Urban Water Resources
Below is a summary of resources (by HCCREMS and others) on urban water for local government in our region.
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| HCCREMS WSUD Elements Workshop: Organisational Change - Dec 2007 | 2007 | HCCREMS | Event materials | A one day workshop on organisational change for improved sustainable urban water practice in local government. Andre Taylor presented on select models for organisational change from the literature. Council case studies explored the models in practice. |
| HCCREMS WSUD Issues Workshop: HCCREMS Workshop: Understanding Coastal Lakes and their Catchments - March 2008 | 2008 | HCCREMS | Event materials | Dr Scanes outlined how to use ecological models to help manage lakes and catchments, including selecting indicators of ecological health for coastal lakes; and assessing ecosystem responses to nutrient loadings under particular land use scenarios. |
| HCCREMS WSUD Elements Workshop: Introduction to WSUD & IWCM - Oct 2007 | 2007 | HCCREMS | Event materials | Lead practitioners, Tony McAlister and Andre Taylor, comprehensive overviewed of the drivers, principles, science, technicalities and organisational dimensions of environmentally sustainable urban water management |
| HCCREMS WSUD Workshop WSUD Life Cycle Performance August 2008 | 2008 | HCCREMS | Event materials | Rod Weise from Storm Consulting outlined life cycle performance and costs for a range of WSUD devices, with reference to real world experience and some references to current literature (as of August 2008). |
| Water Smart: Model Planning Provisions for Water | 2007 | HCCREMS | Publication | Sample 'planning provisions' that councils can adapt to promote 'water smart' development and integrated urban water cycle management into their: strategic plans, LEPs, and development control and assessment of subdivisions and sites. |
| Water Smart Practice Notes | 2007 | HCCREMS | Publication | Easy to read details on a range of water and stormwater practices particularly suited to single household lots and small sites: rainwater tanks, waste water reuse, landscaping and other topics for builders, designers, home owners and renovators. |
| WSUD for Catchments Above Wetlands | 2007 | HCCREMS | Publication | Final report of a study into stormwater management and hydrological objectives for urban development in catchments above coastal wetlands in NSW; and water sensitive urban design (WSUD) solutions) to help protect wetland ecological health. |
| Central Coast Public Schools Integrated Water Program | 2007 | HCCREMS | Web resource | A final report into HCCREM's 2007 water saving program in 10 public schools on the NSW Central Coast. Leak detection, rainwater tanks, and water efficient taps and toilets were put in place to save an estimated 15 Megalitres of drinking water every year. |
| HCCREMS WSUD Workshop - Source Control May 2008 | 2008 | HCCREMS | Event materials | Adjunct Professor John Argue outlined the theoretical basis of hydrological or 'quantity' 'source control' options for stormwater in a range of situations – greenfield, infill and retrofitting urban development. |
| HCCREMS WSUD Workshop - Best Planning Practices February 2008 | 2008 | HCCREMS | Event materials | A one day workshop on planning strategies and resources to help local government implement sustainable urban water practice. Presentations include a precis of current resources for water smart planning; and case studies from HCCREMS member councils. |