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
                                                                    c) not located within a riparian buffer
                                                                         area mapped on a Biodiversity, Waterways
                                                                         and Wetlands Overlay Map; and
                                                                    d) setback 400 metres minimum from the full
                                                                         supply level of Lake Macdonald.

                                                                   Editor’s Note—The Plumbing and Drainage Act
                                                                   2003 sets out requirements for on-site effluent
                                                                   treatment and disposal. The Queensland
                                                                   Plumbing and Wastewater Code and
                                                                   associated guidelines are used to confirm the
                                                                   suitability of each site to accommodate an
                                                                   on-site sewerage facility; or where a centrally
                                                                   located group collection treatment system is
                                                                   proposed, confirmation as to the suitability of
                                                                   the designated site to accommodate the on-
                                                                   site sewerage facility. Additionally, where the
                                                                   combined total peak design capacity of
                                                                   effluent treatment is less than 21 equivalent
                                                                   persons, the design of the system achieves a
                                                                   low to medium risk classification in
                                                                   accordance with Seqwater’s Land Use Risk Tool
                                                                   for onsite sewerage facilities.




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