The Brown Hill Keswick Creek Stormwater Project aims to mitigate significant flood risk arising from 4 major watercourses in metropolitan Adelaide; Brown Hill Creek, Keswick Creek, Glen Osmond Creek and Park Lands Creek. The catchment is largely contained within the Constituent Council local government areas, which are home to more than 200,000 residents.
The Stormwater Management Plan outlines a whole of catchment flood mitigation strategy being delivered across 4 key stages:
The Project has a significant funding shortfall which impacts on the ability for all remaining works to be delivered under the current funding model. Additional funding contributions are therefore required to ensure project completion. While priority remains on securing additional project funding to ‘fill the gap’, the Board’s current delivery schedule prioritises completion of the Lower Brown Hill Creek upgrades and targeted priority areas within Upper Brown Hill Creek. The Keswick Creek Flow Diversions remain unfunded under the current funding model and delivery will be reliant upon an injection of project funding.