Unitywater Noosa Netserv Plan - Planning Assumptions · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                                 9 JULY 2024


projections in Attachment 3 if any major discrepancies are identified following completion of the staff
final review of the supporting Demand Modeller and Tracking Tool (DMaTT) Geographic Information
System (GIS) output data; and
C. Request the CEO to write to Unitywater thanking their staff in providing the DMaTT population
and development data for use in Council’s LGIP and to commit Council’s ongoing support and
assistance in future DMaTT updates.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 9 April 2015
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Organisation
Committee meeting dated 31 March 2015 and endorse the planning assumptions contained within
the Water Netserv Plan as generated through the development and continual improvement of
Unitywater’s Demand Modelling and Tracking Tool.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 29 May 2014, Page 15, Item 4
That Council note the Coordinator Development Assessment’s report to the Planning and
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 20 May 2014 regarding the Utility Model and Unitywater’s
Interim Connection Policy and
A. Agree to endorse the Interim Connection Policy subject to the following amendments:
1. The future development assumptions for Noosa as identified in Part 2 of Noosa’s Priority
Infrastructure Plan shall be incorporated into the Interim Connection Policy;
2. All conservation lands in public ownership, including National Parks, foreshores and the like shall
be excluded from the Connection, Future Connection and Restricted Connection Areas given these
lands are located outside the identified Priority Infrastructure Area for Noosa and are not planned for
development;
3. Private properties that have an existing connection but which are located outside the Priority
Infrastructure Area shall be limited to property connection for a single residential dwelling only;
4. The Sewer Utility Model maps are to exclude Lots 14 & 44 RP59216 (Map 3 – Boreen Point) and
Lot 101 SP254354 (Maps 4 & 5 – Cooran) from the Connection Area;
5. The Sewer Utility Model and Water Utility Model Maps are to include Lot 366 MCH 958 at 119
Moorindil Street, Tewantin as a Restricted Sewer Area as Water & Sewerage PSP contributions
have been paid for a single residential dwelling;
6. The Water Utility Model Maps are to exclude Lot 101 SP254354 (Maps 4 & 5 – Cooran) from the
Connection Area;
7. The Water Utility Model Maps are to identify Lake Macdonald (Map 11) consistent with Lake
Cooroibah, lake Cootharaba, Lake Weyba, Noosa River; and
B. Request that Unitywater provide an amended copy of the Interim Connections Policy incorporating
the required amendments to Council prior to 1 July 2014.

Finance
There are no financial implications for this report or the preparation of the DMaTT model.

Risk & Opportunities
Council's endorsement of the planning assumptions in the Technical Note provide a consistent basis
for infrastructure planning across all infrastructure types planned and delivered by Unitywater and
Council. This ensures adequate infrastructure is delivered in a timely manner to support future
growth. The planning assumptions provide a rigorous analysis of the planning capacity of Noosa
Plan 2020, specifically around dwelling capacity, which will be reported to the state in meeting
ShapingSEQ dwelling targets.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The DMaTT model was prepared by Unitywater in collaboration with Strategic Planning staff.