Macquarie valley floodplain
The Draft Floodplain Management Plan for the Macquarie Valley Floodplain 2018 (plan) will include management zones, rules and assessment criteria for granting or amending approvals for flood works within the plan area.
Information on the plan is available below.
Draft floodplain management plan
The Draft Floodplain Management Plan for the Macquarie Valley Floodplain 2018 (PDF, 6270.5 KB) (as at July 2018 for public exhibition) is a detailed legal instrument written in the required statutory framework.
Consultation for this plan has now closed. The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is currently preparing the plan for commencement.
An overview of the key factors, rules and assessment criteria for each management zone of the draft plan is provided in the report cards which are available for download below. The report cards are included as a guide only.
- Draft Macquarie Management Zone A
- Draft Macquarie Management Zone B
- Draft Macquarie Management Zone BH
- Draft Macquarie Management Zone C
- Draft Macquarie Management Zone CU
- Draft Macquarie Management Zone D
Spatial map
Download a map of the management zones for the draft plan (PDF, 1230.5 KB) for the draft plan (as at July 2018 for public exhibition).
You can view the management zones for the draft plan as a spatial map.
Click at any location within the plan area on the spatial map, or search for your property address to identify the management zone at that location.
The draft management zones map is provided for information purposes only. The draft management zones map may be subject to change prior to commencement of the plan.
Download a map of the management zones for the draft plan (PDF, 1230.5 KB) for the draft plan (as at July 2018 for public exhibition).
You can view the management zones for the draft plan as a spatial map.
Click at any location within the plan area on the spatial map, or search for your property address to identify the management zone at that location.
The draft management zones map is provided for information purposes only. The draft management zones map may be subject to change prior to commencement of the plan.
Community consultation
Consultation for this plan has now closed.
The department road-tested the major concepts of the plan with key stakeholders during a targeted (informal) consultation process over the period Thursday 11 to Friday 26 May 2017.
The feedback received from targeted consultation was considered by an Interagency Regional Panel prior to the preparation of the plan for public exhibition.
Community input into the preparation of the plan was invited during public exhibition over the period Monday 16 July 2018 to Thursday 13 September 2018.. The department notified stakeholders via a media release, the Have Your Say portal, newspaper advertisements and notification letters to key stakeholders and landholders whose properties within Management Zones A and D within the plan area. The department also hosted individual appointments with interested stakeholders to provide greater detail about how the rules and assessment criteria would be applied to flood works in each zone. Appointments were hosted in Quambone, Nyngan, Warren, Narromine and Dubbo in July and August 2018.
All submissions received during the exhibition period will be considered by an Interagency Regional Panel prior to the preparation of the plan for commencement.
Consultation for this plan has now closed.
The department road-tested the major concepts of the plan with key stakeholders during a targeted (informal) consultation process over the period Thursday 11 to Friday 26 May 2017.
The feedback received from targeted consultation was considered by an Interagency Regional Panel prior to the preparation of the plan for public exhibition.
Community input into the preparation of the plan was invited during public exhibition over the period Monday 16 July 2018 to Thursday 13 September 2018.. The department notified stakeholders via a media release, the Have Your Say portal, newspaper advertisements and notification letters to key stakeholders and landholders whose properties within Management Zones A and D within the plan area. The department also hosted individual appointments with interested stakeholders to provide greater detail about how the rules and assessment criteria would be applied to flood works in each zone. Appointments were hosted in Quambone, Nyngan, Warren, Narromine and Dubbo in July and August 2018.
All submissions received during the exhibition period will be considered by an Interagency Regional Panel prior to the preparation of the plan for commencement.
Supporting documents
- Rural floodplain management plans—Technical manual
A general description of the method employed for preparation of floodplain management plans under the Water Management Act 2000. - Floodplain management under the Water Management Act 2000—a guide to the changes
A guide to the transition of floodplain management planning from the Water Act 1912 to the Water Management Act 2000 in NSW. - Draft background document to the Floodplain Management Plan for the Macquarie Valley Floodplain 2018 and Appendices
A detailed description of how the method presented in the technical manual has been applied across the Macquarie Valley Floodplain and should be read in conjunction with the technical manual. This Background document is currently being updated in preparation for commencement of the plan. - An overview of floodplain management plans under the Water Management Act 2000
A general, plain English explanation of the key provisions of floodplain management plans. - Fact sheet
Draft Floodplain Management Plan for the Macquarie Valley Floodplain.
- Rural floodplain management plans—Technical manual
A general description of the method employed for preparation of floodplain management plans under the Water Management Act 2000. - Floodplain management under the Water Management Act 2000—a guide to the changes
A guide to the transition of floodplain management planning from the Water Act 1912 to the Water Management Act 2000 in NSW. - Draft background document to the Floodplain Management Plan for the Macquarie Valley Floodplain 2018 and Appendices
A detailed description of how the method presented in the technical manual has been applied across the Macquarie Valley Floodplain and should be read in conjunction with the technical manual. This Background document is currently being updated in preparation for commencement of the plan. - An overview of floodplain management plans under the Water Management Act 2000
A general, plain English explanation of the key provisions of floodplain management plans. - Fact sheet
Draft Floodplain Management Plan for the Macquarie Valley Floodplain.
Acknowledgement
Floodplain management plans are being prepared under the NSW Healthy Floodplains Project which is funded by the Australian Government’s Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program as part of the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in NSW.
Floodplain management plans are being prepared under the NSW Healthy Floodplains Project which is funded by the Australian Government’s Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program as part of the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in NSW.