AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council
AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council
AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council
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Strategy and Planning Committee Agenda 16 February 2011<br />
The revetment wall height is proposed at 1.75 metres Australian Height Datum which is<br />
marginally higher than the Highest Astronomical Tide including climate change at 2100. The<br />
revetment walls are designed to be inundated by local, regional and storm tide flooding. To<br />
achieve the required minimum fill level for building platforms of 2.95 metres Australian Height<br />
Datum, a 1:4 batter extending approximately 5 metres back from the revetment wall is<br />
required. Building platforms at 2.95 metres Australian Height Datum (including allowance of<br />
0.8 metre for Climate Change in accordance with the South East Queensland Climate<br />
Change Management Plan) will be 0.2 metre above the peak 100 year Average Return<br />
Interval storm tide level at 2100, which is the flood event which results in the highest flood<br />
level at the site.<br />
LOCAL FLOODING<br />
In this report local flooding is referred to as the flooding which results from a peak flood event<br />
over the catchment area draining to the new lake. The source of this flooding is local<br />
stormwater discharging into the lake system. The assessment of local flooding does not<br />
consider the potential for increased tailwater levels due to coincident local flooding and a<br />
storm tide event.<br />
The revetment wall height is proposed at 1.75 metres Australian Height Datum. which is<br />
marginally higher than the Highest Astronomical Tide including climate change at 2100. The<br />
weir level is proposed to be 1.65 metres Australian Height Datum. With regard to local<br />
flooding at 2100 and including the drainage capacity of the penstocks the revetment walls will<br />
have a 3 year Average Return Interval immunity to flooding. The local 100 year Average<br />
Return Interval flood level in the lake at 2100 is estimated to be 2.0 metres Australian Height<br />
Datum which is substantially less than the 100 year Average Return Interval storm tide level<br />
at 2100.<br />
REGIONAL FLOODING<br />
In this report regional flooding is referred to as the flooding which results from a peak flood<br />
event over the Bells Creek catchment area. The assessment of regional flooding does not<br />
consider the potential for increased tailwater levels due to coincident regional flooding and a<br />
storm tide event. For the regional flood analysis a tailwater level equal to the Mean High<br />
Water Springs has been used which is equal to 0.58 metre Australian Height Datum which is<br />
substantially less than the 100 year Average Return Interval storm tide level at 2100 of 2.75<br />
metres Australian Height Datum. The peak regional freshwater flood level predicted adjacent<br />
o the site is 1.19 metres Australian Height Datum.<br />
The regional flood analysis considers fresh water flooding only and shows that the proposed<br />
development does not result in any filling of the Bells Creek floodplain during a 100 year<br />
Average Return Interval freshwater flood event. If a coincident storm tide event at 2100 was<br />
considered at the same time as regional freshwater flooding then most of the subject site<br />
would inundated.<br />
STORM TIDE FLOODING<br />
Under current climate conditions the 100 year Average Return Interval storm tide level<br />
(including wave setup) at Golden Beach is 1.95 metres Australian Height Datum. The South<br />
East Queensland Regional Plan (2009-2031), Part D, Section 1.4 states that for land not<br />
already subject to development commitment a sea level rise of 0.8 metre Australian Height<br />
Datum by 2100 needs to be taken into account. The result is that the 100 year Average<br />
Return Interval storm tide level at Golden Beach at 2100 is 2.75 metres Australian Height<br />
Datum based purely on sea level rise. If the frequency and intensity of severe weather<br />
events such as east coast lows and tropical cyclones increases then this storm tide level will<br />
increase further.<br />
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