Stony Creek Floodplain Risk Management Plan

Brief description

This Floodplain Risk Management Study investigates what can be done to reduce or
manage the effects of flooding in the catchment. The Floodplain Risk Management Plan
recommends a mix of strategies to manage the risks of flooding.
Using the merits-based approach advocated in the NSW State Government’s Floodplain
Development Manual (2005) and in consultation with the community, Council and state
agency stakeholders, a number of potential options for the management of flooding were
identified.
These options included:
• flood modification measures;
• property modification measures; and
• emergency response measures.
An extensive list of options was assessed against a range of criteria (technical, economic,
environmental and social). Hydraulic modelling of some of the flood modification options
was undertaken to provide a comprehensive analysis of those options that would involve
significant capital expenditure.