Mayor Neil Reilly is to contact Sydney Water to call for them to come down and provide a briefing about the local situation.

"There are multiple problems with Sydney Water's service to our LGA – the lack of sewage capacity at Jamberoo, the constant breeches of their system that effect our health, tourism and amenity, and our ability for further growth," he says.

"On a Sunday I’ve been called out to the lower end of Shoalhaven St and seen toilet paper floating in the street. In the 21st century that is unacceptable.

"I swim daily in the rockpools and there are somedays when I can’t because of the sewerage outfalls.

"They haven't given any answers to our questions. It just isn't good enough."

Asked if he knew anything more about Sydney Water's initiative to upgrade Bombo treatment plant (above) to reduce odours, the Mayor said the first he'd heard of it was reading about it in The Bugle [Sydney Water to fix Bombo odours].

A motion at the March Meeting by Councillor Matt Brown endorsed the frustrated initiative, with all councillors concerned about the impact of the aging system on livability, health and the economy.

A sewage overflow point on Bonaira St at Kendalls Beach last month

"Water and sewage are fundamental to the growth of any community," says Mayor Reilly.

"This community is flying blind and it is not fair.

"It makes the job of Council almost impossible because we do not have certainty around our own growth pattern and we are beholden to infrastructure planners in Sydney.

"We won’t know if we can properly service population targets set by the Greater Cities Commission, because we have not been given the infrastructure or asset plans for our own community.

"We are required to have them for every asset class we manage, and Sydney Water needs to step up to the mark and furbish Council with that information."

While many other councils look after their own sewage and water, the Kiama LGA finds itself on the very southern end of Sydney Water's responsibilities.

"From an environmental perspective, it is not sustainable to be having continual crisis management of overflow. For a place like this, renowned for its natural beauty and coastline, it is a disgrace," says Mayor Reilly.

"The community and Council deserve better."