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Effluent Disposal Approval northern unit
4 Site Details
Details of the subject property are presented in Table 2, below.
Table 2: Property Details
Feature Details
Property Address 53 Martins Road, Cooroy QLD 4563
Real Property Description Lot 4 on RP852013
Local Authority Noosa Shire Council
Property size 15.5797 ha
Dwellings/structures Primary dwelling, sheds, proposed caretakers’ cottage
Water Supply Rainwater
Easements n/a
Vegetation Pasture grasses
Slope 13%
Slope configuration Linear Divergent
Aspect East
Water bodies Dams and intermittent watercourses
Bores n/a
Flood hazard n/a
Environmental Areas Riparian Buffer Area around watercourses
5 Soil Investigation
A geotechnical assessment of the property was undertaken by Geotechnical Soils on 2
November 2020. The soil profile of the proposed land application area (Borehole 3) is
presented in Table 3.
Table 3: Soil Profile
Depth Texture Colour Plasticity Structure Category
300 Sandy Clay Grey yellow brown Low Moderate 4
700 Sandy Clay Red/orange yellow brown Medium Strong 5
1400 Sandy Clay Orange brown Low-medium Strong 5
2000 Sandy Clay Yellow brown Low Moderate 4
Table 4 presents the design characteristics of the receiving soil.
Table 4: Design Soil
Feature Details
Texture Sandy Light Clay
Colour Red/orange yellow brown
Structure Strong
Category 5
Indicative Permeability (Ksat) 0.12 – 0.5m/day
Design Loading Rate (DLR) 12 mm/day
Site and Soil Evaluation 53 Martins Road, Cooroy QLD 4563
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