Sydney Drinking Water Catchment Boundary for Environmental Planning

A geospatial boundary map delineating the Sydney Drinking Water Catchment area. It is published by Spatial Services (DCS) and was last updated on May 23, 2026. The map is used for applying specific ministerial directions and planning policies.

Use Cases

• Enforce land-use restrictions based on the catchment boundary mentioned in the description.
• Apply environmental planning assessments under Part 6 of the State Environmental Planning Policy.
• Delineate areas subject to specific ministerial directions for water catchment protection.

Strengths

• Specifically referenced for applying Ministerial Direction 3.3 and Part 6 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021.
• Last updated on May 23, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Published by Spatial Services (DCS), a government organization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided only as an ARCGIS REST SERVICE, which may require specific GIS software to access.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-23 07:16:16.847629

Geography

Sydney Drinking Water Catchment, Australia