Community engagement for SuDs in Portland Oregon
This case study used novel community engagement techniques and economic instruments to foster sustainable urban water management in the catchment of the Willamette River. Thanks to the good people at CIRIA, UK, for compiling the case study and allowing us to publish it here for our members. For anyone [...]
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Community engagement for SuDs in Portland Oregon
Transferring Ownership of Vegetated Stormwater Assets
This document provides guidance on how to transfer vegetated stormwater assets from the constructing party, typically the developer, to the long-term owners and managers of the assets, typically the local authority or a private entity (such as a body corporate). This is so that owners inherit assets that are functioning properly and that are meeting [...]
Rectifying Vegetated Stormwater Assets
Rectifying Vegetated Stormwater Assets provides guidance on how to rectify under-performing or failing vegetated stormwater assets. It sets out a process for determining whether to rectify an asset, provides guidance on how to determine the cause of problems, and lists possible solutions.
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Also in this series: Maintaining vegetated Stormwater Assets [...]
Maintaining Vegetated Stormwater Assets
This document helps asset managers and maintenance staff by providing practical and standardised advice for maintaining swales, bioretention systems, constructed wetlands, and sediment basins. It provides information on planning and undertaking maintenance, as well as checklists for recording the results of inspections and maintenance activities undertaken. Those who design and approve vegetated stormwater assets can [...]
Urban Lakes Discussion Paper
South-East Queensland (SEQ) now has a large number of artificial waterbodies or “urban lakes” which were designed and built to support new urban development. A growing body of knowledge amongst local government authorities (LGAs) in SEQ indicates that urban lakes experience water quality problems often leading to excessive algal growth [...]
Total Water Cycle Management Planning
Local governments in South East Queensland are required by the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy (2009) of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to develop and start implementing a Total Water Cycle Management (TWCM) Plan before 1 July 2012. The policy states that when local governments plan and implement their TWCM Plans, they ‘must have regard to [...]
Draft Development Conditions: Bioretention
Water by Design has prepared draft development conditions for you to consider when assessing development applications. As most development applications need to be considered in the context of the proposed development, you should use your discretion in applying them.
Share your ideas and experiences in using these draft development conditions by providing comments via the Water [...]
Construction and Establishment Guidelines
Construction and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands.
Key features include:
- civil and landscape specifications
- step by step construction and establishment procedures and protocols
- sign-offs checklists and forms for certification and compliance
- clear illustrations and photographs
- includes a set of A3 sheets which can be laminated and taken on site for handy reference
This publication was developed in collaboration with leadin
Construction and Establishment Guideline: Version History
Version 1.1 April 2010
This update includes:
reformatting for improved usability and consistency with other Water by Design products
sections 2.5.4 and 3.6.4 – inclusion of river stone as a mulch to avoid
section 3.4.6 – inclusion of commentary on impacts of over compaction and need for surface of filter media to be flat
section 3.5.1 – changes to filter [...]
External Publications
GUIDELINES FOR SOIL FILTER MEDIA IN BIORETENTION SYSTEMS (Version 2.01) Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration, March 2008 The Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration (FAWB) has released a new version of the Guidelines for Soil Filter Media in Bioretention Systems. Key developments in this revision include a tightening on the total fraction of clay and silt (to less than 3%) and recommendation of an ASTM method for the lab testing of hydraulic conductivity (ASTM F1815-06).
