Water by Design

A business case for best practice urban stormwater management. […]

Case studies of typical urban developments have been assessed for their ability to support the practical application of the stormwater management objectives (being stormwater quality, waterway stability and frequent flow management objectives) using WSUD.   […]

The Deemed to Comply Worked Solutions and Examples –  Stormwater Quality Management (South East Queensland) provide 12 solutions for four (4) common development scenarios. […]

The Deemed to Comply Worked Solutions and Examples –  Stormwater Quality Management (South East Queensland) provide 12 solutions for four (4) common development scenarios. […]

The Water Sensitive Urban Design Construction And Establishment Guidelines provide a suite of resources to facilitate the successful delivery of vegetated stormwater management systems. […]

Overall recommendations regarding the future of the program.   […]

This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the performance of the Water by Design capacity building program in South East Queensland (SEQ). […]

Through circulating this discussion paper, Water by Design seeks to stimulate ongoing exploration of the issues relating to verification and certification for improved water sensitive urban design outcomes.   […]

The purpose of these Stormwater Harvesting Guidelines is to assist engineers and other professionals to plan, design and implement stormwater harvesting schemes. The guidelines focus on developing localised stormwater harvesting in urban areas — harvesting stormwater from local catchments and reusing it within the local community. […]

Constructed waterbodies are a popular feature of urban development in South East Queensland (SEQ). However, anecdotal reports from local government officers within SEQ indicate that many of these waterbodies regularly fail to meet their design water quality objectives. […]

The utilisation of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) systems to treat stormwater runoff is becoming increasingly widespread throughout South East Queensland. Stormwater treatment designers, developers and councils need to understand the life cycle costs associated with the different treatment systems so as to make informed decisions regarding the appropriate application of WSUD technology. […]

Rapid growth in Queensland will bring increasing demands for water, recreational pressure on natural areas such as Moreton Bay and inland waterways, and greater demands for roads, housing, car parks, shopping centres and industrial estates, which in turn, may lead to degradation of the waterways. […]