Urban Water Program Overview
HCCREMS has a decade of experience working with councils and other stakeholders in the region to build their capacity to deliver more ecologically sustainable outcomes for urban water. Find out more about sustainable urban water concepts, such as Integrated Water Cycle Management and Water Sensitive Urban Design.
Program Aims
The HCCREMS team works with extensive networks within and beyond the region, with the aim of ‘positively influencing’ urban water outcomes through the application of WSUD and SUWM principles and practice across local government roles such as:
- Strategic and integrated planning for water, stormwater, natural resources and catchments;
- Land use planning;
- Setting development controls and assessing development proposals;
- Planning and managing open space (such as riparian zones);
- Managing built and 'natural' assets that provide a stormwater service;
- Integrated water planning (across potable water, stormwater and sewerage service provision);
- Community and stakeholder planning and involvement in on ground projects.
Our Regional capacity building activities typically include:
- Promoting leading practice;
- Sharing lessons learnt from current and innovative practice;
- Providing information and guidance on strategic and technical matters;
- Delivering training and events to build skills and provide opportunities for networking and practitioner knowledge exchange;
- Assisting stakeholders to prepare funding bids that are consistent with our capacity building objectives;
- Spearheading and creating partnerships to develop key research and guidance;
- Providing tailored advice and support to HCCREMS councils and stakeholders.
This project has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environment Trust
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