Draft Lithgow Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan

What Is The Objective Of The Floodplain Risk Management Study And Plan For Lithgow?

The overall objectives of the Lithgow Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan was to review the Lithgow Floodplain Management Plan that was prepared on behalf of Council in 1991, reassess the impacts of flooding on existing development, review existing Council policies as they relate to development of land in flood liable areas, consider measures for the management of flood affected land, and to develop the Lithgow Floodplain Risk Management Plan 2023 which:

Proposes modifications to existing Council policies to ensure that the development of flood affected land is undertaken so as to be compatible with the flood hazard and risk. Sets out the recommended program of works and measures aimed at reducing over time, the social, environmental and economic impacts of flooding. Provides a program for implementation of the proposed works and measures.

Key Stages

The Draft Lithgow Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan falls under the Floodplain Risk Management Process as defined in the NSW Floodplain Manual 2005.

In 2017, Council published the Lithgow Flood Study which is a technical investigation of flood behaviour within the Lithgow and Marrangaroo Catchment areas which provided the baseline data for the draft study and plan.