Water Management
Metropolitan and South Coast Regional Algal Coordinating Committee
of Regional Algal Coordinating
Committee area boundaries
The Metropolitan and South Coast (MSC) RACC coordinates responses to algal blooms occurring in both the Metropolitan region and the South Coast region.
The MSC area covers freshwater, estuarine and marine water bodies, including coastal waters up to three nautical miles seaward. The Metropolitan Region extends from the southern shore of Lake Macquarie in the north to the Sutherland and Wollondilly Shires in the south, to the Coxs River catchment in the north and west.
The South Coast Region extends south from the boundary with the Metropolitan Region to the Victorian border in the south, and west to Snowy and Wollondilly Rivers (including Lake George).
Regional Algal Coordinating Committee membership
The Metropolitan and South Coast RACC has representatives from State and Local Government, and the community. There are representatives from Department of Water and Energy, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Department of Health, Department of Primary Industries, NSW Food Authority, NSW Tourism, Sydney Water Corporation, Sydney Catchment Authority, and three local Councils.
Each agency has statutory requirements for various aspects of environmental and public health relating to algae. The RACC coordinates the implementation of these requirements.