Ecological Performance
Managing risks to human health and to ecological dynamics is central to urban water engineering. Measuring changes to ecosystems (e.g. water quality, vegetation, fisheries) is therefore fundamental to evaluating the success of engineering programs.
Multi-dimensional assessments
Stormwater Issue Indicators (Stormwater Centre)
To access the indicator area, click this link then click 'Monitor/Assess', then 'Indicator Profile Sheets'.
This page provides a range of indicators to frame potential stormwater issues. They are divided into water quality, physical/hydrologic, biological, social, program and site indicators. Fact sheets are available on the indicators which provide excellent background information as well as discussions of applicability and how they could be implemented.
Designing ecological surveillance programs (Urbanwater.info)
Designing ecological research programs (Urbanwater.info)
see also Evaluating organisations
Evaluating ecological and socio-economic outcomes
Water flow and water quality
A toolkit for water quality monitoring for Local Government (WSROC)
A wide-ranging toolkit covering many possible measures of aquatic ecosystem health, with links to many other online resources.
Collecting, documenting and reporting precipitation and stormwater flow measurements (pdf)
Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting
ANZECC guidelines on current best practice monitoring approaches. The document is intended for guidance only, as specific methods are constantly updated (Department of Environment and Heritage, Australia)
Using an indicators database to measure stormwater program effectiveness in Hampton Roads
A working example of a monitoring program.
see also Device Performance
