State Government Policy

Floodplain Management is administered through the NSW Government's Floodplain Management Program.

Floodplain Management is administered through the NSW Government’s Floodplain Management Program.

The NSW Floodplain Risk Management Process progresses through the following six stages:-

Council Establish Floodplain Risk Management Committee

Includes Council staff, community members and State Government specialists

• Data Collection

  Compilation of existing date and collection of additional data undertaken by Council appointed consultant.

• Flood Study

  Technical definition of nature and extent of flood problem undertaken by Council appointed consultant.

• Floodplain Risk Management Plan

  Determines risk associated with flooding and options for addressing those issues.

• Floodplain Risk Management Study

  Preferred management options publicly exhibited, revised (subject to responses) and adopted by Council.

• Implementation of the Floodplain Risk Management Plan

  Implementation of Council adopted management Strategies.

The Location of some of the major river systems in New South Wales.

Image gallery of some of the local rivers in flood

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