| ABC Waters Design features |
are environmental friendly features that detain and treat stormwater runoff using natural elements like plants and soil filter media. The features also enhance the surroundings with biodiversity and aesthetic value. |
| Architect |
means a person who is registered under the Architects Act 1991 and has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act. |
| Board |
means the Public Utilities Board reconstituted under Section 3 of the Public Utilities Act 2001 (Act 8 of 2001). |
| Catchment |
means the area which drains into a storm water drainage system. |
| Central Building Plan Unit (CBPU) |
refers to the Central Building Plan Unit of the Pollution Control Department, Environmental Protection Division, National Environment Agency. |
| Commercial/Multi Unit Residential Developments with Basements |
refers to developments with basements such as shopping malls, large office buildings, condominiums, hotels and hospitals. |
| Common Drain |
refers to a drain of less than 1.0 m wide serving more than one premises and without drainage reserve. |
| Crest Level |
means the bottom level of any openings (including ventilation and services openings) or summit level of a ramp or accessway leading into or away from an underground or basement structure or facility, including the summit level of any exits from the underground facilities. |
| Drain |
includes any canal, culvert, conduit, river or watercourse. |
| Drainage Reserve |
means any land set aside for drainage works pursuant to development proposals approved by a competent authority. |
| Drainage Works |
includes any engineering works for the construction, alteration and maintenance of any storm water drainage system. |
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General Developments |
refers to developments other than Commercial/ Multi-Unit Residential Developments with Basements and Special Facilities. |
| Internal Drain |
refers to a drain within the premises. |
| Outlet Drain |
refers to a drain within a Drainage Reserve. |
| Platform Level |
means the general ground level of a proposed development. |
| Professional Engineer |
means a person who is registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 and has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act. |
| Qualified Person (QP) |
means a person who is an Architect or a Professional Engineer or a suitably qualified person registered under other relevant legislation. |
| Qualified Erosion Control Professional (QECP) |
means a Professional Engineer who is registered under the Professional Engineers Act Chapter 253, has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act, and has satisfactorily completed a specialized professional course in erosion and sediment control. |
| Reclamation Level |
means the filled level of a reclamation site. |
| Roadside Drain |
refers to a drain within the land set aside for drainage in a Road Reserve. |
| Storm Water Drainage System |
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means a system of drains for the conveyance or storage of storm water and includes |
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(a) |
any weir, grating, float boom, gauge, tidegate, sump, storage pond, pumping station, maintenance access and debris interception and removal facility related to such system; |
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(b) |
any structure constructed to convey, store or measure storm water or for flood alleviation; and |
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(c) |
any bridge over or railing for any such drain or any appurtenance thereof. | |