14. APP I. SPP Code - Water Quality

 Performance outcomes               Acceptable outcomes                                   Response        Comment
                                                 treated for discharge on site are
                                                 removed and disposed of
                                                 through trade waste or another
                                                 lawful method.
 PO10 Any non-tidal artificial      AO10.1 Any non-tidal artificial waterway is                NA         The proposal is not related to a non-tidal artificial
 waterway is managed and            designed, constructed and managed under                               waterway.
 operated by suitably qualified     the responsibility of a suitably qualified
 persons to achieve water quality   registered professional engineer, Queensland
 objectives in natural waterways.   (RPEQ) with specific experience in establishing
                                    and managing artificial waterways, and
                                    AO10.2 Monitoring and maintenance                          NA         See above response.
                                    programs adaptively manage water quality in
                                    any non-tidal artificial waterway to achieve
                                    relevant water-quality objectives downstream
                                    of the waterway, and
                                    AO10.3 Aquatic weeds are managed in any                    NA         Refer response to AO10.1 above.
                                    non-tidal artificial waterway to achieve a low
                                    percentage of coverage of the water surface
                                    area (less than 10%). Pests and vectors (such as
                                    mosquitoes) are managed through avoiding
                                    stagnant water areas, providing for native fish
                                    predators, and any other best practices for
                                    monitoring and treating pests, and
                                    AO10.4 Any non-tidal artificial waterway is                NA         Refer response to AO10.1 above.
                                    managed and operated by a responsible
                                    entity under agreement for the life of the
                                    waterway. The responsible entity is to
                                    implement a deed of agreement for the
                                    management and operation of the waterway
                                    that:
                                       a. Identifies the waterway, and
                                       b. States a period of responsibility for the
                                          entity, and
                                       c. States a process for any transfer of
                                          responsibility for the waterway, and


SPP Code 3: Water Quality                                      14124 – Empirica Developments Pty Ltd                                                       Page 7
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