Hello All,
We have received DA to build 3 Units on the block. Now its stuck at the Engineering Department at the Council.
The story goes like this:
Stormwater Design-When engineer was drawing the Stromwater design, he asked me to check the StormWater Pit depth for the right calculations and after several attempts, i couldn't find the Pit. We then asked the council to show us the exact location of the pit. Council then sent me a drawing highlighting the exact location of the pit next door. I checked the pit again and guess what, couldn't find it again. We then submitted the engineer plans to the council and waited 6 weeks for their response and the response was "The pit depth next door is 750cm which is not enough, so we will have lay a new stormwater pipe to the next Legal Point of Dsicharge which is 90m away from our house at our cost".
Engineer again insist me to check the depth to make sure everything. So i got Plumber to come onsite and locate the pit for us which he couldn't find as well. He then got his Bob Cat to dig the easement to locate the Stromwater Pipe on both sides of the backyard and no stormwater pipe....its missing and the council claimed its there. Anyways, Engineer went back to the council with the mystery of missing stormwater pipe and Council came back to us today with the following reply:
"As discussed our staff have inspected the site and I can confirm that no drain or pit could be located. Therefore, the LPOD is to the Council drainage pit in front of (street address) with approximately 90m of outfall drainage required (minimum 225mm diameter) with on site detention required."
I would like to know if someone had faced such a dilemma with the council before and what are our options here.
I have been told that it will cost us alot to put a new stromwater pipe (digging nature strip and crossovers and fixing them).
Do we have an argument with the council that they have provided misleading information and they should allow us to discharge the stromwater on the street as they do allow for single dwellings..we are even happy to install Bigger capacity Rainwater Tanks as well.
Any advise is much appreciated.
We have received DA to build 3 Units on the block. Now its stuck at the Engineering Department at the Council.
The story goes like this:
Stormwater Design-When engineer was drawing the Stromwater design, he asked me to check the StormWater Pit depth for the right calculations and after several attempts, i couldn't find the Pit. We then asked the council to show us the exact location of the pit. Council then sent me a drawing highlighting the exact location of the pit next door. I checked the pit again and guess what, couldn't find it again. We then submitted the engineer plans to the council and waited 6 weeks for their response and the response was "The pit depth next door is 750cm which is not enough, so we will have lay a new stormwater pipe to the next Legal Point of Dsicharge which is 90m away from our house at our cost".
Engineer again insist me to check the depth to make sure everything. So i got Plumber to come onsite and locate the pit for us which he couldn't find as well. He then got his Bob Cat to dig the easement to locate the Stromwater Pipe on both sides of the backyard and no stormwater pipe....its missing and the council claimed its there. Anyways, Engineer went back to the council with the mystery of missing stormwater pipe and Council came back to us today with the following reply:
"As discussed our staff have inspected the site and I can confirm that no drain or pit could be located. Therefore, the LPOD is to the Council drainage pit in front of (street address) with approximately 90m of outfall drainage required (minimum 225mm diameter) with on site detention required."
I would like to know if someone had faced such a dilemma with the council before and what are our options here.
I have been told that it will cost us alot to put a new stromwater pipe (digging nature strip and crossovers and fixing them).
Do we have an argument with the council that they have provided misleading information and they should allow us to discharge the stromwater on the street as they do allow for single dwellings..we are even happy to install Bigger capacity Rainwater Tanks as well.
Any advise is much appreciated.