In brief - Strahler system to replace Riparian Corridor
Objective Setting (RCOS)
The NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure has announced
that from 1 July 2012, the former RCOS approach to riparian
corridors is to be replaced by the more objective Strahler stream
ordering methodology.
Traditional disagreement on riparian corridors between
developers and consent authorities
Disputes over the extent of riparian corridors and the
permissible uses within these corridors continue to bedevil
greenfield development projects.
Part of the tension lay in the often arbitrary nature of what
consent authorities have considered to be environmentally
appropriate to protect the integrity of the watercourse on the one
hand, and the often substantial loss of developable land - and the
associated impact on profitability – resulting from the
imposition of riparian corridors on the other hand.
