New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WENTWORTH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1993 - REG 14

14 Urban stormwater

(1) In this clause:
"urban stormwater" means water collected by urban stormwater drainage pipe and channel systems which concentrate urban stormwater runoff of a specific urban catchment area.

(2) When determining a development application, the Council shall give consideration to the disposal of urban stormwater:

(a) through suitable detention areas which are designed to reduce rubbish, suspended solids and nutrients from the water before its further disposal, or

(b) on to and in a land based disposal system.