The City of Albany contains many valued natural resources and landscapes. As the city continues to grow, the sustainable management of water resources is increasingly vital.
Local Governments’ role in water management varies according to each local government area. In the City of Albany, key responsibilities include:
- Irrigation of Public Open Space (POS) eg. parks, ovals and public gardens
- Managing stormwater and drainage assets
- Adopting water sensitive urban design
- Working in partnership with other organisations to help deliver projects to enhance biodiversity and waterway health.
- Emergency management and climate resilience eg., flood and bushfire response.
- Promoting community water literacy and supporting waterwise behaviours
- Monitoring of the Citys’ own (Corporate) water consumption and implementing water efficiency initiatives.
The Waterwise Albany Strategy has been developed to guide activities that are the responsibility of the City of Albany with regards to the management of water resources across the the municipality in the medium term (next 10 years).