South Jerrabomberra Amendment to Review of Environmental Factors

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The document on exhibition (see library on the right) has been prepared to support an amendment to the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the location and installation of the water and sewer mains infrastructure at South Jerrabomberra.

A change in the alignment of the infrastructure triggered a need to reconsider the impact of the activity on biodiversity. Ecological Australia was engaged to review the alignment in the context of the existing biodiversity values and concluded that the activity would have minimal impact.

The revised alignment also responds to a change in the arrangement of infrastructure at the crossing of Jerrabomberra Creek. The previous REF proposed that infrastructure be located underground involving minor disturbance of the creek. The revised alignment has the infrastructure incorporated into the structure of the bridge eliminating the need for excavation through the creek bed.

The original REF for trunk sewer and water mains was based on a yield of approximately 2,200+ dwellings for South Jerrabomberra. The total yield of South Jerrabomberra has now been reduced to 1,500 dwellings. As a result of the yield reduction the sizing requirements for the infrastructure have been reduced. Further, a subdivision application was approved for South Tralee on 2 August 2018.

Development consent is not required for the proposal and the proposal is subject to a Review of Environmental Factors and determination under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council is the determining authority for the proposal.

The REF contains details of the proposal and is on public exhibition from Tuesday 5 February 2019 until Tuesday 5 March 2019.

The document on exhibition (see library on the right) has been prepared to support an amendment to the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the location and installation of the water and sewer mains infrastructure at South Jerrabomberra.

A change in the alignment of the infrastructure triggered a need to reconsider the impact of the activity on biodiversity. Ecological Australia was engaged to review the alignment in the context of the existing biodiversity values and concluded that the activity would have minimal impact.

The revised alignment also responds to a change in the arrangement of infrastructure at the crossing of Jerrabomberra Creek. The previous REF proposed that infrastructure be located underground involving minor disturbance of the creek. The revised alignment has the infrastructure incorporated into the structure of the bridge eliminating the need for excavation through the creek bed.

The original REF for trunk sewer and water mains was based on a yield of approximately 2,200+ dwellings for South Jerrabomberra. The total yield of South Jerrabomberra has now been reduced to 1,500 dwellings. As a result of the yield reduction the sizing requirements for the infrastructure have been reduced. Further, a subdivision application was approved for South Tralee on 2 August 2018.

Development consent is not required for the proposal and the proposal is subject to a Review of Environmental Factors and determination under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council is the determining authority for the proposal.

The REF contains details of the proposal and is on public exhibition from Tuesday 5 February 2019 until Tuesday 5 March 2019.

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