From the Past to the Present to the Future

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NSW Government Flood Prone Land Policy Bart
Foley Department of Natural Resources
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Maitland Floodway 1955
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Governor Macquarie EdictProclamation- 5 March
1817
many of the deplorable Losses which have been
sustained within the last few Years, might have
been in great Measure averted, had the Settlers
paid due Consideration to their own Interests,
and to the frequent Admonitions they had received
by removing their Residences from within the
Flood Marks to the TOWNSHIPS assigned for them on
the HIGHLANDS, it must be confessed that the
Compassion excited by their Misfortunes is
mingled with Sentiments of Astonishment and
Surprise that any People could be found so
totally insensitive to their true interests, as
the Settlers have in this Instance proved
themselves. HIS EXCELLENCY, however still
cherishes the Hope that the Calamities which have
befallen the Settlers will produce at least the
good Effect of stimulating them to the highly
expedient and indispensable Measure of proceeding
to establish their FUTURE RESIDENCES in the
TOWNSHIPS allotted for the Preservation of
themselves, their Families, and their Property
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Magnitude
NSW potential mainstream flood losses 50,000
million. NSW potential overland flood
losses 10,000 million. NSW average annual
flood damage more than 150 million.
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Gazetted 6 May 2005
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Policy (S1.1)

• To reduce the impact of flooding and flood
  liability, and to reduce public and private
  losses.
• Merit Based.
• Management of development is a Council
  responsibility.
• State provides financial assistance and technical
  advice.

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Process (F2.1)
Floodplain Risk Management Committee
DataCollection
Flood Study
Floodplain RiskManagement Study
Floodplain Risk Management Plan
Plan Implementation
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Merit Based (S1.1)

• Floodprone land is a valuable resource that
  should not be sterilised by unnecessarily
  precluding its development and
• if all development applications and proposals for
  rezoning of flood prone land are assessed
  according to rigid and prescriptive criteria,
  some appropriate proposals may be unreasonably
  restricted, and equally, quite inappropriate
  proposals may be approved.

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Policy Statement (S1.1)

• Councils Responsibility
• Managing Flood Risk
• Existing Development
• Future Development
• Committees involving Community

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Policy Statement (S1.1)

• State Govt Commitment
• Technical (DNR)
• Financial (DNR)
• Emergency Management (SES)
• Recovery (SES, DOCS)
• Legal Protection
• Manual
• Part 8 Areas

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Funding
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Effective Risk Management (s1.6)

• Consider
• Full Range of Risk
• Existing Future Development
• Cumulative Impacts
• Strategic Assessment (20 year
  timeframe)

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Purpose of FPLs (App K)

• Standard Residential
• 1 AEP plus 0.5m often adopted.
• Lower - Significant Social Equity Implications re
  savings to developers versus costs to residents.
• Higher - Cost versus benefit. Consider
  Alternate Means to Derive Benefit

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Events gt than 1 AEP to PMF

• Enable People Safety
• gt Emergency Management Recovery
• Hazard
• Evac Routes - available adequate
• Response Recovery Facilities
• Logistics
• Protect More Vulnerable Development

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