CIV 5884 Assignment 1 34165703 Hefan Wang 1Explanation of legislation framework for urban storm water management and guidelines in NSW The management of urban storm water in NSW has begun several decades ago.The state already had some storm water practice (for example detention and conveyance systems) to manage storm water even before 1970.However people in 1970 were only aware of the increasing runoff caused by urbanization,they did not put too much attention on the damage to environment caused by growing urbanization.New regulations and guidelines soon were introduced to supervise and control pollutants in urban stream during 1970 to 1990.Around 2000s,storm water management had been adopted into environmental …show more content…
The top priority guiding regulation in NSW is the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.This regulation provides a basic legislative framework for the urban storm water management in NSW,proposes advanced planning for future development including guiding urban land use and environmental protection details. Some other legislation fulfill the details: Water Management Act 2000 is a guideline for water resources (including surface runoff and groundwater and storm water) management in NSW. Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 is a guideline that regulates any act that could damage the environment, including discharge of the pollutants from urban streams. The Local Government Act 1993 is a guideline that requires local councils to manage storm water infrastructure and implement new storm water management plans. Floodplain Management Legislation is a guideline focus on preventing flood,this includes transform flood prone areas,estimate flood risks... Several organizations enable the above regulation to be achieved: Department of Planning,Industry and Environment(DPIE) is an organization planning ahead to set policies and guidelines for