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ABOUT
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 2025 – 2026
The last Annual General Meeting was held on 25th September, 2025. As a result of the Annual General Meeting, the following stormwater professionals have been elected to the Committee for 2025 – 2026.
Nerida Taylor
Sydney Water
President
Dr Andrew Thomas
Cooks River Alliance
Vice President
Andre Magar
Zeal Consulting and Advisor
Vice President
Erin Sellers
Sydney Coastal Councils Group
Vice President
Lachlan Shackcloth-Bertinetti
Ocean Protect
Treasurer
Justine Barrett
CSIRO
Secretary
Nell Graham
Georges River Keeper
Committee Member
Murray Powell
Optimal Stormwater
Committee Member
Brent Cassidy
Hunter Water
Committee Member
David Nixon
Stormwater Services Australia
Committee Member
Dr Brett C Phillips
Stantec
Committee Member
Stuart McTaggart
Alluvium
Committee Member
Leanne Niblock
Sydney Water
Committee Member
Aditi Verma
Camden Council
Committee Member
Yuna Chen
Aurecon
Committee Member
Rapula Regoeng
Adams Consulting Engineers
Committee Member
Lachlan Prentice
City of Canterbury Bankstown
Committee Member
Robert Chesterfield
Atlan
Casual committee Member
Shaw Aubrey
Alluvium
Casual committee Member
Scott Spiers
Liverpool City Council
Casual committee Member
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The last Stormwater NSW Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Thursday, 25th September 2025 from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm via Microsoft Teams. The AGM was open to all members of Stormwater NSW.
The next AGM will be held in September 2026. If you are keen to get involved before then please get in touch via admin@stormwaternsw.asn.au.
Minutes of the 2025 Annual General Meeting can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:
The 2025 Annual Report can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:
CONSTITUTION
ANNUAL REPORTS
PAST AGM MINUTES
NSW’s Peak Body for Stormwater Professionals
Driving best practices in water quality, urban design, and sustainability.
