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Floodplain Development Manual, 2005

On 6 May 2005, the Floodplain Development Manual 2005 was gazetted, as the manual relating to the development of flood liable land for the purposes of section 733 of the Local Government Act 1993.

Coupled with the State's floodplain management grant program, the Manual highlights the government's ongoing commitment to managing the risks resulting from natural hazards to reduce their impacts on the people of NSW.

It incorporates the NSW Flood Prone Land Policy, which aims to reduce the impact of flooding on individual owners and occupiers of flood prone property and to reduce private and public losses resulting from floods. The policy also recognises the benefits of use, occupation and development of flood prone land.

This State Government manual indicates that responsibility for management of flood risk remains with local government. The Manual assists councils to balance the conflicting objectives of the floodplain through a risk management process.

The New South Wales Government provides local government with technical, financial and policy assistance in floodplain risk management.

The 2005 Manual builds upon and replaces the 2001 Floodplain Management Manual. Key changes include outlining altered agency roles in floodplain risk management and clarifying the State Government's position on development standards.

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Title Page, Foreword and Table of Contents (PDF file)
Section 1 Flood Risk Management in NSW (includes the NSW Government's Flood Prone Land Policy) (PDF file)
Section 2 The Floodplain Risk Management Process (PDF file)
Section 3 Roles and Responsibilities (PDF file)
Section 4 Glossary (PDF file)
Appendices Detailed Contents Listing (PDF file)
Appendix A Background to Floodplain Risk Management in NSW (PDF file)
Appendix B Risk Management (PDF file)
Appendix C Floodplain Risk Management Process (PDF file)
Appendix D Floodplain Risk Management Committee (PDF file)
Appendix E Data Collection (PDF file)
Appendix F Flood Study Preparation (PDF file)
Appendix G Floodplain Risk Management Study Preparation (PDF file)
Appendix H Floodplain Risk Management Plan Preparation (PDF file)
Appendix I Floodplain Risk Management Plan Implementation (PDF file)
Appendix J Floodplain Risk Management Options (PDF file)
Appendix K Flood Planning Levels (PDF file)
Appendix L Hydraulic and Hazard Categorisation (PDF file)
Appendix M Flood Damages (PDF file)
Appendix N Emergency Response Planning for Floods (PDF file)

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(GPO Box 39, Sydney, NSW 2001)
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Phone: 02 9228 6333
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