Penrith City Council is preparing a flood study for the Claremont Creek catchment and is calling on the community to share their local flood experience.
The flood study includes parts of Claremont Meadows, Orchard Hills, Caddens and Kingswood.
Council invites residents and business owners, whose property is located within the study area and has experienced flooding, to share their local knowledge and personal experience.
The flood study aims to establish the local overland flood behaviour, identify flood problems and inform future risk management planning.
Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said Council is committed to building a safer, stronger and more resilient region by improving flood risk management.
“The preparation of this flood study will help us to understand the existing flooding problem within the catchment. It will also help us to identify where flood risk reduction measures may be best implemented to reduce the cost of flooding to the community, assist with emergency management and guide future development,” Cr Carney said.
To prepare the study, Council has engaged an independent consultant specialising in flooding investigations, Catchment Simulation Solutions Pty Ltd.
The study will be overseen by the Penrith Floodplain Risk Management Committee and is receiving financial and technical support from the State Government under the Floodplain Management Program.
Visit yoursaypenrith.com.au/ClaremontCreekFS to complete the survey before 5pm, Thursday 6 March 2025.
