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Department of Environment
and Resource Management Notice
Change to a development approval
This notice is issued by the Department of Environment and Resource Management pursuant to section 376 of the
Sustainable Planning Act 2009 ("the Act").
Unitywater cc. Chief Executive Officer
Ground Floor, 33 King Street Sunshine Coast Regional Council
PO Box 953 Locked Bag 72
CABOOLTURE QLD 45 Sunshine Coast Mail Centre QLD 4560
Our reference: 351068 / MCY587
Re: Request to change a development approval
1. The Chief Executive, Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) as
assessment manager received a request to change a development approval on 21 October 2011.
2. Details of the development approval for the original application
Assessment Manager ref.: SR0551
Date original application made or referred to DERM:
6 December 2002
Development approval applied for:
Development permit (Environmental Authority)
Aspect(s) of development:
Material change of use of premises - For an environmentally
relevant activity
Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 - Schedule 3, Part 1, Table
2, item 1
Property/Location description:
Lot 1 Plan SP1 77650
Wallum Lane, Noosa Heads, QLD 4567
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Notice
Change to a development approval
Date of decision for the original application and development approval:
1 December 2003
3. The decision for the request to change a development approval made on 31 October 2011 is to
approve the request.
4. Attached is a copy of the most recent decision notice (ENDC549506) for the original application
showing the changes and a new permit SPDE0076351 0 with the changes incorporated.
NOTE: ENDC549506 was a replacement (amended) document, replacing the original decision
notice SR0551.
Delegate Enquiries:
Deena Rigby Department of Environment and Resource
Department of Environment and Resource Management Management
31 October 2011 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore
PO Box 168, Cotton Tree, QLD 4558
Phone: (07) 5459 6121
Fax: (07) 5459 6190
Email: [email protected]
Attachments
Copy of ENDC549506 showing the changes
Replacement document SPDE00763510 which now replaces ENDC549506
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Replacement Development Approval
Section 621(4) Environmental Protection Act 1994
EPA Development Application ENDC549506
(Converted Development
approval) number: SR0551
Relevant Laws and Policies: Environmental Protection Act 1994 and subordinate legislation
Under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 this development approval is issued to:
Noosa Council
9 Pelican Street
TEWANTIN QLD 4567
Development Description:
Carrying out of Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA):
ERA 15(e) - Sewage treatment - operating a standard sewage treatment works having a peak design
capacity to treat sewage of 10 000 or more equivalent persons but less than 50 000
equivalent persons.
at the following place:
Lot 1, Plan SP1 77650, Parish of Weyba, County of March.
located at:
Wallum Lane. Deleted: off Cooyar Street
NOOSA HEADS QLD 4567, Deleted3_^
The environmentally relevant activity must be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the
conditions as set out in the attached schedule of conditions.
Further development permits required
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Additional information for applicants
This approval pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 does not remove the need to obtain any
further approval for this development which might be required by other State and/or Commonwealth
legislation. Applicants are advised to check with all relevant statutory authorities. Applicants also should
comply with all relevant legislation.
It is a requirement of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 that if the owner or occupier of this site becomes
aware a Notifiable Activity (as defined under schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994) is being
carried out on this land or that the land has been affected by a hazardous contaminant, they must, within 30
days after becoming aware the activity is being carried out, give notice to the Environmental Protection
Agency. A list of Notifiable Activities is provided within Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
Appeal
This development approval is issued pursuant to section 621 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The
rights of review and appeal are attached to this notice.
This development approval takes effect 10 Business days after you receive this notice, or if there is an
appeal from the day the appeal is finally decided or is otherwise ended.
Signed Date
Dr Glen Brown
District Manager (Sunshine Coast)
Southern Region
Delegate of Administering Authority
Environmental Protection Act 1994
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This development approval consists of the following schedules as follows:
Schedule A - General Conditions
Schedule 8 - Air
Schedule C - Water
Schedule D - Stormwater Management
Schedule E - Land Application
Schedule F - Noise
Schedule G - Waste Management
Schedule H - Monitoring and Reporting
Schedule I - Definitions
SCHEDULE A - GENERAL CONDITIONS
Prevent and /or Minimise likelihood of Environmental Harm
(Al) In carrying out an ERA to which this approval relates, all reasonable and practicable measures must
be taken to prevent and / or to minimise the likelihood of environmental harm being caused.
Maintenance of Plant and Equipment
(A2) The registered operator must:
(i) install all plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this
environmental authority; and
(ii) maintain such plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition; and
(iii) operate such plant and equipment in a proper and efficient manner.
Records
(A3) Any records or documents required to be kept by a condition of this development approval must be
kept at the approved place for a period of at least five (5) years and be available for examination by
an authorised person. The record retention requirements of this condition will be satisfied if any daily
and weekly records are kept for a period of at least three (3) years and these records are then kept in
the form of annual summaries after that period.
(A4) Copies of any record required to be kept by a condition of this development approval must be
provided to any authorised person or the administering authority on request.
Alterations
(A5) No change, replacement or operation of any plant or equipment is permitted if the change,
replacement or operation of the plant or equipment increases, or is likely to substantially increase,
the risk of environmental harm above that expressly provided by this development approval.
Trained Operators
(A6) The daily operation of the waste water treatment system and pollution control equipment must be
carried out by a person(s) with appropriate experience and/or qualifications to ensure the effective
operation of that treatment system and control equipment.
Calibration
(A7) All instruments and devices used for the measurement or monitoring of any parameter under any
condition of this development approval must be calibrated, and appropriately operated and
maintained.
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Release of Visible Light
(A8) Any visible light released from the approved place must not, in the opinion of an authorised person,
cause an environmental nuisance at or beyond the boundary of the approved place.
Site-Based Environmental Management Plan
(A9) The registered operator must implement an effective and appropriate Site-based Management Plan
which details how the registered operator will manage the actual and potential environmental impacts
resulting from the carrying out of the environmentally relevant activity.
(A10) The Site-based Management Plan must address at least the following matters:
(i) Routine operating procedures to prevent or minimise environmental harm, however
occasioned or caused during normal operations;
(ii) Maintenance practices and procedures;
(iii) Contingency plans and emergency procedures to deal with foreseeable risks and hazards
including corrective responses to prevent and mitigate environmental harm (including any
necessary site rehabilitation);
(iv) Monitoring of the release of contaminants into the environment including procedures,
methods, record keeping and notification of results;
(v) Assessment of the environmental impact of any releases of contaminants into the
environment including procedures, methods, record keeping and notification of results;
(vi) Handling of environmental complaints;
(vii) Keeping and production of environmental records and reports;
(viii) Lines and methods of communication to be utilised for communication of procedures, plans,
incidents, potential environmental problems and results, including a feedback mechanism to
ensure that management is made aware of potential environmental problems and any failure
of procedures adopted; and
(ix) Staff training and awareness of environmental issues related to the operation of the
environmentally relevant activities, including responsibilities under the Environmental
Protection Act.
(x) Investigation and evaluation of alternative treatment options which shall include at least the
following:
(a) cleaner production technologies including nutrient removal;
(b) disposal and/or reuse of effluent and stockpiled dried sludge; and
(c) reporting the results of any investigation and evaluation to the administering
authority.
(All) A copy of the Site-based Management Plan must be kept at the approved place and be available for
examination by an authorised person on request.
(A12) The registered operator must not implement a Site-based Management Plan or amend a Site-based
Management Plan where such implementation or amendment would result in a contravention of any
condition of this approval.
Annual Monitoring Report
(Al 3) An annual monitoring report must be prepared each year and presented to the administering
authority when requested. This report shall include but not be limited to:
(a) A summary of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results obtained under any monitoring
programs required under this approval and, in graphical form showing relevant limits, a
comparison of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results to both this approvals limits
and to relevant prior limits.
(b) An evaluation / explanation of the data from any monitoring programs.
(c) A summary of any record of quantities of releases required to be kept under this approval.
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(d) A summary of the record of equipment failures or events recorded for any site under this
approval.
(e) An outline of actions taken or proposed to minimise the environmental risk from any deficiency
identified by the monitoring or recording programs.
(f) The number of domestic tenements newly connected to the sewage treatment works during the
previous twelve (12) months.
(g) The progressive total number of connections.
(h) A summary of any trade waste agreements entered into or amended during the year including
the nature of the industry.
(i) Results of the Receiving Environment Monitoring Program including an on-going assessment of
the impact of the discharge upon the receiving environment with respect to water quality and
biological objectives for the receiving waters.
End of Conditions for Schedule A
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SCHEDULE B - AIR
Release of Contaminants to the Atmosphere
(B1) The environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means necessary to
prevent the release or likelihood of release of contaminants to the atmosphere.
Noxious or Offensive Odour
(B2) No release of contaminants from the approved place is to cause any noxious or offensive odour at
any odour sensitive place unless the registered operator:
carries out the activities in accordance with best practice environmental management for the
prevention or minimisation of such odour; and
demonstrates the said best practice environmental management to the administering
authority.
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SCHEDULE C - WATER
Release of Contaminants to Waters
(C1) Contaminants must not be directly or indirectly released from the approved place to any waters or the
bed and banks of any waters except:
(i) as permitted under any water schedule in this development approval; or
(ii) as permitted under any stormwater schedule in this development approval; or
(iii) to a sewer as permitted or otherwise agreed from time to time by the relevant Local
Government.
Release Points
(C2) Contaminants must not be directly or indirectly released from any source on the approved place to
any waters at any location other than the contaminant and source at the location listed below:
Release point W3 - effluent from the treatment of sewage to waters described as Burgess
Creek at approximately 3.04 km AMTD.
Quality Characteristics Of Release to Waters
(C4) The release of contaminants to waters must comply, at the sampling and in situ measurement points
specified in Schedule H, except during by-pass events, with each of the limits specified in Schedule
C Table 1 for Release Point W3.
SCHEDULE C TABLE 1 - RELEASE QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC LIMITS
FOR RELEASE POINT W3
Release Limit
Quality Characteristic 50th Percentile Maximum Monitoring frequency
Volume discharged See mass load limits Daily
(ML)
See mass load limits Meted Every eight (8) days
Total Nitrogen ,Weekly _
(mg/L)
Total Phosphorous See mass load limits eekl f Deleted: Every eight (8) days
(mg/L)
Deleted: Every
Faecal Coliforms 150 Four (4) out of five (5) eekl
(cfu/100ml) samples containing Deleted: eight (8) days
less than 600_ for 5
consecutive samples
collected at not less
than six (6) day
intervals.
(C5) The total mass load of nitrogen and phosphorous released for any consecutive 365 day period (as
calculated in accordance with C6) shall be less than the limits specified in Table 2 - Mass Load
Limits.
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SCHEDULE C TABLE 2 - MASS LOAD LIMITS
Source Release Average Nitrogen 50th Nitrogen Phosphorus Phosphorous
th
Point Annual Percentile' Mass Load 50 Mass Load
Flow' 2 (mg/L) Release Limit Percentile' Release Limit
(ML/year) (Kg/year) (mg/L) (Kg/year)
Noosa
Coastal
STP W3 5110 5 25 550 1 5 110
Notes:
(1) The actual concentrations and annual average flows discharged are not required to be met if the respective mass loads
discharged are able to be met using another mechanism and the increase in actual concentration limits does not
adversely impact on the local receiving environment.
(2) The average annual flow has been calculated from the ADWF multiplied by 1.2 to approximate expected average annual
flows. During average rainfall years it is expected that volumes treated at the sewage treatment plant and volumes
discharged / used for beneficial reuse purposes will approximate these volumes.
(C6) Calculate monthly and yearly mass loads of total nitrogen and total phosphorous discharged at
release point W3. Mass loads are calculated by the following formulae:
monthly mass load = (monthly 50th%ile concentration) x (actual volume discharged)
yearly mass load = (yearly 50'h%ile concentration) x (volume discharged3)
Notes:
(3) The volume for the yearly mass load calculation shall be the lesser of the:
• The actual volume discharged for the period; or
• The theoretical average annual flow identified in Table 2. Mass load limits less any quantity of recycled water
supplied or reused for beneficial purposes.
(C7) Notwithstanding the quality characteristic limits specified in Schedule C Table 1 and Table 2,
the release of contaminants to waters must comply with the following qualitative characteristics:
(i) The release must not have any properties nor contain any organisms or other contaminants
which are capable of causing environmental harm.
(ii) The release must not produce any slick or other visible evidence of oil or grease, nor contain
visible floating oil, grease, scum, litter or other objectionable matter.
Pump Stations
(C8) Pumpstation NV12 located on the bank of Weyba Creek (off Weyba Road), Noosaville must not
release any contaminants to any waters.
(C9) Any pump station whose failure will result in a direct or indirect release of contaminants to waters
must be fitted with a stand-by pump and pump-failure alarm. The pump failure alarm must be able to
operate without mains power.
(C10) Pump station overflows must be screened to prevent the release of gross solids.
(C11) No release of contaminants from the overflow structures or other ancillary works shall occur except
as a result of power failure, excessive rainfall, accidental damage or other emergency.
(C12) The registered operator must implement an effective and appropriate Emergency
Response/Contingency Plan to manage the environmental impacts of any release of contaminants
from pump station and other ancillary equipment.
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(C13) The Emergency Response/Contingency Plan required by condition C12 must address at least the
following matters:
(i) location of the pump stations and overflows;
(ii) procedures to be implemented to reduce the likelihood of any release of contaminants from
any pump station failure and/or overflow;
(iii) response procedures to prevent any further release, or if such is not practicable, minimise
the extent and duration of any release to the greatest practicable extent;
(iv) the practices and procedures to be employed to restore the environment, or if such is not
practicable, mitigate any environmental impacts of the release (including in both dry and wet
conditions);
(v) a description of the resources to be used in response to a release;
(vi) the training of staff that will be called upon to respond to a release;
(vii) procedures to investigate the cause of any release, and where necessary, implement
remedial actions to reduce the likelihood of recurrence of a similar event;
(viii) the provision and availability of documented procedures to staff attending any release to
enable them to effectively respond;
(ix) timely and accurate reporting of the circumstances and nature of release events to the
administering authority;
(x) periodic estimation of the growth of catchment serviced by the pump station and hence daily
dry weather flow to minimise any likelihood of the design capacity of the pump station being
exceeded; and
(xi) the need to install screens be investigated and screens installed where appropriate and
beneficial.
(C14) A copy of the Emergency Response/Contingency Plan and any subsequent amendment of the
Emergency Response/Contingency Plan must be kept at the approved place and be available for
examination by an authorised person on request.
(C15) An updated list of all pump stations and overflow structures connected to the sewage treatment plant
must be forwarded to the administering authority with the Annual Return associated with this
development approval.
End of Conditions for Schedule C
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SCHEDULE D - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Contaminant Releases Caused by Rainfall
(D1) The environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means necessary to
prevent the contact of incident rainfall and stormwater runoff with wastes or other contaminants.
Acid Sulphate Soils
(D2) Any acid sulphate soils or potential acid sulphate soils disturbed, extracted or unearthed as a result
of carrying out the environmentally relevant activity must be stored and/or treated and/or disposed of
so as not to cause environmental harm to surface waters and/or groundwaters.
Maintenance and Cleanup
(D3) The maintenance and cleaning of vehicles and any other equipment or plant must be carried out in
areas from where contaminants cannot be released into any waters, roadside gutter or stormwater
drainage system.
(D4) Any spillage of wastes, contaminants or other materials must be cleaned up as quickly as
practicable. Such spillages must not be cleaned up by hosing, sweeping or otherwise releasing such
wastes, contaminants or material to any stormwater drainage system, roadside gutter or waters.
Bunding
(D5) All chemical tank storages must be bunded so that the capacity of the bund is sufficient to contain at
least 100% of the largest storage tank plus 10% of the second largest tank within the bund.
(D6) All chemical drum storages must be bunded so that the capacity of the bund is sufficient to contain at
least 25% of the maximum design storage volume within the bund.
(D7) All bunding must be constructed of materials which are impervious to the materials stored.
(D8) The base and walls of all bunded areas must be maintained free from gaps or cracks.
(D9) All bunding must be roofed where practicable.
(D10) Where it is impractical to completely roof a bunded area the registered operator must ensure that any
stormwater captured within the bund is free from contaminants or wastes prior to any release.
(D11) All empty drums must be stored with their closures in place.
Minimise Infiltration to Sewers
(D12) The registered operator must take all reasonable and practicable measures to minimise infiltration
into sewers.
(D13) For the purposes of demonstrating compliance with condition D12, the registered operator must
periodically report to the administering authority on the following matters:
(i) the estimated level of infiltration;
(ii) the reasonable and practicable measures intended to minimise infiltration;
(iii) the actions taken to minimise infiltration; and
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(iv) periodic re-estimations of the level of infiltration and, by comparison with previous infiltration
estimates and connected population, an assessment of the effectiveness of the actions taken
to minimise infiltration.
(D14) The report in condition D13 must be lodged with the administering authority at least once every two
years.
End of Conditions for Schedule D
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SCHEDULE E - LAND APPLICATION
Release of Contaminants to Land
(El) Except as otherwise provided by the conditions of the land application schedule of this development
approval the environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means
necessary to prevent or minimise the release or likelihood of release of contaminants to land.
(E2) At the approved place, the only contaminants allowed to be released are reclaimed waters from the
sewage treatment plant.
Opportunistic Reuse of Treated Sewage Effluent
(E3) Reclaimed waters are only permitted to be used at the approved places, for various types of reuse
purposes such as dust suppression on road works and irrigation of gardens, provided the reclaimed
water reuse is carried out in accordance with the latest edition of the Queensland Water Recycling
Guidelines December 2005, including the required level of treatment, effluent quality, effluent
monitoring and monitoring frequency and the specified controls and requirements.
(E4) The contaminants released must also comply with the following qualitative characteristics:
(i) The release must not have any properties nor contain any organisms or contaminants in
concentrations or which, in the opinion of the administering authority, are capable of causing
environmental harm or an environmental nuisance.
(E5) Public access to any contaminant release area on land at the approved place must be denied if the
reclaimed water does not comply with the Queensland Water Recycling Guidelines December 2005
for public contact.
(E6) Spray from any release of contaminants to land must not drift beyond the boundaries of the approved
place.
(E7) The irrigation of reclaimed waters must be carried out in a manner such that:
- vegetation is not damaged;
- soil erosion and soil structure damage is avoided;
- there is no surface ponding of reclaimed water;
- percolation of reclaimed water beyond the plant root zone is minimised;
- the capacity of the land to assimilate nitrogen, phosphorous, salts, organic matter as measured
by oxygen demand and water is not exceeded; and
- the quality of groundwater is not adversely affected.
(E8) The contaminant release areas must be maintained in a proper and efficient manner so as to provide
adequate assimilation, percolation, evaporation and transpiration of the wastes released to the
disposal areas.
(E9) The release of contaminants to land must be carried out in such a manner that there is no ponding or
pooling of contaminants on the surface of the contaminant release area(s) nor seepage of
contaminants from the contaminant release area(s) to any waters or stormwater drain.
(E10) Reclaimed waters must not be released to the contaminant release area(s) during and immediately
after rainfall.
(Ell) Where applicable, crop cover must be regularly harvested and removed from contaminant release
areas.
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Public Health regarding Opportunistic Reuse
(E12) Pipelines and fittings for the release of contaminants to land must be clearly identified. Standard
water taps, hoses and cock must not be fitted to contaminant release pipelines, and the contaminant
release system must not be connected to other service pipelines. Lockable valves or removable
handles must be fitted to the contaminant release pipelines where there is public access to the
contaminant release areas.
(E13) All pipelines and fittings used for reclaimed water disposal must be readily identifiable and
distinguishable from potable water piping on the same site.
(E14) Above-ground and buried facilities (pipelines etc) in areas of public access are to be distinctively
colour-coded (deep purple, wrapped).
(E15) Connection of the reclaimed water system into any potable supply system is not permitted.
(E16) Reclaimed waters, and potential discharge from the contaminant release area(s), reclaimed water
storages and pipe work must not be allowed to contaminate potable water outlets.
(E17) Bores and bore water supplies used for human consumption are to be protected from contamination
by reclaimed waters.
(E18) For above-ground installations, reclaimed water services must not be installed within 100 millimetres
of parallel potable water supply. Below ground installations of reclaimed water services must not be
installed within 300 millimetres of any parallel potable water supply.
(E19) The reclaimed water irrigation piping system is to be in accordance with Australian Standard 2698.2
Plastic Pipes and Fittings for Irrigation and Rural Applications.
(E20) Notices warning persons not to use or drink or have contact with the reclaimed water must be
prominently displayed and must be maintained in a clearly visible and legible condition. The signs
must:
a) be displayed at places where persons can gain access to or have contact with the reclaimed
water, for example, at taps cocks, valves, reclaimed water storages and effluent irrigation
area(s); and
b) be distinctively colour coded (deep purple) and marked with the words: WARNING: RECLAIMED
WATER - DO NOT DRINK and are to include an appropriate warning symbol as well as text; and
c) must be in compliance with AS 1319 - Safety Signs for the occupational environment; and
d) all piping and conduits must be identified in accordance with AS 1345 - Identification of the
Contents of Piping, Conduits and Ducts; and
e) be in English, and, where necessary, in another appropriate language(s).
(E21) Scouring, cleaning or flushing of the reclaimed water pipeline system used for irrigation purposes is
to be undertaken in a manner that will return resulting wastes to the on-site wastewater treatment
plant for treatment and/or storage.
(E22) Leakage of reclaimed water from any pipelines is to be prevented and drainage associated with pipe
scouring/cleaning is only to be undertaken in a manner such as not to cause environmental harm.
Provision of Reclaimed Waters to Other Person(s)
(E23) If responsibility of the treated effluent is given or transferred to another person:
(i) The responsibility of such effluent must only be given or transferred in accordance with a
written agreement (the third party agreement).
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(ii) Include in the third party agreement a commitment from the person utilizing the effluent to
use effluent in such a way as to prevent environmental harm or public health incidences and
specifically make the persons aware of the General Environmental Duty (GED) under section
319 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, environmental sustainability of any effluent
disposal and protection of environmental values of water.
(iii) Upon being notified or otherwise becoming aware that the person's use of effluent is causing
or threatens to cause environmental harm or is posing a human health risk, and of the
person does not rectify the situation upon request, the giving and transferring responsibility
for such effluent must cease.
(E24) The daily quantity of treated reclaimed water that is given or transferred ownership to person(s) for
reuse purposes, must be determined or estimated by an appropriate method, for example a flow
meter.
(E25) Records must be kept of the results of all determinations of the quantity and quality of treated
reclaimed water that is given or transferred ownership to person(s) for reuse purposes. A copy of
these results must be provided to the administering authority upon request.
(E26) If the registered operator gives or transfers ownership of the treated reclaimed waters to another
person(s), the registered operator must:
• keep a copy of all agreements entered into to give or transfer ownership of treated sewage
effluent, and:
(i) provide a copy of the agreement to the administering authority within 30 days of the
agreement taking effect; and
(ii) advise the administering authority in writing of rescission of any agreement within 30
days of such rescission.
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SCHEDULE F - NOISE
Emission of Noise
Emission of Noise
(Fl) The environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means necessary to
prevent the emission or likelihood of emission of noise that constitutes environmental nuisance.
(F2) In the event of a complaint about noise that constitutes annoyance being made to the administering
authority, that the administering authority considers is not frivolous or vexatious, then the emission of
noise from the approved place must not result in levels greater than those specified in Table 1 of the
Noise Schedule.
SCHEDULE F TABLE 1
Noise Level at a Noise Sensitive PladMeasured
as the Adjusted Maximum Sound Pressure Level L
(Amax adj,T)
Background noise level plus 5 dB(A) 7 am - 6 pm
Background noise level plus 5 dB(A) 6pm-10pm
Background noise level plus 3 dB(A) 10 pm - 7am
Noise Limits at a Commercial Place Measured as 'Period
the Adjusted Maximum Sound Pressure Level L,
(Amax adj, T)
Background noise level plus 10 dB(A) 7am - 6 pm
Background noise level plus 10 dB(A) 6pm -10 pm
Background noise level plus 8 dB(A) 10pm-7am
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SCHEDULE G - WASTE MANAGEMENT
General
(G1) Waste must not be released to the environment, stored, transferred or disposed of contrary to any
condition of this development approval.
Off Site Movement
(G2) Where regulated waste is removed from the approved place (other than by a release as permitted
under another schedule of this development approval), the registered operator must monitor and
keep records of the following:
(a) the date, quantity and type of waste removed; and
(b) name of the waste transporter and/or disposal operator that removed the waste; and
(c) the intended treatment/disposal destination of the waste.
(NOTE: Records of documents maintained in compliance with a waste tracking system established
under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 or any other law for regulated waste will be deemed to
satisfy this condition.)
(G3) Records of trade waste agreements must be made available for inspection on request.
Notification of Improper Disposal Of Regulated Waste
(G4) If the registered operator becomes aware that a person has removed regulated waste from the
approved place and disposed of the regulated waste in a manner which is not authorised by this
development approval or is improper or unlawful, then the registered operator must, as soon as
practicable, notify the administering authority of all relevant facts, matters and circumstances known
concerning the disposal.
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SCHEDULE H - MONITORING AND REPORTING
Complaint Recording
(H1) All complaints received by the registered operator relating to releases of contaminants from
operations at the approved place must be recorded and kept in a log book with the following details:
(i) time, date and nature of complaint;
(ii) type of communication (telephone, letter, personal etc.);
(iii) name, contact address and contact telephone number of complainant (Note: if the
complainant does not wish to be identified then "Not identified" is to be recorded);
(iv) response and investigation undertaken as a result of the complaint;
(v) name of person responsible for investigating complaint; and
(vi) action taken as a result of the complaint investigation and signature of responsible person.
Sampling and Monitoring Point Details
(H2) Determinations of the quality of contaminants released to waters to check conformity with the release
quality characteristics specified in the Water Schedule of this development approval must be
undertaken at the sampling and measurement point described as:
Sampling Point S3 - effluent from the wetwell downstream of the UV contact channel at the
Noosa Coastal Sewage Treatment Plant.
Quality Determinations
(H3) All determinations of the quality of contaminants released to waters must be made in accordance
with methods prescribed in the Environmental Protection Agency's Water Quality Sampling Manual
1999, or more recent additions or supplements to that document as such become available.
(H4) All determinations of the quality of contaminants released must be performed by a person or body
possessing appropriate experience and qualifications to perform the required measurements.
Monitoring Of Volume of Release
(H5) The daily quantity of contaminants released must be determined by an appropriate method.
(H6) Records must be kept of the results of all determinations of the daily quantity of contaminants
released to waters.
Noise Monitoring
(H7) The method of measurement and reporting of noise levels must comply with the Environmental
Protection Agency's Noise Measurement Manual March 2000, or more recent additions or
supplements to that document as become available.
(H8) The measurement and reporting of noise levels must be undertaken by a person or body possessing
appropriate experience and qualifications to perform the required measurements.
(H9) The results of the noise monitoring required by condition H8 must be submitted to the administering
authority in a report within 14 days of the monitoring occurring.
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Incident Recording
(H10) A record must be maintained of at least the following events:
(i) the time, date and duration of equipment malfunctions, that may affect the environmental
performance of the approved place; and
(ii) any shut-downs of equipment upon which the environmental performance of the approved
place depends.
(H11) Details concerning any bypass of plant effluent shall be monitored and recorded in terms of event
date, duration, cause of bypass, and actions taken in reporting and averting the bypass.
Notification of Emergencies and Incidents
(H12) As soon as practicable after becoming aware of any emergency or incident which results in the
release of contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with the
conditions of this development approval, the registered operator must notify the administering
authority of the release by telephone or facsimile.
(H13) The notification of emergencies or incidents as required by condition H12 must include but not be
limited to the following:
(i) the name of the holder of the development approval;
(ii) the location of the emergency or incident;
(iii) the number of the development approval;
(iv) the name and telephone number of the designated contact person;
(v) the time of the release;
(vi) the time the holder of the development approval became aware of the release;
(vii) the suspected cause of the release;
(viii) the environmental harm caused, threatened, or suspected to be caused by the release; and
(ix) actions taken to prevent further any release and mitigate any environmental harm caused by
the release.
(H 14) Not more than 14 days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident, the registered
operator must provide written advice of the information supplied in accordance with condition H13 in
addition to:
(i) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident; and
(ii) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise environmental harm.
(H15) As soon as practicable, but not more than six weeks following the conduct of any environmental
monitoring performed in relation to the emergency or incident, which results in the release of
contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with the conditions
of this development approval, the registered operator must provide written advice of the results of
any such monitoring performed to the administering authority.
Exception Reporting
(H16) The registered operator must notify the administering authority in writing of any monitoring result that
indicates an exceedance of or non-compliance with any approval limit within 28 days of completion of
analysis.
(H17) The written notification required by condition number H2O above must include:
(i) the full analysis results; and
(ii) details of investigation or corrective actions taken; and
(iii) any subsequent analysis.
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Receiving Environment Monitoring Program
(H18) The registered operator must design and conduct a Receiving Environment Monitoring Program to
monitor the effects of the release of contaminants on the receiving water environment.
(H19) The Receiving Environment Monitoring Program for the sewage treatment work must include but not
. be limited to the following:
(i) description of potentially affected environment including key communities and ambient water
quality;
(ii) description of water quality objectives and biological objectives to be achieved;
(iii) description of selected physio-chemical and biological indicators and reasons for their
inclusion;
(iv) the locations of monitoring stations including monitoring transects away from the outfall of
the approved release as well as any control locations;
(v) the proposed sampling depths;
(vi) the water quality characteristics of receiving waters to be determined;
(vii) the frequency of sampling and analysis;
(viii) any historical data sets to be relied upon; and
(ix) description of the statistical basis on which conclusions are drawn.
(H20) The Receiving Environment Monitoring Program must also consider, but not be limited to, the
following:
(i) water quality criteria specified in the Australian & New Zealand Environment & Conservation
Council's "Australian Water Quality Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Waters", November
1992;
(ii) water quality criteria specified in the Environmental Protection Agency's "Queensland Water
Quality Guidelines 2006";
(iii) any Environmental Protection Policies enacted under Queensland's Environmental
Protection Act 1994 concerning water quality and ecosystems; and
(iv) relevant reports produced with respect to the Environmental Protection Agency's Water
Quality Monitoring Programs.
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SCHEDULE I - DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this development approval the following definitions apply:
(I1) "mg/L" means milligrams per litre.
(12) "composite" in respect of sampling means either time based taken at hourly intervals to cover the
period in the 24 hours of the sampling day during which a contaminant release occurs; or taken after
set flow volumes to cover the period of the sampling day during which the contaminant release
occurs
(13) "dry weather day" refers to a day during which no rain falls within the catchment of the sewage
treatment plant for the commencement of measurement for that day. The term also excludes days
during which measurement is made which occur within three days following cumulative rainfall of 100
mm over the four preceding days.
(14) "grab" sample means one sample collected at any point in time.
(15) "median" means the middle value, where half the data are smaller, and half the data are larger. If the
number of samples is even, the median is the arithmetic average of the two middle values.
(16) "maximum" means that the measured value of the quality characteristic or contaminant must not be
greater than the release limit stated.
(17) "minimum" means that the measured value of the quality characteristic or contaminant must not be
less than the release limit stated.
(18) "50th percentile" - P50 is that value of X, say X50, which corresponds to a cumulative frequency of
50*N/100, where N is the sample size.
(19) "range" means that the measured value of the quality characteristic or contaminant must not be
greater than the higher release limit stated nor lower than the lower release limit stated.
(110) "L(Amax adj,T)" means the average maximum A-weighted sound pressure level, adjusted for noise
character and measured over a time period of not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response.
(111) "background noise level" means either:
L (A90,T) being the A-weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 90 percent of the time
period not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response, or
L (Abg,T) being the arithmetic average of the minimum readings measured in the absence of
the noise under investigation during a representative time period of not less than 15 minutes,
using Fast response.
(112) "noise sensitive place" means -
(a) a dwelling, mobile home or caravan park, residential marina or other residential premises; or
(b) a motel, hotel or hostel; or
(c) a kindergarten, school, university or other educational institution; or
(d) a medical centre or hospital; or
(e) a protected area; or
(f) a park or gardens.
(113) "commercial place" means a place used as an office or for business or commercial purposes.
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Replacement Development Approval
Section 621(4) Environmental Protection Act 1994
DERM amended approval SPDE0076351 0
number:
Converted Development SR0551 (ENDC549506)
approval number:
Relevant Laws and Policies: Environmental Protection Act 1994 and subordinate legislation
Under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 this development approval is issued to:
Unitywater
Ground Floor, 33 King Street
CABOOLTURE QLD 4510
Development Description:
Carrying out of Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA):
ERA 63 threshold 2(e) - Sewage treatment - operating a standard sewage treatment works having a
peak design capacity to treat sewage of 10 000 or more equivalent persons but less than 50 000 equivalent
persons.
at the following place:
Lot 1, Plan SPI 77650, Parish of Weyba, County of March.
located at:
Wallum Lane
NOOSA HEADS QLD 4567
The environmentally relevant activity must be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the
conditions as set out in the attached schedule of conditions.
Further development permits required
Nil
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Additional information for applicants
This approval pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 does not remove the need to obtain any
further approval for this development which might be required by other State and/or Commonwealth
legislation. Applicants are advised to check with all relevant statutory authorities. Applicants also should
comply with all relevant legislation.
It is a requirement of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 that if the owner or occupier of this site becomes
aware a Notifiable Activity (as defined under schedule 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994) is being
carried out on this land or that the land has been affected by a hazardous contaminant, they must, within 22
business days after becoming aware the activity is being carried out, give notice to the Administering
Authority. A list of Notifiable Activities is provided within Schedule 3 of the Environmental Protection Act
1994.
Appeal
This development approval is issued pursuant to section 621 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The
rights of review and appeal are attached to this notice.
This development approval takes effect 10 Business days after you receive this notice, or if there is an
appeal from the day the appeal is finally decided or is otherwise ended.
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Signed Date
Deena Rigby
A/Manager (Sunshine Coast)
Environmental Services North
South East Region, DERM
Delegate of Administering Authority
Environmental Protection Act 1994
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This development approval consists of the following schedules as follows:
Schedule A - General Conditions
Schedule B - Air
Schedule C - Water
Schedule D - Stormwater Management
Schedule E - Land Application
Schedule F - Noise
Schedule G - Waste Management
Schedule H - Monitoring and Reporting
Schedule I - Definitions
SCHEDULE A - GENERAL CONDITIONS
Prevent and /or Minimise likelihood of Environmental Harm
(Al) In carrying out an ERA to which this approval relates, all reasonable and practicable measures must
be taken to prevent and / or to minimise the likelihood of environmental harm being caused.
Maintenance of Plant and Equipment
(A2) The registered operator must:
(i) install all plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this
environmental authority; and
(ii) maintain such plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition; and
(iii) operate such plant and equipment in a proper and efficient manner.
Records
(A3) Any records or documents required to be kept by a condition of this development approval must be
kept at the approved place for a period of at least five (5) years and be available for examination by
an authorised person. The record retention requirements of this condition will be satisfied if any daily
and weekly records are kept for a period of at least three (3) years and these records are then kept in
the form of annual summaries after that period.
(A4) Copies of any record required to be kept by a condition of this development approval must be
provided to any authorised person or the administering authority on request.
Alterations
(A5) No change, replacement or operation of any plant or equipment is permitted if the change,
replacement or operation of the plant or equipment increases, or is likely to substantially increase,
the risk of environmental harm above that expressly provided by this development approval.
Trained Operators
(A6) The daily operation of the waste water treatment system and pollution control equipment must be
carried out by a person(s) with appropriate experience and/or qualifications to ensure the effective
operation of that treatment system and control equipment.
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Calibration
(A7) All instruments and devices used for the measurement or monitoring of any parameter under any
condition of this development approval must be calibrated, and appropriately operated and
maintained.
Release of Visible Light
(A8) Any visible light released from the approved place must not, in the opinion of an authorised person,
cause an environmental nuisance at or beyond the boundary of the approved place.
Site-Based Environmental Management Plan
(A9) The registered operator must implement an effective and appropriate Site-based Management Plan
which details how the registered operator will manage the actual and potential environmental impacts
resulting from the carrying out of the environmentally relevant activity.
(A10) The Site-based Management Plan must address at least the following matters:
(i) Routine operating procedures to prevent or minimise environmental harm, however
occasioned or caused during normal operations;
(ii) Maintenance practices and procedures;
(iii) Contingency plans and emergency procedures to deal with foreseeable risks and hazards
including corrective responses to prevent and mitigate environmental harm (including any
necessary site rehabilitation);
(iv) Monitoring of the release of contaminants into the environment including procedures,
methods, record keeping and notification of results;
(v) Assessment of the environmental impact of any releases of contaminants into the
environment including procedures, methods, record keeping and notification of results;
(vi) Handling of environmental complaints;
(vii) Keeping and production of environmental records and reports;
(viii) Lines and methods of communication to be utilised for communication of procedures, plans,
incidents, potential environmental problems and results, including a feedback mechanism to
ensure that management is made aware of potential environmental problems and any failure
of procedures adopted; and
(ix) Staff training and awareness of environmental issues related to the operation of the
environmentally relevant activities, including responsibilities under the Environmental
Protection Act.
(x) Investigation and evaluation of alternative treatment options which shall include at least the
following:
(a) cleaner production technologies including nutrient removal;
(b) disposal and/or reuse of effluent and stockpiled dried sludge; and
(c) reporting the results of any investigation and evaluation to the administering
authority.
(Al 1) A copy of the Site-based Management Plan must be kept at the approved place and be available for
examination by an authorised person on request.
(A12) The registered operator must not implement a Site-based Management Plan or amend a Site-based
Management Plan where such implementation or amendment would result in a contravention of any
condition of this approval.
Annual Monitoring Report
(A13) An annual monitoring report must be prepared each year and presented to the administering
authority when requested. This report shall include but not be limited to:
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(a) A summary of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results obtained under any monitoring
programs required under this approval and, in graphical form showing relevant limits, a
comparison of the previous twelve (12) months monitoring results to both this approvals limits
and to relevant prior limits.
(b) An evaluation / explanation of the data from any monitoring programs.
(c) A summary of any record of quantities of releases required to be kept under this approval.
(d) A summary of the record of equipment failures or events recorded for any site under this
approval.
(e) An outline of actions taken or proposed to minimise the environmental risk from any deficiency
identified by the monitoring or recording programs.
(f) The number of domestic tenements newly connected to the sewage treatment works during the
previous twelve (12) months.
(g) The progressive total number of connections.
(h) A summary of any trade waste agreements entered into or amended during the year including
the nature of the industry.
(i) Results of the Receiving Environment Monitoring Program including an on-going assessment of
the impact of the discharge upon the receiving environment with respect to water quality and
biological objectives for the receiving waters.
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SCHEDULE B - AIR
Release of Contaminants to the Atmosphere
(B1) The environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means necessary to
prevent the release or likelihood of release of contaminants to the atmosphere.
Noxious or Offensive Odour
(B2) No release of contaminants from the approved place is to cause any noxious or offensive odour at
any odour sensitive place unless the registered operator:
carries out the activities in accordance with best practice environmental management for the
prevention or minimisation of such odour; and
demonstrates the said best practice environmental management to the administering
authority.
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SCHEDULE C - WATER
Release of Contaminants to Waters
(Cl) Contaminants must not be directly or indirectly released from the approved place to any waters or the
bed and banks of any waters except:
(i) as permitted under any water schedule in this development approval; or
(ii) as permitted under any stormwater schedule in this development approval; or
(iii) to a sewer as permitted or otherwise agreed from time to time by the relevant Local
Government.
Release Points
(C2) Contaminants must not be directly or indirectly released from any source on the approved place to
any waters at any location other than the contaminant and source at the location listed below:
Release point W3 - effluent from the treatment of sewage to waters described as Burgess
Creek at approximately 3.04 km AMID.
Quality Characteristics Of Release to Waters
(C4) The release of contaminants to waters must comply, at the sampling and in situ measurement points
specified in Schedule H, except during by-pass events, with each of the limits specified in Schedule
C Table 1 for Release Point W3.
SCHEDULE C TABLE 1 - RELEASE QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC LIMITS
FOR RELEASE-POINT W3
Release Limit
Quality Characteristic 50th Percentile Maximum Monitoring frequency
Volume discharged See mass load limits Daily
(ML)
Total Nitrogen See mass load limits Weekly
(mg/L)
Total Phosphorous See mass load limits Weekly
(mg/L)
Faecal Coliforms 150 Four (4) out of five (5) Weekly
(cfu/100ml) samples containing
less than 600, for 5
consecutive samples
collected at not less
than six (6) day
intervals.
(C5) The total mass load of nitrogen and phosphorous released for any consecutive 365 day period (as
calculated in accordance with C6) shall be less than the limits specified in Table 2 - Mass Load
Limits.
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SCHEDULE C TABLE 2 - MASS LOAD LIMITS
Source Release Average Nitrogen 50th Nitrogen Phosphorus Phosphorous
Point Annual Percentile' Mass Load 50th Mass Load
Flow' 12 (mg/L) Release Limit Percentile' Release Limit
(MUyear) (Kg/year) (mg/L) (Kg/year)
Noosa
Coastal
STP W3 5110 5 25 550 1 5 110
Notes:
(1) The actual concentrations and annual average flows discharged are not required to be met if the respective mass loads
discharged are able to be met using another mechanism and the increase in actual concentration limits does not
adversely impact on the local receiving environment.
(2) The average annual flow has been calculated from the ADWF multiplied by 1.2 to approximate expected average annual
flows. During average rainfall years it is expected that volumes treated at the sewage treatment plant and volumes
discharged / used for beneficial reuse purposes will approximate these volumes.
(C6) Calculate monthly and yearly mass loads of total nitrogen and total phosphorous discharged at
release point W3. Mass loads are calculated by the following formulae:
monthly mass load = (monthly 50th%ile concentration) x (actual volume discharged)
yearly mass load = (yearly 50th%ile concentration) x (volume discharged)
Notes:
(3) The volume for the yearly mass load calculation shall be the lesser of the:
• The actual volume discharged for the period; or
• The theoretical average annual flow identified in Table 2. Mass load limits less any quantity of recycled water
supplied or reused for beneficial purposes.
(C7) Notwithstanding the quality characteristic limits specified in Schedule C Table 1 and Table 2,
the release of contaminants to waters must comply with the following qualitative characteristics:
(i) The release must not have any properties nor contain any organisms or other contaminants
which are capable of causing environmental harm.
(ii) The release must not produce any slick or other visible evidence of oil or grease, nor contain
visible floating oil, grease, scum, litter or other objectionable matter.
Pump Stations
(C8) Pumpstation NV12 located on the bank of Weyba Creek (off Weyba Road), Noosaville must not
release any contaminants to any waters.
(C9) Any pump station whose failure will result in a direct or indirect release of contaminants to waters
must be fitted with a stand-by pump and pump-failure alarm. The pump failure alarm must be able to
operate without mains power.
(C10) Pump station overflows must be screened to prevent the release of gross solids.
(C11) No release of contaminants from the overflow structures or other ancillary works shall occur except
as a result of power failure, excessive rainfall, accidental damage or other emergency.
(C12) The registered operator must implement an effective and appropriate Emergency
Response/Contingency Plan to manage the environmental impacts of any release of contaminants
from pump station and other ancillary equipment.
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(C13) The Emergency Response/Contingency Plan required by condition C12 must address at least the
following matters:
(i) location of the pump stations and overflows;
(ii) procedures to be implemented to reduce the likelihood of any release of contaminants from
any pump station failure and/or overflow;
(iii) response procedures to prevent any further release, or if such is not practicable, minimise
the extent and duration of any release to the greatest practicable extent;
(iv) the practices and procedures to be employed to restore the environment, or if such is not
practicable, mitigate any environmental impacts of the release (including in both dry and wet
conditions);
(v) a description of the resources to be used in response to a release;
(vi) the training of staff that will be called upon to respond to a release;
(vii) procedures to investigate the cause of any release, and where necessary, implement
remedial actions to reduce the likelihood of recurrence of a similar event;
(viii) the provision and availability of documented procedures to staff attending any release to
enable them to effectively respond;
(ix) timely and accurate reporting of the circumstances and nature of release events to the
administering authority;
(x) periodic estimation of the growth of catchment serviced by the pump station and hence daily
dry weather flow to minimise any likelihood of the design capacity of the pump station being
exceeded; and
(xi) the need to install screens be investigated and screens installed where appropriate and
beneficial.
(C14) A copy of the Emergency Response/Contingency Plan and any subsequent amendment of the
Emergency Response/Contingency Plan must be kept at the approved place and be available for
examination by an authorised person on request.
(C15) An updated list of all pump stations and overflow structures connected to the sewage treatment plant
must be forwarded to the administering authority with the Annual Return associated with this
development approval.
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SCHEDULE D - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Contaminant Releases Caused by Rainfall
(D1) The environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means necessary to
prevent the contact of incident rainfall and stormwater runoff with wastes or other contaminants.
Acid Sulphate Soils
(D2) Any acid sulphate soils or potential acid sulphate soils disturbed, extracted or unearthed as a result
of carrying out the environmentally relevant activity must be stored and/or treated and/or disposed of
so as not to cause environmental harm to surface waters and/or groundwaters.
Maintenance and Cleanup
(D3) The maintenance and cleaning of vehicles and any other equipment or plant must be carried out in
areas from where contaminants cannot be released into any waters, roadside gutter or stormwater
drainage system.
(D4) Any spillage of wastes, contaminants or other materials must be cleaned up as quickly as
practicable. Such spillages must not be cleaned up by hosing, sweeping or otherwise releasing such
wastes, contaminants or material to any stormwater drainage system, roadside gutter or waters.
Bunding
(D5) All chemical tank storages must be bunded so that the capacity of the bund is sufficient to contain at
least 100% of the largest storage tank plus 10% of the second largest tank within the bund.
(D6) All chemical drum storages must be bonded so that the capacity of the bund is sufficient to contain at
least 25% of the maximum design storage volume within the bund.
(D7) All bunding must be constructed of materials which are impervious to the materials stored.
(D8) The base and walls of all bunded areas must be maintained free from gaps or cracks.
(D9) All bunding must be roofed where practicable.
(D10) Where it is impractical to completely roof a bunded area the registered operator must ensure that any
stormwater captured within the bund is free from contaminants or wastes prior to any release.
(D11) All empty drums must be stored with their closures in place.
Minimise Infiltration to Sewers
(D12) The registered operator must take all reasonable and practicable measures to minimise infiltration
into sewers.
(D13) For the purposes of demonstrating compliance with condition D12, the registered operator must
periodically report to the administering authority on the following matters:
(i) the estimated level of infiltration;
(ii) the reasonable and practicable measures intended to minimise infiltration;
(iii) the actions taken to minimise infiltration; and
(iv) periodic re-estimations of the level of infiltration and, by comparison with previous infiltration
estimates and connected population, an assessment of the effectiveness of the actions taken
to minimise infiltration.
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(D14) The report in condition D13 must be lodged with the administering authority at least once every two
years.
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SCHEDULE E - LAND APPLICATION
Release of Contaminants to Land
(El) Except as otherwise provided by the conditions of the land application schedule of this development
approval the environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means
necessary to prevent or minimise the release or likelihood of release of contaminants to land.
(E2) At the approved place, the only contaminants allowed to be released are reclaimed waters from the
sewage treatment plant.
Opportunistic Reuse of Treated Sewage Effluent
(E3) Reclaimed waters are only permitted to be used at the approved places, for various types of reuse
purposes such as dust suppression on road works and irrigation of gardens, provided the reclaimed
water reuse is carried out in accordance with the latest edition of the Queensland Water Recycling
Guidelines December 2005, including the required level of treatment, effluent quality, effluent
monitoring and monitoring frequency and the specified controls and requirements.
(E4) The contaminants released must also comply with the following qualitative characteristics:
(i) The release must not have any properties nor contain any organisms or contaminants in
concentrations or which, in the opinion of the administering authority, are capable of causing
environmental harm or an environmental nuisance.
(E5) Public access to any contaminant release area on land at the approved place must be denied if the
reclaimed water does not comply with the Queensland Water Recycling Guidelines December 2005
for public contact.
(E6) Spray from any release of contaminants to land must not drift beyond the boundaries of the approved
place.
(E7) The irrigation of reclaimed waters must be carried out in a manner such that:
- vegetation is not damaged;
- soil erosion and soil structure damage is avoided;
- there is no surface ponding of reclaimed water;
- percolation of reclaimed water beyond the plant root zone is minimised;
- the capacity of the land to assimilate nitrogen, phosphorous, salts, organic matter as measured
by oxygen demand and water is not exceeded; and
- the quality of groundwater is not adversely affected.
(E8) The contaminant release areas must be maintained in a proper and efficient manner so as to provide
adequate assimilation, percolation, evaporation and transpiration of the wastes released to the
disposal areas.
(E9) The release of contaminants to land must be carried out in such a manner that there is no ponding or
pooling of contaminants on the surface of the contaminant release area(s) nor seepage of
contaminants from the contaminant release area(s) to any waters or stormwater drain.
(E10) Reclaimed waters must not be released to the contaminant release area(s) during and immediately
after rainfall.
(Ell) Where applicable, crop cover must be regularly harvested and removed from contaminant release
areas.
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Public Health regarding Opportunistic Reuse
(El 2) Pipelines and fittings for the release of contaminants to land must be clearly identified. Standard
water taps, hoses and cock must not be fitted to contaminant release pipelines, and the contaminant
release system must not be connected to other service pipelines. Lockable valves or removable
handles must be fitted to the contaminant release pipelines where there is public access to the
contaminant release areas.
(E13) All pipelines and fittings used for reclaimed water disposal must be readily identifiable and
distinguishable from potable water piping on the same site.
(E14) Above-ground and buried facilities (pipelines etc) in areas of public access are to be distinctively
colour-coded (deep purple, wrapped).
(E15) Connection of the reclaimed water system into any potable supply system is not permitted.
(E16) Reclaimed waters, and potential discharge from the contaminant release area(s), reclaimed water
storages and pipe work must not be allowed to contaminate potable water outlets.
(E17) Bores and bore water supplies used for human consumption are to be protected from contamination
by reclaimed waters.
(E18) For above-ground installations, reclaimed water services must not be installed within 100 millimetres
of parallel potable water supply. Below ground installations of reclaimed water services must not be
installed within 300 millimetres of any parallel potable water supply.
(E19) The reclaimed water irrigation piping system is to be in accordance with Australian Standard 2698.2
Plastic Pipes and Fittings for Irrigation and Rural Applications.
(E20) Notices warning persons not to use or drink or have contact with the reclaimed water must be
prominently displayed and must be maintained in a clearly visible and legible condition. The signs
must:
a) be displayed at places where persons can gain access to or have contact with the reclaimed
water, for example, at taps cocks, valves, reclaimed water storages and effluent irrigation
area(s); and
b) be distinctively colour coded (deep purple) and marked with the words: WARNING: RECLAIMED
WATER - DO NOT DRINK and are to include an appropriate warning symbol as well as text; and
c) must be in compliance with AS 1319 - Safety Signs for the occupational environment; and
d) all piping and conduits must be identified in accordance with AS 1345 - Identification of the
Contents of Piping, Conduits and Ducts; and
e) be in English, and, where necessary, in another appropriate language(s).
(E21) Scouring, cleaning or flushing of the reclaimed water pipeline system used for irrigation purposes is
to be undertaken in a manner that will return resulting wastes to the on-site wastewater treatment
plant for treatment and/or storage.
(E22) Leakage of reclaimed water from any pipelines is to be prevented and drainage associated with pipe
scouring/cleaning is only to be undertaken in a manner such as not to cause environmental harm.
Provision of Reclaimed Waters to Other Person(s)
(E23) If responsibility of the treated effluent is given or transferred to another person:
(i) The responsibility of such effluent must only be given or transferred in accordance with a
written agreement (the third party agreement).
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(ii) Include in the third party agreement a commitment from the person utilizing the effluent to
use effluent in such a way as to prevent environmental harm or public health incidences and
specifically make the persons aware of the General Environmental Duty (GED) under section
319 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, environmental sustainability of any effluent
disposal and protection of environmental values of water.
(iii) Upon being notified or otherwise becoming aware that the person's use of effluent is causing
or threatens to cause environmental harm or is posing a human health risk, and of the
person does not rectify the situation upon request, the giving and transferring responsibility
for such effluent must cease.
(E24) The daily quantity of treated reclaimed water that is given or transferred ownership to person(s) for
reuse purposes, must be determined or estimated by an appropriate method, for example a flow
meter.
(E25) Records must be kept of the results of all determinations of the quantity and quality of treated
reclaimed water that is given or transferred ownership to person(s) for reuse purposes. A copy of
these results must be provided to the administering authority upon request.
(E26) If the registered operator gives or transfers ownership of the treated reclaimed waters to another
person(s), the registered operator must:
• keep a copy of all agreements entered into to give or transfer ownership of treated sewage
effluent, and:
(i) provide a copy of the agreement to the administering authority within 30 days of the
agreement taking effect; and
(ii) advise the administering authority in writing of rescission of any agreement within 30
days of such rescission.
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SCHEDULE F - NOISE
Emission of Noise
Emission of Noise
(F1) The environmentally relevant activity must be carried out by such practicable means necessary to
prevent the emission or likelihood of emission of noise that constitutes environmental nuisance.
(F2) In the event of a complaint about noise that constitutes annoyance being made to the administering
authority, that the administering authority considers is not frivolous or vexatious, then the emission of
noise from the approved place must not result in levels greater than those specified in Table 1 of the
Noise Schedule.
SCHEDULE F TABLE 1
Noise Level at a Noise Sensitive Place Measured Period
as the Adjusted Maximum Sound Pressure Level L
(Amax adj,T)
Background noise level plus 5 dB(A) 7 am - 6 pm
Background noise level plus 5 dB(A) 6 pm - 10 pm
Background noise level plus 3 dB(A) 10 pm - 7 am
Noise Limits at a Commercial Place Measured as Period
the Adjusted Maximum Sound Pressure Level L
(Amax adj, T)
Background noise level plus 10 dB(A) 7 am - 6 pm
Background noise level plus 10 dB(A) 6 pm - 10 pm
Background noise level plus 8 dB(A) 10 pm - 7 am
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SCHEDULE G - WASTE MANAGEMENT
General
(G1) Waste must not be released to the environment, stored, transferred or disposed of contrary to any
condition of this development approval.
Off Site Movement
(G2) Where regulated waste is removed from the approved place (other than by a release as permitted
under another schedule of this development approval), the registered operator must monitor and
keep records of the following:
(a) the date, quantity and type of waste removed; and
(b) name of the waste transporter and/or disposal operator that removed the waste; and
(c) the intended treatment/disposal destination of the waste.
(NOTE: Records of documents maintained in compliance with a waste tracking system established
under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 or any other law for regulated waste will be deemed to
satisfy this condition.)
(G3) Records of trade waste agreements must be made available for inspection on request.
Notification of Improper Disposal Of Regulated Waste
(G4) If the registered operator becomes aware that a person has removed regulated waste from the
approved place and disposed of the regulated waste in a manner which is not authorised by this
development approval or is improper or unlawful, then the registered operator must, as soon as
practicable, notify the administering authority of all relevant facts, matters and circumstances known
concerning the disposal.
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SCHEDULE H - MONITORING AND REPORTING
Complaint Recording
(H1) All complaints received by the registered operator relating to releases of contaminants from
operations at the approved place must be recorded and kept in a log book with the following details:
(i) time, date and nature of, complaint;
(ii) type of communication (telephone, letter, personal etc.);
(iii) name, contact address and contact telephone number of complainant (Note: if the
complainant does not wish to be identified then "Not identified" is to be recorded);
(iv) response and investigation undertaken as a result of the complaint;
(v) name of person responsible for investigating complaint; and
(vi) action taken as a result of the complaint investigation and signature of responsible person.
Sampling and Monitoring Point Details
(H2) Determinations of the quality of contaminants released to waters to check conformity with the release
quality characteristics specified in the Water Schedule of this development approval must be
undertaken at the sampling and measurement point described as:
Sampling Point S3 - effluent from the wetwell downstream of the UV contact channel at the
Noosa Coastal Sewage Treatment Plant.
Quality Determinations
(H3) All determinations of the quality of contaminants released to waters must be made in accordance
with methods prescribed in the Environmental Protection Agency's Water Quality Sampling Manual
1999, or more recent additions or supplements to that document as such become available.
(H4) All determinations of the quality of contaminants released must be performed by a person or body
possessing appropriate experience and qualifications to perform the required measurements.
Monitoring Of Volume of Release
(H5) The daily quantity of contaminants released must be determined by an appropriate method.
(H6) Records must be kept of the results of all determinations of the daily quantity of contaminants
released to waters.
Noise Monitoring
(H7) The method of measurement and reporting of noise levels must comply with the Environmental
Protection Agency's Noise Measurement Manual March 2000, or more recent additions or
supplements to that document as become available.
(H8) The measurement and reporting of noise levels must be undertaken by a person or body possessing
appropriate experience and qualifications to perform the required measurements.
(H9) The results of the noise monitoring required by condition H8 must be submitted to the administering
authority in a report within 14 days of the monitoring occurring.
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Incident Recording
(H10) A record must be maintained of at least the following events:
(i) the time, date and duration of equipment malfunctions, that may affect the environmental
performance of the approved place; and
(ii) any shut-downs of equipment upon which the environmental performance of the approved
place depends.
(H11) Details concerning any bypass of plant effluent shall be monitored and recorded in terms of event
date, duration, cause of bypass, and actions taken in reporting and averting the bypass.
Notification of Emergencies and Incidents
(H12) As soon as practicable after becoming aware of any emergency or incident which results in the
release of contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with the
conditions of this development approval, the registered operator must notify the administering
authority of the release by telephone or facsimile.
(H13) The notification of emergencies or incidents as required by condition H12 must include but not be
limited to the following:
(i) the name of the holder of the development approval;
(ii) the location of the emergency or incident;
(iii) the number of the development approval;
(iv) the name and telephone number of the designated contact person;
(v) the time of the release;
(vi) the time the holder of the development approval became aware of the release;
(vii) the suspected cause of the release;
(viii) the environmental harm caused, threatened, or suspected to be caused by the release; and
(ix) actions taken to prevent further any release and mitigate any environmental harm caused by
the release.
(H14) Not more than 14 days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident, the registered
operator must provide written advice of the information supplied in accordance with condition H13 in
addition to:
(i) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident; and
(ii) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise environmental harm.
(H15) As soon as practicable, but not more than six weeks following the conduct of any environmental
monitoring performed in relation to the emergency or incident, which results in the release of
contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with the conditions
of this development approval, the registered operator must provide written advice of the results of
any such monitoring performed to the administering authority.
Exception Reporting
(H16) The registered operator must notify the administering authority in writing of any monitoring result that
indicates an exceedance of or non-compliance with any approval limit within 28 days of completion of
analysis.
(H17) The written notification required by condition number H2O above must include:
(i) the full analysis results; and
(ii) details of investigation or corrective actions taken; and
(iii) any subsequent analysis.
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Receiving Environment Monitoring Program
(H18) The registered operator must design and conduct a Receiving Environment Monitoring Program to
monitor the effects of the release of contaminants on the receiving water environment.
(H19) The Receiving Environment Monitoring Program for the sewage treatment work must include but not
be limited to the following:
(i) description of potentially affected environment including key communities and ambient water
quality;
(ii) description of water quality objectives and biological objectives to be achieved;
(iii) description of selected physio-chemical and biological indicators and reasons for their
inclusion;
(iv) the locations of monitoring stations including monitoring transects away from the outfall of
the approved release as well as any control locations;
(v) the proposed sampling depths;
(vi) the water quality characteristics of receiving waters to be determined;
(vii) the frequency of sampling and analysis;
(viii) any historical data sets to be relied upon; and
(ix) description of the statistical basis on which conclusions are drawn.
(H20) The Receiving Environment Monitoring Program must also consider, but not be limited to, the
following:
(i) water quality criteria specified in the Australian & New Zealand Environment & Conservation
Council's "Australian Water Quality Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Waters", November
1992;
(ii) water quality criteria specified in the Environmental Protection Agency's "Queensland Water
Quality Guidelines 2006";
(iii) any Environmental Protection Policies enacted under Queensland's Environmental
Protection Act 1994 concerning water quality and ecosystems; and
(iv) relevant reports produced with respect to the Environmental Protection Agency's Water
Quality Monitoring Programs.
End of Conditions for Schedule H
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SCHEDULE I - DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this development approval the following definitions apply:
(I1) "mg/L" means milligrams per litre.
(12) "composite" in respect of sampling means either time based taken at hourly intervals to cover the
period in the 24 hours of the sampling day during which a contaminant release occurs; or taken after
set flow volumes to cover the period of the sampling day during which the contaminant release
occurs
(13) "dry weather day" refers to a day during which no rain falls within the catchment of the sewage
treatment plant for the commencement of measurement for that day. The term also excludes days
during which measurement is made which occur within three days following cumulative rainfall of 100
mm over the four preceding days.
(14) "grab" sample means one sample collected at any point in time.
(15) "median" means the middle value, where half the data are smaller, and half the data are larger. If the
number of samples is even, the median is the arithmetic average of the two middle values.
(16) "maximum" means that the measured value of the quality characteristic or contaminant must not be
greater than the release limit stated.
(17) "minimum" means that the measured value of the quality characteristic or contaminant must not be
less than the release limit stated.
(I8) "50th percentile" - P50 is that value of X, say X50, which corresponds to a cumulative frequency of
50*N/100, where N is the sample size.
(19) "range" means that the measured value of the quality characteristic or contaminant must not be
greater than the higher release limit stated nor lower than the lower release limit stated.
(110) "L(Amax adj,T)" means the average maximum A-weighted sound pressure level, adjusted for noise
character and measured over a time period of not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response.
(I11) "background noise level" means either:
L (A90,T) being the A-weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 90 percent of the time
period not less than 15 minutes, using Fast response, or
L (Abg,T) being the arithmetic average of the minimum readings measured in the absence of
the noise under investigation during a representative time period of not less than 15 minutes,
using Fast response.
(112) "noise sensitive place" means -
(a) a dwelling, mobile home or caravan park, residential marina or other residential premises; or
(b) a motel, hotel or hostel; or
(c) a kindergarten, school, university or other educational institution; or
(d) a medical centre or hospital; or
(e) a protected area; or
(f) a park or gardens.
(113) "commercial place" means a place used as an office or for business or commercial purposes.
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