Annual Report 2009/2010 - Hawkesbury City Council - NSW ...

Section 428 (2) (c) State of the Environment Report
A State of the Environment Report is required to be prepared with a comprehensive four year Report and
annual updates.
The following report summarises the State of the Environment of Hawkesbury City in a series of “Report
Cards”. Each report card represents an environmental issue relevant to the community and Council
activities.
Each report card includes the following information:
• Introduction
• Measure of performance- targets set by Council
• Current status and trends- trend over time
• Future directions
The report seeks to present key information in a simple yet informative way. The Report is divided into
two primary sections to separate Council's environment outcomes from those of the wider local
government area (LGA). Each section then describes the state of the environment under a number of
specific categories, or themes in a simple "Footprint Report Card". These Report Cards comprise of five
main components:
• Details of how performance is measured
• A rating for performance of the Council or LGA outcomes.
• Quantified representation of teh performance outcomes.
• Summary of Council's response to the issue.
• Summary of future directions.
The Report is heavily based on quantifiable performance data, which is either collected and
managed by Council or gathered from external stakeholders. The rating for performance is presented
graphically with a tick or a cross. This represents that data is available for a particular outcome, or in
the instance that Council has no control eg number of complaints received it represents that
investigations are being carried out.
Human Settlement
Sewage Treatment Plants
Introduction
Hawkesbury City Council and Sydney Water are responsible for the delivery of sewage treatment and
associated infrastructure within the Hawkesbury City Local Government Area. The major pressure facing
Council in delivering adequate treatment services is population growth and the need to ensure treatment
infrastructure is maintained and expanded to cope with the increasing treatment requirements.
Approximately 80% of the residential areas are sewered by the two authorities with the remaining
premises being serviced by onsite sewage management facilities.
Both McGrath's Hill (MHSTP) and South Windsor (SWSTP) treatment plants are owned and operated by
Hawkesbury City Council.
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