Amended Site-Based Stormwate Management Plan · RAL18/0023

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When planning the site layout, building location and earthworks, it is possible to minimise the number
of control devices needed for the sediment control zone, and their interference with the building process,
with a little forward thinking. Suggestions are to:

  

minimise the reshaping of the land

direct stormwater to flow around the building area and any unstable batters

allow room for a sediment barrier, eg. sediment fence, to be located along the lower side of the disturbance
design the home to suit the property type, eg. construct pole homes on steep properties

avoid the permanent use of long, steep and unstable driveways

avoid the use of exposed aggregate concrete surfaces in areas where the wash-off cannot be contained.

Sediment Control Zone

The sediment control zone is any
area of land disturbance which has

potential for the erosion of sediments.
This area should be protected by a
downslope sediment control

measure or device:

 

  

Good site planning Poor site planning — stockpile over

sediment fence, materials and toilet
stored outside building site

Environmental law

The Environmental Protection Act 1994, Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997 and the Integrated Planning
Act 1997 are important pieces of legislation that control the way in which soil erosion and sediment are required to
be dealt with on building and development sites.

Breaches of the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy
1997 may result in:

on-the-spot fines under the Environmental Protection
(Water) Policy 1997 (ranging from $300 to $600)

prosecutions under the Integrated Planning Act
1997 or the Environmental Protection Act 1994
(fines of thousands of dollars or prison sentences
for serious offences)

 

the prosecution of individuals and/or companies. Council officer explaining the Environmental Protection
(Water) Policy 1997