Council has prepared the Draft Spring Flat Stormwater & Flood Risk Management Strategy Report (draft Strategy) to guide the coordinated management of stormwater and flooding as future residential development occurs within the Spring Flat catchment.
The draft Strategy responds to widespread flooding identified through the Mudgee Flood Study 2026. It focuses on areas identified for future residential growth in the Mid-Western Region Housing Strategy 2025 and considers the infrastructure required to support development while appropriately managing flood risk.
A Performance-Based Technical Specification has been prepared, which sets out the performance-based requirements relating to the design of various elements of the draft SFS&FRMS Report that has been developed for the Spring Flat area. The Technical Specification sets out the requirements relating to the preparation of Flood Impact Risk Assessments that would need to be submitted at both the Planning Proposal and Development Application stages. A copy of this Technical Specification is attached.
Council resolved in September 2026 to endorse landowner and stakeholder engagement of the recommendations of the SFS&FRMS Report to inform further feasibility and decision on strategic direction.
Further information regarding landowner engagement will be published on Council’s website.
Image: land to which the SFS&FRMS Report and Technical Specification relates to has been highlighted in green
Source: Figure 1, Technical Specification, Lyall & Associates 2026.