New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 30

30 Additional provisions

The floodplain management provisions of a management plan for a water management area may also deal with the following matters--

(a) proposals for the construction of new flood works,

(b) the modification or removal of existing flood works,

(c) restoration or rehabilitation of land, water sources or their dependent ecosystems, in particular in relation to the following--

(i) the passage, flow and distribution of floodwater,

(ii) existing dominant floodways and exits from floodways,

(iii) rates of flow, floodwater levels and duration of inundation,

(iv) downstream water flows,

(v) natural flood regimes, including spatial and temporal variability,

(d) the control of activities that may affect or be affected by the frequency, duration, nature or extent of flooding within the water management area,

(e) the preservation and enhancement of the quality of water in the water sources in the area during and after flooding,

(f) other measures to give effect to the water management principles and the objects of this Act,

(g) such other matters as are prescribed by the regulations.