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Ecosystems
Adaptive Management case studies (Urbanwater.info)
Ecosystem Management case studies (Urbanwater.info)
Catchments
Planning
Catchment Management (Urbanwater.info)
Catchment auditing (Urbanwater.info)
Doing
Coordinating catchment management (Urbanwater.info)
Reviewing
Revising catchment and stormwater management plans (Urbanwater.info)
Water sensitive urban design
General
Water Sensitive Urban Design case studies (Urbanwater.info)
Urban Water: financially sustainable, creative solutions, with community support (Video, Urbanwater.info)
Innovative approaches to stormwater management, water conservation and wastewater re-use. The video looks at examples of three different kinds of Council - Manly in metropolitan Sydney, Penrith in a rapidly developing section of Sydney's urban fringe, and Albury, a major regional centre. The video presents senior Council officers and managers telling their water management stories. They describe the problems that their Councils face, the measures they have introduced, how they obtained funding and support, and the benefits of changing their management of urban water.
Natural approaches to stormwater management
A set of case studies in 'low impact design' including:
- a bog garden - a low cost garden that provides subsurface storage and promotes evapotranspiration,
- rooftop rainwater harvesting, and
- low impact foundation technology which enables houses to built whilst maintaining the native soil structure.
Specific technologies
- Waterless urinals (Urbanwater.info)
- Blackwater reuse (Urbanwater.info)
- Rainwater tanks:
Integrated water cycle management at the Heritage Mews Development in Western Sydney (paper)
"This project demonstrates, using continuous simulation and distributed modelling, that small rainwater tanks, plumbed to provide over 20% of household demand, can contribute significantly to achieving catchment-wide flood control and stormwater quality improvement objectives." - Aquifer recharge and groundwater use (Urbanwater.info)
Organisational development
Financing
Environmental Council Rates case studies (Urbanwater.info)
Capacity building
Capacity building and change management in Water Sensitive Urban Design at Wyong Council (wsud.org)
see also Capacity Building
Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Management System case studies (Urbanwater.info)
Eco-efficiency & Cleaner Production case studies (DEH)
Case Studies of Eco-efficiency & Cleaner Production in Australian Industry
A look at how industries around Australia have successfully made environmental improvements to their operations at no cost or as a net benefit (Department of Environment & Heritage)
Community development
Involvement in decision-making
Engaging Stakeholders (Urbanwater.info)
Environmental education
Stormwater Education case studies (Urbanwater.info)
