Civil Engineering Report

WATER QUALITY & DRAINAGE CODE
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solution
23 Bottlebrush Avenue, Noosa Head
22 May 2025
             PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                                ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                                             RESPONSE
PO13                                                                AO13.1
                                                                                                                                     Development will comply. Refer Stormwater
Development is designed and constructed to                          The location and form of stormwater discharge                    Management Plan for further information.
maintain surface and ground water balances                          points do not alter the pre-development
that sustain the environmental values of water                      hydrology of receiving surface water or
dependent ecosystems, including downstream                          groundwater.
aquatic, riparian, wetland and terrestrial
ecosystems.                                                         AO13.2
                                                                    Developments located on groundwater
                                                                    recharge or discharge areas are designed and
                                                                    managed in accordance with a groundwater
                                                                    recharge and discharge management plan
                                                                    prepared by a suitably experienced and
                                                                    qualified groundwater hydrologist. The
                                                                    groundwater recharge or discharge must
                                                                    demonstrate that the development does not
                                                                    affect groundwater balances beyond the
                                                                    property boundaries.


                                                                    Editor's Note - PSP6 Engineering Design
                                                                    Standards - Roads, drainage and earthworks
                                                                    provides guidance on prepare a groundwater
                                                                    recharge and discharge plan.




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