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flood events i.e. making sure the model can re-produce the gauged flows. Calibration includes accounting for the impervious area in a catchment. Canberra is very well placed for calibration of flood models with extensive flow gauging network and many years of flow record.
There is an inherit uncertainty in flood modelling because of the nature of the climate/weather, changing catchment features, length of rainfall and flow record, blockages etc. Infrastructure planning takes this uncertainty into account. ARR calls for a ‘freeboard’ allowance over and above the calculated flood levels to account for all these variables.
The February 2018 flood event was historically significant and was the largest recorded flood in the catchment. The flood maps previously produced will need to be updated based on the latest guidelines and this significant flood event.
(4) The ACT stormwater system does not utilise digital monitoring for the purpose of flood forecasting and it is not required for this purpose. There are currently no plans to incorporate digital monitoring as part of the ACT stormwater system to support flood forecasting.
(5) Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) has undertaken a range of planning and servicing to guide the urban renewal of Section 72 Dickson in consultation with the community and key stakeholders. The Infrastructure Report for Block 25 Section 72 Dickson (Cardno, April 2019) was prepared to inform the planning and site servicing for Common Ground being delivered on Block 25 Section 72 Dickson. The report caters for a mixed use Community Facility development of 40 dwellings with approximately 1,150m2 commercial/office uses for Common Ground 2. The report also identifies future potential stages as including Block 6 and Block 22, noting that the future use of these sites is yet to be determined and remains subject to further community engagement, decisions by the Salvation Army and further planning and design, in order to ensure that any upgrades required for Common Ground also addressed future capacity options.
The capacity of Icon Water’s sewer infrastructure and any other service upgrades will be subject to utility service providers’ requirements, engineering feasibility, design and civil works processes. Icon Water have indicated that the existing sewerage network will require some augmentation in the future, and could be triggered by Common Ground, or by other developments, depending on the construction timing. The augmentations have already been identified by Icon Water as part of their planning for growth.
Budget—gender clinic funding
(Question No 2833)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality, upon notice, on 29 November 2019:
(1) In relation to the 2017-18 Budget papers which allocated funding to A Gender Agenda (AGA), what are the plans for 2020-21 where no funding has been allocated.
(2) What assurances can be provided that a dedicated intersex worker position will continue to be funded and remain in the community in the longer term.
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