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Welcome to Stormwater NSW

The rate of stormwater evolution has increased over the past few decades. In the first half of last century, stormwater was only about flooding prevention however in the second half of the 20th century, the focus gradually shifted to water quality and pollution control. With the Sydney Olympics in 2000, the NSW government allocated $80M for the purpose of improving stormwater, and this gave a real boost to the underfunded stormwater industry.

Since the Olympics, Councils have continued to implement their Stormwater Management Plans, and funds raised from the Stormwater Management Service Charge have allowed for a range of stormwater treatment options to be implemented.

Of recent times, the industry focus has been just as much on source control and water sensitive urban design, as it has been on more traditional gross pollutant traps and concrete conveyance options.

A recent focus of most Council’s who own and operate stormwater systems is to increase their level of sustainability, by installing stormwater harvesting solutions for non-potable reuse of treated stormwater.

The stormwater industry is relatively young, especially in Australia, and our rate of evolution has been incredible over the last two decades. Part of this evolution is due to the dissemination of information by Stormwater NSW, and we’d like to thank our members who have provided information, attended our seminars and contributed to the development of our industry.

Stormwater NSW has many public stakeholders:

State government departments dealing with environment, planning, construction, education, water and sustainability
Local government who manage and own the majority of stormwater infrastructure assets

Our members come from a wide range of occupations and include:

Consulting and engineering practices
Surveyors and urban planners
Architects and builders
Civil construction contractors
Universities and research institutions
Manufacturers of stormwater products and equipment
Service industries to the environment and water quality industry such as maintenance contractors

Stormwater NSW continues to grow, and we welcome inquiries from new individual and corporate members, who wish to make a positive contribution to the peak industry body for stormwater professionals in NSW.

From a professional development perspective, Stormwater NSW aims to provide several seminars each year, as well as our annual conference. We also aim to become a resource for stormwater professionals and a source of information for wider community including schools, industry and the media alike.

Stormwater NSW is run by a voluntary committee that are all passionate about improving the management of stormwater.

COMMITTEE

Stormwater NSW Committee 2024 – 2025

The last Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, 30th August, 2024. As a result of the Annual General Meeting, the following stormwater professionals have been elected to the Committee for 2024 – 2025.

Dr Andrew Thomas

Cooks River Alliance
President

Nerida Taylor

Sydney Water
Vice President

Justine Barrett

CSIRO
Media

Lachlan Shackcloth-Bertinetti

Ocean Protect
Treasurer

Erin Sellers

Sydney Coastal Councils Group
Secretary

David Nixon

Stormwater Services Australia
Committee Member

Andre Magar

ZEAL Consulting and Advisor
Vice President

Murray Powell

Optimal Stormwater
Committee Member

Craig Naughton

Hornsby Council
Committee Member

Louis Nguyen

at&l
Committee Member

Dr Brett C Phillips

Stantec
Committee Member

Jacqueline Woodlock

WGA
Committee Member

Anna Thompson

Sydney Water
Committee Member

Aditi Verma

Camden Council
Committee Member

Yuna Chen

Aurecon
Committee Member

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Stormwater NSW Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in the later half of the calendar year via Microsoft Teams. The AGM is open to all members of Stormwater NSW.

If you are interested in nominating for a position on the Board of Management please get in touch via admin@stormwaternsw.asn.au.

Minutes of the 2024 Annual General Meeting can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:

Stormwater NSW 2024 AGM Minutes

The 2024 Annual Report can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:

Stormwater NSW Annual Report 2024