2015-06-01 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      1 JUNE 2015


Condition 84

A change to Condition 84 is also recommended to ensure Council has the ability to request
monitoring results of the leak detection testing.

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

It is considered the timing of ground water monitoring should be immediate after contamination is
detected. Therefore a recommended change to Condition 91 is outlined below in red:

91.   The ground water in the monitoring wells must be tested for petroleum contamination within
      30 days 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.


1.2   Pedestrian Crossing

Currently there is an unmarked pedestrian crossing facility in Walter Hay Drive located near the
Eumundi Noosa Road roundabout. This crossing facility sufficiently caters for current pedestrian
movement in the area. While there may be some additional pedestrian movement across Walter
Hay Drive attributable to the proposed development, this is likely to be only a minor increase and
would not reasonably warrant the installation of a zebra crossing.




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