Water by Design

MUSIC Assessment

Karen Harmsworth — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:20:27 +0000

Date

Thursday 24 February 2011

Time

8.45am – 5.00pm

Venue

Brisbane CBD – TBC

Course Outline

This one-day course provides training on how to assess MUSIC models in the context of Development Assessment. Topics covered include the type of information required from applicants, the propoer formulation of a treatment train for a WSUD layout, tips and tricks used to acheive water quality objectives and good modelling practice.

The course is presented by Tony Weber from eWater, who is a member of the MUSIC development team and an accredited trainer for MUSIC modelling software.

By the end of this course participants will:

Be familiar with using the MUSIC in development Assessments.
Be able to recognise poor WSUD treatment trains and understand the implications.
Be aware of the tips and tricks used by applicants to acheive water quality objectives.
Be aware of minimum information requirements for proper submission of MUSIC models.
Be able to provide feedback to applicants about their submissions containing MUSIC models.

Course content:

While the general course content remains the same, the content is tailored to fit with the experience of participants.

Developing a treatment train - pathways and pitfalls
Good modelling practice
Key issues in developing a MUSIC model
Sizing and application of treatment measures within MUSIC
Interpreting MUSIC outputs
Discussion of common issues with MUSIC models and providing feedback to applicants
Case study
Discussion of information requirements.

Who should attend?

Participants should ideally have undertaken formal MUSIC training conducted by the eWater Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) or the former CRC for Ctachment Hydrology. However, participants with limited experience with the MUSIC model will still find this course beneficial.

Cost

$590 (incl GST) per person

$295 (incl GST) for students

Registration

To register for this course, please complete the online registration form below.

Online payments are not available at this time, therefore a tax invoice will be emailed to the person on the Billing Details section of the registration form.

Cancellations

Registrations cancelled less than three days prior to the course are non-refundable but are transferable to another individual within the same organisation.

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Introduction to Water Sensitive Urban Design – Full

Karen Harmsworth — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:45:00 +0000

Date

Tuesday 21 September 2010 – Session full. Next session 2nd November

Time

9.30am – 11.30am

Venue

Healthy Waterways Partnership, Level 4, 239 George Street, Brisbane

Course Outline

This 2 hour seminar provides an introduction to water sensitive urban design (WSUD) – what it is, why it is important, and using real projects as examples, what does it take to do it well?

Key Learnings

Be aware of the principles and benefits of WSUD
Have an appreciation of critical success factors for achieving water sensitive developments, including a collaborative design process
Be informed of new Queensland State Government requirements for urban water quality and the rationale behind best practice targets
Be aware of successful WSUD projects around Australia
Be introduced to emerging research and trends in the field of WSUD

Who should attend?

The seminar is of particular relevance to councilors, senior managers, policy makers, development/project managers and those seeking an understanding of the process, rather than the technological components of WSUD. Participants may have little or no previous experience of WSUD.

Presenter

The seminar will be presented by Alan Hoban from Water by Design, the sustainable urban water capacity building program for the SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership. Alan has experience in many aspects of WSUD, ranging from policy development to the design, construction and establishment of WSUD infrastructure. He has worked on award winning WSUD projects in Melbourne, Canberra, Singapore and South East Queensland, and published several conference papers on the topic.

Cost

Free

Additional Session – Science of Sustainable lakes

Karen Harmsworth — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:24:17 +0000

Due to popular demand we have scheduled a second presentation.

Date

Thursday 24 June 2010

Time

2.30pm – 4.00pm

Venue

Library Theatrette, Ground Floor, Brisbane Square, 266 George Street, Brisbane

Presentation Outline

This is the first in a series of presentations on urban water issues.

The first presentation will explore the latest research into factors affecting algal blooms in lakes and how they may be managed. Presented by Dr Jason Sonneman, a leading aquatic ecologist, the presentation will conclude with a critique of various urban lake designs and an open discussion.

Key learnings

Shallow urban lake processes.
Understand key factors affecting algal bloom infestations and how to manage these.
Discuss urban lake designs that help to minimise these growths.

Who should attend?

Those interested in the design and assessment of lakes, including landscape architects, developers, engineers, planners and environmental scientists/ecologists.

Presenter

Jason is an aquatic ecologist with expertise in water resource assessment and management. He has over 16 years experience working on the ecology of marine and freshwater ecosystems, particularly urban streams, lakes and wetlands.

His experience includes developing integrated approaches to urban water management and the innovative use of water sensitive urban design concepts within urban development projects at many scales. This includes the design of stormwater treatment and harvesting systems such as wetlands and bioretention systems.

He has particular expertise in the areas of freshwater algal ecology, aquatic ecosystem assessment and management, environmental impact assessment and rehabilitation.

Cost

$11 incl GST per person. (Refreshments are not included).

Registration

To register for this course, please complete the online registration form below.

Cancellations

Registrations cancelled less than three days prior to the presentation are non-refundable but are transferable to another individual.

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Interim MUSIC Bioretention Treatment Node

Paul Dubowski — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:24:13 +0000

The current set of design objectives for urban stormwater quality management in South East Queensland aim to reduce the mean annual loads of TSS by 80%, TP by 60% and TN by 45% (relative to unmitigated development). These design objectives have been derived based on a principle of economic best practice, defined by identifying the point of diminishing return above which increases in treatment measure size result in marginal improvements in water quality performance. MUSIC Version 3 was used to determine treatment performance for the purposes of deriving these design objectives.

MUSIC Version 4 was recently released and includes several major improvements, including significant changes to bioretention treatment algorithms which result in different predictions of treatment performance to the earlier versions of the software. The significance of the change in predicted treatment performance is influenced by bioretention treatment node configuration and rainfall patterns.

The implications of this change are currently being investigated in order to determine the appropriate response.

As an interim position until further guidance is provided, the Water by Design Steering Committee has recommended that when modeling bioretention systems, an interim bioretention node is used (available for download below). This interim bioretention node delivers comparable predictions of treatment performance to MUSIC Version 3 but will simulate higher TP removal where a submerged zone is used compared to a MUSIC Version 4 bioretention node where a submerged zone is used.

All other aspects of the model should be used in accordance with the MUSIC Modelling Guidelines (Water by Design).

Note that due to the range of improvements with the software, it is recommended that MUSIC Version 4 be used in preference to MUSIC Version 3. The interim node is likely to be superseded once MUSIC Version 4.1 is released late this year.

Instructions for use:

To use the node, dowload the file and save it to your desktop or other convenient location.
Open up MUSIC Version 4.0, then load the file
When prompted, select the box next to Retain Version 3 Treatment Node and click Finish (IMPORTANT STEP!)
You will now see a node named “Interim Bioretention Node – V3″. Do not close this window or minimise it.
To use this node in your own models, create a new project (File -> New), or open an existing one (File -> Open).
Go to the window with the Bioretention Node – V3, select it by clicking on it, then copy it (Ctrl C, or Edit -> Copy).
Go to a new MUSIC template you have created for your project, and paste the node in (Ctrl V, or Edit -> Paste).
Change the sizes as appropriate for surface area, filter area, filter depth etc., but be sure to remain consistent with the advice provided in the MUSIC Modelling Guidelines (Water by Design).

Download:

You must be logged in to download guidelines.

Interim MUSIC Bioretention Node.

Trouble downloading? Try right click on the above link (ctrl click on Mac) and select ‘Save Target As’ then select the preferred download destination.

Bellvista Estate

alanhoban — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:54:41 +0000

Bellvista Estate (Stages 3 & 4) is a good example of streetscape water sensitive urban design. It is true water sensitive urban design because the road and lot layout was designed to respond to the overall stormwater strategy, and the streetscape bioretention systems were designed as an integral component of the overall landscape and sense of place. A close collaboration between Council DA staff, the development managers, landscape architects, engineers and WSUD specialists worked to resolve many of the design challenges associated with the new approaches used on this project.

Stormwater Treatment Facility at Parklakes Estate

tommyd — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:27:19 +0000

The Stormwater Treatment Facility at Parklakes Estate is designed to provide treatment to stormwater runoff from the 82 ha estate, as well as adjacent upstream catchments. The stormwater treatment facility consists of an inlet basin which collects runoff from the estate and discharges the design flow into a wetland. The wetland will then discharge into the receiving environment, an urban lake. The inlet basin and wetland also serve as part of a lake re-circulation system. The stormwater treatment facility and lake also act as a means to achieve pre-development flow, detaining the increased runoff associated with urban development and lessening flooding stress on downstream environments. This system has been designed using best practice principles and aims to ensure long-term lake health and to provide a valuable asset to the Parklakes community and the greater Sunshine Coast.

Willawong Bus Depot

tommyd — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:53:47 +0000

The Willawong Bus Depot is an excellent example of integrated water cycle management. It includes water conservation strategies, utilises a diversity of water sources including roofwater, stormwater harvesting and recycling, as well as stormwater treatment through bioretention systems and wetlands.

Potable water: potable water used for: Sinks, eye-wash areas, fire fighting, cold water to showers and basin and back-up supply

Stormwater: Stormwater runoff from the site is treated via bio-filtration and stored in wetlands for use. A monitoring station has been set up to test wetland water quality – results show no risk to human health. Water used for subsurface irrigation.

Roofwater: All roofwater is filtered and UV disinfected prior to use to ensure low risk to human health, and is used for hot water supplied to showers and basins, as well as vehicle washing.

On-site Recycling: Harvested roofwater is used for bus wash-down with mains back-up. Dirty wash-down water is then recycled through an extensive treatment system to achive ‘Class A equivalent’: 1) Screened for solids 2) Four stages of biological treatment 3) Micro-filtration 4) UV disinfection. Treated and harvested water runs through a separate plumbing system to that of mains potable water, so that there is no chance of crosscontamination, and signs are displayed saying ‘Recycled water being used – Do not drink’.

Results: (from year 1) Recycled water usage of 1.76 ML; potable water usage of 0.16 ML or 92% reduction in potable water demand compared to a traditional design.

DeemedtoComply_versionhistory

Paul Dubowski — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:52:39 +0000

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Deemed to Comply Solutions – Stormwater Quality – Version History

Version	Release Date		Summary of Key Amendments
		Issues	Section		Amendments
Version 1.0	May 2010	Titles	Titles	The words “water sensitive urban design” have been removed from the titles of the documents. Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) is a philosophy which applies across the whole urban water cycle whereas these documents only address one aspect of that cycle i.e. stormwater quality management. Although the documents still promote WSUD the titles have been changed to reflect the limits of their scope.
		Disclaimers	Disclaimers	The disclaimers have been updated to reflect the new institutional arrangements of the SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership Network.
		Regulatory Context	Deemed to Comply Sections 1-4 and throughout the Worked Solutions and Examples	The regulatory context to which these documents apply has been amended. Specifically, the key regulatory document which references the Solutions in South East Queensland is the SEQ Regional Plan Implementation Guideline No. 7: Water Sensitive Urban Design (DIP, 2009). The Draft State Planning Policy for Healthy Waters also references the Solutions however the Policy is still a draft at the time of publishing Version 1.0. Section 1-4 of the SEQ version now reflects this important distinction and the State version refers to the Draft State Planning Policy for Healthy Waters. Some of the triggers in the Worked Solutions and Examples have been ammended to reflect these changes however there is no change to the sizing of treatment measures.
		Climate	Deemed to Comply Section 6 – Figure 2	The four climatic sub-regions of South East Queensland have been updated to more accurately reflect available rainfall data.
			Throughout documents	Other miscellaneous wording/grammatical and layout corrections have been made.
Version 1.0 (Draft)	September 2009	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Deemed to Comply Solutions

Paul Dubowski — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:55:59 +0000

The Deemed to Comply Solutions – Stormwater Quality outline a series of ‘off the shelf” stormwater solutions for meeting stormwater quality design objectives for small scale development. The solutions are intended to reduce the reporting and assessment requirements for developments – particularly stormwater management plan reporting requirements.

The solutions include:

the appropriate size of various treatment measures to ensure compliance with stormwater quality objectives (taking into account land use and climate region)
a step by step process for selecting and designing the appropriate solution
reporting requirements for development applications (a checklist is provided for development applications/assessment)

The Worked Solutions and Examples present the solutions in illustrative form, show how the checklists should be used and demonstrate the kinds of supporting plans which should be lodged with applications.

Availability of the Solutions

South East Queensland – the Deemed to Comply Solutions – Stormwater Quality (South East Queensland) are available for download below.
Other parts of Queensland – Deemed to Comply solutions have been prepared for all the climatic zones of Queensland and are available to local authorities upon request.

Preview Table of Contents and Introduction:Deemed to Comply Preview

Download Information

Price: from $100.00

File type:: PDF File
Updates:: Free for 2 years
Extras:: Worked solutions and examples. Design and Development Assessment checklist.

H2O Livability Lunch Series – Science of Sustainable lakes

Karen Harmsworth — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:54:39 +0000

Date – SOLD OUT

Thursday 24 June 2010

Time

12.15pm – 2.00pm

Venue

Level 7, (Brisbane City Council), Brisbane Square, 266 George Street, Brisbane

Presentation Outline

This networking lunch is the first in a series of presentations on urban water issues.

Key learnings

Shallow urban lake processes.
Understand key factors affecting algal bloom infestations and how to manage these.
Discuss urban lake designs that help to minimise these growths.

Who should attend?

Those interested in the design and assessment of lakes, including landscape architects, developers, engineers, planners and environmental scientists/ecologists.

Presenter

He has particular expertise in the areas of freshwater algal ecology, aquatic ecosystem assessment and management, environmental impact assessment and rehabilitation.

Cost

$22 incl GST per person

Registration

To register for this course, please complete the online registration form below.

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Cancellations

Registrations cancelled less than three days prior to the presentation are non-refundable but are transferable to another individual.