Nandroya Planning Report

leddy sergiacomi &
associates pty. itd.
LSA Ref: 45-021

 

indications are that aside from the extension of the current Council infrastructure to the site the
installation of a booster pump or some form of elevated storage may be required to sustain an

acceptable fire fighting capacity.

Council has indicated that its preferred connection route would commence at the termination of
the existing 200mm dia. main in Ferrells Road. An initial site inspection of the area indicates that
a possible route option would extend along Ferrells Road and continue adjacent to the eastbound
Bruce Highway off-ramp. The main would then need to cross the Bruce Highway via the
existing underpass or alternatively by a boring operation under the highway to a suitable
connection point to the site. A preliminary alignment has been shown on LSA Drawing No.
45021-C04 and included as Figure 4 of this report.

Preliminary investigations into the likely demand placed on the existing reticulated system

servicing the Cooroy township by the proposed development have been detailed as follows:

As the specific uses likely to be established are not known for all of the proposed lots at this
stage, all of the site will be used for industrial activities, with a preference expressed for value
adding timber based industries. Given that the demand on water supply infrastructure cannot be
accurately determined, an estimate has been made drawing from several guidelines. The primary
reference document is the Water Supply Code of Australia (WSA 03-2002) prepared by the
Water Services Association of Australia. Secondary reference has been drawn from Noosa

Council’s Water Supply Headworks Contributions Planning Scheme Policy PSP28.

Section 2.2 of the Water Supply Code of Australia details demand rates for particular
development types. Typical peak hour demand rates are suggested in Table 2.1 where long-term
consumption records for similar uses/consumers in the region are not available. Of the categories
provided, examples for light industrial sites in Brisbane and the Gold Coast seem most
applicable to the current application. Given the high flow rate attributed to the Gold Coast flows
and the proximity between the City of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, a demand rate of 0.25
litres/second/hectare has been adopted for the Cooroy site as specified for light industry in
Brisbane in Table 2.1.

 

14 November 2005 Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation Page: 35
Planning Report