Response to SEQ Water advice

over the WQOs due to the low concentration of the remnant pollutants. There is no practical or
reasonable way to address the remaining concentrations. The report has been signed off by an RPEQ.

2.   The proposal involves in-ground storage of fuels which present a risk to groundwater
     contamination. The proposal does not detail the tank details or leak detection measures to ensure
     that surface and groundwater will not be adversely impacted. In accordance with Element 6 of the
     Seqwater Development Guidelines, any proposal involving the storage of fuels should be
     accompanied by a report prepared by a suitably qualified and experience chemical engineer or
     similar as outlined in Measure 28.1. Additional considerations are also outlined in Element 6.

     Note: Brisbane City Council’s City Plan also provides suitable requirements for in-ground tanks
     (SC6.28 Storage and dispending of petroleum products planning scheme policy).

Response
The applicant owns the land and is intending to either sell or lease the land to a service station
operator (at this stage, the operator is unknown). This operator will presumably have preferred fuel
tank designs and detection measures which we are not privy to at this stage. To address SEQ Water’s
concern, the applicant will accept a condition which requires the submission of tank details and leak
detection measures to SEQ Water for approval prior to the submission of the first Operational Works
application for the proposal. This would bind future operators and provide certainty for SEQ Water
that surface and groundwater will not be adversely impacted.

Should you have any questions with respect to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me direct.

Yours faithfully
PROJECT URBAN




John McKennariey
Associate
Email: [email protected]