How are floodplains managed in NSW?
In NSW, Local government has the primary responsibility for controlling the development of flood prone land, but the NSW Government, through the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) and the State Emergency Service (SES), also has an important role to play in managing the flood risk across the State. The NSW Government’s Flood Prone Land Policy is directed at providing solutions to existing flooding problems in developed areas and ensuring that future developments will not create flooding problems in other areas. The State Government subsidises flood mitigation works to alleviate existing problems and provides specialist technical advice to assist councils with their floodplain management responsibilities. The NSW Government provides technical and financial support to local councils to develop Floodplain Risk Management Plans which consist of the following stages: • Flood Study • Floodplain Risk Management Study • Floodplain Risk Management Plan • Implementation o
