Moruya Flood Study and Flood Risk Management Study and Plan

We’re updating our flood studies and making a new risk management plan for Moruya. Please share your knowledge and experience, and your preferences on flood mitigation tools.

Project history

We follow the NSW Flood Risk Management Manual to manage flood risk. We begin by collecting data for a flood study, identifying behaviours like velocity and depth. Our last flood study for Moruya was in 2011 and Moruya River Floodplain Management Plan in 2004. Given the manual recommends 5-year updates, this new work is more than timely.

Have your say

Share your views and suggestions on preferred flood risk management tools using the survey below. You can also drop a pin on the Flood Story map, to show us what you know and think about flooding in our community.

Next steps

The next step is to carry out a Flood Risk Management Study. This determines the risks associated with flooding and options for addressing them. After completing the Floodplain Risk Management Study, the next step is to develop a Flood Risk Management Plan. A Plan incorporates the preferred options from the study and prioritises actions to manage and reduce the risks of flooding.

Benefits to the community:

• increase the safety of the community
• improve resilience to flooding in Moruya
• mitigation measures for housing and businesses in Moruya
• minimise the losses (lives, financial, property) to our community from flooding
• inform master planning, development controls

Contact us

For more information contact Resilience and Risk Reduction Officer, Sabrina Mallard:

• T: 4474 1043
• E: sabrina.mallard@esc.nsw.gov.au