Resources for WSUD Planning - Strategic, Land Use and Conceptual stages

 
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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.
Monitor2Manage websiteOngoingSydney Coastal Councils GroupWeb resourceA website for local government staff that covers all aspects of environmental monitoring and reporting - and how monitoring programs can improve decision making. It focuses on the intent and practicalities of water monoting programs.
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).
NSW Water Quality and River Flow Objectives website & guidance2006NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW)Publication|Web resourceIn 1999, the NSW State Government set out agreed environmental values, Water Quality Objectives and long term goals for different catchments and surface waters across NSW. These are based on the National "ANZECC" framework for water quality objectives.
Options Paper on the Affordable Management of Urban Riparian Areas2009Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA)Publication

A well referenced, detailed review of the legislation and mechanisms in place to acquire and manage urban riparian land in NSW. Identifies options (Section 94 Contributions and other) to aquire and manage urban riparian lands for environmental outcomes.

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.
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
A Business Case for Best Practice Urban Stormwater Management2010Healthy Waterways (SEQ)PublicationA ‘cost benefit’ analysis of the use of water sensitive urban design techniques to achieve the stormwater management design objectives proposed for Queensland for typical development types.
Concept Design Guidelines for Water Sensitive Urban Design2009Healthy Waterways (SEQ)PublicationAssists urban design professionals to conceptualise and develop design solutions that integrate best-practice urban water management into urban developments.