Blenheim Stormwater Strategy - Action Plan Introduction Stormwater management in Blenheim is a critical challenge for the town, both currently and when future potential growth is concerned. Many challenges are created by the flat topography and unique and sensitive receiving environments. The Blenheim Stormwater Strategy has been developed in order to provide a clear, long term direction for stormwater management in Blenheim. It provides a a guide to making decisions on the future management of the stormwater system and in this context provides a number of goals and policies. This Strategy also provides a basis for applying for a comprehensive discharge consent of stormwater in Blenheim. This document provides a suite of actions which deliver improvements wanted by the strategy. This Action Plan, therefore, needs to be read in conjunction with the Stormwater Strategy. 1.1 Responsive Process This document is a living document. The priority of and specifics of actions will be modified following analysis of monitoring information and in response to any issues identified. Modification is anticipated to be needed following the first year of operation which will in particualr entail examination of the priority of actions listed in schedule 1. It is proposed that Council should establish a working group, with a small focussed team to guide the development of the strategy and ensure that it is integrated with the action plan. This working group should: Work to a program; Seek to gain the appropriate budgets; and, Review the outcomes of the process over the agreed duration of the project. 1.2 Stormwater Strategy This Strategy has a number of goals, policies and actions. The Strategy firstly identifies a range of issues, both at a generic and a catchment level. A total of eight stormwater management areas are identified to assist in managing stormwater and developing priorities. A number of receiving environments are also affected by the Strategy. These are shown in the Figure 1. The strategy is aimed primarily at Council to assist the assets and operations team in managing stormwater. There are a number of other stakeholders too, including other parts of MDC (acting as regulators, for example), the development community, and Blenheim residents and ratepayers. The goals and policies of the Strategy have been developed to provide an integrated approach and to guide the management of stormwater for Blenheim. The Strategy has the following, over-arching goals: Beca // 28 May 2009 4260171 // NZ1-1630756-12 0.12 Page 109