The Urban Stormwater Management Plan aims at addressing stormwater management problems within the catchment area, particularly water quality issues. The purpose of the Plan is to identify stormwater issues and achieve an overall improvement in the management of the stormwater system by recommending an action plan to the Council for implementing a stormwater improvement strategy. Managing stormwater is a continuous improvement process. The strategic focus is on developing, continually improving and implementing actions for encouraging the protection of stormwater environment. The Plan:

• Describes the catchment
• Identifies existing catchment conditions
• Establishes the values of the catchment
• States appropriate management objectives
• Identifies management issues and causes
• Evaluate potential management options
• Contains Plan implementation strategies
• Presents a performance monitoring program
• Describes a mechanism on the implementation of the Plan

This Plan is focused on the urban area of the catchment.