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Stormwater Management Planning s12

Stormwater management planning s 12

 

Direction for councils in the greater metropolitan region
List of greater metropolitan region councils and the catchments for which the council is to prepare stormwater management plans
Schedule of Catchments, Districts and Local Government Areas


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DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE
PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991

WHEREAS –

  1. The Environment Protection Authority (the EPA) considers that stormwater runoff from urban areas adversely impacts on the quality of the environment in New South Wales and believes that the preparation and implementation of Stormwater Management Plans will provide for more effective management of urban stormwater, thereby contributing to environment protection.
  2. The EPA has previously issued a Direction under the Section 12 of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act, 1991 (the Direction) requiring the «ORGNAME» to prepare Stormwater Management Plans for specific catchments, districts or local government areas;
  3. A number of local councils have expressed concern in relation to completing the Stormwater Management Plans for submission to the EPA within the 12 months time period required by the EPA.

TAKE NOTICE THAT -

In accordance with the powers vested in the EPA under Section 12 of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act, 1991 the EPA, by this Notice, hereby: -

  1. Repeals the previous Direction, dated 24 April 1998, issued to the «ORGNAME» under Section 12 of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act, 1991 requiring «ORGNAME» to prepare a Stormwater Management Plan for urban areas within specified catchments, districts or local government areas;
  2. Directs «ORGNAME» to prepare Stormwater Management Plans (the Plans) for urban areas within the:
  1. «CATCHMENT AREAS»

Each Plan must be prepared in accordance with the following conditions:

2.1 The Plan must be prepared in cooperation with other Stormwater Managers within the catchment;

2.2 The plan must be prepared in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including the community, any relevant Catchment Management Committees or Trusts, the Environment Protection Authority and the Department of Land and Water Conservation;

2.3 The Plan must take into consideration the findings and recommendations of any relevant catchment, estuary or floodplain management plan, or Healthy Rivers Commission report;

2.4 The Plan must contain, but not need to be limited to, the following:

  1. A brief description of the catchment, including climate, topography, water quality, streamflow, aquatic ecosystems and habitats, riparian vegetation, point sources of pollution, major sewer overflows and urban bushland areas;
  2. Clearly defined stormwater management objectives for both existing and proposed urban areas;
  3. Identification of stormwater management problems and issues;
  4. An evaluation of potential stormwater management practices (both non-structural and structural) to address the identified problems and issues ;
  5. An Implementation Strategy, which includes prioritisation of specific management actions to be implemented by each stormwater manager in the catchment and a tentative timeframe for their implementation;
  6. A monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of the Plan, and identify any necessary refinements;
  7. A mechanism for reporting the effectiveness of the Plan to stakeholders, including the community; and
  8. A program for revising the Plan and linking its implementation and future review to the process of Council state of the environment reporting and council management planning prescribed in the Local Government Act 1993 and related regulations.

2.5 The Plan must be submitted to the EPA by no later than 24 July 1999;

2.6 For the purposes of this direction:

  1. the definitions of "Catchment Management Committee" and "Catchment Management Trust" are to be taken as those in the Catchment Management Act 1989;
  2. "Stormwater Manager" includes local councils and State Government agencies or trading enterprises with a significant responsibility for stormwater or land management within the catchment;
  3. "Urban Area" is defined as any town or city with a resident population that exceeds 1,000 people;
  4. «DEFINITIONAREA»

Neil Shepherd
Director General

Per ………………………………

P B YATES
Director – Special Operations Projects
(by Delegation)

2 October 1998

 

List of greater metropolitan region councils and the catchments for which the council was to prepare stormwater management plans

Schedule of Group 1 Councils : Plans that were completed by 24 July 1999

Council

Catchments

Ashfield Municipal Council

Cooks River
Lower Parramatta River

Auburn Council

Cooks River
Homebush Bay
Mid Parramatta River

Bankstown City Council

Cooks River
Salt Pan Creek
Mid Georges River
Mid Parramatta River
Prospect Creek

Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Upper Parramatta River
Cattai Creek

Blacktown City Council

Upper Parramatta River
Cattai Creek
South Creek

Blue Mountains City Council

Blue Mountains

Botany City Council

Cooks River
Mill Pond Creek

Burwood Council

Cooks River
Homebush Bay
Lower Parramatta River

Camden Council

Upper Nepean River
South Creek

Campbelltown City Council

Upper Georges River
Upper Nepean River

Canterbury City Council

Salt Pan Creek
Cooks River

Cessnock City Council

Local Government Area

Concord Council

Homebush Bay
Lower Parramatta River

Drummoyne Council

Lower Parramatta River

Fairfield City Council

Liverpool District
Prospect Creek

Gosford City Council

Gosford District
Tuggerah Lakes

Hawkesbury City Council

Mid Hawkesbury-Nepean River
South Creek

Holroyd City Council

Upper Parramatta River
Prospect Creek
Mid Parramatta River

Hornsby Shire Council

Cowan Creek
Berowra Creek
Lane Cove River

Hunters Hill Municipal Council

Lane Cove River
Lower Parramatta River

Hurstville City Council

Salt Pan Creek
Lower Georges River
Cooks River

Kiama Municipal Council

Local Government Area

Kogarah Municipal Council

Cooks River
Lower Georges River

Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council

Middle Harbour
Cowan Creek
Lane Cove River

Lake Macquarie City Council

Lake Macquarie
Newcastle District

Lane Cove Council

Lane Cove River
Port Jackson North

Leichhardt Municipal Council

Lower Parramatta River
Port Jackson South

Liverpool City Council

South Creek
Liverpool District
Prospect Creek
Upper Nepean

Maitland City Council

Maitland District

Manly Council

Middle Harbour
Northern Beaches

Marrickville Council

Port Jackson South
Lower Parramatta River
Cooks River

Mosman Municipal Council

Middle Harbour
Port Jackson South

Newcastle City Council

Newcastle District
Maitland District

North Sydney Council

Middle Harbour
Port Jackson North

Parramatta City Council

Mid Parramatta River
Upper Parramatta River
Lane Cove River

Penrith City Council

Mid Nepean-Hawkesbury River
South Creek
Blue Mountains District

Pittwater Council

Pittwater
Northern Beaches

Port Stephens Council

Local Government Area

Randwick City Council

Cooks River
Mill Pond Creek
Eastern Suburbs Coastal

Rockdale City Council

Cooks River
Lower Georges River

Ryde City Council

Lane Cove River
Mid Parramatta River
Lower Parramatta River

Shellharbour City Council

Lake Illawarra – Shellharbour

South Sydney City Council

Cooks River
Port Jackson North
Mill Pond Creek

Strathfield Municipal Council

Cooks River
Homebush Bay

Sutherland Shire Council

Hacking River
Woronora River
Lower Georges River

Sydney City Council

Port Jackson South

Warringah Council

Northern Beaches
Cowan Creek
Middle Harbour

Waverley Council

Eastern Suburbs Coastal
Mill Pond Creek
Port Jackson South

Willoughby City Council

Middle Harbour
Lane Cove River

Wollondilly Shire Council

Upper Nepean River
Upper Georges River
Wollondilly District

Wollongong City Council

Hacking River
Wollongong Coastal
Lake Illawarra – Shellharbour

Woollahra Municipal Council

Port Jackson South
Eastern Suburbs Coastal

Wyong Shire Council

Tuggerah Lakes
Lake Macquarie

 

Schedule of Catchments, Districts and Local Government Areas

Schedule of Catchments, Districts and Local Government Areas

Group 1 Councils : Plans to be completed by 24 July 1999

Title

Description

Councils

Berowra Creek catchment;

Berowra Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Berowra Creek and its tributaries, together with other catchments which drain northerly to the Hawkesbury River downstream of the Wisemans Ferry and upstream of the Peats Ferry Bridge

Hornsby Shire Council

Blue Mountains district.

Blue Mountains district is defined as the entire Blue Mountains local government area, together with both that portion of the Penrith local government area located to the west of the Nepean River, and that portion of the Hawkesbury local government area located to the south and west of both the Bells Line of Road, the Old Bells Line of Road, Grose Vale Road and the Grose River Road.

Blue Mountains City Council
Penrith City Council

Cattai Creek catchment.

Cattai Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Cattai Creek and its tributaries, together with other catchments which drain northerly to the Hawkesbury River at locations downstream of the confluence of South Creek and the Hawkesbury River, and upstream of the Wisemans Ferry.

Baulkham Hills Shire Council
Blacktown City Council

Cooks River catchment

Cooks River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Cooks River and its tributaries, including the Alexandra Canal and Wolli Creek;

Ashfield Council
Auburn Council
Bankstown City Council
Botany City Council
Burwood Council
Canterbury City Council
Hurstville City Council
Kogarah Municipal Council
Marrickville Council
Rockdale City Council
Randwick City Council
South Sydney City Council
Strathfield Municipal Council

Cowan Creek catchment

Cowan Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Cowan Creek and its tributaries, together with catchments which drain northerly into the Hawkesbury River between the Peats Ferry Bridge and West Head;

Hornsby Shire Council
Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council
Warringah Council

Duck River catchment.

Duck River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Duck River and its tributaries, together with other catchments located to the south of the Parramatta River and which drain to the Parramatta River at points downstream of the Parramatta Weir and upstream of the mouth of Homebush Bay.

Auburn Council
Bankstown City Council
Holroyd City Council
Parramatta City Council

Eastern Suburbs Coastal catchment.

Eastern Suburbs Coastal catchment is defined as that area which drains directly to the Pacific Ocean at points located between South Head in the north and Cape Banks in the south.

Randwick City Council
Waverley Council
Woollahra Municipal Council

Gosford District

Gosford District is defined as the entire Gosford local government area, excluding those portions which drain to Tuggerah Lake or any coastal catchments north of Yumbool Point.

Gosford City Council

Hacking River catchment;.

Hacking River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Hacking River, Bate Bay and their tributaries;

Sutherland Shire Council
Wollongong City Council

Homebush Bay catchment;

Homebush Bay catchment is defined as that area which drains to Homebush Bay and its tributaries, including Powells Creek and Haslams Creek

Auburn Council
Burwood Council
Concord Council
Strathfield Municipal Council

Kiama

Local government area

Kiama Municipal Council

Lake Illawarra – Shellharbour catchment.

Lake Illawarra – Shellharbour catchment is defined as that area which drains to Lake Illawarra, together with the remainder of the Shellharbour local government area and that portion of the Wollongong area which drains to the Pacific Ocean at points located south of Red Point at Port Kembla;

Shellharbour City Council
Wollongong City Council

Lake Macquarie catchment;

Lake Macquarie catchment is defined as the catchment of Lake Macquarie, together with all coastal catchments between (and including) Glenrock Lagoon in the north, and Desoto Inlet (at Catherine Hill Bay) in the south

Lake Macquarie City Council
Wyong Shire Council

Lane Cove River catchment.

Lane Cove River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Lane Cove River and its tributaries.

Hornsby Shire Council
Hunters Hill Municipal Council
Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council
Lane Cove Council
Parramatta City Council
Ryde City Council
Willoughby City Council

Liverpool District

Liverpool District is defined as that area which drains to the Georges River at locations downstream of the Cambridge Avenue Causeway at Glenfield, and upstream of the confluence of the Georges River with Prospect Creek. This area includes the catchment of the Cabramatta Creek and its tributaries.

Fairfield City Council
Liverpool City Council

Lower Georges River catchment; and

Lower Georges River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Georges River downstream of the mouths of Salt Pan Creek and the Woronora River on the north and south sides of the River respectively, together with those catchments which drain directly to Botany Bay at points located south of the mouth of the Cooks River, and west of Point Long Nose on the Kurnell Peninsula;

Hurstville City Council
Kogarah Municipal Council
Rockdale City Council
Sutherland Shire Council

Lower Parramatta River catchment;

Lower Parramatta River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Parramatta River at points downstream of the Ryde Bridge and upstream of a line joining Clarkes Point at Woolwich and Robinson Point at Birchgrove.

Ashfield Council
Burwood Council
Concord Council
Drummoyne Council
Hunters Hill Municipal Council
Leichhardt Municipal Council
Marrickville Council
Ryde City Council

Maitland District

Maitland District is defined as including the entire Maitland local government area, together with that portion of the Newcastle local government area which drains to either Purgatory Creek or Greenways Creek.

Maitland Council
Newcastle City Council

Mid Georges River catchment;

Mid Georges River catchment is defined as all catchments which drain to the Georges River at locations downstream of the confluence of the Georges River and Prospect Creek, and upstream of the confluence of Mill Creek with the Georges River.

Bankstown City Council
Liverpool City Council

Mid Nepean-Hawkesbury River catchment;

Mid Nepean-Hawkesbury River catchment is defined as that portion of the Penrith local government area located east of the Hawkesbury – Nepean River, excluding the South Creek and Upper Nepean catchments, together with that portion of the Hawkesbury local government area which drains to the Hawkesbury Nepean River upstream of the confluence of the Colo River with the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, excluding the South Creek and Cattai Creek catchments and the Blue Mountains District;

Hawkesbury City Council
Penrith City Council

Mid Parramatta River catchment;

Mid Parramatta River catchment is defined as that area lying to the north of the Parramatta River and which drains in a southerly direction to the Parramatta River at points located downstream of the Parramatta Weir and upstream of the Ryde Bridge;

Parramatta City Council
Ryde City Council

Middle Harbour catchment;

Middle Harbour catchment is defined as that area which drains to Middle Harbour and its tributaries. The mouth of the Harbour is defined by Grotto Point at Clontarf and Middle Head;

Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council
Manly Council
Mosman Municipal Council
North Sydney Council
Warringah Council
Willoughby City Council*

Mill Pond Creek catchment.

Mill Pond Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains into Botany Bay at points located between Cape Banks and the mouth of the Cooks River.

Botany City Council
Randwick City Council
South Sydney City Council
Warringah Council
Waverley Council

Newcastle District.

Newcastle District is defined as those portions of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas which lie within the catchments of that reach of the Hunter River which extends from the Hexham bridge to the mouth of the River, together with the catchment of the Hexham Swamp and any coastal catchments between (but not including) Glenrock Lagoon in the south, and that length of Stockton Beach which lies within the Newcastle local government area..

Newcastle District
Lake Macquarie City Council

Northern Beaches catchment.

Northern Beaches catchment is defined as all catchments which flow to the sea, or to Port Jackson, at points located between Turimetta Head in the north and Grotto Point in Port Jackson.

Manly Council
Pittwater Council
Warringah Council

Pittwater catchment;

Pittwater catchment is defined as the catchment of Pittwater, together with all coastal catchments between Barrenjoey Head in the north and Turimetta Head in the south;.

Pittwater Council

Port Jackson North catchment.

Port Jackson North catchment is defined as those areas located on the north side of Port Jackson which drain to Port Jackson at points located between the mouth of the Lane Cove River and Middle Head.

Lane Cove Council
North Sydney Council
Mosman Municipal Council

Port Jackson South catchment.

Port Jackson South catchment is defined as those areas located on the south side of Port Jackson which drain to Port Jackson at points located between Robinson Point at Birchgrove and South Head.

Leichhardt Municipal Council
Marrickville Council
South Sydney City Council Sydney City Council
Woollahra Municipal Council
Waverley Council

Port Stephens

Local government area

Port Stephens Shire Council

Prospect Creek catchment.

Prospect Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Prospect Creek and its tributaries, including Orphan School Creek.

Bankstown City Council
Fairfield City Council
Holroyd City Council
Liverpool City Council

Salt Pan Creek catchment;

Salt Pan Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Salt Pan Creek and its tributaries;

Bankstown City Council
Canterbury City Council
Hurstville City Council

South Creek catchment.

South Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to South Creek and its tributaries, including Eastern Creek and Ropes Creek.

Blacktown City Council
Camden Council
Hawkesbury City Council
Liverpool City Council
Penrith City Council

Tuggerah Lakes catchment.

Tuggerah Lakes catchment is defined as the catchment of the Tuggerah Lake (including that of Lake Munmorah), together with coastal catchments between Desoto Inlet (at Catherine Hill Bay) in the north, and Yumbool Point in the south.

Gosford City Council
Wyong Shire Council

Upper Georges River catchment

Upper Georges River catchment is defined as that area draining to the Georges River at points upstream of the Cambridge Avenue Causeway at Glenfield.

Campbelltown City Council
Wollondilly Shire Council

Upper Nepean River catchment

Upper Nepean River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Nepean River upstream of the confluence of the Warragamba River and the Nepean River

Camden Council
Campbelltown City Council
Liverpool City Council
Penrith City Council
Wollondilly Shire Council

Upper Parramatta River catchment

Upper Parramatta River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Parramatta River upstream of the Parramatta Weir

Holroyd City Council
Parramatta City Council Baulkham Hills Shire Council
Blacktown City Council

Wollondilly District.

Wollondilly District is defined as the entire Wollondilly local government area excluding those portions within either the Upper Nepean River catchment or the Upper Georges River catchment.

Wollondilly Shire Council

Wollongong Coastal catchment;

Wollongong Coastal catchment is defined as that portion of the Wollongong local government area which drains directly to the Pacific Ocean at points located north of Red Point at Port Kembla, and south of Stanwell Park beach;

Wollongong City Council

Woronora River catchment;

Woronora River catchment is defined as that area which drains to either the Woronora River or Mill Creek;

Sutherland Shire Council

 

 

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