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Project update

The Central Coast Water Security Plan (CCWSP) was endorsed by Council at the 14 December 2021 meeting for submission to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) for their review and approval.

We received 55 submissions from community members and industry bodies during a six week public exhibition period for the plan – 31 August to 12 October 2021. Council took this feedback into consideration when finalising the plan.

Next steps

Once we finalise the plan, incorporating the feedback we received from the public exhibition period, we will be submitting the final CCWSP to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for their review and approval.

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Project information

We’re planning for our water future to ensure the Central Coast has a resilient and sustainable water supply, now and for future generations.

Over the past year we’ve had meaningful conversations with the Coast community to understand their values around water and their views on the different water supply and demand option types that we were considering.

We took this feedback, combined it with technical studies and assessments, and developed the draft Central Coast Water Security Plan. The draft plan was then placed on public exhibition from 31 August until 12 October 2021.

Community engagement

The community are invited to view the:

The CCWSP is the culmination of four years of technical investigations, risks assessments, hydrological modelling and meaningful conversations with our community.

This project received the ‘Innovation in Water Supply and Wastewater’ award at the 2022 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) Engineering Excellence Awards.

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FAQs

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General FAQs

Community consultation

Actions in the plan

Catchment management & protection

Water conservation

Stormwater harvesting

Recycled water

Purified recycled water for drinking

Interregional water sharing

Desalination

Groundwater

Dams

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