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

Construction and establishment of stormwater management systems
PO14                                                                AO14.1
                                                                                                                                     Information on the erosion and sediment
Construction methods provide for appropriate                        An erosion and sediment control plan prepared                    control measures has been provided within the
controls to avoid entry and transport of litter,                    in accordance with the International Erosion                     Stormwater Management Plan.
sediment, and associated prescribed water                           Control Association Best Practice Books
contaminants into receiving waters.                                 demonstrates that the capture and release of
                                                                    stormwater achieves the design objectives
Editor's note— Water contaminants are                               listed in Table A: Construction phase –
prescribed in the Environmental Protection Act                      stormwater management design objectives of
1994.                                                               the State Planning Policy (Appendix 2).


                                                                    Editor’s note— PSP6 Engineering Design
                                                                    Standards - Roads, drainage and earthworks
                                                                    provides guidance on requirements for
                                                                    preparing an Erosion Management Plan.


                                                                    AO14.2
                                                                    Construction works are designed and managed
                                                                    to restrict the extent of clearing and soil
                                                                    exposure to the minimum necessary for access,
                                                                    and safe construction at any one time.




https://mpncnetau.sharepoint.com/sites/administration/shared documents/10000-10999/10200-10299/10256/codes/22-05-25 water quality & drainage code_issue a.docx
                                                                                             Page 12