The History of Floods in South Australia

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
FLOOD WARNING CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

The South Australian Flood Warning Consultative Committee is a group of delegates from 10 agencies as set out hereunder -

• Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
• Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
• SA Water
• SA Police
• State Emergency Service
• Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
• Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board
• Local Government Association
• Planning SA

This committee represents all three levels of government and private interests in South Australia in disciplines involving flood warnings.

As the Consultative Committee is not a legal entity in its own right it looked to one of its members to undertake the project.

The Consultative Committee has, on its own initiative, initiated and promoted this project. The Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, a member of the Committee, has agreed to undertake the project on behalf of the Committee.

STEERING COMMITTEE

The SAFWCC has appointed a committee to oversee the work being undertaken within the project.

The members of the Steering Committee are -

• Mr Andrew Watson (chairperson) - Bureau of Meteorology
• Mr Linton Johnston - Bureau of Meteorology
• Ms Aija Mee - Bureau of Meteorology
• Mr David Kemp - Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
• Mr Bill Lipp - Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
• Mr Bob Stevenson - State Emergency Service
• Mr Russell Dippy - SA Police
• Mr Paul Dellaverde - SA Water
• Mr Steve West - LGA (City of Burnside)
• Mr Wally Iasiello - LGA (City of Port Adelaide Enfield)
• Mr Chris Wright - AMLR NRM Board
• Mr Peter Brook-Smith - Department of Planning and Local Government
• Mr Ed Pikusa - Dept. for Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation