The purpose of this module, ‘Extensions and Engagement’, is to provide local government extension officers with practical and relevant information and resources to use when engaging landholders about waterbody management on private property. […]
The purpose of this module, ‘Maintenance and Operations’, is to assist local government maintenance officers and asset managers to undertake on-ground works to maintain, rectify and where necessary remove waterbodies. […]
The purpose of this module, ‘Asset Management’, is to assist local government officers to apply asset management skills and techniques to local government owned waterbodies. […]
The purpose of this module, ‘Development Assessment’, is to assist local government officers and developers to assess and manage pre-existing waterbodies on a new development site. […]
The purpose of this module, ‘Waterbodies in Our Landscape’, is to provide easy and accessible information about how a waterbody functions and where the waterbody sits within the landscape. […]
Raingardens (also know as bioretention systems), are garden beds that use native plants and soil to capture, filter and treat stormwater runoff from your driveway or roof. […]
This document provides guidance on how to transfer vegetated stormwater assets from the constructing party, typically the developer, to the long-term owners and managers of the assets, typically the local authority or a private entity (such as a body corporate), so that owners inherit assets that are functioning properly and are meeting their design intent. […]
Rectifying Vegetated Stormwater Assets provides guidance on how to rectify under-performing or failing vegetated stormwater assets. […]
Vegetated stormwater assets, such as bioretention systems and wetlands, can reduce the impacts of urban stormwater provided they are well planned, designed, constructed and maintained. […]
A growing body of knowledge amongst local government authorities (LGAs) in SEQ indicates that urban lakes experience water quality problems often leading to excessive algal growth or blooms, particularly of cyanobacteria (also referred to as blue green algae). […]
The Framework for the Integration of Flooding and Stormwater Management into Open Space details best practice approaches for integrating water sensitive urban design (WSUD) elements into multiple use open spaces. […]
Total Water Cycle Management (TWCM) planning aims to consider all elements of the water of the water cycle to deliver the community’s needs and aspirations for water in a way that optimises social and environmental benefits and minimises costs. […]