Water by Design

Simple Deemed to Comply Standard Type B High Efficiency Sediment Basin for Small Catchments ( […]

Summary of Development and Deemed to Comply Solution. […]

MUSIC Modelling forms a key part of the compliance approach for these policies, ensuring that all new applicable development meets the Urban Stormwater Management Design Objectives set out by the Queensland and local governments. Local government and natural resource management groups also use MUSIC modelling to strategically plan future investment in catchment management. […]

Small improvements, new ideas, concepts and sketch designs for stormwater filtration systems. […]

The purpose of this Technical Note is to assist Local Government (and Industry) by explaining the reason for the new design objective and to provide practical tools to help implement the change. […]

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The key function of bioretention systems is to remove pollutants from stormwater. They achieve this by filtering the stormwater through a densely vegetated and biologically active sand and loam filter. […]

The purpose of this discussion paper is to investigate the merits and risks of off-site solutions. […]

Living Waterways is an innovative new approach with the potential to achieve multiple benefits for all involved.   […]

Living waterways are healthy and attractive for people and their communities, and protect and enhance our environment. […]

A waterbody’s values are usually linked to the broader catchment and hence understanding this information is essential for choosing and implementing an appropriate management strategy.   […]

This guideline has been designed primarily to assist in the management of artificial and highly modified fresh and brackish waterbodies but the concepts could also be applied to other waterbody and wetland types. […]