply is
                                                       installed to ensure that there is a continual supply
                                                       of water for sanitary flushing and laundry use.
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