Catchment Area: Wollongong, Mangerton, Coniston, Mt St Thomas

Waterways: JJ Kelly Creek

This catchment has experienced a number of major floods, the most recent in March 1995 which resulted in some localised flooding.

An engineering consultancy will be engaged to prepare a Flood Study for this catchment area.

Study Objective:

• Define the nature of the flood risk in the catchment area (Flood Study)

Progress of Flood Study:

Modelling Progress

Council's Flood Engineering Consultants have completed model calibration and are preparing to present the results of the calibration to the Floodplain Risk Management Committee (FRMC). The FRMC will meet for the first time at the end of November 2011.

Design event modelling will then commence and it is anticipated that preliminary flood study results will be available early in the new year.

After design event modelling, a draft flood report will be prepared for Council. The consultant will then present the report and results to the FRMC.

The study is progressing to schedule.