Total Water Management Tools and Process to Address Water Resources Management Challenges: Botany Case Study in Sydney, Australia

The Sydney Metropolitan area is currently undergoing significant expansion. At the same time, the effects of climate change are already being felt in Australia, with a severe drought driving the need to provide water, wastewater, and stormwater service that new development using an integrated and sustainable water resource approach. The type of development that presents the greatest challenges as well as opportunities from a water service standpoint is infill growth. In the Botany Infill Growth Area in Sydney, which incorporates the Wolli Creek, Green Square, and Sydney Airport areas, rapid commercial and residential development is occurring, including many high rise apartment buildings. As developers move forward with their plans, Sydney Water Corporation is developing an integrated strategy for providing water, sewer, and stormwater services to the area. This strategy will support decisions on development approvals, as well as providing SWC with strategic direction to move forward with sustainable integrated water cycle management.