Water Management
Floodplain management
A floodplain is an area of land which is subject to inundation by floods up to and including the probable maximum flood event, that is, flood prone land.
The Department of Environment and Climate Change is responsible for preparing rural floodplain management plans that define requirements for the management of floodwaters within floodplains. Floodplain management decisions need to satisfy the social and economic needs of the community as well as maintain or enhance the natural ecosystems that the floodplain sustains.
Visit the Department of Environment and Climate Change for more information.
The Department of Water and Energy manages approval of controlled works on designated floodplains under Part 8 of the Water Act 1912.