A total of 13 Local Councils of the Cooks River catchment, working together with State Authorities and the community, prepared a Stormwater Management Plan for the Cooks River. The Plan was aimed at improving water quality and the health of the Cooks River by identifying practical and long term solutions to stormwater problems.

The preparation of the Plan was a response to a Direction issued by the Environment Protection Authority under Section 12 of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act, 1991. Through the Stormwater Trust, the State Government provided funding for the preparation of Stormwater Management Plans for all catchments within NSW.

Cooks River Stormwater Management Plan 1991 (whole document 5.8MB)

Or download and read in sections in below:

• Table of Contents (22KB)
• Executive Summary (35KB) 
• 1. Introduction (41KB) 
• 2. Catchment Description (1.42MB) 
• 3. Existing Catchment Conditions (551KB) 
• 4. Catchment Values (1.03MB) 
• 5. Stormwater Management Objectives (33KB) 
• 6. Stormwater Management Issues (602KB) 
• 7. Stormwater Management Options (734KB) 
• 8. Action Plan (91KB) 
• 9. Implementation Program (51KB) 
• 10. References (16KB) 
• Appendix A – Statistical Analysis Results of the Questionnaire (12KB) 
• Appendix B – Community Comments (25KB) 
• Appendix C – Community Stakeholders (27KB) 
• Appendix E – Native Vegetation Species List (1.92MB) 
• Appendix F – Key Powers for Council under the Protection of the Environment and Operations Act (16KB) 
• Appendix G – Table 7.1 Evaluation of Options for Stormwater Management (54KB) 
• Appendix H – Tables 9.1 to 9.17, Stormwater Management Implementation Strategy (310KB)