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Council effectively addresses following main environment related issues of sewerage
services in accordance with EPA/DEC and Health Department guidelines:
• Handling and disposal of treated effluents and biosolids from STPs
• Reuse of treated effluent for irrigation purposes
• Ensuring sewerage services are included in the State of the Environment
Report
Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM)
Integrated Water Cycle Management is a framework to help identify water management
problems and to determine appropriate management responses so that social,
environmental and economic objectives are met.
IWCM involves the integration of the Council’s three main water services – water supply,
sewerage and stormwater within a whole catchment strategic framework so that water
is used optimally.
It also involves the integration with other services for example roads and drainage, trade
waste collection and with external requirements in particular the NSW Water Reforms.
The first stage of development of IWCM is a concept study. This defines the catchment,
water resource and urban water issues faced by Council. Once the issues are broadly
defined, studies are undertaken to better define issues and look at ways of managing
them.
The second stage is to develop the strategy through undertaking detailed studies to better
define the issues and look at cost-effective ways of managing them.
Council plans to develop and adopt IWCM Strategies in accordance with the DEUS
guideline document Integrated Water Cycle Management for NSW Water Utilities by
December 2008.
Page 56 Part B - Strategic Plan Mid-Western Regional Council
Strategic Business Plan for Sewerage