Delegated Report - Code - Planning OPW25 0057 · OPW25/0057

               39.    Construction of all internal stormwater drainage works must comply with the relevant
                      section/s of Australian Standard AS/NZS 3500.3.
               40.    Prior to the completion of the development, all site surfaces must be effectively stabilised
                      using methods which have achieved effective short-term stabilisation and which will continue
                      to achieve effective stabilisation in the medium- to long-term (refer to E&SC Advisory Notes).
                      For the purpose of this condition, an effectively stabilised surface is defined as one that does
                      not, or is not likely to result in visible evidence of soil loss caused by sheet, rill or gully erosion
                      or lead to sedimentation, or lead to water contamination.
                      Bioretention Basins – Construction
               41.    The bioretention devices must be constructed in accordance with the document Construction
                      and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by
                      Design, 2009). Option 1 of the staged construction and establishment methods is to be
                      followed as documented in the guidelines
               42.    During construction and establishment of the bioretention devices, the supervising RPEQ
                      must ensure that the device is constructed in accordance with the document Construction
                      and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by
                      Design, 2009) and that the forms contained in section 3.15 including the associated
                      supporting information and data are completed. These forms and certification from the RPEQ
                      that the device has been constructed in accordance with the Construction and Establishment
                      Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by Design, 2009), all
                      conditions of approval, and the approved engineering drawings must be submitted to Council
                      prior to plan sealing
               43.    A construction hold point with a council delegate must be established once the bioretention
                      device underdrainage pipe work is installed. At the time of inspection, a sample of the
                      drainage layer, transition layer, and filtration media materials must be stockpiled on-site.
                      Laboratory results must be provided for the filter media which demonstrate that the media
                      complies with the specifications contained in the latest version of the “Guidelines for Soil
                      Filter Media in Bioretention Systems” (produced by the Facility for Advancing Water
                      Biofiltration) and that the minimum hydraulic conductivity specified on the approved
                      engineering plans will be achieved. In addition laboratory results must be provided
                      demonstrating that the transition layer and drainage layer meet the following bridging criteria:
                      a.      D15 (drainage layer) ≤ 5 × D85 (transition layer)
                      b.      D15 (transition layer) ≤ 5 × D85 (filter media)
                      Bioretention Basins – Maintenance & handover
               44.    Following installation of the filter media for the bioretention devices, a temporary cover
                      consisting of a suitable geotextile covered with soil and turfed is to be immediately installed.
                      This temporary cover is to be maintained in place for a minimum period of 24 months
                      following acceptance of the bioretention devices On Maintenance or until 80% of building
                      works has been completed (whichever occurs first). Following this period the temporary
                      cover is to be removed, and the approved plantings installed. The bioretention devices are
                      then to be appropriately maintained for a minimum period of 12 months prior to being
                      accepted as Off Maintenance by Council’s delegate.
               45.    A construction hold point with a council delegate must be established when the temporary
                      cover is to be removed from the bioretention device an inspection must be arranged with
                      Council’s delegate
               46.    Prior to acceptance of the basin either on or off maintenance, council must receive evidence
                      that the results for the in-situ hydraulic conductivity testing conducted in accordance with
                      FAWB PRACTICE NOTE 1: In Situ Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity Belinda Hatt,
                      Sebastien Le Coustumer April 2008 for the bioretention filter media achieve the design
                      criteria.



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