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WELCOME
TO WSUD IN THE SYDNEY REGION
Water
Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) in the Sydney Region
is a cooperative program between:
Sydney Metro Catchment Management Authority (SMCMA),
Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust (UPRCT),
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC),
Sydney Coastal Councils Group (SCCG),
NSW Stormwater Trust, and
Sydney Water.
Click here
to download a two page summary of the WSUD in Sydney Program
Click here to download
the 2007/08 WSUD in Sydney work plan
Click
here to download the March 2008 WSUD e-newsletter
Aim
This program aims to enhance the ability and willingness of Council
staff and Councillors to promote and implement more sustainable
water management practices in their councils operations and in urban
development projects in Sydney, Australia.
Methodology
A series of seminars, issues-based workshops and sites visits have
been run to outline the main opportunities and challenges of WSUD
and ways to improve water sustainability in urban development.
WSUD planning and technical guidelines have been developed for use
in the Sydney Region of Australia.
A sustainable water challenge has been facilitated each year, with
councils from around NSW entering projects they have been involved
with that deal with more sustainable water management in some way.
Project
Activities & Outcomes
Seminars
A series of seminars, workshops and sites visits have been run
to help increase the understanding of WSUD. A summary of each event
and some key papers presented can be found on the Seminars
& Events page.
Sustainable
Water Challenge
The Sustainable Water Challenge has been held since 2003 and involves
councils entering projects that deal with more sustainable water
management (improved water sustainability) in some way. From 2004
the Sustainable Water Challenge has been open to all councils in
NSW, whereas in 2003 it was limited to councils in the Sydney Region.
More information on the Sustainable Water Challenge, what it involves
and links to this years entries can be found on the Sustainable
Water Challenge page.
The projects entered in the Sustainable Water Challenge are judged
by an expert panel, with category awards given out at a seminar
held in August/September each year. Project summaries for each project
entered to date and a huge range of other case studies can be found
on the WSUD Case Studies page.
WSUD
Planning Guide & Practice Notes
A Water Sensitive Planning Guide was developed with the help of
local council planners and state government agencies. It is anticipated
the planning guide will be adapted for use by councils to update/consolidate
existing DCPs and LEPs. It can be downloaded from the Planning Guide
and Practice Notes page.
A series of practice notes were developed and/or adapted from those
created by LHCCEMS. These relate to common WSUD measures mentioned
in the planning guide. They can also be downloaded freely from the
Planning Guide & Practice Notes page.
WSUD Technical Guide
The UPRCT, Blacktown City Council, Baulkham Hills Shire Council
with the support of the NSW Stormwater Trust and Sydney Water developed
WSUD Technical Guidelines for Western Sydney (Australia). These
guidelines were developed with the involvement of local councils
in Western Sydney. They can be downloaded from the Technical
Guide & Design Specs page.
Information Exchange & WSUD Literature
During the course of the program a lot of WSUD/water sustainability
literature has been gathered and some of the key papers from Australia
and overseas have been put onto this site to help fill information
gaps. This material can be downloaded from the WSUD
Literature page.
As well many councils have developed innovative WSUD/water sustainability
policies or projects that they have kindly agreed to put onto the
site to share with other councils who may be considering similar
projects or policies. The council projects and/or policies can be
downloaded from the Council Information
Exchange page. If you have any projects or policies that you
think may interest other councils please email them in.
WSUD Images
and Links
I have listed a range of links to other WSUD, water sustainability,
urban design and research sites on the WSUD
links page. This page includes links to rainwater tank suppliers
in NSW.
During the course of the project I have visited many WSUD sites
around Australia and have put together an image bank or photo library
of various WSUD/water sustainability devices in operation. These
WSUD images are for councils to use to prepare reports or presentations
for their councillors, senior management and communities. The images
have been grouped into the following categories: grassed swales
and bioretention systems/swales, rainwater tanks, sand filters and
infiltration/sedimentation ponds, roadway and street retrofits,
WSUD carparks, permeable paving, green roofs, constructed and subsurface
wetlands, constructed fresh water lakes and stormwater reuse in
public art. The entry page to the WSUD image categories and photos
is the WSUD pics page.
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If you have any suggestions on how this site could be improved
to better meet your needs please email me at: info@wsud.org
Regards
John Dahlenburg
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