Cardinia Shire Council Municipal Storm and Flood Emergency Plan November 2017 “Page Left Intentionally Blank” Cardinia Shire Municipal Storm and Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMP - ii - Table of Contents DISTRIBUTION LIST .......................................................................................................................... VI DOCUMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM / AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE ............................................ VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .............................................................................. VIII PART 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 MUNICIPAL ENDORSEMENT ..................................................................................................... 1 THE MUNICIPALITY............................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS STORM AND FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ..................................... 2 1.3 MUNICIPAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE (MSFEMPC) ................................... 2 1.4 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, REVIEW AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS PLAN ............................. 2 1.5 ENDORSEMENT OF THE PLAN .................................................................................................. 3 PART 2. PREVENTION / PREPAREDNESS ARRANGEMENTS .................................................. 4 2.1 COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR ALL TYPES OF STORM AND FLOODING ....................................... 4 2.1.1 Community Resilience .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES .......................................................................... 4 2.3 NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................. 4 2.3.1 Exercising the Plan ............................................................................................................................... 4 2.3.2 Storm and Flood Warnings ................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.3 Flood Observers ................................................................................................................................... 5 PART 3. RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................... 6 3.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.1 Activation of Response ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.2 Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.3 Municipal Emergency Coordination...................................................................................................... 6 3.1.4 Tiers of Control ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 STRATEGIC CONTROL PRIORITIES ........................................................................................... 7 3.3 COMMAND, CONTROL AND COORDINATION .............................................................................. 7 3.3.1 Control .................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.3.2 Incident Controller (IC) ......................................................................................................................... 8 3.3.3 Incident Control Centre (ICC) ............................................................................................................... 8 3.3.4 Divisions and Sectors ........................................................................................................................... 8 Cardinia Shire Municipal Storm and Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMP - iii - 3.3.5 Incident Management Team (IMT) ....................................................................................................... 8 3.3.6 Emergency Management Team (EMT) ................................................................................................ 8 3.3.7 Consequence Management Team (CMT) ............................................................................................ 9 3.3.8 On Receipt of a Flood Watch / Severe Weather Warning .................................................................... 9 3.3.9 On Receipt of the First and Subsequent Storm and Flood Warnings ................................................ 10 3.4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ........................................................................... 10 3.5 MEDIA COMMUNICATION ....................................................................................................... 11 3.6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................ 11 3.7 PRELIMINARY DEPLOYMENTS ................................................................................................ 12 3.8 RESPONSE TO FLASH FLOODING ........................................................................................... 12 3.9 EVACUATION ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.10 FLOOD RESCUE .................................................................................................................... 13 3.11 AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 14 3.12 RESUPPLY ............................................................................................................................ 14 3.13 ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY PROTECTION................................................... 14 3.14 DISRUPTION TO SERVICES .................................................................................................... 14 3.15 ROAD CLOSURES ................................................................................................................. 15 3.16 DAM FAILURE ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.17 WASTE WATER RELATED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND CRITICAL SEWERAGE ASSETS ............. 15 3.18 AFTER ACTION REVIEW......................................................................................................... 15 PART 4. EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS ..................................... 16 4.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................................. 16 4.2 INITIATING EMERGENCY RELIEF ............................................................................................. 16 4.3 RECOVERY ........................................................................................................................... 16 4.4 ANIMAL WELFARE ................................................................................................................. 16 4.5 TRANSITION FROM RESPONSE TO RECOVERY ........................................................................ 17 APPENDIX A - FLOOD THREATS FOR CARDINIA SHIRE ........................................................... 18 APPENDIX B - TYPICAL FLOOD PEAK TRAVEL TIMES .............................................................. 34 1. TYPICAL TRAVEL TIMES ................................................................................................................ 34 2. HISTORICAL TRAVEL TIMES ........................................................................................................... 35 APPENDIX C1 – CARDINIA CREEK FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN .............................................. 40 APPENDIX C2 – GUMSCRUB, TOOMUC, KENNEDY AND DEEP CREEKS FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ....................................................................................................... 51 Cardinia Shire Municipal Storm and Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMP - iv - APPENDIX C3 – BUNYIP RIVER AND BUNYIP MAIN OUTFALL DRAIN FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ................................................................................................................................ 75 APPENDIX C4 – LANG LANG FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ...................................................... 112 APPENDIX D - FLOOD EVACUATION ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................... 121 APPENDIX E - FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 125 APPENDIX F – MAPS ..................................................................................................................... 126 1. OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................. 126 APPENDIX G – CATCHMENT SCHEMATICS ............................................................................... 127 APPENDIX H – SANDBAG ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 129 APPENDIX I – SEVERE WEATHER (STORM)