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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Management of stormwater networks - Stormwater network risk management plans

202: More than 1 responsible water service provider

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"When multiple groups manage a stormwater network, they must work together to create a plan."

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If you have more than one group looking after a stormwater network, this section is for you. You might have different groups responsible for different parts of the network, like one group managing the pipes and another group managing the rivers and streams. In this case, all the groups must work together to make a plan to manage the stormwater network.

You can make separate plans that work well together, or you can make one joint plan that you will all follow. Either way, you must work collaboratively to prepare your stormwater network risk management plan. This means you will need to talk to each other and make sure your plans do not conflict with each other.

When there are multiple groups responsible for a stormwater network, they must all cooperate to make sure the network is managed properly. This includes making a plan to manage risks, such as flooding or pollution, and working together to implement that plan.

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Part 3Provision of water services: operational matters
Management of stormwater networks: Stormwater network risk management plans

202More than 1 responsible water service provider

  1. This section applies if more than 1 water service provider is responsible for managing a stormwater network, with each being responsible for managing a different aspect of the network (for example, where a territorial authority establishes a water organisation to manage a stormwater network but retains responsibility for managing overland flow paths and watercourses that are a part of the stormwater network).

  2. Those providers must work collaboratively to prepare—

  3. separate compatible stormwater network risk management plans; or
    1. a joint stormwater network risk management plan that they will implement collaboratively.