Stormwater Management Area Description Management Area Key Issues Town Branch This area is collected in a series of Lack of soakage drains that flow in an easterly direction. A pump station located on Insufficient pipe capacity the edge of town pumps this stormwater to the Lower Opawa Flood prone River, and another pumps to the Riverlands Coop Drain. Therefore, Urban growth – development this drainage system has no pressure influence on water quality issues within the town itself except in high Outlet capacity constrained flows when the system capacity is exceeded and overland flow occurs. Wither This SMA is firstly collected in Stream erosion natural watercourses in the lower parts of the Wither Hills. These Not suitable for soakage natural water courses then flow into a series of drains which enter the Flooding risk in some areas Riverlands Co-op Drain System. Some of this area discharges downstream directly to ground soakage. Urban growth Industrial discharges downstream Some limited capacity 4.2 Infrastructure Risk Management Plan Risk management of the wastewater function has been prepared in accordance with the MDC Risk Management Strategy and Tools. The strategy was initially developed by the Risk2 Management Steering Committee in 2001 in accordance with AS/NZS 4360 Risk Management and later updated to ISO 3100(2009). The aim of the strategy is stated as: To identify, assess, and manage risks in a consistent and demonstrable way. Our strategy is to: Introduce tools and internal assistance that enables sections to complete a risk analysis relevant to their operation. Ensure our decision making is consistent and demonstrable. Develop a ‘risk aware’ culture that encourages everyone to identify risks and associated opportunities. Promote and foster communication and risk monitoring throughout the organisation. 2 Risk Management Strategy and Tools. V3.2 (Dec 2011) MDC Page 43