Completion of the Nowra Riverfront Precinct Flood Impact and Risk Assessment
The Nowra Riverfront Precinct Flood Impact and Risk Assessment (FIRA) has been prepared for Council and with assistance from the NSW Government’s Nowra Riverfront Advisory Taskforce to define the existing flood behaviour and to assess, and recommend measures to address, the potential impacts from the possible future development/activation of the Nowra Riverfront Precinct.
The FIRA considers how the Precinct as a whole, or component parts, could potentially be activated/developed in a manner that is compatible with its flood constraints and whether any resulting impacts are localised and/or able to be readily managed. It will support and inform land use planning processes, including potential changes to planning controls (e.g. zoning, building height) and future site-specific development controls to guide future development in the Precinct. It will address issues such as safe occupation and evacuation in flood events and identify further work that may be required.
The FIRA has been prepared in accordance with the NSW Floodplain Development Manual (2005) and the draft Flood Risk Management Guideline LU01 – Flood Impact and Risk Assessment, of the NSW Flood Risk Management Manual: the policy and manual for flood liable land (2023). The FIRA has not been formally adopted by the Council, but will be considered by the Council at the appropriate point as part of a package of studies/investigations supporting future updates to the Nowra Riverfront Precinct masterplan and land use planning controls.
The FIRA is available for the information of interested parties/stakeholders and the community.
The following information can be viewed in the Document Library on this web page:
