PART Response to Information Request · OPW11/0335

10.0        ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The environmental impact of stormwater from the development was assessed using the
accepted solutions for managing stormwater quality in South East Queensland. The Water
Sensitive Urban Design Deemed to Comply Solutions for South East Queensland (henceforth
termed "the Solutions") outlines a seven step process for selecting and designing stormwater
management solutions, to achieve the stormwater management outcomes required by the
Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) (2009). The Solutions identify
acceptable solutions for "common" development scenarios to meet design objectives, which
are:

1) Stormwater Quality: Limiting the quantity of pollutants by adopting a best practices pollutant
load reduction approach, with consideration of the local climate.

2) Waterway Stability: Controlling the magnitude and duration of stormwater flows, to prevent
exacerbated in-stream erosion downstream of the development.

3) Frequent Flow: The hydraulic disturbance of in-stream ecosystems is similar to the pre-
development condition, which is achieved by capturing the initial portion of runoff from
impervious areas.

The proposed Essence of Peregian development will be in the Sunshine Coast Regional
Council jurisdiction, which is in the North Coast climate region of South East Queensland. The
proposed development type is residential land use, with a scenario of residential development
greater than 2 lots up to 20 lots. The residential development scenario can include commercial
development of high-density, multiple dwelling buildings at a scale of s 12,500 m2. This
scenario applies to the "Essence of Peregian" development inclusive of the 6,970 m2
commercial node.

The site details of the Essence of Peregian Development are presented on the annotated site
details plan (Appendix C), and summarized in Table 10-1.

                   Table 10-1: Site Details of the Essence of Perealan Development
             Site Detail                                                        Description
                                           The average grade is 3.6%, with a preferred flow pathway from
Existing Topography
                                           east to west across the development.
Existing Drainage                          There are no significant existing drainages in the proposed
Characteristics                            development area.
Proposed Discharge Points                  A proposed stormwater drainage has been designed for this
and Invert Levels                          development (refer to plan drawings in Appendix A).
                                           The surface and sub-surface soils of the proposed development
                                           area include imported fill, silty-clay, silty-sand, and fine sand.
                                           The surface soils are acidic, with low nitrogen concentration and
Soils
                                           very low salinity. Acid sulphate soils may occur in the sub-
                                           surface, but these soils will not be excavated or disturbed
                                           because additional fill will be placed over them.




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