Resources for WSUD Asset Management

 
Resources in summary
 
TitleDatePublisher TypeSummary
Institute of Public Works Engineers (IPWEA) websiteOngoingVariousWeb resourceHosts guidance and resources on public asset management, systems and planning from the National Asset Management Strategy Committee (NAMS.AU). Largely focused on infrastructure assets. Links to the free online practitioner forum: "Asset Mates".
Simplifying and Reducing the Maintenance of WSUD Elements2009VariousPublicationFairfield City Council commissioned a multi-stakeholder review of four actual WSUD projects in park areas to identify maintenance issues and design responses.
Landcom -Water Sensitive Urban Design book 4 - Maintenance 2009LandcomPublicationSummarises operations, maintenance and costing information for various WSUD Devices – particularly bioretention basins, sedimentation basins or ponds, and constructed wetlands
Construction and Establishment Guidelines: Swales, Bioretention Systems and Wetlands2010Healthy Waterways (SEQ)PublicationRecommendations, specifications and pro-forma resources to construct and establish vegetated stormwater management systems such as swales, bioretention systems and wetlands. Getting this stage right is critical to the ongoing success of such systems.
HCCREMS WSUD Workshop WSUD Life Cycle Performance August 20082008HCCREMSEvent materials

Rod Weise from Storm Consulting outlined life cycle performance and costs for a range of WSUD devices, with reference to real world experience and some references to current literature (as of August 2008).

HCCREMS Facility Savers Workshop: Saving Water in Open space2011HCCREMSEvent materialsfree one day workshop for local government staff on the practicalities of saving water in Council Open Space.

Water Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines2009Clearwater; VariousPublication

A template that sets common guidance and council requirements for WSUD projects, developed for a number of regional Victorian councils, as an initial reference to communicate WSUD requirements to developers and consultants.

Clearwater - online Resource LibraryOngoingClearwaterPublication|Event materials|Web resource|Network resourceThis online Resource Library, compiled by the Victorian WSUD Capacity Building program, "Clearwater", contains many practical resources and guidance by and for local government.