2015-06-04 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                              4 JUNE 2015


               h.    notification of Council as soon as practicable where a spill presents actual
                     or potential environmental harm (e.g. a spill that leaves the property and
                     enters stormwater or natural drainage systems). In this regard notification
                     must also include but not be limited to the following:
                     i.     the time the registered operator of the activity became aware of the
                            release;
                     ii.    the suspected cause of the release;
                     iii.   the potential environmental harm and or environmental nuisance
                            caused, threatened, or suspected to be caused by the release; and
                     iv.    actions taken to prevent any further release and to mitigate any
                            environmental harm and or environmental nuisance caused by the
                            release.
         Leak detection for fuel tanks
         84.   All reasonable and practicable measures must be taken to prevent loss of
               containment from the UPSS. An approved leak detection system must be
               installed and operated at sufficient frequency, sensitivity and reliability to
               provide a high level of confidence that a release of a petroleum product will be
               detected in sufficient time for a response to be implemented before an
               unacceptable risk is posed to human health, property or the environment. As a
               minimum standard, all UPSSs are required to be monitored using a system
               that:
               a.    can detect a leak from any portion of the UPSS
               b.    uses equipment that has been installed, calibrated and commissioned in
                     accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions
               c.    is capable of detecting a leak at a rate of 0.76 litres per hour or more, with
                     at least 95% accuracy and a probability of false detection of 0.05 or less
                     (USEPA)
               d.    has been certified by an independent third party consistent with the
                     current USEPA protocols and system of verification
               e.    reports with a frequency of not less than monthly and provided to Council
                     upon request
               f.    is operated by a suitably trained person.
         91.   The ground water in the monitoring wells must be tested for petroleum
               contamination immediately after either:
               a.    the discovery whether by routine test or otherwise that ground water may
                     be contaminated by petroleum originating from the property
               b.    the discovery whether pursuant to the loss monitoring procedure for the
                     system or otherwise that the system has a leak.
    B.   Find the following are sufficient grounds to justify the decision despite the conflict with
         the Planning Scheme:
         1.    The convenience shop will fulfil a demonstrated need for convenience shopping
               within the area.
         2.    The convenience shop is well located on Noosa’s major road network to
               capture some escape expenditure by servicing the convenience needs of the
               travelling public.
         3.    The café is suitably located to meet the convenience needs of the workers of
               the industrial estate and the travelling public, and provide an all hours food
               venue for the Noosa area.


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