Manly to Palm Beach, plus the Forest

From Manly to Palm Beach and into the Forest area, our work stays on the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Council says its stormwater network is its largest asset, worth about $1 billion.

Rainwater travels from private drains to street gutters, then to beaches, creeks and lagoons such as Narrabeen, Dee Why and Manly.

Many older beach homes still have clay sewer pipes that roots can crack into.

In Avalon, Newport, Frenchs Forest and Belrose, big gums and figs send roots looking for water.

Sydney Water says heavy rain can overload the system. Find your suburb below and tell us what happens at your place.