Floodplain Risk Management |Services

Floodplain Risk Management

Our team has decades of experience in floodplain risk management in Australia and internationally. We consult widely with the community and other stakeholders.

We provide services in the following areas:

Floodplain risk management studies (FPRMS)
Floodplain risk management plans (FPRMP)
Flood damage studies and economic assessments
Land use planning of floodplains including development of policies and planning instruments (LEPs, DCPs etc)
Emergency planning including evacuation analysis and planning, emergency management and response plans and flood warning systems
Advice on flood risks associated with climate change and sea level rise, and the management of those risks
Community consultation and stakeholder engagement relating to floodplain management problems
Evaluation, assessment and implementation of structural and non-structural flood mitigation options

Our experience in successfully project managing complex, multi-disciplinary floodplain management projects over the past 20 years leaves us with the outstanding credentials to take on any project within this field.

Some examples of our projects include:

Newcastle City Council Flood Risk Management Study

(Newcastle City Council) - Molino Stewart, as part of the greater Floodplain Risk Management Study used GIS layers to classify flora and fauna communities

Duck River Floodplain Risk Management Plan

(Parramatta, Auburn and Bankstown Councils) – As a part of the Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan, Molino Stewart’s ecologists worked to find opportunities