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Decision Notice OPW25 0057 · OPW25/0057
35. All earthworks and associated batters/retaining structures, both above and below ground
level, both temporary and permanent, must be contained entirely within the subject site
unless written permission from the respective landowner(s) is provided to Council.
36. Slope and batters are a maximum grade of:
a. 1 in 6 where in proximity to waterbodies
a. 1 in 4 for grassed areas.
b. 1 in 3 for planted areas.
c. 1 in 2 for combined structural engineering and planting solutions.
Stormwater Drainage
37. Appropriate scour protection must be provided at the outlet of all stormwater pipes including
temporary outlets.
38. Works associated with this permit must not adversely impact on the existing drainage
conditions on other properties (eg by blocking or interfering with natural overland flows).
39. Construction of all internal stormwater drainage works must comply with the relevant
section/s of Australian Standard AS/NZS 3500.3.
40. Prior to the completion of the development, all site surfaces must be effectively stabilised
using methods which have achieved effective short-term stabilisation and which will continue
to achieve effective stabilisation in the medium- to long-term (refer to E&SC Advisory Notes).
For the purpose of this condition, an effectively stabilised surface is defined as one that does
not, or is not likely to result in visible evidence of soil loss caused by sheet, rill or gully erosion
or lead to sedimentation, or lead to water contamination.
Bioretention Basins – Construction
41. The bioretention devices must be constructed in accordance with the document Construction
and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by
Design, 2009). Option 1 of the staged construction and establishment methods is to be
followed as documented in the guidelines
42. During construction and establishment of the bioretention devices, the supervising RPEQ
must ensure that the device is constructed in accordance with the document Construction
and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by
Design, 2009) and that the forms contained in section 3.15 including the associated
supporting information and data are completed. These forms and certification from the RPEQ
that the device has been constructed in accordance with the Construction and Establishment
Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by Design, 2009), all
conditions of approval, and the approved engineering drawings must be submitted to Council
prior to plan sealing
43. A construction hold point with a council delegate must be established once the bioretention
device underdrainage pipe work is installed. At the time of inspection, a sample of the
drainage layer, transition layer, and filtration media materials must be stockpiled on-site.
Laboratory results must be provided for the filter media which demonstrate that the media
complies with the specifications contained in the latest version of the “Guidelines for Soil
Filter Media in Bioretention Systems” (produced by the Facility for Advancing Water
Biofiltration) and that the minimum hydraulic conductivity specified on the approved
engineering plans will be achieved. In addition laboratory results must be provided
demonstrating that the transition layer and drainage layer meet the following bridging criteria:
a. D15 (drainage layer) ≤ 5 × D85 (transition layer)
b. D15 (transition layer) ≤ 5 × D85 (filter media)
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