Stormwater

The City of Canada Bay is responsible for the stormwater system which drains the local area.  This system collects stormwater from public and private property and conveys it through kilometres of pipes to creeks, rivers and lakes.

Stormwater Drainage Concept Plan

Council has prepared guidelines for the management of stormwater runoff from all types of developments within the City of Canada Bay Local Government Area.

The objectives of Council’s Stormwater Policy are:

• To provide uniform guidelines and application of systems to achieve consistency in the assessment and conditioning of development applications in relation to stormwater runoff from all developments
• To minimise any adverse impact on properties caused by stormwater runoff from developments
• To ensure that the water quality of receiving waterways is not adversely affected by pollutants such as nutrients, pathogens, and siltation, resulting from development sites
• To ensure that uniform stormwater controls are applied throughout the City of Canada Bay Local Government Area.

If you are proposing to undertake building work in the City of Canada Bay area you may need a Stormwater Drainage Concept Plan.  Check the relevant DA Checklist for your development type to determine if this is required.  If necessary, refer to the DA Appendix and the Specification for the Management of Stormwater to understand the level of detail needed.

For enquiries relating to stormwater design and Council's Specification, please contact our engineering staff on 9911 6555.

Soil and Water Management Plan

The owner and the builder are responsible for controlling soil erosion and preventing sediment from the building site from being washed into stormwater drains.

A Soil and Water Management Plan is a plan with detail indicating how erosion and sedimentation will be prevented from occurring during construction.  This plan is required to be submitted to Council with most development applications.  Reference can be made to the relevant DA Checklist and the DA Appendix to determine whether this plan will be required.

For further information, please refer to Council's Construction Sites web page, the Stormwater Pollution from Building Sites fact sheet and the Soil and Water Management Plans fact sheet developed by the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils.

Water Sensitive Urban Design

Water Sensitive urban design is the integration of urban planning and development with the management, protection and conservation of the water cycle as a whole.

For more information please refer to Council's Water Sensitive Urban Design page.