Brisbane Water Plan of Management - Gosford City Council - NSW ...
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MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES<br />
Estuarine Habitat <strong>Management</strong> Guidelines<br />
PRIORITY<br />
FOR<br />
ACTION<br />
RESPONSIBILITY<br />
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In order to ensure that water quality is not adversely affected<br />
through increased nutrient levels, the risk <strong>of</strong> pathogens or<br />
other pollutants entering the waterway, the <strong>Council</strong> will not<br />
support any development along the foreshores and catchment<br />
area within <strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong> unless it can be demonstrated to<br />
the satisfaction <strong>of</strong> <strong>Council</strong> that adequate sewage and<br />
stormwater disposal facilities can be provided. The following<br />
general requirements will apply:<br />
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i) No development is to directly discharge effluent into <strong>Brisbane</strong><br />
<strong>Water</strong> or any <strong>of</strong> its tributary watercourses.<br />
ii)<br />
<strong>Council</strong> will require that any future development be connected<br />
to the mains reticulated sewer system and/or <strong>Council</strong><br />
approved compost toilets.<br />
iii)<br />
Any proposed commercial development or expansion <strong>of</strong><br />
existing development along the foreshores <strong>of</strong> <strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong><br />
will not be supported by <strong>Council</strong>, where such development will<br />
facilitate an increase in the number <strong>of</strong> people that can be<br />
catered for, unless it can be connected to reticulated sewer.<br />
In particular, prospective developers will be required to<br />
substantiate that the water quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong> will not<br />
be adversely affected.<br />
iv)<br />
All development works are to be done in accordance with<br />
<strong>Gosford</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Code <strong>of</strong> Practice: Erosion and<br />
sedimentation Control.<br />
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<strong>Council</strong> will require that all major boat accommodation<br />
facilities (such as commercial or club marinas and commercial<br />
or club boat sheds) provide adequate boat sewage,<br />
maintenance and rubbish disposal facilities capable <strong>of</strong><br />
satisfying <strong>Council</strong>’s standards, in order to minimise the extent<br />
<strong>of</strong> any adverse impact caused by the direct discharge or<br />
disposal <strong>of</strong> effluent and rubbish into <strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Council</strong> will ensure in consultation with the Environment<br />
Protection Authority that precautions taken with all proposed<br />
development to ensure that the discharge <strong>of</strong> unacceptable<br />
levels <strong>of</strong> pollutants into <strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong> does not occur. The<br />
<strong>Council</strong> will require that all existing development or works<br />
comply with the requirements <strong>of</strong> the Clean <strong>Water</strong>s Act 1990<br />
(as amended).<br />
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In instances where premises or activities are subject to<br />
license or permit under any Act relating to the maintenance <strong>of</strong><br />
clan water, as may apply to <strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong> in conjunction<br />
with any development approval sought from <strong>Council</strong>, any<br />
conditions that such a license may impose, relating to the<br />
maintenance or improvement <strong>of</strong> water quality shall form part<br />
<strong>of</strong> any development approval issued by the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Brisbane</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong> - July 1995 Page 11