Agenda of Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.1

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1 Water and Sewer Strategic Business Plan

Directorate: Infrastructure Services

Report Author: Peter Rees, Manager Utilities

File No: I2017/679

Theme: Community Infrastructure

Sewerage Services

Summary:

At the Committee’s meeting held 2 March 2017, a presentation was provided regarding the Water and Sewer Strategic Business Plan. The presentation is now presented to the Committee again to allow recommendation to Council. The cost increases as a result of the resolution are generally as detailed below:-

· Sewerage:

o Mullumbimby inflow and infiltration reduction: $500,000 p.a. for ten years (then $100,000 p.a.)

o Inflow and infiltration investigations for other systems: $500,000 p.a. for ten years (then $100,000 p.a.)

o Effluent reuse opportunities: $10.0 million over the next ten years

o EDC testing program: $200,000

o Energy efficiency projects: $0.5 million over the next ten years (half for each of water supply and sewerage)

· Water supply:

o Mullumbimby water supply security: $5 million

o Energy efficiency projects: $0.5 million over the next ten years (half for each of water supply and sewerage).

The financial plans have modeled this additional expenditure and it is affordable with the sewer and water funds continuing to accumulate significant levels of cash over the longer term as a result of the operational efficiencies gained over the past decade.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee note the report.

Report

Council via the Water Waste and Sewer Committee adopted the following resolution below for the draft 2016 Water Supply and Sewerage Strategic Business Plan.

Report No. 4.3 Water and Sewer Strategic Business Plan Workshop

File No: I2017/246

Committee Recommendation 4.3.1

That at the next meeting of the Water, Waste and Sewer Committee the following expenditure items be considered for addition to a revised Water and Sewer Strategic Business Plan:

1. Overcome fundamental problems in the sewer connections and lines in Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads and Byron Bay

2. Make reuse (e.g. agricultural irrigation) the primary means of disposal ahead of discharge to waterways

3. Bring in full-spectrum testing and treatment (including alkyl-phenols) of sewage

4. Consider minimising energy usage and the use of renewable energy (Lyon/Richardson)

The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

Following the preparation of the draft SBP in 2016, Council is currently preparing a review of its water supply and sewerage strategic planning. This review aligns with the NSW Government’s water utility best-practice requirements for a mid-term review of the Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) Strategy. The new strategic plan considers the existing IWCM Strategy (adopted in 2009), the draft SBP and other key planning documents such as Council’s financial plan, asset management planning and development servicing plans and other strategic planning investigations including sewerage system investigations, effluent reuse planning, inflow/infiltration reduction and drinking water management planning undertaken since 2009. The strategic plan is expected to be available for Committee review in September 2017.

The mid-term IWCM review will provide:

· A discussion of the status of issues identified in the IWCM Strategy Plan;

· The status of the adopted IWCM Strategy actions;

· Water supply and sewerage growth forecasts;

· Analysis of water supply demand (current and future);

· Analysis of sewerage system flows and sewage treatment plant performance; and

· Comparison of the performance of Council’s water supply and sewerage schemes with other local water utilities and identification of potential areas for improvement.

The review addresses the water supply and sewerage management issues identified in the 2009 IWCM Strategy that require ongoing effort, as follows:

· Inflow and infiltration into the sewerage systems, particularly in Mullumbimby;

· Impacts of treated sewage discharge on receiving waterways and additional opportunities for effluent reuse; and

· Long-term security of Mullumbimby water supply.

The review has also documented issues that have arisen since the 2009 IWCM Strategy and will be investigated and addressed in Council’s future strategic planning:

· Ocean Shores STP capacity;

· Mullumbimby water supply drought management; and

· Climate change adaptation.

The potential options and recommended approach to addressing these issues will be documented in the review.

In response to the Council resolution, additional information is provided for each item in the following sections.

1. Overcome fundamental problems in the sewer connections and lines in Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads and Byron Bay

Mullumbimby

The Mullumbimby sewerage system (and Brunswick Valley STP) has historically experienced very high flows during dry and wet weather. In 2007 (in response to a licence pollution reduction program, PRP 1) Council developed and adopted the Mullumbimby Sewerage System Inflow and Infiltration Program Integrated Strategy which focused on the following areas:

· Data collection and analysis;

· Public sewerage infrastructure rehabilitation;

· Private sewerage infrastructure repairs;

· Stormwater system maintenance;

· Public education; and

· Pump station analysis and upgrade.

In total, $1,408,870 was spent over three years. The project has had the following positive impacts:

· A reduction in overflow occasions by 15%.

· A reduction in overflow volume by 39%.

The project has also demonstrated that the defects in the system are generally in the sideline connections to the properties and the property’s drainage infrastructure, rather than the public sewerage mains.

Prior to the implementation of the Brunswick Area sewerage scheme, the sewerage system overflowed for all rainfall events above the 1 in 2 year event (50 mm in 1 hour). The sewerage system now has the capacity to transfer flows to the Brunswick Valley STP for all rainfall events at least up to the 1 in 20 year average return interval (ARI).

Preliminary treatment of flows up to 7 times average dry weather flow (ADWF), secondary treatment of flows up to 5.8 times ADWF and tertiary treatment up to 3 times ADWF is provided at the Brunswick Valley STP. However, wet weather flows up to 15 times ADWF have been recorded at the STP.

Council is continuing to liaise with NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) regarding compliance with licence conditions. The EPA has not raised any concerns regarding compliance with the Brunswick Heads environment protection licence since the completion of PRP 1 in 2010.

Additional options to address high flows into the Mullumbimby sewerage system are discussed in the following table.

Table 1: Options to address high flows in Mullumbimby sewerage system

Option	Discussion	Recommendation
1. Do nothing	The cost of sewage pumping and treatment is increased with higher flows. Rainfall events greater than 50mm in 1 hour will result in sewerage system overflows to the Brunswick River (although diluted by the rainfall). High flows will also bypass the Brunswick Valley STP treatment units and overflow directly to the Brunswick River. The Brunswick estuary has a unique ecological value as it supports a high biological diversity including several flora and fauna species identified as threatened or endangered. The estuary and surrounding catchments also supports several significant and important vegetation community assemblages such as wetlands, littoral rainforest and coastal saltmarsh. The Brunswick estuary (to its tidal limits) is within the Cape Byron Marine Park, and is formally recognised as being significant in a local and regional sense, with regard to conservation values.	There is a risk that untreated sewage will discharge to the Brunswick River and adversely impact the aquatic environment through high nutrient loads. The potential volume of untreated sewage from sewerage system overflows and STP bypasses is considered to be unacceptable over the long-term. Additional action is therefore recommended to address the high wet weather flows.
2. Reduce illegal (private) connections into the sewerage system	The Integrated Strategy involved inspection of property connections with 61% found to have a defect. Private sewerage infrastructure can contribute 60% of stormwater inflow and infiltration in the sewerage system.	Completion of residual corrective works to private sewers and ongoing inspection is recommended to ensure the level of stormwater ingress is progressively decreased. The Integrated Strategy included education to increase understanding of the relationship between ineffective stormwater drains that increase the level of the water table and ultimately increase the amount of stormwater ingress into the sewerage system. Ongoing education is also recommended.
3. Sewerage system upgrades to reduce stormwater inflow into the sewerage system	Work on the public sewerage system as part of the Integrated Strategy included upgrades to the reticulation system in pumping station catchments 4001, 4002 and 4003a and 4003b. There has been no evidence found that the sewer mains and pipe joints are a systemic cause of stormwater inflow. The defects in the public infrastructure are generally located in the sideline connections to the properties. An area of particular weakness has been found to be the connections of these sidelines to the mains. There are minimal data on the extent of groundwater infiltration apart from recorded high dry weather flows. Stormwater system maintenance has contributed to a reduction in localised flooding which prevents stormwater ingress into the sewerage system.	The condition of the sewerage system is dynamic. Defects that result in stormwater ingress can emerge due to deterioration and private connection works. Ongoing public and private sewer inspection, maintenance and/or renewal is recommended as part of Council’s asset management planning to ensure the level of stormwater and groundwater ingress is progressively decreased. Ongoing analysis of flow data, identification and repair of defects in the existing gravity system and provision of adequate storage for peak wet weather flows is also recommended.
4. Modify the system technology to reduce sewage flows	A low pressure pump system (LPPS, retrofitting low-pressure pump units and associated pipework in place of the current gravity sewer system) was considered as an alternative sewerage system technology/ configuration as part of the Mullumbimby Sewerage System Inflow and Infiltration Program Integrated Strategy. A pump system is able to transfer more stormwater inflow off the site and into the public sewerage system than a gravity sewer system. Therefore, unless all the house drainage systems upstream of the pump unit are free of defects, installation of LPPS units in Mullumbimby could increase the amount of stormwater entering the system in the short to medium term. With any LPPS project it would be necessary to continue with the identification and repair of private property drainage defects and this would need to continue for many years to keep the system under control.	The retrofitting of a LPPS to the Mullumbimby sewerage reticulation system would have a high capital cost and will not eliminate stormwater inflow and infiltration because defects in the upstream private sewers will continue to be a problem and source of stormwater ingress. For these reasons and given the limited capacity of the sewerage system, implementation of a LPPS is not recommended.
5. Upgrade Brunswick Valley STP to treat additional wet weather flows	Additional storage at the Brunswick Valley STP can increase the volume of sewage treated by reducing STP bypasses to the river. The original scheme included additional emergency storage and constructed wetlands with a combined storage capacity of 135 ML. The proposed effluent storage dam was to be used to store treated effluent in the dry months for use in reuse schemes and lowered/emptied in the wet months to capture excess storm flows which could then be recycled through the plant for treatment. The proposed wetlands would further treat the flows that bypass the STP.	While other options for upgrade of the STP are possible, the effluent storage dam and the wetlands were part of the original approved project scope and are already partially designed. They were excluded from the project scope due to financial constraints. The proposed transfer of Ocean Shores sewage to Brunswick Valley STP requires additional storage at the STP and a constructed wetland was also recommended in the design of the transfer to provide an environmental ‘buffer’ for effluent polishing. Regardless of the timing of the transfer of Ocean Shores sewage to Brunswick Valley STP, it is recommended that the effluent storage dam and the wetlands are constructed at Brunswick Valley STP as soon as possible.

The recommended actions for reducing inflow/infiltration in Mullumbimby sewerage system are:

· Completion of residual corrective works and ongoing inspection of private sewers;

· Community education;

· Ongoing public and private sewer inspection and maintenance/renewal;

· Ongoing analysis of flow data, identification and repair of defects in the existing gravity system and provision of adequate storage for peak wet weather flows; and

· Construction of effluent storage dam and wetlands at Brunswick Valley STP – capital works funding was included in the financial planning undertaken for the SBP.

Funding of these actions will require additional expenditure of approximately $500,000 p.a. for ten years.

Other sewerage systems

Historical data on STP inflows suggest that groundwater and stormwater inflow and infiltration may also be high in Byron Bay, Bangalow and Ocean Shores sewerage systems however there have been no detailed investigations or data analysis undertaken to date. There is no data to suggest that sewerage system overflows are a concern in these systems.

It is recommended that a data collection and analysis program (including monitoring of sub-catchment flows and upgrade of metering and SCADA reporting) is implemented to enable development of a priority inflow and infiltration reduction program where required. Rectification actions recommended from the program would also achieve the aims of reduced energy consumption. Additional expenditure of approximately $500,000 p.a. for ten years will be required to implement this action.

2. Make reuse (e.g. agricultural irrigation) the primary means of disposal ahead of discharge to waterways

The draft Byron Shire Effluent Management Strategy (2017-2027) has been prepared to establish the path for effluent management in the Byron Shire over the next ten years. The strategic vision is that sewage will be managed in an ecologically sustainable way that has no adverse impact on the natural environment, protects public health, achieves maximum resource recovery and meets the needs and expectations of existing and future communities. The Strategy is attached and summarised below.

Council’s experience in operating effluent management schemes since 1999 has provided valuable insight into the future directions of effluent management in Byron Shire. In the absence of high water using industries and in an area that receives sufficient rainfall, Council has been challenged to find ways to significantly increase levels of effluent reuse. Over the next ten years Council will focus on effluent management projects that maximise effluent application.

It is proposed wetlands and environmental schemes will form the key direction in effluent management for the future. These applications provide Council with the ability to proactively manage effluent reuse to provide long-term demand security. The successful implementation of the Byron Bay Integrated Water Management Reserve in achieving not only high levels of effluent reuse through evapotranspiration and seepage but also in the environmental remediation of localised acid sulphate soil and habitat loss, has influenced Council’s key direction.

Not only do wetlands and environmental projects have the lowest level of risks and offer the highest levels of security for long term use, this reuse application is capable of using the volumes of effluent required to achieve the community objectives. High volumes of effluent would be taken up through evapo-transpiration by well-planned wetlands of sufficient area with suitable species for the local hydrology.

Council has also commenced investigations into other viable Council controlled land applications that have the potential to achieve high levels of effluent reuse. The Biomass Hub project has provided Council with a unique opportunity for maximising the evapotranspiration of effluent. The prospect of using the effluent for the irrigation of a biomass crop to be harvested for bioenergy production is emerging as one of the preferred effluent management strategies. According to the Zero Emissions Byron report, bioenergy could provide for 28 % of the Shire’s electricity needs. This project provides Council with an opportunity to showcase sustainability and significantly contribute to its zero emissions target.

The Byron Bay Urban Recycled Water Scheme will continue to be developed to full capacity. All sporting fields and nurseries along the Urban Corridor use recycled water for irrigation purposes and recently the scheme has been extended to include flushing of public toilets with the local hotels and caravan parks expected to connect in the near future. An upgrade to the system will be considered based on demand, although it is considered growth will be small and incremental. Urban schemes are not considered viable for the smaller villages including Brunswick Valley, Bangalow or Ocean Shores and will not be pursued.

The Council operated rural scheme, Main Arm Recycled Water Scheme, has been the least successful effluent management application with the scheme failing to meet community aspirations. In theory, rural reuse projects are able to utilise high volumes of effluent, however the uncertainty with the operation of rural schemes due to external limitations such as high rainfall and the business drivers of private landowners increases the risks associated with the development of rural schemes.

Previous reliance on small businesses and farming enterprises has not provided the long-term demand for recycled water that the Byron community desires. To maximise the opportunities for agricultural reuse, Council will continue to investigate rural reuse in the Byron Bay Scheme and will support farming enterprises in suitable locations.

The proposed strategy for effluent reuse over the next ten years is shown in Table 2. Further investigations including land acquisition and concept development of the schemes are required to be undertaken. Cost estimates have not yet been developed although a budget estimate of $10.0 million has been assumed for the next ten years.

Table 2: Key directions for effluent reuse over the next ten years

Existing Scheme	Current Reuse (average % of STP inflow)	Proposed Scheme Development	2027 Targets
Byron Bay
· Urban reuse – dual reticulation for toilet flushing and open space irrigation · Integrated Water Management Reserve – constructed and natural wetland regeneration	· 270 ML/, 15% (urban) · 400 ML/a, 23% (wetlands)⁽¹⁾ · 30 ML/a, 2% (on-site and tanker transfer): Total: 700 ML/a (38%)	· Expansion of urban reuse scheme to full capacity · Expansion of constructed wetlands within Belongil Creek catchment · New rural scheme (western corridor)	· Urban: 330 ML/a · Additional 20ha (200 ML/a) wetland by 2019. · Future 60ha (600 ML/a) to be identified. · Rural (Western Corridor) (250 ML/a) Total: 1,800 ML/a (81%)⁽¹⁾
Brunswick Valley
· Main Arm – pasture and fodder irrigation (2 farms)	· 60 ML/a, 8% (irrigation) · 3 ML/a, 0.4% (on-site): Total: 63 ML/a (8.4%)	· Expansion of rural scheme · New wetland regeneration and biomass cropping scheme (Sustainability Reserve) · Ocean Shores wetlands	· Rural expansion unknown · 100 ML/a for wetlands · 400 ML/a for biomass cropping · 100 ML/a via Ocean Shores wetlands Total: 663 ML/a (48%)⁽¹⁾

Existing Scheme	Current Reuse (average % of STP inflow)	Proposed Scheme Development	2027 Targets
Bangalow
· Bamboo plantation (5.23 ha)	· 18 ML/a, 13%	· Biomass cropping	· Additional 15 ha (150 ML/a)⁽¹⁾ Total: 168 ML/a (100%)
Ocean Shores
· Wetlands	Not monitored	· STP to be decommissioned. · Constructed wetland regeneration (treated effluent from Brunswick Valley STP to upgraded Ocean Shores wetlands)	Included above.
· All STPs			2,630 ML/a

1. Assumed evapotranspiration through wetlands. The remainder is discharged via surface water or groundwater.

3. Bring in full-spectrum testing and treatment (including alkyl-phenols) of sewage

Currently sewage is monitored for treatment plant operational control as well as discharge compliance testing in accordance with EPA licences. Parameters currently tested by Council include biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, faecal coliforms, nitrogen, phosphorous, pH, solids, chlorine, alkalinity, conductivity and sulfide.

Alkyl-phenols can imitate the action of natural estrogens and are an example of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) which are natural or synthetic chemicals that interact with the endocrine system altering its normal functioning. Common examples are nonylphenols found in surfactants, detergents, cosmetics and spermicides that can be present in STP effluent and other point sources. It has been assumed that EDCs are the focus of this part of the Council resolution. Background information on EDCs and their potential presence in municipal sewage and treated effluent discharges is provided below.

There are three broad categories of EDCs:

· Natural compounds such as estrogens, androgens, and plant-derived phytoestrogens;

· Synthetic steroidal hormones designed to target the endocrine system such as 17-alpha ethinylestradiol (the contraceptive pill)and other pharmaceutical products; and

· Synthetic chemicals (xenoestrogens), representing a diverse range of compounds including pesticides, dioxins, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) , Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenols and several heavy metals. These compounds differ from natural and synthetic hormones as they were never intended to produce estrogenic effects in organisms.

The endocrine system in living organisms regulates the production of hormones responsible for controlling a number of important bodily functions including metabolism, reproduction and tissue function. EDCs can be released from a range of point sources including STPs, pulp and paper mills, intensive animal operations (feedlots, piggeries etc.) and industrial sites as well as diffuse sources such as landfill leachate and agricultural runoff from land treated with pesticides.

STPs are known as sources of EDC compounds, particularly natural and steroidal hormones that are passed from humans to wastewater. Australian guidelines for managing risks in recycled water include EDCs as an emerging hazard found in sewage for which there is insufficient toxicological information.

The National Guidelines for Water Recycling state that EDCs have been shown to affect aquatic biota but there is no evidence that environmental exposure to low levels of potential EDCs affects human health. The World Health Organisation has published the latest research on EDCs including a summary for decision makers (http://www.who.int/ceh/risks/cehemerging2/en/).

It has been shown in Australian studies (e.g. Williams et al., 2007) that the technology used at STPs has an influence on the concentrations of EDCs in the effluent discharged. The available literature suggests that tertiary treatment is the most effective in the removal of xenoestrogens and treatment with aerobic processes was more effective than systems with anaerobic processes. Conventional coagulation/sedimentation/filtration processes are capable of removing large percentages of some compounds. Bioreactors, UV disinfection and oxidation ditches also have reasonable removal rates. The removal of steroidal estrogen is significantly lower than xenoestrogen removal with any treatment technology employed.

West Byron and Brunswick Valley STPs utilise oxidation and aerobic secondary treatment with UV disinfection. Effluent reused for urban applications from Byron Bay is also disinfected with chlorine and filtered. Effluent reused for agricultural applications (Main Arm) is also disinfected with chlorine. Bangalow STP is a membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant. Ocean Shores STP is an intermittently decanted extended aeration plant (biological treatment) with wetland polishing and UV disinfection.

A 2008 investigation of EDCs in Evans Head STP effluent (Hydrosphere Consulting, 2008) found that there were very low levels of estrogenicity in the STP effluent and the receiving environment and that it was highly unlikely that EDCs were leading to adverse biological effects in organisms living in the receiving environment.

Another 2008 study (Coleman et al.) to determine the estrogenic and androgenic activities of raw and treated sewage from STPs run by MidCoast Water measured estrogenic and androgenic activities. Secondary treatment (using activated sludge) removed the majority of the estrogenic (female sex hormones) and androgenic (male hormonal characteristics) activity (up to 99%).

Tertiary treatment by UV disinfection removed varying levels of estrogenic (19-69%) and androgenic (5-55%) activities. An MBR STP also utilising electro-chlorination removed over 87% of the estrogenic activity and over 98% of androgenic activity from raw sewage samples. However, levels which could be biologically significant still remained after secondary and tertiary treatment. On the basis of the available research, it is expected that Byron Shire’s STPs would provide some removal of EDCs.

The current methods for detecting EDCs are:

· Biological testing, using biomarkers and bioassays - A number of screening techniques have been developed to screen for estrogenic activity. Some of the more commonly used screening assays are the reporter gene assays such as the yeast estrogen screen (YES, a yeast screen bioassay was employed in the MidCoast Water study), the estrogen responsive chemically activated luciferase reporter gene expression (ER-CALUX®) assays (employed in the Evans Head study) and the GeneBLAzer battery of tests;

· Chemical analysis of raw water samples to screen for selected EDC compounds - Field-based EDC monitoring programs are generally based on the collection of discrete water samples, which are often repeated over space and time to account for system variability (e.g. monthly). There are a number of limitations in such an approach based on chemical analysis of water samples including cost and time requirements, lack of availability of suitable analytical methods for compounds such as hormones and pharmaceutical products, the estrogenic potency of EDC mixtures which is not detected by discrete EDC testing and the biodegradation of samples; and

· Whole fish studies - Chemical analyses may detect chemicals that have the potential to affect the endocrine systems of organisms but do not determine if detected chemicals are having an impact on the system, or the nature of impacts. Whole fish studies look for direct impacts in the receiving environment and take into account multiple processes occurring in the environment such as bioavailability, effects of mixtures of different EDCs on organisms and metabolism and the effects of long-term exposure. However, whole fish studies are expensive and studies conducted in isolation will not allow for any effects to be isolated from effects due to other factors.

The recommended initial aim of any EDC testing program is to assess the potential estrogenicity of water and sediment samples to give an indication of the risk of EDCs to the environment. The use of bioassays offers a relatively simple, standardised and cost-effective methodology to assess potential estrogenicity of raw water samples. The main advantage of this method for preliminary assessment is that rather than trying to detect the presence of possible EDCs in water samples that could involve several hundred potential chemicals that may or may not be affecting biota, the test determines whether there is potential estrogenicity in samples.

If required, further work could be carried out to pin-point particular chemical(s) either at the time of the initial screening tests or as a second stage in investigations. Whole fish studies could also be undertaken to detect morphological changes to organisms in the system as a second or third stage of investigations.

The Environmental & Agricultural Health Team at DPI in Wollongbar has previously offered a local service to test for EDCs using NATA accredited CALUX® methods. However, DPI funding priorities have changed and there is currently no known provider of the CALUX method in Australia.

The GeneBLAzer assay is run by Griffith University in the Gold Coast. Other bioassay testing methods are not readily available in Australia at the moment. The ER-CALUX assay can be run by its developers (BioDetection Systems) in The Netherlands.

Analysis costs are approximately $600 per sample for each estrogenicity assay (ER-GeneBLAzer). The GeneBLAzer suite of assays can also be used to detect other endocrine endpoints such as androgenicity (AR-GeneBLAzer), glucocorticoid (GR-GeneBLAzer) and progestagenic (PR-GeneBLAzer) endpoints. The cost for analysis of the full suite of assays would be approximately $2,000 per sample. Additional costs would apply for sample collection, transport and reporting.

Chemical analysis costs are as follows (per sample):-

· Heavy metals, triazine herbicides, organochlorine pesticides (OCP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nonyl- and octylphenol and estrogens: $600 per sample; and

· Dioxins/furans - Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins & Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs): $1,700 per sample.

Additional costs would apply for sample collection, transport and reporting.

A proposed preliminary testing program consists of water samples taken at the STP inlets, STP outlets (peak and non-peak flows), two locations downstream of STP discharge points and a location upstream of the STPs (six sites per STP). Sediment samples could also collected at the two locations downstream of STP discharge points. Additional samples could be collected at other sites including known sources of EDCs such as solid waste facilities and agricultural areas.

A budget estimate for this initial testing program at each STP is (assuming 8 locations are sampled per STP, excluding GST):-

Sample collection (8 samples, 2 sets)	$3,000
GeneBLAzer bioassays (4)	$16,000
Chemical analysis (heavy metals, triazine herbicides, OCP, PCB, PAH, nonyl- and octylphenol and estrogens	$4,800
Chemical analysis (dioxins/furans)	$13,600
Reporting and management	$7,000
Total cost (per STP)	$44,000
Total cost (for all 4 STPs)	$177,600

Costs could be reduced by only conducting the GeneBLAzer bioassays or only conducting the program for a single STP.

4. Consider minimising energy usage and the use of renewable energy

Water and sewer projects in recent years have been developed with the aim of minimising energy use e.g. tenders for Valances Road STP were evaluated against greenhouse gas generation criteria and variable speed drives and power correction factor devices were installed at SPSs and STPs where viable. These actions were driven by the Byron Shire Low Carbon Strategy 2014.

Other actions proposed in the Strategy include:

· Investigate additional opportunities for energy efficiency throughout the wastewater treatment network;

· Conduct energy and water audit of Council facilities to identify efficiency improvements (e.g. lighting, insulation, tap locks, hot water);

· Investigate feasibility of micro hydro turbines in reticulated water supply network;

· Encourage and promote safe water harvesting and reuse for residents and businesses;

· Install ‘smart meters’ across the water and sewerage assets to provide centralised monitoring of energy consumption; and

· Continue to manage Council's energy and fuel data to identify wastage and document consumption.

Council is investigating the potential to utilise all sources of organic waste material, termed “biomass”, produced in the Shire. Biomass is organic matter from urban, commercial or farming activities that could be utilised for its highest available reuse value by being “fed” into a bio energy plant.

Innovative utilisation of the Shire’s biomass provides an opportunity to reduce carbon emissions and creating a valuable resource from the mass of organic waste material (including STP effluent and biosolids) produced within the Shire. Council has recently completed a detailed assessment to quantify and qualify the possible sources of biomass within the Byron Shire.

A budget estimate for additional expenditure on energy efficiency projects is $0.5 million over the next ten years.

Financial Assessment

The current water supply and sewerage capital works programs consider the future growth expected within the Shire, the replacement of assets considered in poor or critical condition and the provision of works to improve the levels of service currently provided to ensure the delivery of the targets adopted by Council. The estimated capital investment over the next 30 years for water supply and sewerage documented in the draft SBP was $37 million and $102 million respectively.

Asset renewal projects and projected expenditure were reviewed as part of the development of the SBP and Financial Planning. Major asset upgrade projects include the proposed transfer of Ocean Shores sewage to Brunswick Valley STP for treatment and upgrade of Brunswick Valley STP (2020) and longer-term upgrade of the STP in 2032. Expenditure for upgrade of the Byron Bay STP is included between 2024 and 2027. Expenditure for upgrade of the Mullumbimby WTP is included in 2044.

Financial plans were developed with the draft 2016 SBP to enable Council to determine the revenue needed to meet the levels of service over the long term, adopt funding strategies and effectively manage the cash flow. The financial plans included the capital works plans and recurrent costs for operations, maintenance and administration identified at that time.

As a result of the IWCM review, additional expenditure is proposed as follows:

· Sewerage:

o Mullumbimby inflow and infiltration reduction: $500,000 p.a. for ten years (then $100,000 p.a.)

o Inflow and infiltration investigations for other systems: $500,000 p.a. for ten years (then $100,000 p.a.)

o Effluent reuse opportunities: $10.0 million over the next ten years

o EDC testing program: $200,000

o Energy efficiency projects: $0.5 million over the next ten years (half for each of water supply and sewerage)

· Water supply:

o Mullumbimby water supply security: $5 million

o Energy efficiency projects: $0.5 million over the next ten years (half for each of water supply and sewerage).

The financial plans have been updated with this additional expenditure.

The proposed additional expenditure is affordable with the sewer and water funds continuing to accumulate significant levels of cash over the longer term.

Financial Implications

Financial sustainability of the water supply and sewerage businesses is verified by the strategic business plan.

Statutory and Policy Compliance Implications

Compliance with the NSW Government’s Best-Practice Management of Water Supply and Sewerage Guidelines, 2007.

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.3 - Attachment 1

POLICY TITLE

WATER AND SEWER EQUIVALENT TENEMENTS POLICY
(For Determining Developer Servicing Charges)

1. OBJECTIVES

This Policy provides guidelines to allow the calculation of Developer Servicing Charges by specifying the demand on Council’s water and sewer services generated by new development

2. POLICY STATEMENT

2.1. Equitable Methodology

Council requires an equitable methodology to assess the Developer Servicing Charges for new development to contribute towards the cost of expanding or upgrading Council’s water and sewer infrastructure.

2.2. Calculation of Developer Charges

The calculation of Developer Servicing Charges is based upon the fundamental principle that Council’s investment in assets servicing a development area is fully recovered from that development in accordance with Council’s adopted Development Servicing Plans for Water Supply and Sewerage Services.

2.3. Quantum of Water and Sewer Equivalent Tenement

For the purposes of this policy an equivalent tenement is defined as the average residential water consumption of 630 litres per day per dwelling and sewerage loading of 590 litres per day per dwelling in accordance with Council’s current adopted Developer Servicing Plans. This figure is based upon flow information throughout the urban areas of the Shire and the Section 64 Determination of Equivalent Tenements Guidelines for NSW Local Government Water Authorities by the NSW Water Directorate.

3. POLICY OUTLINE

3.1 Purpose

This Policy allows Council to determine Equivalent Tenement figures for new developments to calculate Developer Servicing Charges under Section 64 of the Local Government Act.

3.2 Context

This Policy and the assessment criteria supersede Council’s previous resolutions and methods of calculation. This Policy is to be read in conjunction with other Byron Shire Council policies and plans including but not limited to Developer Servicing Plans for Water Supply and Sewerage Services, Liquid Trade Waste Approvals Policy; Section 94 Developer Contribution Plans and Local Environmental Plans.

3.3. Definition of an Equivalent Tenement: Water

That for the purpose of this policy an Equivalent Tenement is 630 litres per day of water consumption. These loadings are the average loading per dwelling .The water figure allows for losses in the water supply network.

3.4. Definition of an Equivalent Tenement: Sewage

That for the purpose of this policy an Equivalent Tenement is 590 litres per day of unmetered sewage discharge. These loadings are the average loading per dwelling. The sewer figure allows for base load infiltration to the sewerage system.

3.5. Responsibilities

The responsibilities under this Policy are listed in the table below.

Task	Position/Stakeholder	Recommended Frequency
· Implementation	· General Manager	· Ongoing
· Review of the Policy and assessment criteria	· The elected Council	· Every 3 years
· Monitoring of water supply and sewerage capacity, demand and usage. (current, approved and approval potential in terms of hydraulic and treatment capacities)	· Director, Infrastructure Services	· Ongoing monitoring · Detailed assessment every year
· Compliance	· Director Sustainable Environment and Economy · Director, Infrastructure Services	· Ongoing

4. DETERMINATION OF QUANTUM OF DEVELOPER SERVICING CHARGES

4.1. Definitions

The definitions of types of usage and standard units shall be made in order to best match the nature of the development with the rate of usage.

Example 1: In Section 5. Land Use Categories, the standard unit reads as “Bed” and is taken to be a single bed equating to one person. A development indicating a double bed in a proposed development will be assessed as two persons and, hence, two “bed” units.

Example 2: In Section 5. Land Use Categories, the standard units reads as “Floor Area” and is taken to be the “Gross Floor Area” of a development, except where usage is proposed outside of the “Gross Floor Area”, in which case the “Floor Area” shall be equal to the “Gross Floor Area” plus additional area. For example; a beer garden.

4.2. Method of Determination

Council shall use the values in the “Section 64 Determinations of Equivalent Tenements Guidelines” as developed by the NSW Water Directorate as published from time-to-time modified so as to suit Byron Shire Council’s unique circumstances, as provided in Section 5. Land Use Categories.

4.3. Matters of Local Precedence

Matters of Local Precedence have been incorporated into Section 5. Land Use Categories, applied generally where there is no direction given by the Water Directorate’s published guidelines.

4.4. Demand Management Initiatives

Demand management refers to practices that significantly reduce either the volume of water being used and/or the volume of sewage/liquid trade waste being generated by a development and discharged to sewer.

Where mechanisms are included that reduces demand for water or sewer capacity, and is guaranteed by an instrument such as a Section 88b provision, volumes and hence charges maybe reduced.

Demand Management Initiative	Reduction Amount	Comment
Waterless Composting Toilets	16% reduction of water and sewerage load^{^[1]}	There must be no sewered toilets in the development
Internal and / or External Recycled Water Use	Case by case basis	Depending on the extent and nature of the use
Other	Case by case basis	Depending on the extent and nature of the use

4.5. Allowance for existing development

Developer Servicing Charges for new developments will be levied according to the estimated increase in water and sewer demand as specified in Section 5. Land Use Categories. Existing equivalents (entitlements) for developments connected to water supply and sewerage pertaining to the site will be deducted from the total prior to the calculation of the new charges.

4.6. Assessment of new subdivisions

Subdivisions, where the intensity of development has not been defined, shall be assessed using Section 5. Land Use Categories.

4.7. Consolidated lots

Lots which are consolidated as one property for rating purposes (paying a single sewer and/or water access charge) are still considered to carry one ET entitlement per each Lot of developable size (within the planning definition and Council’s applicable Development Control Plan).

4.8. Industrial Uses (not light industrial)

The Director, Infrastructure Services, using data from the developer, comparable uses, Water Directorate figures and the Sewerage Code of Australia as developed by the Water Services Association of Australia, shall assess and determine appropriate ET loads.

4.9. Non-Specified Uses

For uses other than those specified, the Director, Infrastructure Services, using data from comparable uses, Water Directorate figures and the Sewerage Code of Australia as developed by the Water Services Association of Australia, shall assess and determine appropriate ET loads.

5.
LAND USE CATEGORIES

Ref	CATEGORY	STANDARD UNIT	WATER ET	SEWER ET	COMMENTS
Subdivision Categories - Intensity Not Defined
1.0	New Torrens Title Subdivision (Intensity Not Defined)
1.1	Residential	Lot	1.00	1.00
1.2	Commercial	Lot	1.00	1.00
1.3	Light Industrial	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00
Residential User Categories - Standard ET Figures
2.0	Single Residential Lots (House)
2.1	Standard Residential Torrens Title Lot (450m² to 2000m²)	Lot	1.00	1.00
2.2	Small Residential Torrens Title Lot (< 450m²)	Lot	Use rate for Units in Multi-Residential Lots (see 3.0 below)
2.3	Large Residential Torrens Title Lot (> 2000m²)	Lot	1.20	1.00
3.0	Multi-Residential Lots (Medium Density 1 - 2 Storey)
3.1	Dual Occupancy – 1 bedroom	Dwelling	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.10 below) for a Lot size of less than (<) 450m² / dwelling. or Use 2.1 or 2.3 : Standard Residential Lot size greater than or equal to (>=) 450m² / dwelling Example: A dual occupancy ( two dwellings) on a lot of 1000 m² is assessed as 500 m² per dwelling and will be 2ET (Ref:2.1)
3.2	Dual Occupancy – 2 bedrooms	Dwelling
3.3	Dual Occupancy – 3 or more bedrooms	Dwelling
3.4	Duplex - 1 bedroom	Dwelling
3.5	Duplex - 2 bedrooms	Dwelling
3.6	Duplex - 3 or more bedrooms (or more)	Dwelling
3.7	Units - 1 bedroom	Dwelling	0.40	0.3250
3.8	Units - 2 bedrooms	Dwelling	0.60	0.75~~487~~
3.9	Units - 3 or more bedrooms (or more)	Dwelling	0.80	1.00~~0.650~~
3.100	Managers Residence**	Dwelling	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		e.g. Commercial or Industrial Complex
4.0	Multi-Residential Lots (High Density)
4.1	Multi Storey Apartments (1 bedroom)	Dwelling	0.33	0.50~~325~~
4.2	Multi Storey Apartments (2 bedrooms)	Dwelling	0.50	0.~~487~~75
4.3	Multi Storey Apartments (3 or more or more bedrooms)	Dwelling	0.67	0.6501.00
Commercial User Categories - Standard ET Figures
5.0	Accommodation (Permanent)
5.1	Nursing Home / Special Care Home	Bed	0.50	0.4870.75	Limited medical facilities, communal kitchen / laundry
5.2	Self Care Retirement Units / Villas	-	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		Internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.3	Self Care Retirement - Serviced Unit (Onsite)	-	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		No internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.4	Self Care Retirement - Serviced Unit (Offsite)	Bed	0.30	0.~~292~~45	No internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.5	Boarding House	Bed	0.33	0.~~325~~50	Communal kitchen / laundry
5.6	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (1 bedroom)	Van	0.40	0.~~325~~50
5.7	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (2 bedrooms)	Van	0.60	0.75~~487~~	Use this if the number of rooms is unknown
5.8	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (3 bedrooms)	Van	0.80	1.00~~0.650~~
6.0	Accommodation (Short Term)				Peak week loading - use peak occupancy
Caravan Park
6.1	Camping Site (temporary)	Site	0.50	0.4090.63	Site approx. equivalent to average caravan site
6.2	Caravan / Cabin Site (temporary)	Site	0.50	0.4090.63	Also use for on-site caravans / cabins
Other
6.3	Bed & Breakfast / Guest House	Bedroom	0.40	0.3250.50	House based with communal kitchen / laundry. Add 1 ET for the principal dwelling.
6.4	Motel / Hotel / Resort Room	Bedroom	0.30	0.2920.45	Consider food prep, entertainment & sporting separately
6.5	Backpackers / Hostel	Bed	0.15	0.1490.23	Communal kitchen, small laundry, not serviced
6.6	Extended Stay/Serviced Apartments	-	Use 4.0 Multi-Res lots (High Density)		Self contained (if not, use motel)
7.0	Accommodation (Medical Care)
7.1	Hospital	Bed	0.90	0.9291.43	Includes medical facilities
7.2	Hostel (Medical)	Bed	0.70	0.7211.11	Includes some medical facilities
8.0	Business (Excluding Food Preparation)
General
8.1	Single Retail Shop**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003
8.2	Supermarket**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003	Includes minor food preparation e.g. Deli cabinet Excludes cooked chickens (See 9.0 Food Preparation)
8.3	Shopping Centre	-	Assess amenities, food preparation area & specific businesses individually
8.4	Offices**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.~~010~~004
Specific
8.5	Hairdresser / Beauty Salon	Basin	0.50	0.~~513~~79	Excludes: spray tanning, tattooing, ear piercing or hair removal One (1) sink is permitted for hygiene purposes and not counted as a requirement for this activity.
8.6	Laundromat	Machine	0.45	0.~~461~~71
8.7	Medical Centre / Therapy / Consultation Room	Room	0.40	0.~~409~~63	Based on number of consultation rooms. Includes: Dentist, Ophthalmologist, Colonic irrigators, Spa/Health resort Excludes: Psychologist, Chiropractor, Osteopath, Podiatrist, Kinesiology, Naturopath, Acupuncture, etc. – to be assessed as 8.4 Offices
8.8	Plant Nursery	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.9	Car Yard / Showroom**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.004	See 8.4 Offices
8.10	Service Station	Lane	0.60	0.~~585~~90
8.11	Car Wash – not recycling water	Lane	5.70	5.8669.03
8.12	Car Wash – recycling water	Lane	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.13	Escort Agency	Room	0.40	0.~~325~~50
8.14	Animal Boarding	Floor Area m²	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.15	Vet Clinic or Animal Grooming	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	No animal washing or bathing.
8.16	Animal Grooming/Wash	Bath	0.50	0.~~513~~79
8.17	Self Storage**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	Consider the office area only
9.0	Food Preparation
General
9.1	Restaurant / Café	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.~~006~~01	Include the Additional floor area for on-street and al fresco dining
9.2	Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)	Floor Area m²	0.02	0.~~013~~02	Also use for general food preparation Amenities provided for “employees only”.
9.3	Take Away / Fast Food (including amenities)	Floor Area m²	0.03	0.0532	Amenities are toilets and hand wash basins provided for use by customers.
9.4	Catering	Floor Area m²	0.02	0.0213	The food preparation area to be considered separately
Specific
9.5	Bakery	-	Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.6	Butcher	-	Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.7	Fishing Co-op	-	Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.8	Bulk Food/Product Storage Area**	-	Use 13.2 Light Industrial. The food preparation, storage, office areas to be considered separately.
10.0	Entertainment
10.1	Licensed Club	Floor Area m²	The food preparation, entertainment, office areas to be considered separately.
10.2	Pub / Bar	Floor Area m²	0.03	0.~~032~~05	The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.1 Restaurant / Café rate for beer garden and balance of area**
10.3	Cinema / Theatre / Public Entertainment**	Seat	0.01	0.01
10.4	Function / Conference Centre**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.0 Food Preparation
10.5	Special Events and Festivals**		Separate and assess the food preparation, entertainment, amenities individually If more toilets are required to service the events than the existing fixtures then portable amenities may be used. Developer charges will not be payable for the use of portable amenities that are not connected to water or sewerage The normal calculation for such types of events nominates 1 WC for each 100 males, 1 urinal for every 10 males, and 1 WC for every 25 females. These calculations arise from the Building Code of Australia tables, with some interpretation for events i.e. may require more WCs if serving alcohol at the event.
10.6	Marina	Berth	0.60	0.~~585~~990
11.0	Sporting / Spectator Facilities
General
11.1	Gym / yoga / fitness centre**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.0 Food Preparation
Specific
11.2	Hockey Field (artificial surface)	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
11.3	Bowling Alley	Lane	0.35	0.~~357~~55	The food preparation and office areas to be considered separately.
11.4	Bowling Green	-	Separate and assess the Food Preparation, Amenities, Irrigation areas individually.
11.5	Private Residential Swimming Pool	Litres	Not considered as per Res 13-134
11.6	Commercial/Public Swimming Pool - Indoor or Outdoor	Litres	To be considered on a case by case basis Commercial/public swimming pool or spa pool means a swimming pool or spa pool to which the public is admitted, whether free of charge, on payment of a fee or otherwise, including: (a) a pool to which the public is admitted as an entitlement of membership of a club, or (b) a pool provided at a workplace for the use of employees, or (c) a pool provided at a hotel, motel or guest house (including Bed & Breakfast) or at holiday units, or similar facility, for the use of guests, or (d) a pool provided at a school or hospital.
12.0	Community Facilities
12.1	Child Care Centre / Pre-school	Person	0.06	0.~~065~~10	A person includes a student/pupil, teacher and staff member
12.2	Education – School (primary & secondary)	Person	0.03	0.0532	A person includes a student/pupil, teacher and staff member
12.3	Education - College, University (tertiary)	Person	0.02	0.0213	Consider and assess the Food Preparation separately
12.4	Correctional Centre	Person	0.50	0.75~~487~~	Example: Prison, Gaol
12.5	Church / Place of Worship**	Floor Area m²	0.005	0.005
12.6	Community Building / Hall / Library**	Floor Area m²	0.005	0.005	See Clause 6. Notes & Definitions
12.7	Parks / Gardens / Reserves (Irrigation)	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
12.8	Public Amenities (per shower)	Shower	0.40	0.~~409~~63
12.9	Public Amenities (per WC or Urinal)	WC or Urinal	0.40	0.~~409~~63	The equivalent width of one urinal equals 600mm
Industrial User Categories - Standard ET Figures
13.0	Industrial General
13.1	Light Industrial	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area (i.e. Length of parcel road frontage x ½ road reserve width)
13.2	Light Industrial**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003	For mixed use sites
13.3	Future Unknown - Light	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1
13.4	Future Unknown - Medium	Gross Ha	30.00	30.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1
13.5	Future Unknown - Heavy	Gross Ha	50.00	50.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1

** Rate set by Local Precedence

6. NOTES & DEFINITIONS

a.	One (1) Local ET = Town Water Usage of 630 L/day & Sewerage Loading of 590 L/day
b.	The ET rate for units shall be calculated on the basis of each bedroom or a room that could be used as or perceived as a bedroom.
c.	Assessed ET rounded to the second decimal place e.g. calculated at 7.456 ET = 7.46 ET
d.	Ancillary use: Ancillary means 1. Subordinate; subsidiary. 2. Auxiliary; helping - The definition of ancillary means something that is helping or subordinate, but not as necessary. A conference room in a holiday complex is NOT ancillary and will attract ET loading. It is an additional feature of the holiday complex which is essentially approved for short term accommodation. A bathroom or toilet servicing a number of offices/retail stores in the same building can be considered as ancillary –the bathroom is subordinate to the office in that it is a requirement for people working in the office/retail store. The offices/retail stores attract the ET load already. A baggage store at a hotel can argued to be ancillary as it is only used for temporary storage and security of luggage for people prior to departure. It’s not occupied by people that would create an ET load. The use of the word Ancillary in the EP&A Act and Regulations is not the same as it is used in this policy.
e.	“Bed” is taken to be a single bed equating to one person
f.	A “bedroom” is any habitable room that, in the opinion of Council, by its physical design, designated or capable of being used as a bedroom including separably accessible rooms designated a bedroom, study, studio, den, attic, media room, home office or the like other than a kitchen, WC, bathroom or laundry.
g.	A "bulk store" means a building or place used for the warehousing of goods, where the goods stored or to be stored are not required for use in a shop or commercial premises on the same parcel of land or on the adjoining land in the same ownership.
h.	A “community building” means a building or place owned, occupied or operated by the council or another public or local authority and used to provide facilities comprising or relating to any one or more of the following: (a) a library, rest room, meeting room, neighbourhood centre, senior citizens centre, youth centre, welfare centre or any similar place, or (b) health centre or place providing similar services, or (c) indoor recreation, child minding or any similar activity, or (d) arts and craft centre, information centre or kiosk.
i.	Developable Size: refer to Byron Local Environment Plan 2014 and/or Council’s current Development Control Plan for guidance on minimum size of a Developable Lot.
j.	Dry weather flow definition: The average daily flow to the treatment works during seven consecutive days without rain (excluding a period which includes public holidays) following seven days during which the rainfall did not exceed 0.25 millimetres on any one day.
k.	“Floor Area” is taken to be the “Gross Floor Area” of a development, except where usage is proposed outside of the “Gross Floor Area”, in which case the “Floor Area” shall be equal to the “Gross Floor Area” plus additional area
l.	Restaurant versus Take Away: Restaurant or cafe means a building or place the principal purpose of which is the preparation and serving, on a retail basis, of food and drink to people for consumption on the premises. Take Away food and drink premises means premises that are predominantly used for the preparation and retail sale of food or drink (or both) for immediate consumption away from the premises.
m.	A “swimming pool”, including a spa, is subject to Public Health Act 2010 & Regulation 2012 requirements. Water and sewerage load demands from the pool will be generated by top-up water requirements due to splash-out, evaporation, backwash water demand and backwash water discharged to sewer. Reference is made to the “NSW Heath - Swimming Pool and Spa Advisory Document 2013” to calculate loadings, consideration is given to: • The volume of the pool. • cross-sections of the pool structure which show depths. • The turnover rate of the pool. • The daily volume of make-up water required for the pool. • The daily volume of backwash water discharged to sewer.
n.	Torrens Title Lot versus Strata Lot: Strata lots are only air space sitting on a parent Torrens Title Lot; it is intent of the policy to deal only with Torrens title lots. Hence, a strata lot is assessed as a dwelling or for the land use category itself. A vacant strata lot, without a specified land use, will be assessed as one (1) ET. From Water Management Regulations: WATER MANAGEMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2011 - REG 139 Sewerage service not to be shared Subclause (4) For the purposes of this clause, the separate lots in a strata scheme under the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 or the Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986 are taken to constitute a single parcel of land.
o.	Additional definitions – may use dictionary in the Byron Local Environment Plan 2014 or words and phrases are not defined in LEP 2014 then refer to the meaning defined in the Dictionary contained in Appendix A1 of the Byron Shire Development Control Plan 2014

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BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.3 - Attachment 2

CURRENT POLICY 13/005

POLICY TITLE

WATER AND SEWER EQUIVALENT TENEMENTS POLICY
(For Determining Developer Servicing Charges)

1. OBJECTIVES

This Policy provides guidelines to allow the calculation of Developer Servicing Charges by specifying the demand on Council’s water and sewer services generated by new development

2. POLICY STATEMENT

2.1. Equitable Methodology

2.2. Calculation of Developer Charges

2.3. Quantum of Water and Sewer Equivalent Tenement

3. POLICY OUTLINE

3.1 Purpose

This Policy allows Council to determine Equivalent Tenement figures for new developments to calculate Developer Servicing Charges under Section 64 of the Local Government Act.

3.2 Context

3.3. Definition of an Equivalent Tenement: Water

DRAFT POLICY 2017

POLICY TITLE

WATER AND SEWER EQUIVALENT TENEMENTS POLICY
(For Determining Developer Servicing Charges)

1. OBJECTIVES

This Policy provides guidelines to allow the calculation of Developer Servicing Charges by specifying the demand on Council’s water and sewer services generated by new development

2. POLICY STATEMENT

2.1. Equitable Methodology

2.2. Calculation of Developer Charges

2.3. Quantum of Water and Sewer Equivalent Tenement

3. POLICY OUTLINE

3.1 Purpose

This Policy allows Council to determine Equivalent Tenement figures for new developments to calculate Developer Servicing Charges under Section 64 of the Local Government Act.

3.2 Context

3.3. Definition of an Equivalent Tenement: Water

3.4. Definition of an Equivalent Tenement: Sewage

3.5. Responsibilities

The responsibilities under this Policy are listed in the table below.

Task	Position/Stakeholder	Recommended Frequency
§ Implementation	§ General Manager	§ Ongoing
§ Review of the Policy and assessment criteria	§ The elected Council	§ Every 3 years
§ Monitoring of water supply and sewerage capacity, demand and usage. (current, approved and approval potential in terms of hydraulic and treatment capacities)	§ Executive Manager, Water and Recycling	§ Ongoing monitoring § Detailed assessment every year
§ Compliance	§ Executive Manager, Environment and Planning § Executive Manager, Water and Recycling	§ Ongoing

3.4.
Definition of an Equivalent Tenement: Sewage

3.5. Responsibilities

The responsibilities under this Policy are listed in the table below.

Task	Position/Stakeholder	Recommended Frequency
· Implementation	· General Manager	· Ongoing
· Review of the Policy and assessment criteria	· The elected Council	· Every 3 years
· Monitoring of water supply and sewerage capacity, demand and usage. (current, approved and approval potential in terms of hydraulic and treatment capacities)	· Director, Infrastructure Services	· Ongoing monitoring · Detailed assessment every year
· Compliance	· Director Sustainable Environment and Economy · Director, Infrastructure Services	· Ongoing

4. DETERMINATION OF QUANTUM OF DEVELOPER SERVICING CHARGES

4.1. Definitions

The definitions of types of usage and standard units shall be made in order to best match the nature of the development with the rate of usage.

Example 1: In Appendix A, the standard unit reads as “Bed” and is taken to be a single bed equating to one person. A development indicating a double bed in a proposed development will be assessed as two persons and, hence, two “bed” units.

Example 2: In Appendix A, the standard units reads as “Floor Area” and is taken to be the “Gross Floor Area” of a development, except where usage is proposed outside of the “Gross Floor Area”, in which case the “Floor Area” shall be equal to the “Gross Floor Area” plus additional area. For example; a beer garden.

4.2. Method of Determination

4.3. Matters of Local Precedence

Matters of Local Precedence have been incorporated into Appendix A, applied generally where there is no direction given by the Water Directorate’s published guidelines.

4.4. Demand Management Initiatives

Where mechanisms are included that reduces demand for water or sewer capacity, and is guaranteed by an instrument such as a Section 88b provision, volumes and hence charges maybe reduced.

Demand Management Initiative	Reduction Amount	Comment
Waterless Composting Toilets	16% reduction of water and sewerage load	There must be no sewered toilets in the development
Internal and / or External Recycled Water Use	Case by case basis	Depending on the extent and nature of the use
Other	Case by case basis	Depending on the extent and nature of the use

4. DETERMINATION OF QUANTUM OF DEVELOPER SERVICING CHARGES

4.1. Definitions

The definitions of types of usage and standard units shall be made in order to best match the nature of the development with the rate of usage.

4.2. Method of Determination

4.3. Matters of Local Precedence

Matters of Local Precedence have been incorporated into Section 5. Land Use Categories, applied generally where there is no direction given by the Water Directorate’s published guidelines.

4.4. Demand Management Initiatives

Where mechanisms are included that reduces demand for water or sewer capacity, and is guaranteed by an instrument such as a Section 88b provision, volumes and hence charges maybe reduced.

Demand Management Initiative	Reduction Amount	Comment
Waterless Composting Toilets	16% reduction of water and sewerage load	There must be no sewered toilets in the development
Internal and / or External Recycled Water Use	Case by case basis	Depending on the extent and nature of the use
Other	Case by case basis	Depending on the extent and nature of the use

4.5. Allowance for existing development

Developer Servicing Charges for new developments will be levied according to the estimated increase in water and sewer demand as specified in the appendices. Existing equivalents (entitlements) for developments connected to water supply and sewerage pertaining to the site will be deducted from the total prior to the calculation of the new charges.

4.6. Assessment of new subdivisions

Subdivisions, where the intensity of development has not been defined, shall be assessed using Appendix A.

4.7. Consolidated lots

4.8. Industrial Uses (not light industrial)

The Executive Manager of Water and Recycling, using data from the developer, comparable uses, Water Directorate figures and the Sewerage Code of Australia as developed by the Water Services Association of Australia, shall assess and determine appropriate ET loads.

4.9. Non-Specified Uses

For uses other than those specified, the Executive Manager of Water and Recycling, using data from comparable uses, Water Directorate figures and the Sewerage Code of Australia as developed by the Water Services Association of Australia, shall assess and determine appropriate ET loads.

4.5. Allowance for existing development

4.6. Assessment of new subdivisions

Subdivisions, where the intensity of development has not been defined, shall be assessed using Section 5. Land Use Categories.

4.7. Consolidated lots

4.8. Industrial Uses (not light industrial)

4.9. Non-Specified Uses

5.
APPENDIX A

Ref	CATEGORY	STANDARD UNIT	WATER ET	SEWER ET	COMMENTS
Subdivision Categories - Intensity Not Defined
1.0	New Subdivision (Intensity Not Defined)
1.1	Residential	Lot	1.00	1.00
1.2	Commercial	Lot	1.00	1.00
1.3	Light Industrial	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00
Residential User Categories - Standard ET Figures
2.0	Single Residential Lots (House)
2.1	Standard Residential Lot (450m² to 2000m²)	Lot	1.00	1.00
2.2	Small Residential Lot (< 450m²)	Lot	Use rate for Units in Multi-Residential Lots (see 3.0 below)
2.3	Large Residential Lot (> 2000m²)	Lot	1.20	1.00
3.0	Multi-Residential Lots (Medium Density 1 - 2 Storey)
3.1	Dual Occupancy – 1 bedroom	Dwelling	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 below) for a Lot size of less than (<) 450m² / dwelling or Use 2.1: Standard Residential Lot size greater than or equal to (>=) 450m² / dwelling Example: A dual occupancy (two dwellings) on a lot of 1000 m² is assessed as 500 m² per dwelling and will be 2ET (Ref: 2.1)
3.2	Dual Occupancy – 2 bedrooms	Dwelling
3.3	Dual Occupancy – 3 or more bedrooms	Dwelling
3.4	Duplex - 1 bedroom	Dwelling
3.5	Duplex - 2 bedrooms	Dwelling
3.6	Duplex - 3 or more bedrooms (or more)	Dwelling
3.7	Units - 1 bedroom	Dwelling	0.40	0.50
3.8	Units - 2 bedrooms	Dwelling	0.60	0.75
3.9	Units - 3 or more bedrooms (or more)	Dwelling	0.80	1.00
3.10	Managers Residence**	Dwelling	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		e.g. Commercial or Industrial Complex
4.0	Multi-Residential Lots (High Density)
4.1	Multi Storey Apartments (1 bedroom)	Dwelling	0.33	0.50
4.2	Multi Storey Apartments (2 bedrooms)	Dwelling	0.50	0.75
4.3	Multi Storey Apartments (3 or more or more bedrooms)	Dwelling	0.67	1.00

5.
LAND USE CATEGORIES

Ref	CATEGORY	STANDARD UNIT	WATER ET	SEWER ET	COMMENTS
Subdivision Categories - Intensity Not Defined
1.0	New Torrens Title Subdivision (Intensity Not Defined)
1.1	Residential	Lot	1.00	1.00
1.2	Commercial	Lot	1.00	1.00
1.3	Light Industrial	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00
Residential User Categories - Standard ET Figures
2.0	Single Residential Lots (House)
2.1	Standard Residential Torrens Title Lot (450m² to 2000m²)	Lot	1.00	1.00
2.2	Small Residential Torrens Title Lot (< 450m²)	Lot	Use rate for Units in Multi-Residential Lots (see 3.0 below)
2.3	Large Residential Torrens Title Lot (> 2000m²)	Lot	1.20	1.00
3.0	Multi-Residential Lots (Medium Density 1 - 2 Storey)
3.1	Dual Occupancy – 1 bedroom	Dwelling	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.10 below) for a Lot size of less than (<) 450m² / dwelling. or Use 2.1 or 2.3 : Standard Residential Lot size greater than or equal to (>=) 450m² / dwelling Example: A dual occupancy ( two dwellings) on a lot of 1000 m² is assessed as 500 m² per dwelling and will be 2ET (Ref:2.1)
3.2	Dual Occupancy – 2 bedrooms	Dwelling
3.3	Dual Occupancy – 3 or more bedrooms	Dwelling
3.4	Duplex - 1 bedroom	Dwelling
3.5	Duplex - 2 bedrooms	Dwelling
3.6	Duplex - 3 or more bedrooms (or more)	Dwelling
3.7	Units - 1 bedroom	Dwelling	0.40	0.3250
3.8	Units - 2 bedrooms	Dwelling	0.60	0.75~~487~~
3.9	Units - 3 or more bedrooms (or more)	Dwelling	0.80	1.00~~0.650~~
3.100	Managers Residence**	Dwelling	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		e.g. Commercial or Industrial Complex
4.0	Multi-Residential Lots (High Density)
4.1	Multi Storey Apartments (1 bedroom)	Dwelling	0.33	0.50~~325~~
4.2	Multi Storey Apartments (2 bedrooms)	Dwelling	0.50	0.~~487~~75
4.3	Multi Storey Apartments (3 or more or more bedrooms)	Dwelling	0.67	0.6501.00

5.0	Accommodation (Permanent)
5.1	Nursing Home / Special Care Home	Bed	0.50	0.75	Limited medical facilities, communal kitchen / laundry
5.2	Self Care Retirement Units / Villas	-	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		Internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.3	Self Care Retirement - Serviced Unit (Onsite)	-	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		No internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.4	Self Care Retirement - Serviced Unit (Offsite)	Bed	0.30	0.45	No internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.5	Boarding House	Bed	0.33	0.50	Communal kitchen / laundry
5.6	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (1 bedroom)	Van	0.40	0.50
5.7	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (2 bedrooms)	Van	0.60	0.75	Use this if the number of rooms is unknown
5.8	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (3 bedrooms)	Van	0.80	1.00
6.0	Accommodation (Short Term)				Peak day loading - use peak occupancy
Caravan Park
6.1	Camping Site (temporary)	Site	0.50	0.63	Site approx. equivalent to average caravan site
6.2	Caravan / Cabin Site (temporary)	Site	0.50	0.63	Also use for on-site caravans / cabins
Other
6.3	Bed & Breakfast / Guest House	Room	0.40	0.50	House based with communal kitchen / laundry
6.4	Motel / Hotel / Resort Room	Room	0.30	0.45	Consider food prep, entertainment & sporting separately
6.5	Backpackers / Hostel	Bed	0.15	0.23	Communal kitchen, small laundry, not serviced
6.6	Serviced / Un-serviced Apartments	-	Use 4.0 Multi-Res lots (High Density)		Self contained (if not, use motel)
7.0	Accommodation (Medical Care)
7.1	Hospital	Bed	0.90	1.43	Includes medical facilities
7.2	Hostel (Medical)	Bed	0.70	1.11	Includes some medical facilities
8.0	Business (Excluding Food Preparation)
General
8.1	Single Retail Shop**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003

5.0	Accommodation (Permanent)
5.1	Nursing Home / Special Care Home	Bed	0.50	0.4870.75	Limited medical facilities, communal kitchen / laundry
5.2	Self Care Retirement Units / Villas	-	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		Internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.3	Self Care Retirement - Serviced Unit (Onsite)	-	Use Units (see 3.7 to 3.9 above)		No internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.4	Self Care Retirement - Serviced Unit (Offsite)	Bed	0.30	0.~~292~~45	No internal kitchen / laundry facilities
5.5	Boarding House	Bed	0.33	0.~~325~~50	Communal kitchen / laundry
5.6	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (1 bedroom)	Van	0.40	0.~~325~~50
5.7	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (2 bedrooms)	Van	0.60	0.75~~487~~	Use this if the number of rooms is unknown
5.8	Caravan / Mobile Home Park (3 bedrooms)	Van	0.80	1.00~~0.650~~
6.0	Accommodation (Short Term)				Peak week loading - use peak occupancy
Caravan Park
6.1	Camping Site (temporary)	Site	0.50	0.4090.63	Site approx. equivalent to average caravan site
6.2	Caravan / Cabin Site (temporary)	Site	0.50	0.4090.63	Also use for on-site caravans / cabins
Other
6.3	Bed & Breakfast / Guest House	Bedroom	0.40	0.3250.50	House based with communal kitchen / laundry. Add 1 ET for the principal dwelling.
6.4	Motel / Hotel / Resort Room	Bedroom	0.30	0.2920.45	Consider food prep, entertainment & sporting separately
6.5	Backpackers / Hostel	Bed	0.15	0.1490.23	Communal kitchen, small laundry, not serviced
6.6	Extended Stay/Serviced Apartments	-	Use 4.0 Multi-Res lots (High Density)		Self contained (if not, use motel)
7.0	Accommodation (Medical Care)
7.1	Hospital	Bed	0.90	0.9291.43	Includes medical facilities
7.2	Hostel (Medical)	Bed	0.70	0.7211.11	Includes some medical facilities
8.0	Business (Excluding Food Preparation)
General
8.1	Single Retail Shop**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003

8.2	Supermarket**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003	Includes minor food preparation e.g. Deli cabinet Excludes cooked chickens (See 9.0 Food Preparation)
8.3	Shopping Centre	-	Assess amenities, food preparation area & specific businesses individually
8.4	Offices**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.004
Specific
8.5	Hairdresser / Beauty Salon	Basin	0.50	0.79	Excludes: Tattooing, Ear piercing or Hair Removal
8.6	Laundromat	Machine	0.45	0.71
8.7	Medical Centre / Therapy / Consultation Room	Room	0.40	0.63	Based on number of consultation rooms. Includes: Dentist, Ophthalmologist, Colonic Irrigators, Spa/Health Resort Excludes: Chiropractor, Osteopath, Podiatrist, Kinesiology, Naturopath, Acupuncture
8.8	Plant Nursery	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.9	Car Yard / Showroom	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.004	See 8.4 Offices
8.10	Service Station	Lane	0.60	0.90
8.11	Car Wash – not recycling water	Lane	5.70	9.03
8.12	Car Wash – recycling water	Lane	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.13	Escort Agency	Room	0.40	0.50
8.14	Animal Boarding	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.15	Self Storage**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	Consider the office area only
9.0	Food Preparation
General
9.1	Restaurant / Café	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	Include the additional floor area for on-street and al fresco dining

8.2	Supermarket**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003	Includes minor food preparation e.g. Deli cabinet Excludes cooked chickens (See 9.0 Food Preparation)
8.3	Shopping Centre	-	Assess amenities, food preparation area & specific businesses individually
8.4	Offices**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.~~010~~004
Specific
8.5	Hairdresser / Beauty Salon	Basin	0.50	0.~~513~~79	Excludes: spray tanning, tattooing, ear piercing or hair removal One (1) sink is permitted for hygiene purposes and not counted as a requirement for this activity.
8.6	Laundromat	Machine	0.45	0.~~461~~71
8.7	Medical Centre / Therapy / Consultation Room	Room	0.40	0.~~409~~63	Based on number of consultation rooms. Includes: Dentist, Ophthalmologist, Colonic irrigators, Spa/Health resort Excludes: Psychologist, Chiropractor, Osteopath, Podiatrist, Kinesiology, Naturopath, Acupuncture, etc. – to be assessed as 8.4 Offices
8.8	Plant Nursery	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.9	Car Yard / Showroom**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.004	See 8.4 Offices
8.10	Service Station	Lane	0.60	0.~~585~~90
8.11	Car Wash – not recycling water	Lane	5.70	5.8669.03
8.12	Car Wash – recycling water	Lane	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.13	Escort Agency	Room	0.40	0.~~325~~50
8.14	Animal Boarding	Floor Area m²	To be considered on a case by case basis
8.15	Vet Clinic or Animal Grooming	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	No animal washing or bathing.
8.16	Animal Grooming/Wash	Bath	0.50	0.~~513~~79
8.17	Self Storage**	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.01	Consider the office area only
9.0	Food Preparation
General
9.1	Restaurant / Café	Floor Area m²	0.01	0.~~006~~01	Include the Additional floor area for on-street and al fresco dining

9.2	Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)		Floor Area m²		0.02		0.02		Also use for general food preparation Amenities provided for “employees only”.
9.3	Take Away / Fast Food (including amenities)		Floor Area m²		0.03		0.05		Amenities are toilets and hand wash basins for use by customers.
9.4	Catering		Floor Area m²		0.02		0.02		The food preparation area to be considered separately
Specific
9.5	Bakery		-		Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.6	Butcher		-		Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.7	Fishing Co-op		-		Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.8	Bulk Food/Product Storage Area**		-		Use 13.2 Light Industrial. The food preparation, storage, office areas to be considered separately.
10.0	Entertainment
10.1	Licensed Club		Floor Area m²		The food preparation, entertainment, office areas to be considered separately.
10.2	Pub / Bar		Floor Area m²		0.03		0.05		The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.1 Restaurant / Café rate for beer garden and balance of area**
10.3	Cinema / Theatre / Public Entertainment**		Seat		0.01		0.01
10.4	Function / Conference Centre**		Floor Area m²		0.01		0.01		The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.0 Food Preparation
10.5	Special Events and Festivals**				Separate and assess the food preparation, entertainment, amenities individually If more toilets are required to service the events than the existing fixtures then portable amenities may be used. Developer charges will not be payable for the use of portable amenities that are not connected to water or sewerage
10.6	Marina		Berth		0.60		0.90
11.0	Sporting / Spectator Facilities
General
11.1	Gym / yoga / fitness centre**		Floor Area m²		0.01		0.01		The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.0 Food Preparation
Specific
11.2	Hockey Field (artificial surface)		-		To be considered on a case by case basis
11.3	Bowling Alley		Lane		0.35		0.55		The food preparation and office areas to be considered separately.
11.4	Bowling Green		-		Separate and assess the Food Preparation, Amenities, Irrigation areas individually.
9.2		Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)		Floor Area m²		0.02		0.~~013~~02		Also use for general food preparation Amenities provided for “employees only”.
9.3		Take Away / Fast Food (including amenities)		Floor Area m²		0.03		0.0532		Amenities are toilets and hand wash basins provided for use by customers.
9.4		Catering		Floor Area m²		0.02		0.0213		The food preparation area to be considered separately
Specific
9.5		Bakery		-		Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.6		Butcher		-		Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.7		Fishing Co-op		-		Use 9.2 Take Away / Fast Food (no amenities)
9.8		Bulk Food/Product Storage Area**		-		Use 13.2 Light Industrial. The food preparation, storage, office areas to be considered separately.
10.0		Entertainment
10.1		Licensed Club		Floor Area m²		The food preparation, entertainment, office areas to be considered separately.
10.2		Pub / Bar		Floor Area m²		0.03		0.~~032~~05		The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.1 Restaurant / Café rate for beer garden and balance of area**
10.3		Cinema / Theatre / Public Entertainment**		Seat		0.01		0.01
10.4		Function / Conference Centre**		Floor Area m²		0.01		0.01		The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.0 Food Preparation
10.5		Special Events and Festivals**				Separate and assess the food preparation, entertainment, amenities individually If more toilets are required to service the events than the existing fixtures then portable amenities may be used. Developer charges will not be payable for the use of portable amenities that are not connected to water or sewerage The normal calculation for such types of events nominates 1 WC for each 100 males, 1 urinal for every 10 males, and 1 WC for every 25 females. These calculations arise from the Building Code of Australia tables, with some interpretation for events i.e. may require more WCs if serving alcohol at the event.
10.6		Marina		Berth		0.60		0.~~585~~990
11.0		Sporting / Spectator Facilities
General
11.1		Gym / yoga / fitness centre**		Floor Area m²		0.01		0.01		The food preparation area to be considered separately Use 9.0 Food Preparation
11.2		Hockey Field (artificial surface)		-		To be considered on a case by case basis
11.3		Bowling Alley		Lane		0.35		0.~~357~~55		The food preparation and office areas to be considered separately.
11.4		Bowling Green		-		Separate and assess the Food Preparation, Amenities, Irrigation areas individually.

11.6	Swimming Pool - Indoor		ML		To be considered on a case by case basis
11.7	Swimming Pool - Outdoor		ML		To be considered on a case by case basis
12.0		Assembly Type Facilities
12.1		Child Care Centre / Pre-school		Person		0.06	0.10
12.2		Education - School (primary & secondary)		Person		0.03	0.05
12.3		Education - College, University (tertiary)		Person		0.02	0.02	Consider and assess the Food Preparation separately
12.4		Correctional Centre		Person		0.50	0.75	Example: Prison, Gaol
12.5		Church / Place of Worship**		Floor Area m²		0.005	0.005
12.6		Community Building / Hall / Library**		Floor Area m²		0.005	0.005	Refer to dictionary in the Byron Local Environment Plan 1988 for Community Building
12.7		Parks / Gardens / Reserves (Irrigation)		-		To be considered on a case by case basis
12.8		Public Amenities (per shower)		Shower		0.40	0.63
12.9		Public Amenities (per WC or Urinal)		WC or Urinal		0.40	0.63	The equivalent width of one urinal equals 600mm
Industrial User Categories - Standard ET Figures
13.0		Industrial General
13.1		Light Industrial		Gross Ha		15.00	15.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area (i.e. Length of parcel road frontage x ½ road reserve width)
13.2		Light Industrial**		Floor Area m²		0.003	0.003	For mixed use sites
13.3		Future Unknown - Light		Gross Ha		15.00	15.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1
13.4		Future Unknown - Medium		Gross Ha		30.00	30.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1
13.5		Future Unknown - Heavy		Gross Ha		50.00	50.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1

** Rate set by Local Precedence

Notes on following page.

11.5	Private Residential Swimming Pool	Litres	Not considered as per Res 13-134
11.6	Commercial/Public Swimming Pool - Indoor or Outdoor	Litres	To be considered on a case by case basis Commercial/public swimming pool or spa pool means a swimming pool or spa pool to which the public is admitted, whether free of charge, on payment of a fee or otherwise, including: (a) a pool to which the public is admitted as an entitlement of membership of a club, or (b) a pool provided at a workplace for the use of employees, or (c) a pool provided at a hotel, motel or guest house (including Bed & Breakfast) or at holiday units, or similar facility, for the use of guests, or (d) a pool provided at a school or hospital.
12.0	Community Facilities
12.1	Child Care Centre / Pre-school	Person	0.06	0.~~065~~10	A person includes a student/pupil, teacher and staff member
12.2	Education – School (primary & secondary)	Person	0.03	0.0532	A person includes a student/pupil, teacher and staff member
12.3	Education - College, University (tertiary)	Person	0.02	0.0213	Consider and assess the Food Preparation separately
12.4	Correctional Centre	Person	0.50	0.75~~487~~	Example: Prison, Gaol
12.5	Church / Place of Worship**	Floor Area m²	0.005	0.005
12.6	Community Building / Hall / Library**	Floor Area m²	0.005	0.005	See Clause 6. Notes & Definitions
12.7	Parks / Gardens / Reserves (Irrigation)	-	To be considered on a case by case basis
12.8	Public Amenities (per shower)	Shower	0.40	0.~~409~~63
12.9	Public Amenities (per WC or Urinal)	WC or Urinal	0.40	0.~~409~~63	The equivalent width of one urinal equals 600mm
Industrial User Categories - Standard ET Figures
13.0	Industrial General
13.1	Light Industrial	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area (i.e. Length of parcel road frontage x ½ road reserve width)
13.2	Light Industrial**	Floor Area m²	0.003	0.003	For mixed use sites
13.3	Future Unknown - Light	Gross Ha	15.00	15.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1
13.4	Future Unknown - Medium	Gross Ha	30.00	30.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1
13.5	Future Unknown - Heavy	Gross Ha	50.00	50.00	Gross Ha includes Road Area as per comments at 13.1

** Rate set by Local Precedence

Notes
a.	One (1) Local ET = Town Water Usage of 630 L/day & Sewerage Loading of 590 L/day
b.	A “bedroom” is any habitable room that, in the opinion of Council, by its physical design, designated or capable of being used as a bedroom including separably accessible rooms designated a bedroom, study, studio, den, attic, media room, home office or the like other than a kitchen, WC, bathroom, dining room, lounge room, laundry or rumpus room.
c.	The ET rate for units shall be calculated on the basis of each bedroom or a room that could be used as or perceived as a bedroom.
d.	“Bed” is taken to be a single bed equating to one person
e.	“Floor Area” is taken to be the “Gross Floor Area” of a development, except where usage is proposed outside of the “Gross Floor Area”, in which case the “Floor Area” shall be equal to the “Gross Floor Area” plus additional area
f.	Assessed ET rounded to the second decimal place e.g. calculated at 7.456 ET = 7.46 ET
g.	Additional definitions – utilise dictionary in the Byron Local Environment Plan 1988

6. NOTES & DEFINITIONS

a.	One (1) Local ET = Town Water Usage of 630 L/day & Sewerage Loading of 590 L/day
b.	The ET rate for units shall be calculated on the basis of each bedroom or a room that could be used as or perceived as a bedroom.
c.	Assessed ET rounded to the second decimal place e.g. calculated at 7.456 ET = 7.46 ET
d.	Ancillary use: Ancillary means 1. Subordinate; subsidiary. 2. Auxiliary; helping - The definition of ancillary means something that is helping or subordinate, but not as necessary. A conference room in a holiday complex is NOT ancillary and will attract ET loading. It is an additional feature of the holiday complex which is essentially approved for short term accommodation. A bathroom or toilet servicing a number of offices/retail stores in the same building can be considered as ancillary –the bathroom is subordinate to the office in that it is a requirement for people working in the office/retail store. The offices/retail stores attract the ET load already. A baggage store at a hotel can argued to be ancillary as it is only used for temporary storage and security of luggage for people prior to departure. It’s not occupied by people that would create an ET load. The use of the word Ancillary in the EP&A Act and Regulations is not the same as it is used in this policy.
e.	“Bed” is taken to be a single bed equating to one person
f.	A “bedroom” is any habitable room that, in the opinion of Council, by its physical design, designated or capable of being used as a bedroom including separably accessible rooms designated a bedroom, study, studio, den, attic, media room, home office or the like other than a kitchen, WC, bathroom or laundry.
g.	A "bulk store" means a building or place used for the warehousing of goods, where the goods stored or to be stored are not required for use in a shop or commercial premises on the same parcel of land or on the adjoining land in the same ownership.
h.	A “community building” means a building or place owned, occupied or operated by the council or another public or local authority and used to provide facilities comprising or relating to any one or more of the following: (a) a library, rest room, meeting room, neighbourhood centre, senior citizens centre, youth centre, welfare centre or any similar place, or (b) health centre or place providing similar services, or (c) indoor recreation, child minding or any similar activity, or (d) arts and craft centre, information centre or kiosk.
i.	Developable Size: refer to Byron Local Environment Plan 2014 and/or Council’s current Development Control Plan for guidance on minimum size of a Developable Lot.
j.	Dry weather flow definition: The average daily flow to the treatment works during seven consecutive days without rain (excluding a period which includes public holidays) following seven days during which the rainfall did not exceed 0.25 millimetres on any one day.
k.	“Floor Area” is taken to be the “Gross Floor Area” of a development, except where usage is proposed outside of the “Gross Floor Area”, in which case the “Floor Area” shall be equal to the “Gross Floor Area” plus additional area
l.	Restaurant versus Take Away: Restaurant or cafe means a building or place the principal purpose of which is the preparation and serving, on a retail basis, of food and drink to people for consumption on the premises. Take Away food and drink premises means premises that are predominantly used for the preparation and retail sale of food or drink (or both) for immediate consumption away from the premises.

A “swimming pool”, including a spa, is subject to Public Health Act 2010 & Regulation 2012 requirements.

Water and sewerage load demands from the pool will be generated by top-up water requirements due to splash-out, evaporation, backwash water demand and backwash water discharged to sewer. Reference is made to the “NSW Heath - Swimming Pool and Spa Advisory Document 2013” to calculate loadings, consideration is given to:

• The volume of the pool.

• cross-sections of the pool structure which show depths.

• The turnover rate of the pool.

• The daily volume of make-up water required for the pool.

• The daily volume of backwash water discharged to sewer.

Torrens Title Lot versus Strata Lot:

Strata lots are only air space sitting on a parent Torrens Title Lot; it is intent of the policy to deal only with Torrens title lots. Hence, a strata lot is assessed as a dwelling or for the land use category itself.

A vacant strata lot, without a specified land use, will be assessed as one (1) ET.

From Water Management Regulations:

WATER MANAGEMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2011 - REG 139 Sewerage service not to be shared

Subclause (4) For the purposes of this clause, the separate lots in a strata scheme under the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 or the Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986 are taken to constitute a single parcel of land.

Additional definitions – may use dictionary in the Byron Local Environment Plan 2014 or words and phrases are not defined in LEP 2014 then refer to the meaning defined in the Dictionary contained in Appendix A1 of the Byron Shire Development Control Plan 2014

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BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.4 - Attachment 2

WS Action Plan 2015-16 - Byron Shire Council Byron Shire Council Water Supply – Action Plan Page 1
Summary In 2015-16, Byron Shire Council implemented all the water supply outcomes required by the NSW Best-Practice Management Framework and its performance has been [to be completed by Council]. Key actions from Council's Strategic Business Plan: - Insert achievements for Key Action 1 here for Byron Shire Council - Insert achievements for Key Action 2 here for Byron Shire Council

*INDICATOR*		*RESULT²*		*COMMENT/DRIVERS*	*ACTION*
	*Best-Practice Management Framework*	Implemented all the Best-Practice Required Outcomes¹	Very good	Implementation demonstrates effectiveness and sustainability of water supply business. 100% implementation is required for eligibility to pay an ‘efficiency dividend’.	Prepare a new 30-year IWCM Strategy, Financial Plan and Report in accordance with the July 2014 IWCM Check List (www.water.nsw.gov.au).
*CHARACTERISTICS*
5	Connected property density	43 per km of main		A connected property density below 30 can significantly increase the cost per property of providing services, as will also a high number of small discrete water supply schemes.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
9	Renewals expenditure	2.9%	Very good	Adequate funds must be programmed for works outlined in the Asset Management Plan – page 3 of the 2014-15 NSW Performance Monitoring Report.	*FOR INDICATORS 9 to 56* Where ranking is low, investigate reasons including past performance and trends, develop remedial action plan and summarise in this column.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
10	Employees	0.8 per 1,000 props
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
*SOCIAL - CHARGES*
12	Residential water usage charge	247 c/kL	Good	Benefits of strong pricing signals are shown on page 5 of the 2014-15 NSW Performance Monitoring Report.
		High ranking (2, 2)
13	Residential access charges	$179 per assessment	Good		See 16.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
14	Typical residential bill³ (TRB)	$596 per assessment	Good	TRB should be consistent with projection in the financial plan. Drivers – OMA Management Cost and Capital Expenditure.	See 43.
		High ranking (2, 2)
15	Typical developer charges	$3600 per ET
		Low ranking (4, 4)
16	Residential revenue from usage charges	70% of residential bills	Satisfactory	≥ 75% of residential revenue should be generated through usage charges.
		Median ranking (3, 3)
*SOCIAL – HEALTH*
19	Physical quality compliance	Yes	Very good
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
19a	Chemical quality compliance	Yes	Very good
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
20	Microbiological compliance⁴	Yes	Very good	Critical indicator. LWUs should annually review their DWMS in accordance with NSW guidelines⁴.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)

1. Council needs to annually ‘roll forward’, review and update its 30-year total asset management plan (TAMP) and 30-year financial plan, review

Council's TBL Performance Report and prepare an Action Plan to Council. The Action Plan is to include any actions identified in Council’s annual review of its DWMS (Indicator 20) and any section 61 Reports from DPI Water. Refer to pages 21, 98 and 102 of the 2015-16 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Performance Monitoring Report.

2. The ranking relative to similar size LWUs is shown first (Col. 2 of TBL Report) followed by the ranking relative to all LWUs (Col. 3 of TBL Report).

3. Review and comparison of the 2016-17 Typical Residential Bill (Indicator 14) with the projection in the later of your IWCM Strategy and financial
plan and your Strategic Business Plan is mandatory.
In addition, if both indicators 43 and 44 are negative, you must report your proposed 2017-18 typical residential bill to achieve full cost recovery.

4. Microbiological compliance (Indicator 20) is a high priority for each NSW LWU. Corrective action for non-compliance (≤97%), or any ‘boil water
alerts’ must be reported in your Action Plan. Refer to pages 5, 6 and 21 of the 2015-16 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Performance Monitoring
Report (www.water.nsw.gov.au) and NSW Guidelines for drinking water quality management systems, NSW Health and NSW Office of Water, 2013.

Byron Shire Council Water Supply – Action Plan Page 2

*INDICATOR*		*RESULT*		*COMMENT/DRIVERS*	*ACTION*
*SOCIAL – LEVELS OF SERVICE*
25	Water quality complaints	1.4 per 1,000 props	Satisfactory	Critical indicator of customer service.
		Median ranking (3, 3)
26	Service complaints	0 per 1,000 props	Very good	Key indicator of customer service.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
27	Average frequency of unplanned interruptions	13 per 1,000 props	Good	Key indicator of customer service, condition of network and effectiveness of operation.
		High ranking (2, 3)
30	Number of main breaks	7 per 100km of main	Good	Drivers – condition and age of water mains, ground conditions.
		High ranking (2, 2)
32	Total Days Lost	0.3%	Good
		High ranking (2, 2)
*ENVIRONMENTAL*
33	Average annual residential water supplied	169 kL per prop		Drivers – available water supply, climate, location (Inland or coastal), pricing signals (Indicator 3), restrictions.
		Median ranking (3, 2)
34	Real losses (leakage)	90 L/c/d	May require review	Loss reduction is important where an LWU is facing drought water restrictions or the need to augment its water supply system.
		Low ranking (4, 3)
*ECONOMIC*
43	Economic Real Rate of Return (ERRR)	3.1%	Good	Reflects the rate of return generated from operating activities (excluding interest income and grants). An ERRR or ROA of ≥ 0% is required for full cost recovery.
		High ranking (2, 1)
44	Return on assets (ROA)	3.6%		See 43.
		High ranking (2, 2)
45	Net debt to equity	11%	Good	LWUs facing significant capital investment are encouraged to make greater use of borrowings – page 13 of the 2014-15 NSW Performance Monitoring Report.
		High ranking (2, 1)
46	Interest cover	3		Drivers – in general, an interest cover > 2 is satisfactory.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
47	Loan payment	$0 per prop		The component of TRB required to meet debt payments. Drivers – expenditure on capital works, short term loans.
		Low ranking (4, 3)
49	Operating cost (OMA)	$471 per prop	May require review	Prime indicator of the financial performance of an LWU. Drivers – development density, level of treatment, management cost, topography, number of discrete schemes and economies of scale.	Review components carefully to ensure efficient operating cost.
		Low ranking (4, 2)
51	Management cost	$137 per prop	Good	Typically about 40% of the OMA. Drivers – No. of employees. No. of small discrete water schemes.
		High ranking (2, 2)
52	Treatment cost	$21 per prop	Very good	Drivers – type and quality of water source. Size of treatment works
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
53	Pumping cost		Not reported	Drivers – topography, development density and location of water source.

55	Water main cost	$54 per prop	Very good	Drivers – age and condition of mains. Ground conditions. Development density.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
56	Capital expenditure	$243 per prop	Satisfactory	An indicator of the level of investment in the business. Drivers – age and condition of assets, asset life cycle and water source.
		Median ranking (3, 2)

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.4 - Attachment 4

SGE Action Plan 2015-16 - Byron Shire Council Byron Shire Council Sewerage – Action Plan Page 1
Summary In 2015-16, Byron Shire Council implemented all the sewerage outcomes required by the NSW Best-Practice Management Framework and its performance has been [to be completed by Council]. Key actions from Council's Strategic Business Plan: - Insert achievements for Key Action 1 here for Byron Shire Council - Insert achievements for Key Action 2 here for Byron Shire Council

*INDICATOR*		*RESULT²*		*COMMENT/DRIVERS*	*ACTION*
	*Best-Practice Management Framework*	Implemented all the Best Practice Required Outcomes¹	Very good	Implementation demonstrates effectiveness and sustainability of water supply and sewerage business. 100% implementation is required for eligibility to pay an ‘efficiency dividend’.	Prepare a new 30-year IWCM Strategy, Financial Plan and Report in accordance with the July 2014 IWCM Check List (www.water.nsw.gov.au).
*CHARACTERISTICS*
5	Connected property density	38 per km of main	Similar to the statewide median of 38	A connected property density below about 30 can significantly increase the cost per property of providing services.
7	Renewals expenditure	0.6%	Good	Adequate funds must be programmed for works outlined in the Asset Management Plan – page 3 of the 2014-15 NSW Performance Monitoring Report.	*FOR INDICATORS 7 to 57* Where ranking is low, investigate reasons including past performance and trends, develop remedial action plan and summarise in this column.
		High ranking (2, 3)
8	Employees	1.8 per 1,000 props	Satisfactory
		Median ranking (3, 3)
*SOCIAL – CHARGES*
12	Typical residential bill³ (TRB)	$1149 per assessment		TRB should be consistent with projection in the financial plan. Drivers – OMA Management Cost and Capital Expenditure.
		Lowest ranking (5, 5)
13	Typical Developer Charges	$9990 per ET	Good
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
14	Non-residential sewer usage charge	247c/kL	Good	Similar to OMA cost of 221c/kL.
		High ranking (2, 1)
*SOCIAL - HEALTH*
16	Sewerage coverage	99.6%	Very good
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
17	Percent sewage treated to tertiary level	100%	Good
		High ranking (2, 2)
18	Percent of sewage volume that complied	94%	Satisfactory	Key indicator of compliance with regulator.
		Median ranking (3, 3)
19	Sewage treatment works compliant at all times	1 of 4		Key indicator of compliance with regulator.

*SOCIAL – LEVELS OF SERVICE*
21	Odour Complaints	1 per 1,000 props	May require review	Critical indicator of customer service and operation of treatment works.
		Low ranking (4, 4)
22	Service complaints	1 per 1,000 props	Very good	Key indicator of customer service.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
23a	Average Duration of Interruption	60 minutes	Very good	Key indicator of customer service, condition of network and effectiveness of operation.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
25	Total Days Lost	0.3%	Good
		High ranking (2, 2)

1. Council needs to annually ‘roll forward’, review and update its 30-year total asset management plan (TAMP) and 30-year financial plan, review

Council's TBL Performance Report and prepare an Action Plan to Council. The Action Plan is to include any actions identified in Council’s section 61 Reports from DPI Water. Refer to pages 21, 98 and 102 of the 2015-16 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Performance Monitoring Report.

Byron Shire Council Sewerage – Action Plan Page 2

*INDICATOR*		*RESULT*		*COMMENT/DRIVERS*	*ACTION*
*ENVIRONMENTAL*
26	Volume of sewage collected per property	299 kL		Compare sewage collected to water supplied.
		Lowest ranking (5, 5)
27	Percentage effluent recycled	11%	Satisfactory	Key environmental indicator. Drivers – availability of potable water, demand, proximity to customers, environment.
		Median ranking (3, 3)
28	Biosolids reuse	100%	Very good	Key environmental indicator.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
32	Net Greenhouse gas emissions (WS & Sge)	170 t CO2/1000 props	Very good	Drivers – gravity vs pumped networks, topography, extent of treatment.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
34	Compliance with BOD in licence	100%	Very good	Key indicator of compliance with regulator requirements.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
35	Compliance with SS in licence	98%	May require review	Drivers – algae in maturation ponds, impact of drought.
		Lowest ranking (5, 4)
36	Sewer main breaks and chokes	21 per 100km of main	Good	Drivers – condition and age of assets, ground conditions.
		High ranking (2, 2)
37a	Sewer overflows to the environment	2 per 100km of main	Very good	Drivers – condition of assets, wet weather and flooding.
		Highest ranking (1, 3)
39	Non-residential percentage of sewage collected	25%		For non-residential, compare % of sewage collected to indicator 43 (% of revenue).
		Median ranking (3, 2)
*ECONOMIC*
43	Non-residential revenue	25%	Good	See 39 above.
		High ranking (2, 2)
46	Economic Real Rate of Return (ERRR)	6%	Good	Reflects the rate of return generated from operating activities (excluding interest income and grants). An ERRR or ROA of ≥ 0% is required for full cost recovery.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
46a	Return on assets	3.6%		See 46.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
47	Net debt to equity	11%	Good	LWUs facing significant capital investment are encouraged to make greater use of borrowings – page 14 of the 2014-15 NSW Performance Monitoring Report.
		High ranking (2, 1)
48	Interest cover	3		Drivers – in general, an interest cover of > 2 is satisfactory.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
48a	Loan payment	$347 per prop	Good	The component of TRB required to meet debt payments. Drivers – expenditure on capital works, short term loans.
		Highest ranking (1, 1)
50	Operating cost (OMA)	$662 per prop	May require review	Prime indicator of the financial performance of an LWU. Drivers – development density, level of treatment, management cost, topography, number of discrete schemes and economies of scale.	Review carefully to ensure efficient operating cost.
		Lowest ranking (5, 5)
52	Management cost	$158 per prop	Good	Drivers –number of discrete schemes, number of employees. Typically about 40% of OMA.
		High ranking (2, 3)
53	Treatment cost	$268 per prop	May require review	Drivers – type and level of treatment, economies of scale.
		Lowest ranking (5, 5)
54	Pumping cost	$117 per prop	May require review	Drivers – topography, development density, effluent recycling.
		Lowest ranking (5, 5)
56	Sewer main cost	$103 per prop	May require review	Drivers – topography, development density, effluent recycling.
		Lowest ranking (5, 5)
57	Capital expenditure	$110 per prop	May require review	An indicator of the level of investment in the business. Drivers – age and condition of assets, asset life cycle.
		Lowest ranking (5, 4)

2. The ranking relative to similar size LWUs is shown first (Col. 2 of TBL Report) followed by the ranking relative to all LWUs (Col. 3 of TBL Report).

3. Review and comparison of the 2016-17 Typical Residential Bill (Indicator 12) with the projection in your Strategic Business Plan is mandatory.

In addition, if both indicators 46 and 46a are negative, you must report your proposed 2017-18 typical residential bill to achieve full cost recovery.

[1] Review of Equivalent Tenement Policy (Hydrosphere, March 2011) Doc# 1066766. Council Resolution 11-622

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 14 September 2017
Time	11.30am

Date Adopted by Council	24 May 2007	Resolution No.	07-277
Policy Responsibility	Infrastructure Services
Review Timeframe	3 Years
Last Review Date:	July 2017	Next Scheduled Review Date	July 2020

Doc No.	Date Amended	Details Comments eg Resolution No.
DM704573		Policy No. 07/100 Water And Sewer Equivalent Tenements Policy For Determining Developer Servicing Charges Adopted May 2007 Resolution No. 07-277
DM680600	30/8/07	Res 07-448 Delete swimming pool rate
DM1099082	11/08/11	Res 11-618 Insert Table numbering. Res 11-621 Swimming pools to be assessed based on surface area. Res 11-622 Decrease the value of reduction in waterless composting toilet assessments.
DM1161610	24/11/11	Reported to Council Amended Sewer ET values
DM1199090	02/02/12	Res 11-934 24/11/11 adopted after close of exhibition (2/2/12) – no submissions received (Policy No. 12/001)
E2013/17740	14/03/13	Res 13-134 14/03/13 Remove consideration of residential swimming pools at Item 11.5; (new Policy No. 13/005)
E2013/57161	29/08/13	Res 13-436 29/08/13 Update Clause 4.7 Consolidated Lots. Additional category comments Section 5. Land Use Categories.
E2013/77244	26/11/13	Adopted as per Res No. 13-632
E2017/71719		2017 Draft Review

Related Legislation	Local Government Act, Water Management Act
Related Policies	Liquid Trade Waste Policy; Revenue Policy
Related Procedures/ Protocols, Statements, documents	Developer Servicing Plans for Water Supply and Sewerage Services Section 94 Developer Contribution Plans and Local Environmental Plans