FCC has undertaken a number of flood studies over the last few years including:

• Cabramatta Creek Flood Study
• Prospect Creek Flood Study
• Georges River (FCC section) Flood Study.

These studies provide accurate flood levels in waterways that are invaluable in planning development on and close to the floodplain. However, there are many other areas in Fairfield that are potentially flood prone but have not been studied or mapped, including areas in the current study area. Those areas in the study area which have been previously assessed were done so between 10 and 20 years ago using different modelling techniques and to varying levels of detail. Hence, the present understanding of flooding conditions in the current study area is not one that is fully integrated. This current study therefore aims to determine the flooding conditions, including flood levels, flow rates and flood risk, in the study area in an integrated manner, in line with the previous studies recently undertaken for Prospect Creek, Cabramatta Creek and the Georges River. Subsequently, FCC intends to use the latest flood information from this study to update the Section 149 Certificates for the properties within the study area. As per the floodplain management framework set out in the Floodplain Development Manual 2005, this Flood Study is part of a process that subsequently involves the undertaking of a Floodplain Risk Management Study and development of a Floodplain Risk Management Plan. Hence the findings of this Flood Study will be used in the subsequent studies in the process.