New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsDevelopment is to be sited and designed, and related construction work carried
out, so as to minimise the potential for soil erosion.
Where some degree of soil erosion and sedimentation is likely to occur, it is
to be managed at the source to prevent any reduction in water quality
downstream of the development site.
In this case, a soil and water management plan which ensures minimum soil
erosion and maintenance of downstream water quality that has been prepared in
accordance with the Council’s “Specification for Erosion and Sediment
Control” and “Design and Specification Manuals for Engineering Works” is
to be considered by the Council before consent for the relevant development is
granted. The plan is to outline practices proposed to control runoff, mitigate
soil erosion and trap pollutants before these can reach downslope lands and
receiving waters.