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COUNCIL
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE
This page has been developed to facilitate the exchange of information
between councils and others working with sustainable water management.
If you are a council and have developed a new policy or commissioned
a study that relates to sustainable water management and/or WSUD
in some way and are willing to share it with others please send
me a copy (info@wsud.org) and
I can PDF it and load it onto this page.
All files are in PDF format 
to Download Acrobat Reader: 
Beware that some of them are large.
Council
Planning & Policy Examples
Hornsby Shire Council Sustainable Total Water Cycle Management
Strategy (Summary Report, August 2005) This project produced two
key outputs which form new capabilities for Hornsby as they move
towards sustainably managing the total water cycle. The Strategy
and modelling capability can be used in an adaptive management framework.
The results of this project include a process and tools to improve
decision making for urban development and land use change in the
Shire, relating to the impact on water resources in ecological,
social, and economic terms.
Click
here to download a PDF of the TWCM Summary Report (520k)
Richmond Valley Council Development Control Plan No. 9 (Water
Sensitive Urban Design) has just been adopted and introduced (May
2005). It covers Water Sensitive Urban Design,Water Conservation,
Water Efficiency, Wastewater Reduction, Water Quality, Stormwater
Volumes, Erosion and Sediment Control, Riparian and Habitat Corridors.
Click
here to download a PDF version (780k)
Sutherland Shire Council has just released a new Stormwater
Management DCP (24 May 05) that includes WSUD in its on-site retention,
on-site detention and water quality objectives.
Click
here to download a PDF version (2.4 Meg)
They have also prepared Stormwater Specifications that detail all
aspects of the DCP.
Click
here to download a PDF version (1.3 Meg)
Newcastle City Council has consolidated its Development
Control Plan 50:Stormwater and Water Efficiency for Development
into the Newcastle Development Control Plan. You can download sections
(4.3 to 4.5) on Water, Flood Management and Landscaping seperately.
The consolidated DCP guides the management of water for all new
development from large industrial buildings through to extensions
of existing dwellings. It has been written to be consistent with
BASIX, which came in in mid-2005 (for Newcastle). You can download
a copy from:
http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/plans/development/ndcp2005.cfm
Ku-ring-gai Council's Development Control Plan 47 : Water
Management (amended April 2005). Covers all development types and
includes water quality requirements, on-site stormwater management,
site planning, building design etc. Download a copy from: http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/index.cfm?objectId=C3B18A09-DBD3-02CB-18A1A716E4470778
North Sydney Council are going through the ICLEI Water Program
and have just adopted their water management plan. Have a look at
how they have done it
Nth
Sydney Water Management Plan
The Municipality of Hunter's Hill has developed a Sustainable
Water DCP 25 that is based on the WSUD in Sydney Planning Guide.
If you want to have a look at their practice notes go to
http://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/Planning/
Hastings Council have developed an Energy
Efficient Water Wise Residential Buildings DCP (1.5M!)
Camden Council have developed a Natural
Assets Policy that has helped underpin its WSUD greenfield developments.
Other
Relevant Council Information for Exchange
Willoughby Council has just reviewed and updated a planter
box bioretention system attached to a community centre in Warners
Park. They have produced a brief report on their findings and the
improvements they have made to their original design.
To
download a PDF copy click here (264k)
Ku-ring-gai Council with support from the NSW Stormwater
Trust conducted a scenario planning exercise in late 2005 on Urban
Water Management for Sydney. The scenarios envisaged though this
process highlight some possible futures for urban water management
in Sydney. It is interesting reading!
To
download a PDF copy click here (1 Meg!)
Hornsby Shire Council This paper was presented by Anthony
Collins at the 2006 SIA Conference. Hornsby Shire have installed
over 300 stormwater quality improvement assetsranging from various
gross pollutant devices to sediment basins, infiltration structuresand
constructed wetlands. With a proactive inspection, maintenance,
monitoring and reporting program in place, his paper discusses the
issue of gross pollutant (litter, sediment and organic matter) collection,
storage, reuse and disposal. The paper outlines the valuable experiences
gained through this process,including the financial, practical,
sustainable and legislative perspectives.
To
download a PDF copy click here
Willoughby Council received a grant from the NSW Stormwater
Trust to look at Reducing
the Economic and Environmental Life Cycle Costs of Stormwater Gross
Pollution Traps. This is a summary report; for the full version
go to the the Council's website.
http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/PageZone_residents.asp?z=2&c=223&p=502
Significant
WSUD/Water Sustainability Reports
Groundwater Management Handbook – A guide for Local Government
The Sydney Coastal Councils Group has just published the Groundwater
Management Handbook – A Guide for Local Government. The Handbook
provides a single resource that promotes sustainable groundwater
management. It has been developed so that the technical and management
information it contains can be applied throughout NSW with a particular
focus on the Sydney coastal region.
It is the only one of its kind in NSW and provides technical, educational
and environmental information on groundwater management. . To purchase
a Hardcopy copy or CD Rom of the Handbook please contact the Sydney
Coastal Councils Secretariat on (02) 9246 7702. Click
here to download a more detailed information sheet on the Groundwater
Management Handbook.
To download a free copy go to www.sydneycoastalcouncils.com.au
Urban
stormwater and the ecology of streams
(PDF 1Meg!) is an excellent report released by the CRC for
Fresh Water Ecology & CRC for Catchment Hydrology in 2004
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