Capacity building (2)

Water by Design is one of the leading capacity building initiatives in Australia.

Improving water quality is critical for the health of urban waterways and their receiving waters. In Queensland, water quality decline from urban runoff has significant impacts on local waterways and downstream marine environments, including the internationally recognised Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland and iconic Great Barrier Reef.

To improve urban water quality, better implementation of best practice ESC and USW management is needed. The Water by Design team works with government, industry, and communities to improve awareness and uptake of leading urban water management policy and practice.

To support this aim, Water by Design delivers a range of capacity building resources and activities, including training and field day events, partial embeds and joint site inspections with local governments, guidelines, decision support tools, technical reports, discussion papers, and much, much more.

Through our capacity building program we strive to:

  • Improve the capacity of local government and industry to implement best practice ESC on all building, construction, and land development sites and USW design, operation, and maintenance.
  • Raise local government, industry, and community awareness of best practice ESC and USW.
  • Support ESC and USW management, policy, and legislation with leading research, innovation, and best practice design to advance continual improvement.
  • Work with local governments and other stakeholders to ensure USW planning is integrated within catchment management to deliver cost-effective water cycle investments that improve local or regional water quality.
  • Increase government and industry compliance of building, construction, and land development sites to meet best practice and protect local waterways.
  • Protect and enhance urban waterways whilst enabling the sustainable use of waterways and water resources.

By building the knowledge and skills of government, industry and the general public, Water by Design is helping to achieve better urban water quality management outcomes for our urban waterways and communities.

Best practice resources

Best practice resources

We provide an extensive suite of freely available guidelines, tools, reports, discussion papers, factsheets, videos, case studies and online courses.

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Training & field days

Training & field days

We offer regular training sessions and field days that cover urban stormwater and erosion and sediment control theory and practice.

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Urban Water Stewardship Framework

Urban Water Stewardship Framework

A tool for assessing and reporting on the level of practice applied to key aspects of urban water management.

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Embedments & joint inspections

Embedments & joint inspections

We conduct local government embedments and joint site inspections to assess Council programs, policies and processes and develop action plans for improvement.

Policy & decision support

Policy & decision support

We provide evidence-based expert advice and recommendations for regulatory reform to help drive smarter policy and promote innovation at all levels of government.

Community engagement

Community engagement

We deliver educational material and activities aimed at improving environmental literacy and empowering local communities to take action in their own backyard.

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Healthy Land & Water 
Level 11, 240 Queen St
GPO Box 735
MEANJIN (BRISBANE) 
QLD  4001  
Australia

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ABN 91 115 662 989

 

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