Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme

The Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme is designed to mitigate flood risk as an integrated system operating across multiple local government areas, covering urban, peri-urban and rural areas. Today the scheme provides a level of benefit for over 250,000 people in the Hunter Valley. The scheme management has transitioned from a traditional approach to infrastructure construction, to a holistic approach to floodplain management and disaster risk reduction implemented by best practice asset management systems.\r\n\r\nHow the flood mitigation scheme works:\r\n\r\n-\tThe scheme provides protection for people, property and infrastructure.\r\n-\tLevees and controlled floodways protect rural areas and major towns from minor to moderate flooding.\r\n-\tMaitland floodways divert major flows in a controlled manner around the city.\r\n-\tLevees provide a reduction in flood damages to towns in moderate to major floods and rural lands in minor floods.\r\n-\tChannels and floodgates allow the removal of floodwaters from farming land over time, reducing negative impacts on local landholders.