What can and can people do in drinking water catchments?
Water is a valuable resource and good water quality is a necessity for life. There is a great need to preserve and maintain water quality especially in designated water supply catchments. Planning and development provisions contained in the local environmental plans of the local council determine what activities are permissible in water catchment areas. As these catchments are a valued resource, Rous Water adopts a preventative management approach to the review of catchment activities in order to protect water quality. By implementing suitable planning controls within the catchments in association with the local council, we are able to better protect water quality and lessen any potential threats to the water supply. In order to determine what activities are permissible in a designated water supply catchment, contact your local council. Click here for information about activities permitted in the Rocky Creek Dam catchment area.
