Fundamentals of Swale and Sediment Basin Design
This course provides training on the fundamentals of swale and sediment basin design to enable better design and assessment of swales and sediment basins. (This course does not cover construction phase sedimentation basins).
This course is presented by Tony Weber.
By the end of this course participants will:
- Be familiar with the design method for swales and sediment basins as detailed in the “Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines for South East Queensland” (South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership, Version 1, June 2006).
- Have an appreciation of the science behind why and how swales and sediment basins work.
- Be aware of how to design a treatment train using swales and sediment basins.
- Recognise common mistakes to avoid in the design and implementation of swales and sediment basins, and common pitfalls when submitting a development application with these stormwater management measures.
- Be aware of design techniques to minimise maintenance.
Course content
- Developing a treatment train
- How swales work
- Where to use swales
- Key design issues
- Risks and maintenance
- Case studies
- How sediment basins work
- When things go wrong!
Who should attend?
Practitioners seeking a working understanding of swale and sediment basin processes and design issues, including engineers, landscape architects, ecologists and environmental scientists.
Course Dates:
This course is run on a needs only basis. An option is to have it run in-house. Contact us for more information.
