Construction and Establishment of Vegetated Stormwater Systems
Effective civil construction and landscape establishment of bioretention systems, wetlands and swales is required to minimise costs and timeframes and realise the stormwater management benefits of these systems.
This one-day course provides detailed step by step guidance on the construction and establishment of bioretention systems and stormwater wetlands in order to address the key issues faced during on-ground delivery. It covers construction methods that respond to the phases of development (i.e. civil construction, landscape establishment and house building) and protocols (inspection requirements, sign-off forms) that ensure successful construction and establishment.
This course compliments the Construction and Establishment Guidelines; Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands (Water by Design, 2009).
This course is presented by Shaun Leinster.
By the end of this course participants will:
- Be aware of the key issues and risks that need to be considered when constructing and establishing vegetated stormwater management systems.
- Have an appreciation of the importance of construction phase sediment and erosion control practices, and their relationship with operational phase stormwater management systems.
- Have an understanding of specifications and materials (i.e. bioretention filter media specification).
- Be introduced to construction methods and approaches for vegetated stormwater management systems.
- Understand the requirements for successful vegetation establishment.
- Understand the issues associated with asset handover.
- Be provided with checklists and protocols that will inform construction, establishment and asset handover.
Course content:
- Introduction to the Construction & Establishment of Vegetated Stormwater Systems
- Civil Construction
- Building Phase Protection
- Landscape Works
- Certification and compliance
- Field Trip
Who should attend?
Those involved in the design, construction and establishment of vegetated stormwater management systems, including site supervisors, compliance officers, civil and landscape contractors, and civil and landscape consultants.
Course Dates:
Thursday 6 May 2010 – REGISTER HERE
Guideline:
This course is supported by the ‘Construction and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands’. Follow the link for more information.
