2014-04-28 General Committee Meeting Agenda Pages 1-64

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  28 APRIL 2014


Applicant’s Request

It is requested that a payment plan be implemented for the contributions outlined within
Conditions 15 and 16. As such, it is requested that the following notation be included:

       Payment of the applicable contributions outlined by Conditions 15 and 16 is to be made in
       accordance with the approved payment plan.

Assessment

The contributions associated with these conditions have been outstanding since 2008 when the
approval took effect. The company’s liability in this regard was evident at the time of the recent
purchase. Council has undertaken the road upgrades to Cooroy Mountain Road and it is not
considered appropriate to further delay payment of the contributions.

The requested change is not supported.

Condition 18A & 18 B – Effluent Treatment

18A. The design and construction of the on-site effluent disposal system and disposal area shall
     be in accordance with the Conceptual Effluent Treatment and Disposal Strategy prepared
     by Gilbert and Sutherland, dated November 2009, subject to the following requirements:
     (i)   Ongoing monitoring of treatment process and disposal areas shall be undertaken to
           ensure both are functioning effectively over time. They shall be undertaken generally
           as follows:
           •      Annual monitoring shall be undertaken from the time of commissioning to
                  determine the quality of the wastewater produced from the effluent treatment
                  system;
           •      Monitoring of the soils, vegetation and groundwater in the application area
                  shall be undertaken every three years to establish that such is not percolating
                  into the groundwater;
           •      Sampling and testing shall be in accordance with relevant regulatory
                  requirements and manuals such as those provided by the Environmental
                  Protection Agency, with testing undertaken by an accredited Laboratory;
           •      Continuous monitoring shall be undertaken by the system for any water on the
                  surface of the application area, downslope resurfacing, changing plant growth
                  on or around the application area and any other signs of problems, and
                  addressed through maintenance or servicing.
     (ii) A reserve disposal area 100% the size of the primary disposal area shall be
           nominated and located outside required buffer areas. The location shall be provided
           as part of the detailed design report at the Operational Works application stage.
     (iii) A minimum of secondary standard effluent treatment with disinfection to achieve the
           required microbiological quality (i.e. 200cfu/100ml with no sample over
           1000cfu/100ml mL) shall be adopted.
     (iv) Detailed MEDLI modelling shall be undertaken at the operational Works application
           stage to confirm the appropriate size for the effluent disposal area to ensure this is
           equal to plant uptake, soil storage and environmentally acceptable release rates.
     (v)          More information on the source/s and respective volumes of wastewater
           produced during bottling etc shall be provided in a detailed site-based stormwater
           management plan (SBSWMP) at the Operational Works application stage, including
           monitoring of actual wastewater production rates.
     (vi) Washing plant, equipment or vehicles shall be undertaken oft-site. If on-site washing
           of any plant or equipment is necessary, all wastewater shall be collected in a sump
           and disposed of oft-site as trade waste by a registered operator.



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