RESIDENTS interested in learning more about the draft Narooma flood study can meet with Eurobodalla Shire Council staff and consultants WMA Water at two community drop-in sessions this week.
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The first session will be held on Wednesday, July 8 at the Narooma Library between 4pm and 7pm.
A second session takes place on Thursday, July 9 from 10am to 1pm at Narooma Youth Café, next to the library.
Residents can call in at any time during those hours to discuss the study and what it means for them and to provide feedback to council.
The comprehensive study covers the coastal inlets of Mummaga Lake, Kianga, The Duck Pond and Wagonga Inlet and represents progress towards replacing council’s interim coastal hazard adaptation code, providing certainty for developers and property owners around what can be built in these locations, including the commercially important Narooma Flat.
It applies the sea level rise projections adopted by Council last November, which are lower than the previous NSW Government policy.
Once adopted, residents will also no longer be required to undertake a flood study to build, and according to council, residents can be provided with clearer advice and longer term certainty in respect to the flood risk for the Narooma area.
The draft Narooma coastal inlets flood study remains on public exhibition until Friday, July 31 and council welcomes feedback from property owners and the broader community over this period.
If people have questions, they can contact council’s coastal and flood management planner Norm Lenehan on 4474 1000.
The draft study is available at council’s three libraries, the administration centre in Moruya and on the council website at www.esc.nsw.gov.au