Water systems design

• Guideline

Designing for a cool city – Guidelines for passively irrigated landscapes

An introduction to passively irrigated landscapes Designing for a cool city is focused on increasing soil moisture and healthy vegetation to help reduce urban heat through evapotranspiration and shade. The diversion of stormwater into vegetated systems can improve the health…

Project

• TAP

Topics

• Amenity and urban greening
• Design and implementation
• Green infrastructure
• Urban heat island mitigation

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• Australia

• Date Published: 7th Apr 2020

• Case Study

Case Study – Resource recovery from wastewater

Project description The project developed a new way of recovering energy, water and valuable nutrients (phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium) from wastewater (treated sewage). The aim was to develop a suite of technologies that, together, can supplement or even completely replace…

Project

• C2.1

Topics

• Ecosystem health
• Leadership and influence
• Wastewater management and recycling

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• QLD

• Date Published: 13th Jan 2020

• Case Study

Kunshan Ring Road Case Study

Project description The Kunshan Ring Road project was completed in 2017. The Ring Road is a major asset enabling the growth and development of Kunshan. It is approximately 44 km long, crossing many canals within Kunshan. The CRC for Water…

Project

• TAP

Topics

• Amenity and urban greening
• Ecosystem health
• Stormwater treatment
• Water sensitive parks and open spaces

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• China

• Date Published: 3rd Oct 2019

• Research Synthesis

Ideas for a Water Sensitive Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor

Summary The research synthesis project was led by the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC) who, in conjunction with experienced researchers and practitioners from the government and industry, undertook an innovative and collaborative co-design process to promote water sensitive outcomes…

Topics

• Alternative water supplies
• Amenity and urban greening
• Design and implementation
• Flood resilience
• Governance and policy
• Green infrastructure
• Green roofs and walls
• Mitigating climate change impacts
• Rainwater and stormwater harvesting
• Regulation and legislation
• Stormwater treatment
• Urban heat island mitigation
• Urban Metabolism
• Urban planning (statutory, strategic, land use)
• Urban waterways
• Wastewater management and recycling
• Water sensitive homes and buildings
• Water sensitive parks and open spaces
• Water sensitive precincts
• Water sensitive streets and carparks
• Waterway naturalisation

Author

• CRCWSC

Location

• NSW

• Date Published: 30th Sep 2019

• Academic Publication

Dual-mode stormwater-greywater biofilters: The impact of alternating water sources on treatment performance

Abstract The intermittent nature of stormwater runoff impacts the treatment performance of biofilters, also known as stormwater biofiltration or bioretention systems and raingardens. During extended dry periods, which are common even in temperate climates, plants can perish, creating unattractive and…

Project

• C4.1

Topics

• Design and implementation
• Green infrastructure
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Stormwater treatment
• Wastewater management and recycling

Authors

• Ana DELETIC, Prof.
• Belinda HATT, Dr.
• Harsha FOWDAR
• Juri JUNG
• Natalie BARRON

Locations

• VIC
• Australia

• Date Published: 12th Apr 2019

• Academic Publication

Flexible adaptation planning process for urban adaptation in Melbourne

Abstract Resilience towards climate and socio-economic change can be increased by means of flexible adaptation. In contemporary adaptation planning, building resilience is considered together with objectives such as sustainability, productivity and transformations. An adaptation planning process (termed WSCapp) may be…

Project

• A4.2

Topics

• Design and implementation
• Flood resilience
• Urban planning (statutory, strategic, land use)

Authors

• Assela PATHIRANA, Dr.
• Berry GERSONIUS
• Chris ZEVENBERGEN, Prof.
• Karsten ARNBJERG-NIELSEN, Prof.
• Mohanasundar RADHAKRISHNAN
• Richard ASHLEY, Prof.
• Roland LOWE, Dr.

Locations

• VIC
• Australia

• Date Published: 24th Apr 2019

• Academic Publication

Analysing water sensitive urban design options

Abstract Planning for ‘water-sensitive’ infill development has become a priority for sustainable urban development in Australia. With city growth, infill development in vacant or under-used land parcels is becoming a dominant mode of development. However, the current ‘knock-down-rebuild’ approach to…

Project

• IRP4

Topics

• Design and implementation
• Green infrastructure
• Urban Metabolism
• Urban planning (statutory, strategic, land use)

Authors

• Steven KENWAY, Dr.
• Xuli MENG

Locations

• QLD
• Australia

• Date Published: 10th Jan 2019

• Fact sheet / Industry Note

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

• Fact sheet / Industry Note

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

• 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

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

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

Gladstone East Shores Precinct

The Gladstone East Shores Precinct is a major new recreational hub for the City of Gladstone located on the foreshore of Auckland Inlet. The integrated parkland design features an innovative application of ‘wicking bed’ technology to store locally harvested stormwater…

Project

• D1.4

Topics

• Stormwater treatment
• Water sensitive parks and open spaces

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• QLD
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018

• Case Study

Elizabeth Street catchment integrated water cycle management plan

The Elizabeth Street Catchment Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) Plan aims to mitigate the extreme flood risks present in the 308-hectare Elizabeth Street Catchment. The plan includes a suite of targets, projects and initiatives to be implemented over a five-year…

Project

• D1.4

Topic

• Flood resilience

Author

• CRCWSC

Locations

• VIC
• Australia

• Date Published: 9th Oct 2018