2019-02-12 Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Stormwater Infrastructure Asset Management Plan

1.                Executive Summary
Noosa Council is responsible for a diverse and extensive range of community assets which
represents a major investment over many years. To fulfil its objectives in delivering a variety of
services to the community, Council must ensure that the assets supporting these services are
managed in a way that guarantees an optimal balance of cost, risk and performance.

Council’s Stormwater Infrastructure plays a vital role in the management of stormwater drainage in
both urban and rural communities across the Noosa Shire. There are in excess of 22,000 financial
Stormwater Infrastructure assets on Council’s register considered in this Asset Management Plan
(AMP). The Stormwater Infrastructure assets have a current replacement value of $177m, equating
to approximately 17% of Council’s financial assets.

Operational and maintenance activities are fundamental for the ongoing management of the
Stormwater Infrastructure; it is considered an investment not a liability. The Stormwater Infrastructure
assets rely on operational and maintenance costs for the serviceability of the assets identified in this
plan. These activities are a significant annual investment that directly influence the potential for
Stormwater Infrastructure assets to reach its intended service life. The ongoing development of asset
knowledge through asset inspections, improved maintenance activities, subsequent defect
monitoring and repairs are fundamental in developing sustainable intervention levels for renewals
and replacement of Stormwater Infrastructure assets.

The operational and maintenance expenses for Stormwater Infrastructure make up approximately
4% of the $90m annual budget. The capital works program fluctuates from year to year, however,
the proposed 2018/19 capital works program the capital investment of $635k for Stormwater
Infrastructure equates to only 2% of the $29.5m capital works program.

The mitigation of risks is fundamental in the management of Stormwater Infrastructure assets for
Council to make informed decisions. With the focus placed on consistent cyclical inspections across
all Stormwater Infrastructure assets and condition data accurately recorded in the Technology One
- asset management system (T1). This will be achieved by reconciling financial asset data, GIS data
and inspection data to have a single point of truth for all Stormwater Infrastructure assets.

This Stormwater Infrastructure asset management plan (AMP) meets the objectives of the Noosa
Corporate Plan. Key focus areas under the Corporate Plan’s Theme 4: Long term planning for Noosa
Shire – includes: undertaking long term financial sustainability planning identifying asset
management outcomes and establishing functional Asset Management Plans for all Council asset
classes. These focus areas have been a major driver in the development of this AMP. The
Stormwater Infrastructure AMP provides the relevant information and organisational activities to
ensure the organisational objectives for asset management have been achieved and that the
pathway for continual improvement across all management activities for Stormwater Infrastructure
has been established. The provision of Stormwater Infrastructure is, therefore, a significant pillar of
the infrastructure services provided by Council.




Asset Management Plan: Stormwater Infrastructure                                                 Page 3