Eurobodalla Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy

Table Of Contents
Eurobodalla Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.1.1 The Integrated Water Cycle Management Process 1
1.1.2 Balanced Outcomes Planning 1
1.1.3 Principles of Integrated Water Cycle Management 2
1.1.4 Objectives of Integrated Water Cycle Management
Strategy 2
1.2 The Water Cycle 3
1.2.1 The Natural Water Cycle 3
1.2.2 The Human Water Cycle 4
1.2.3 Integrated Water Cycle Management 5
1.3 Background to Eurobodalla Shire’s Integrated Water Cycle
Management Strategy 5
1.4 Eurobodalla Shire’s Progress So Far 6
1.5 Where To From Here? 6
PART A WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? 7
2 STRATEGIC BUSINESS OBJECTIVES 9
2.1 Overview 9
2.2 The Business Objectives 10
3 COMMUNITY WANTS, NEEDS AND FEEDBACK 13
3.1 Community Wants and Needs Identification 13
3.1.1 Environmental Values in Relation to Urban Waters 13
3.1.2 Urban Development 13
3.1.3 Issues for Future Development of Urban Water
Services 13
3.1.4 Options to be Considered in the IWCM Strategy 13
3.1.5 Community Preferences 14
3.2 Community Feedback 14
4 INTEGRATED WATER CYCLE MANAGEMENT TOOLS 15
4.1 Overview 15
5 INTEGRATED WATER CYCLE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 27
5.1 Overview 27
5.2 The Assessment Criteria 27
PART B WHAT ARE THE ISSUES? 29
6 WHAT ARE EUROBODALLA’S ISSUES? 31
6.1 Government Initiated Reform Compliance Issues 31
6.1.1 Water Reforms and the Water Management Act
2000 31
6.1.2 Pricing Reforms 33
6.1.3 Legislative Compliance issues 34
6.2 Catchment Issues 36
6.2.1 Environmental Issues 36
6.2.2 Water Quality Issues 37
6.3 Urban Planning Issues 37
6.3.1 Population Distribution 37
6.3.2 Shire-wide Population Growth 38
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