blacktown as a water sensitive city phillip birtles
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Blacktown as aWater Sensitive City
Phillip Birtles
What’s out west?
Blacktown Population 321,000 Predicted to rise to 415,000 by 2030 and then 500,000 by 2040
Canberra: 367,752
Actually, lots of people
Northern Territory: 233,300
Growth Centres
Graph from Metro Water Directorate
Eastern Creek
Can Blacktown make it as Water Sensitive City ?
Draft Metropolitan Strategy (2013) – Action 22.5 “Apply WSUD to
integrate urban water cycle considerations with the planning and
urban design for growth centres and urban renewal.”
Metropolitan Water Plan – liveability outcomes
State Government Regulatory Drivers
The BASIX SEPP = 40% reduction in potable mains water use for all new residential developments and redevelopments.
DCP was developed by the NSW Department of
Planning & Infrastructure.
Flooding, water quality and quantity, riparian &
water conservation controls.
Growth Centres – a mixed blessing
Part R of the Development Control Plan provides:
Design principles, objectives, targets and
controls for the management of water
conservation, stormwater and groundwater.
Controls for development on waterfront land
(riparian land).
Blacktown City Council DCP – Part R
Blacktown Council DCP (2006) Part RWater Sensitive Urban Design and Integrated Water Cycle Management
Blacktown 2030 Vision. “Pursue best
practice sustainable water management to
protect and improve the water quality of
the local environment.”
Council projects under the Environmental
Stormwater Management Service Charge $25 per household = approx $3M p.a.
Blacktown City Council and WSUDLocal Govt response to WSUD
Are private assets being installed correctly and maintained?
WSUD Audit Officer Production of WSUD guidelines
WSUD Audit Program
Catchment Planning
• What do the community want in their catchment?
• What goal is realistic?
What condition are out ecosystems in?
What WSUD assets has council taken on?
How much is it costing us?
Creek & intervention monitoring
WSUD Capacity Building Program – the 6 phases
1. Senior Management
Interviews (19
participants)
2. Council staff survey and
presentation(150
participants)
3. Rapid Assessment and Action Planning Workshop (50)
5. Strategic Plan
6. Action Plan
4. Data analysis and
prioritisation planning
Asset Construction
Asset Design Services
Asset Planning & Support
Building & Engineering Design Services
Civil & Open Space Maintenance
Development Policy & Regulation
Transport & City Projects
Strategic & Precinct Planning
Development Services & Administration
Sport and Recreation Services
Environmental Sustainability
Status of Blacktown on the Continuum
200ML project (originally a MAR scheme)
Aust Government Water for the Future - $2.2M
Blacktown International Sports Park
Delivered this financial year
Angus Creek Stormwater Harvesting
Integration of Water Cycle Management in large release areas
Infill complications Articulating the connection between
community’s vision / what we require / what we monitor.
Finding boundary lines between what needs to be solved for WSUD and organisational complexities
On-going Challenges (a personal perspective)
Blacktown Showground Redevelopment
Questions?