Waste Water Management (on–site effluent) Code
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions
Performance Criteria
Acceptable Solutions
Material change of use:
P1
The intensity and scale of the change of use of
premises must not:
• increase any adverse ecological impacts,
particularly on any nearby sensitive
receiving environments, as a result of the
system or increasing the cumulative effect
of systems in the locality
• increase any health risks during a system
failure
• deteriorate the water quality of existing
and/or proposed water supplies
• limit the sustainable disposal of domestic
effluent
A1
The proposed disposal system meets the
requirements of Section 33 of the
Environmental Protection Policy (Water)
1997. This is to be verified by a competent
person and verification submitted to Council
with the development application
A2.1
The lot is a minimum of 2000m2 or the
‘minimum lot size’ specified for the relevant
Area in Table 2 Lot Layout in the
Subdivision Code, whichever is the greater
A2.2
The proposed on–site effluent disposal
system is located on the lot in accordance
with the secondary standards in Table A6 of
the Interim Code of Practice for On–site
Sewerage Disposal
A2.3
The proposed on–site effluent disposal
system is located on land:
• with a slope of less than 15% or where
the land is terraced to receive the full
disposal area
• no closer than 150m from the limit of the
ponded waters of a water supply
reservoir or a town water intake
• above 1.7m AHD or above the Q20 flood
levels, whichever is the higher and not
within 9m horizontal distance of this
level
• no closer than 25m to a cut or
embankment
A2.4
The proposed on–site effluent disposal
system is not located on soil:
• containing soils with permeabilities less
than 1.06m/day or greater than 3.5m/day
• within 0.6m of a permanent water table
• within 1m of bedrock
• comprised mainly of sand, gravel,
fractured rock or heavy clay
A2.5
A reserve land application area of up to
100% of the design area is available on the
lot
A2.6
The irrigation area is not separated from the
dwelling by features such as gullies, creeks,
dams, roads or driveways
Otherwise:
P2
The lot size, configuration of new lots and
location of the system or systems must allow
for the efficient disposal of domestic effluent
in a manner that:
• minimises any adverse ecological impacts,
particularly on any nearby sensitive
receiving environments
• limits any health risks during a system
failure
• ensures the water quality of existing
and/or proposed water supplies remains
unaffected
• ensures the sustainable disposal of
domestic effluent
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