6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

O8                                    S8.1                              The proposal complies with the
Development design including     Integration of stormwater              acceptable outcome because all
density and scale provides       quality treatment is in                treatment devices will be located
adequate footprint to integrate all
                                 accordance Healthy                     for optimal maintenance access.
elements of stormwater quality   Waterways Water
                                 Sensitive Urban Design
and quantity treatment           Guidelines for South East
infrastructure including, where  Queensland and the Water by
relevant, bio retention basin    Design Bio retention Technical
batters and maintenance access, Design Guideline.
without the need for retaining
walls.
O9                               S9.1                                   The proposal complies with the
Stormwater conveyance            Landscape and ecological               acceptable outcome because all
channels use natural channel     features (e.g. plant species and       plantings will use locally
design principles to convey      habitat types) used in                 endemic vegetation.
external catchment stormwater    stormwater conveyance
through the development site     channels are complementary to
and support landscape, passive the local context, including
recreation and ecological values natural waterways; AND
                                 S9.2                                   The proposal complies with the
                                 Planting densities result in a         acceptable outcome because
                                 stable channel over the long           plantings will be in accordance
                                 term and minimize potential for        with landscaping guidelines to
                                 invasive weed growth.                  minimize weed growth.
O10                                   S10.1                             The proposal complies with the
Development design and                Methods to prevent gross          acceptable outcome because
operation facilitates nil increase    pollutants entering stormwater    treatment train proposed is low
in gross pollutants entering          systems and waterways are         maintenance and prevents
stormwater systems                    adopted that—                     nutrient leaching.
                                      a) are low maintenance;
                                      b) prevent nutrient leaching in
                                      the event scheduled




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