Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

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Waverley Council
State of the Environment Activities 2005/2006
Water
Planned Activities Page No
Complete the review of and update Council’s Stormwater
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Policy (version 2.1).
The draft Integrated Water Development Control Plan is currently being reviewed and is scheduled
for completion in March 2007.
Business best practice environmental management program
144, 159, 161
established and businesses audited in high priority
catchments.
The Permanent Wave Business program was launched in the Bondi Junction catchment in May
2005. The program is a voluntary environmental assessment and education program focused on
reducing the environmental impacts of Waverley businesses.
Coordinate Council’s annual Stormwater Festival. 162
Environmental Services coordinated Council’s annual stormwater festival to coincide with National
Waterweek from 17 th – 24 th October 2005. Waterweek activities included but were not limited to
environmental workshops, school visits, water conservation trade fairs and cultural discovery walks
and rockpool tours.
Completion of a public place recycling trial at Bronte Beach 162
The public place recycling trial was rescheduled to March 2007 to avoid high levels of
contamination over the busy summer period.
Implement Hewlett Street catchment stormwater pollution
163
control program.
Due to resource constraints, the Hewlett Street program was cancelled.
Coordinate Council’s Community Stormwater Panel to
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oversee levy expenditure.
The Community Stormwater Panel met on a quarterly basis in the 2005/2006 financial year.
Response to environmental pollution incidents. 164
In the 2005/2006 reporting period, Council received 188 environmental pollution complaints. Of
these, 92% were actioned within the service standard.
Number of at source pollution prevention programs run each
165
year.
This year, the Waverley Permanent Wave Business program has focused on at source pollution
prevention in the Bondi Junction catchment. The program is a voluntary environmental
assessment and education program designed to work with local businesses to reduce their
environmental impacts. 80 high environmental risk environmental assessments have been
completed in Bondi Junction.
In December 2005, Council launched an education campaign to reinforce Council’s smoking ban
on the beaches. The ban has significant environmental benefits including cleaner beaches,
improved water quality and reduced harm on sea life. The education campaign included signage,
stencilling, beach education blitz days, and media coverage aimed at increasing awareness of the
smoking ban amongst beach users, as well as establishing a social norm of no smoking on the
beaches. This education complements the introduction of enforcement of the smoking ban.
Overflowing bins and waste and recycling placed next to bins are a main cause of stormwater
pollution. In May 2006, Council commenced a comprehensive education program and began
offering additional collection services to help residents prevent their household litter from blowing or
washing into the stormwater system and out to sea.
Ranger patrols of Bondi Beach Place carried out in
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accordance with the SLA requirements.
This target was exceeded with greater than 95% being achieved.
Annual Report 2005/2006