Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy 2006 - Tweed Shire Council
Tweed Shire is in a unique situation since the entire Tweed River catchment lies within the shire boundaries. This presents the Tweed community with a great opportunity to take into account a whole valley (or catchment) approach to IWCM decision making.
In 2006 Council prepared and exhibited the first phase: an Integrated Water Cycle Management Context and Strategy Report. A total of 38 submissions were received and incorporated in the final report adopted by Council. The report specified 26 future actions that should be undertaken to improve the way water is utilised within the Shire whilst the integrated water cycle management process continues to develop, review and implement the strategy.
To date, Council has undertaken many of the actions prescribed in the IWCM report and requested further community consultation at important stages in the process. The second phase is well under way and many of the studies it required have already been completed.
Council updated the original 26 actions in February 2009 by adopting a revised list of 18 Actions. This update came as a result of the progress made to date and the ongoing review of actions that is intrinsic in the IWCM process.
The IWCM Strategy Actions were last updated in February 2011. Council adopted an updated list of 21 Actions to be focussed on as priorities. A new heading of ‘Overarching Strategies and Plans’ was added and some of the previous 18 Actions were split, to better present the Actions, making them easier to follow and track.
Please read about the six yearly review of the IWCM required by NSW Office of Water in 2012.
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