Appendix J - Civil Engineering Report and SBSMP

Noosa Shire Council – The Noosa Plan 2020
Water Quality and Drainage Code
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions




 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                          ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                           COMMENTS
                                                               AO5.2                                                         N/A
                                                               Stormwater drainage infrastructure is co-located with
                                                               other infrastructure within a combined utility corridor
                                                               where appropriate.
                                                               AO5.3                                                         N/A
                                                               Temporary vehicular crossings of waterways must be
                                                               designed and constructed to be consistent with the
                                                               current International Erosion Control Association Best
                                                               Practice Book Series.
 Stormwater quality and protection of receiving waters         AO6.1                                                         Noosa Shire Council interactive
 PO6                                                           Stormwater runoff discharging into High Ecological Value      mapping indicates that no High
 Development is located, designed, constructed and operated    waters as a result of development causes no increase in       Ecological Value waters are
 to protect and enhance environmental values and water
                                                               gross pollutants, total suspended solids, total phosphorous   located within the development
 quality of waterways, wetlands, lakes, ground waters and
 drainage systems.                                             or total nitrogen compared to a pre-development scenario.     site.

                                                               AND                                                           Development will comply, Refer to
 Editor’s note: Environmental values of waters and water                                                                     Stormwater Management Plan, in
                                                               AO6.2
 quality objectives are prescribed in Schedule 1 of the                                                                      specific stormwater quality section
                                                               All stormwater runoff is treated to achieve maximum
 Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 and are                                                                        prepared by this office.
 identified on the State Planning Policy Interactive Mapping   removal of nutrients, gross pollutants and suspended
 System.                                                       solids as determined by cost to efficiency ratios. (e.g.
                                                               bioretention basins must be sized to achieve at least 80%
                                                               reduction in total suspended solids, 60% reduction in total
                                                               phosphorous, 45% reduction in total nitrogen and 90%
                                                               reduction in gross pollutants >5mm).




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