Summary ‘Theaim ofthis chapter isto provide a process forthe preparation, implementation and review of stormwater management plans. Stormwater management plans addres how uran stormwater quantity and quality should be managed lo protect ological, socal/cwltural and economic values, A stormwater management plan ix used to ascist decision muking to ensure that remedial measures (structural and nonstructural) in existing developed areas are undertaken in a costeibctive, integrated and coordinated manner, and decisions in relation to new development (including redevelopment) are made with the implications for “stormwater impacts taken ito account. ‘There are many reasons for preparing a stormwater management plan, including to: improve budget csordination and slammer related spendin; ‘= reduce road and building looding risks; + reduce public healVsafoty and cavironmental impact risks from stormwater infrastructure; ‘= reduce water quality fsues (e_algal blooms and fish deaths) in receiving water bodies: + reduce impacts frooa water quantity issues (e.g, declining local groundwater levels, erosion of water bodies, or altered water regimes in receiving water bodies}, = improve coordination within and between agencies and groups: and = establish processes and cumtingencies to address emespency/pollution issues and to adopta proactive stormmwsler management sppaach. A stocmwater management plan a dacument that addresses urban stonmwater from 2 management perspective, rather than a developmen! perspective, to ensure thatthe economic, ecological and social! cultural values of the area are protected and enhanced and that management issues are addressed in a ‘coordinated manner. Tie chapter does not provide information forthe preparation of plans that fulfil tke planning requirements of new urban developments “This chapter desenbes a process for preparing plans that address how to implement best practice urban Stormwater management within given are. A stormwater management plan ean be prepared by local governments, catchment groups and regional natural resource management groupsleouncils far a local government area, a catchment area, ara subscatchment (this is particularly relevant when local povernment ‘areas a catchment areas are large and/or have many issues to address). “The process for preparing a stomnwater management plan i outlined in Figure 1, and described in detail ‘on pagis 4-37, An esample layout and content of a stormwater management plan is provided in Table 7a pages 33-34, and a summary checklist of the process is on pages 435. |v Stamistr Managemen Manual or Western Austral: Starmmater Management Plank