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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Onkaparinga Catchment

Presented by: Brian Clancey, Director – Legislation, Infrastructure & Environment

Date: November 2004

Venue: Corporation of the City of Unley

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WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT

• Minimise risk of property flooding

• Water is a natural resource

• Capacity of metropolitan Local Government to act collectively

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BACKROUND

• 50% State Funding Cut – previous Government

• Initial Joint Review of Outstanding Stormwater Work

• Minister McEwen’s Challenge to Local Government

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCESS

• Metropolitan CEOs Association – leadership role

• LGA Metropolitan Local Government Group (all metropolitan Mayors & CEOs)

• LGA State Executive Committee

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT’s RESPONSE

• LGA Stormwater Management Strategy – June 2003

• ‘The What’

• ‘The How’

• State Government endorsement of the Strategy

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‘THE WHAT’

• Metropolitan Adelaide Stormwater Management Study (KBR) – Anthony Bowman

• Chairman of the Study Steering Committee was Peter Lockett, CEO, City of Charles Sturt

• Representatives of various State Agencies, Catchment Water Management Boards & Brian Clancey LGA

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‘THE HOW’

• Urban Stormwater Initiative – Nicholas Newland

• Composition – State & Local Govt Executives

▫ Trevor Starr – CEO, West Torrens ▫ Peter Lockett – CEO, Charles Sturt ▫ Wendy Campana & Brian Clancey –LGA

• Future Governance & Funding Arrangements

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POLITICAL LEVEL SUPPORT

• Minister’s Local Govt Forum

• Primary agenda item since the Forum’s inception

• Responsible Minister is the Hon John Hill, a member of the Forum

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DOCUMENTATION FOR REVIEW

• KBR Study

• Draft Urban Stormwater Management Policy

• Still to come: Proposed State: Local Government agreement / legislation (work in progress)

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COUNCIL CONSULTATION STRATEGY

• Catchment based – Metropolitan CEOs Association

OnkaparingaTorrensPatawalongaNorthern Adelaide & Barossa

• All Council Mayors, CEOs and relevant Senior Officers invited

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NEXT STEPS

• Minister’s Local Government Forum on 1 December 2004

• LGA Circular 44.5 issued on 27 October 2004 regarding the draft policy

• Council feedback invited, preferably by 8 December 2004

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NEXT STEPS (Cont’d)

• LGA Senior Executive Committee Meeting 16 December 2004

• Update report for LGA Metropolitan Local Government Group

Meeting 19 January 2005

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LOOKING AHEAD

• Proposed binding agreement on stormwater management between State & Local Government and associated legislation

• Further consultation with Local Govt

• Budget processes for 2005/06

• Establishment of Regional Natural Resources Management Boards