On-ground practices

• Fact sheet

INFFEWS Value Tool

The CRCWSC has developed a comprehensive database of dollar values for non-market benefits generated by water sensitive systems and practices, and a set of user guidelines that explain how the information in the database can be used to support business…

Project

• IRP2

Topics

• Design and implementation
• Economics and business case

Location

• Australia

• Date Published: 6th Feb 2019

• Fact sheet

Mind the gap–what we don’t know about urban areas with high groundwater

Urban development in high groundwater areas can create specific challenges, but it’s an issue the global water industry doesn’t completely understand. We’ve uncovered the knowledge gaps and made recommendations for how to address them.

Project

• B2.4

Topics

• Groundwater
• Stormwater treatment
• Urban planning (statutory, strategic, land use)

Location

• WA

• Date Published: 30th Jan 2019

• Technical reports

Benchmarking, Envisioning and Transition Planning for a Water Sensitive Greater Sydney: Final Case Report

The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC) was invited to develop a WSC vision and transition strategy for Sydney, encompassing the Greater Sydney region. This forms part of the Water Sensitive City Visions and Transition Strategies integrated research…

Project

• IRP1

Topics

• Benchmarking and decision support
• Community engagement
• Governance and policy
• Leadership and influence

Authors

• Alex GUNN
• Briony ROGERS, Dr.
• Christopher CHESTERFIELD
• Emma CHURCH
• Katherine HAMMER

Locations

• NSW
• Australia

• Date Published: 12th Dec 2018

• Technical reports

Benchmarking, Envisioning and Transition Planning for a Water Sensitive Townsville: Final Case Report

The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC) was invited to develop a WSC vision and transition strategy for Townsville. This process forms part of the Water Sensitive City Visions and Transition Strategies integrated research project (IRP1), which aims…

Project

• IRP1

Topics

• Benchmarking and decision support
• Community engagement
• Governance and policy
• Leadership and influence

Authors

• Briony ROGERS, Dr.
• Christopher CHESTERFIELD
• Fiona CHANDLER
• Katherine HAMMER

Locations

• QLD
• Australia

• Date Published: 12th Dec 2018

• Academic Publication

Short-term changes in thermal perception associated with heatwave conditions in Melbourne, Australia

Abstract Variations in human thermal perception have been described on timescales from minutes to seasons. However, the effect of weather-related thermal extremes on inter-daily changes to outdoor thermal perception has not been well characterised. This study used human thermal comfort…

Project

• B3.2

Topics

• Mitigating climate change impacts
• Urban heat island mitigation

Authors

• Ailie GALLANT, Dr.
• Cho Kwong LAM
• Nigel TAPPER, Prof.

Location

• VIC

• Date Published: 26th May 2018

• Fact sheet

Improving the ecological function of urban waterways: A compendium of factsheets

We have designed these factsheets to guide the repair or design of a living stream site on a flowing urban waterway. The site may be associated with a creek/stream channel, a constructed drain, a lowland river or a living stream…

Project

• B2.23

Topics

• Design and implementation
• Urban waterways

Author

• Leah BEESLEY, Dr.

Location

• Australia

• Date Published: 6th Nov 2018

• Technical reports

The impact of urbanisation and stormwater management practices on water balances and nutrient pathways in areas of high groundwater: a review of recent literature

The need to understand the impact of urbanisation and changing land use on water and solute mass balances in the groundwater underlying urban areas has been increasingly recognised over the past 25 years. Groundwater resources are now included, for example,…

Project

• B2.4

Topics

• Design and implementation
• Green infrastructure
• Groundwater
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Stormwater treatment
• Urban planning (statutory, strategic, land use)
• Urban waterways

Author

• Carlos OCAMPO, Assist. Prof.

Location

• WA

• Date Published: 6th Nov 2018

• Technical reports

Effectiveness of nitrogen removal using urban wetlands – summary report

 

Project

• B2.23

Topics

• Groundwater
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Stormwater treatment
• Urban waterways

Authors

• Keryn ROBERTS, Dr.
• Mike GRACE, Assoc. Prof.
• Mohammed MOKLESUR RAHMAN
• Perran COOK, Dr.

Locations

• WA
• VIC

• Date Published: 30th Oct 2018

• Research Synthesis

Ideas for Brabham

Ideas for Brabham This discussion paper compiles ideas generated at a workshop hosted by Peet, The Department of Communities and the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities on 13 and 14 June 2018. These ideas focus on the Brabham development project…

Topics

• Alternative water supplies
• Design and implementation
• Governance and policy
• Groundwater
• Monitoring and evaluation

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• WA

• Date Published: 23rd Oct 2018

• Case Study

Adelaide Airport irrigation trial

SA Water and Adelaide Airport have been running a trial using stormwater to irrigate a 4ha site within the airport land to understand the potential benefits that maintaining appropriate vegetative cover and reducing surface and air temperatures can provide airport…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Urban heat island mitigation
• Water sensitive parks and open spaces

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• SA

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Josh’s House

Josh’s House is an innovative housing-scale sustainable design and construction project based in Hilton WA, led by environmental scientist and national media personality Dr Josh Byrne in conjunction with Curtin University and the CRC for Low Carbon Living. Consisting of…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Leadership and influence
• Rainwater and stormwater harvesting
• Water literacy and behaviour change
• Water sensitive homes and buildings

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• WA
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Sydney water bank naturalisation

The $4.9 million naturalisation of 1.1km of riverbank along the Cooks River in Sydney involved demolishing and replacing steep, deteriorated concrete panels from the 1930s and 1940s with more gently sloped river banks, stabilised with sandstone and more than 80,000…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Ecosystem health
• Waterway naturalisation

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• NSW
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Kings Square raingardens

The Kings Square development in Perth’s central business district is part of Perth City Link – an urban renewal project including offices, retail space, community open space and residential development. The project extends the commercial core of Perth and reconnects…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Stormwater treatment
• Water sensitive streets and carparks

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• WA
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Dobsons Creek stormwater disconnection project

Dobsons Creek has the highest ecological value of any waterway within the Knox City Council area, and is one of the highest value waterways in the wider Dandenong Creek catchment. In 2010, Melbourne Water and Knox City Council initiated a…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Ecosystem health
• Governance and policy

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• VIC
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Forest Park ecological wetland

Built in 2001, the Kunshan Forest Park is a National Urban Wetland Park covering an area of 166 hectares in the northwest of Kunshan city in Jiangsu province, China. The Forest Park boasts an array of eco-tourism resources and is…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Ecosystem health
• Flood resilience
• Stormwater treatment
• Water sensitive parks and open spaces

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• China

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Currumbin Ecovillage wastewater management

The Currumbin Ecovillage is a 147 lot development over 270 acres of land in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The development contains community title blocks which range from 400 to 1400m2. A sewerage treatment plant located within the development accepts and…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Alternative water supplies
• Wastewater management and recycling
• Water literacy and behaviour change
• Water sensitive precincts

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• QLD
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Currumbin Ecovillage rainwater harvesting

The Currumbin Ecovillage is a 147 lot development over 270 acres of land in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The development contains community title blocks which range from 400 to 1400m2. All of the water supplied to the houses in the…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Alternative water supplies
• Rainwater and stormwater harvesting
• Water literacy and behaviour change
• Water sensitive homes and buildings
• Water sensitive precincts

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• QLD
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Expansion of stormwater quality requirements in the City of Moonee Valley local planning scheme

The City of Moonee Valley, a local government municipality in Melbourne, Victoria, made an amendment (C108) that introduces a new Local Planning Policy, ‘Stormwater Management (Water Sensitive Urban Design)’ to Clause 22.03 of the Moonee Valley Planning Scheme. At the…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Governance and policy
• Leadership and influence
• Water sensitive homes and buildings

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• VIC
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Waterproofing the west

Region-wide system that harvests, treats and stores stormwater and distributes harvested water through western Adelaide, sustaining a growing economy and enhancing the natural environment. The project will result in sound water management and will treat and inject up to 2,400ML…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Managed aquifer recharge
• Rainwater and stormwater harvesting
• Stormwater treatment

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• SA
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Greening the pipeline – Williams Landing pilot park

Greening the Pipeline is the transformation of a heritage listed Main Outfall Sewer reserve into a 27km linear park in Melbourne’s west. The project is delivered through organisational partnerships (Melbourne Water, Wyndham City Council, City West Water, VicRoads), community engagement,…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Amenity and urban greening
• Water literacy and behaviour change
• Water sensitive parks and open spaces

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• VIC
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018