Part 5 – Wastewater Drainage

5.2     General

If there is a Council-owned reticulation system available the lots shall each be provided with a single connection to the reticulation.  If there is no reticulation system available then on-site treatment and disposal shall be provided.  Council does not permit lots to be served by multiple connections.

The wastewater drainage system shall be designed to serve the whole of the natural upstream catchment area.  The flow from all portions of the upper catchment within the district boundary shall be calculated assuming complete urbanisation (excluding reserves).

The system shall have a design life of not less than 100 years for in-ground pipeline components.

Designers shall confirm with Council the specific requirements for each subdivision or development, including such information as areas of catchment to be either included or excluded in any design calculation.  This will be particularly important where further subdivision or development, upstream of the one under consideration, is provided for in the district or regional planning scheme.  In these cases the wastewater network shall be constructed to the upstream boundaries of the subdivision development.