Coastal Management Program - Project Update
You may have seen our surveyors and environmental experts on the water, mapping river depths and assessing the condition of riverbanks.
The CMP Stage 2 studies they conducted involved several investigations, including:
- riverbank erosion survey and analysis
- coastal and tidal Inundation modelling for various future scenarios
- boating study to determine the main concerns and issues from our community and its visitors
- water quality and estuary health analysis including urban stormwater runoff treatment.
Using this information, as well as your valuable input, Council and their environmental consultants are now preparing a summary report for Stage 2 of the CMP. The report will provide new knowledge on risks for the Lower Shoalhaven River resulting from coastal and tidal inundation, sea level rise, riverbank erosion, urban stormwater runoff and associated water quality. The Stage 2 summary report will be used in Stage 3. It will help inform and develop management actions that can be taken to mitigate risks and prepare our coastal use areas along the Lower Shoalhaven River.
How can I be involved in Stage 3
Once the range of management actions has been prepared, the opportunity for community feedback on Stage 3 will be provided to share your thoughts on the potential management actions within the CMP.
Several Community Drop-in Sessions and workshops will be held (likely to be in late summer 2023), so you can provide face-to-face feedback and discuss the CMP with our project team. Online access for information will also be available, for those that can't attend the workshops.
