Eurobodalla Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy

Eurobodalla Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy
10 Shire Wide Integrated Water Cycle
Management Scenarios
10.1 Overview
This report has identified both immediate and short term measures together with the
medium-long term water cycle management opportunities and options at the regional and
local level. The nominated immediate measures when implemented will ensure legislative
compliance, and the short term measures will assist in future planning and in achieving best
practice management standards. Thus it is expected that Council will implement both the
immediate and short term measures as a matter of priority. The medium to long term water
cycle management options, are envisaged as meeting the long term future vision for the
Shire.
This study has identified and evaluated all the water sources options available both at the
regional and local individual town and village level, (see Appendix C on Coarse screening)
using the TBL assessment. Using the bundling process, IWCM options were then
developed incorporating the most viable opportunities at both the regional and local level.
In order to assist the Shire community in adopting the most appropriate type of water
management option to meet future needs, a number of scenarios have been developed
using the local and regional integrated options. As the management of the urban water
supply and reclaimed water is done at a regional level, it was decided during the process to
use the regional IWCM options as the basic templates for establishing the Shire wide
scenarios.
In view of the large number of towns and villages in Eurobodalla, a number of simple
decision processes were adopted, to assist with the Shire wide scenario building process.
There are nine small towns that rely on on-site sewerage systems. In considering a Shire
wide response it was necessary to rank these towns on a priority basis. The details of this
assessment are contained in Appendix X (risk assessment of villages). The assessment
identified high and low priority groups
High Priority Low Priority
South Durras Akolele
Nelligen Central Tilba, Tilba Tilba
Bodalla Mystery bay
Rosedale and Guerilla Bay Potato Point
Congo
The current on-site wastewater management in the villages classed as high priority are
posing significant environmental, public health and social impacts.
Similarly, in order to differentiate the villages requiring improved water supply systems into
high and low priority groups, the preferences expressed by the local residents were used.
The residents at the village of Nelligen for example, indicated at the first round of
community consultation, a desire to have improved water supply management, therefore
this villages has been placed in the high priority group. The South Durras and Congo
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