Resources for doing Water Sensitive Urban Development

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Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks (Phase 2): Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse2009VariousPublicationNational, non mandatory guidance on managing potential public health and environmental risks from reusing roofwater from non-residential buildings, and urban stormwater from drains, waterways or wetlands, for non-potable end uses only.
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.
Managing Urban Stormwater – Harvesting and Reuse2006NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW)PublicationProvides advice on how to plan, design, manage and monitor stormwater harvesting projects that supply reused water in residential and industrial settings for water features, irrigation and aquifers (not drinking water supply).
Landcom -Water Sensitive Urban Design Book 2 - PLANNING & MANAGEMENT and Book 3 - CASE STUDIES2009LandcomPublicationDescribes and briefly discusses urban water best planning and management practices and how they might be applied to Landcom projects to attain Landcom’s WSUD targets outlined in Book 1 of this set.
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
Landcom -Water Sensitive Urban Design – book 1 - DRAFT POLICY2010LandcomPublicationLandcom’s draft Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Policy is set in 4 Books. Book 1 outlines quantitative WSUD targets for water conservation, stormwater pollution control and flow management.
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.
Water Sensitive Urban Design – Technical Design Guidelines for South East Queensland2006Healthy Waterways (SEQ)PublicationDesign detailed design procedures and recommendations for some common structural stormwater management measures (WSUD Devices) in South East Queensland.
Water Smart Practice Notes2007HCCREMSPublication

Easy to read details on a range of water and stormwater practices particularly suited to single household lots and small sites: rainwater tanks, waste water reuse, landscaping and other topics for builders, designers, home owners and renovators.

Water Smart: Model Planning Provisions for Water2007HCCREMSPublication

Sample 'planning provisions' that councils can adapt to promote 'water smart' development and integrated urban water cycle management into their: strategic plans, LEPs, and development control and assessment of subdivisions and sites.