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What Wyndham is doing

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Wyndham City’s water management activities have largely been driven through the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Water Campaign. An outline of the ICLEI program, and the resulting Water Action Plan, is provided below. 

 

This section also includes links to information on some of the activities Wyndham City have undertaken to reduce water consumption in both its operations, as well as in the wider community.  Information is also presented on steps Wyndham City is taking to reduce human impact on the quality of our local waterways. 

 

The Water Campaign

 

WCC joined the ICLEI Water Campaign in 2003.  The Water Campaign is a milestone based program that provides local governments with a strategic and coordinated approach to water management. The Milestones for the Program are:

 

Milestone 1 Inventory of water consumption and water quality issues

Milestone 2 Establish goals for water conservation and improvement in water quality

Milestone 3 Develop a Local Action Plan

Milestone 4 Implement water conservation and water quality actions

Milestone 5 Monitor and report progress

 

There are 126 Australian councils that are participating in the Water Campaign. Wyndham City is currently working towards Milestone 5. In achieving Milestone 3, a local Water Action Plan was developed. Wyndham City was the first Victorian council west of Melbourne to complete a Water Action Plan.

 

Water Action Plan

 

The Wyndham Water Action Plan provides a context for the issues of water conservation and water quality in Wyndham.  It sets directions for Council action regarding council and community water consumption, as well as the quality of local waterways. 

 

The Plan was developed with consultation across Council as well as with City West Water, Melbourne Water and ICLEI. 

 

Following a one month period of public exhibition, input was also received from a number of local environment groups including Parks Victoria, Werribee River Association, Werribee Waterways Management Committee (Riverrun), and the Friends of Skeleton Creek.

 

Financial assistance was also provided by Melbourne Water through the Sustainable Water Use Plans Program.

 

Wyndham’s Water Action Plan can be found below.

 

Further Information

  • Reducing Wyndham's Water Consumption
    This section provides information on some of the activities Wyndham City has undertaken to reduce the volume of water consumed by its operations and also efforts Council has made to influence the broader community to reduce its water consumption.
  • Reducing Wyndham's Impact on Water Quality
    This section provides information on some of the activities Wyndham City as undertaken to reduce the impact Council and the community have on the municipality's valuable waterways and, ultimately, Port Phillip Bay.
  • Wyndham Water Action Plan
    The Wyndham Water Action Plan provides a context for the issues of water conservation and water quality in Wyndham.