Floodplains | NSW Environment and Heritage

Floodplains
                        Programs, guidelines and assistance are available to help councils and communities deal with the impacts of flooding.
                    

Programs, guidelines and assistance are available to help councils and communities deal with the impacts of flooding.

Managing floodplains

We support councils and communities to help reduce flood risk.
Floodplain Management Program

We partner with local government to manage flood risk and build community resilience through the Floodplain Management Program.
Floodplain management grants

The NSW Government's floodplain management grants support local government to manage flood risk.
Flood Recovery and Resilience Grant Program

The Flood Recovery and Resilience Grant Program will offer technical and financial support through this program to eligible local government areas to manage flood risk.
Flood Risk Management Manual

The Flood Risk Management Manual and the Flood Prone Land Policy guide local councils in managing flood risk to their communities.
Flood risk management toolkit

The flood risk management toolkit provides extra support for councils to understand and manage flood risk to their communities.
NSW flood data portal

The NSW flood data portal makes it easy for government agencies and partner organisations to share key flood information.
Rural floodplain planning

Find out how we help create better planning processes for rural floodplains.

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