Publications

A series of discussion papers and reports have been produced as part of the Darwin Harbour WSUD Strategy.

Publications available to date can be downloaded from this page. These documents are in pdf format.

WSUD Policy and Objectives

WSUD Design Objectives Discussion Paper (Oct 07) PDF
WSUD Legislation and Policy Framework (Final, May 09) PDF
Implementation Strategy for incorporating WSUD Policies and Provisions into the NT Planning Scheme (Final, May 09) PDF

WSUD Implementation

WSUD Consultation Strategy (Final, May 09) PDF
WSUD Barriers and Opportunities Discussion Paper
(Final, May 09)
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WSUD Implementation Framework Discussion Paper
(Final, May 09)
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WSUD Detailed Workplan (Final, May 09) PDF

WSUD Management Options

WSUD Stormwater Treatment Options Discussion Paper (Oct 07) PDF
WSUD Rainwater Tank Discussion Paper
(Final, May 09)
PDF
WSUD Options for various Development Types
(Final, May 09)
PDF
WSUD Water Qualtiy Monitoring Strategy
(Final, May 09)
PDF
WSUD Water Quality Data and Adoption in Water Quality Models
(Final, May 09)
PDF
WSUD Stream Stability Strategies Discussion Paper
(Final, May 09)
PDF

WSUD Guidelines and Tools

Fact Sheet 1 - Introduction to WSUD (Final, May 09) PDF
Fact Sheet 2 - WSUD Process, Tools and Resources (Final, May 09) PDF
WSUD Planning Guide (Final, May 09) PDF
Site Assessment Guide (Final, May 09) PDF
WSUD Practice Guide (Final, May 09) PDF
Stormwater Quality Modelling Guide (Final, May 09) PDF
Standard Drawings (Final, May 09):
- grass swale
- raingarden
- streetscape bioretention
- wetland
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Vegetation Selection Guide (Final, May 09) PDF
WSUD Technical Design Guidelines (Final, May 09) PDF
WSUD Construction, Establishment, Asset Handover and Maintenance Guide (Final, May 09) PDF
Review of the "Constructed Wetlands in the NT - Guidelines to prevent Mosquito Breeding" (Final, May 09) PDF
WSUD Operation and Maintenance Guidelines (Final, May 09) PDF

Bellamack

Bellamack WSUD Strategy (Final, Dec 07) PDF
Elrundie Avenue Wetland Functional Design Report (Draft, April 2008) PDF
Owston Avenue Bioretention Functional Design Report (Draft, April 2008) PDF
Owston Avenue Wetland Functional Design Report (Draft, April 2008) PDF
Roystonea Avenue Bioretention Design Report (Draft, April 2008) PDF

Presentations

Australian Water Association "Water in the Bush" Conference, October 2007 PDF
Australian Water Association "Water in the Bush" Conference, October 2008 PDF
Final training material, June 2009:
Session 1a - Introduction to WSUD PDF
Session 1b - WSUD in the wet dry tropics PDF
Session 1c - Overview of the Darwin Harbour WSUD Strategy PDF
Session 1d - Integrating WSUD into the development PDF
Session 1e - Bellamack PDF
Session 1f - Construction, establishment, maintenance PDF
Session 2 - Overview of WSUD (short session for senior managers) PDF
Session 3a - WSUD planning and concepts for Darwin PDF
Session 3b - WSUD planning and concepts - case studies PDF
Session 4 - MUSIC modelling for Darwin PDF

Conference Papers

"Planning for Water Sensitive Urban Design in the Darwin region - tools to facilitate sustainable urban development" (Planning Institute of Australia National Congress, March 2009) PDF