B - Code Compliance.pdf

Water Quality and Drainage Code

                                                      objectives in PSP6 Engineering Design Standards -
                                                      Roads, drainage and earthworks
                                                      AO12.2
                                                      Instream structures such as roads, bridges, culverts, and
                                                      other stormwater infrastructure do not cause barriers to
                                                      fish passage and facilitate the movement of terrestrial and
                                                      aquatic fauna along waterway corridors.
                                                      AO12.3
                                                      Benthic substrate retains a continuous grade with the
                                                      direction of flow consistent with the natural bed profile.
PO13                                                  AO13.1                                                               AO13.1 to AO13.2 – Complies
Development is designed and constructed to            The location and form of stormwater discharge points do              There are no changes to the lawful point of discharge
maintain surface and ground water balances that       not alter the pre-development hydrology of receiving                 or flows, and there is no interference with
sustain the environmental values of water dependent   surface water or groundwater.                                        groundwater recharge or discharge areas.
ecosystems, including downstream aquatic, riparian,   AO13.2
wetland and terrestrial ecosystems.                   Developments located on groundwater recharge or
                                                      discharge areas are designed and managed in
                                                      accordance with a groundwater recharge and discharge
                                                      management plan prepared by a suitably experienced
                                                      and qualified groundwater hydrologist. The groundwater
                                                      recharge or discharge must demonstrate that the
                                                      development does not affect groundwater balances
                                                      beyond the property boundaries.

                                                      Editor's Note— PSP6 Engineering Design Standards - Roads, drainage
                                                      and earthworks provides guidance on prepare a groundwater
                                                      recharge and discharge plan.
Construction and establishment of stormwater management systems
PO14                                                    AO14.1                                                             AO14.1 to AO14.5 – Not Applicable
Construction methods provide for appropriate An erosion and sediment control plan prepared in                              The development does not involve any building or
controls to avoid entry and transport of litter, accordance with the International Erosion Control                         engineering works that require erosion and sediment
sediment, and associated prescribed water Association Best Practice Books demonstrates that the                            control.
contaminants into receiving waters.                     capture and release of stormwater achieves the design
                                                        objectives listed in Table A: Construction phase –
Editor's note— Water contaminants are prescribed in the stormwater management design objectives of the State
Environmental Protection Act 1994.                      Planning Policy (Appendix 2).