Technical documents
Technical Documents - Managing Urban Stormwater
A series of Managing Urban Stormwater documents is currently under preparation to assist councils, State Government agencies, developers and consultants to improve stormwater management practices. The series of documents are available by emailing Pollution Line or can be downloaded in PDF form:
- Managing Urban Stormwater: Council Handbook provides guidance to councils and other stormwater managers on preparing stormwater management plans. A draft version of this document was prepared in 1998 and is expected to be finalised in late 2002. The draft contains useful information for stormwater managers.
Council Handbook – body: chbody.pdf (356 kb)
Council Handbook – appendices: chapps.pdf.pdf (621 kb)
- Managing Urban Stormwater: Treatment Techniques describes non-proprietary stormwater treatment techniques. A draft version of this document was prepared in 1997and is expected to be finalised in late 2002. The draft contains useful information for stormwater managers.
Treatment Techniques: treattech.pdf (442 kb)
- Managing Urban Stormwater: Source Control describes techniques for managing stormwater quality near the source, including community education programs. A draft version of this document was also prepared in 1998 and is expected to be finalised in late 2002. The draft contains useful information for stormwater managers.
Source Control – Preliminary pages (Acknowledgements; Foreword; Lists of Contents, Figures, Tables, Abbreviations): scprelim.pdf (90 kb)
Source Control – Stormwater Source Control: scsc.pdf (86 kb)
Source Control – Community Education: scced.pdf (108 kb)
Source Control – Council Activities: scced.pdf (128 kb)
Source Control – Urban Land Capability Assessment:sculca.pdf (2610 kb)
Source Control – Water Sensitive Urban Design:scwsud.pdf (5042 kb)
Source Control – Appendices: scapps.pdf (127 kb)Complete document
Source Control – Stormwater Source Control srcectrl.pdf (7767 kb)
- Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils & Construction, describing techniques for soil and water management of construction activities. This document, prepared primarily by the Department of Housing and Landcom, can be obtained by email to www.bookshop.nsw.gov.au or bluebook@landcom.nsw.gov.au. Purchasing enquiries can also be made to cmSolutions Call Centre (02) 9721 9802 or Landcom (02) 9841 8600.
NSW Supply Service at the request of the NSW Stormwater Trust Board has established a period contract for the supply of stormwater treatment devices. The period contract has been arranged as a panel-type contract, covering a wide range of stormwater treatment devices.
In addition to the Managing Urban Stormwater documents, the EPA's Environment Protection Manual for Authorised Officers contains a section on stormwater first flush pollution. This information can be applicable to stormwater management from industrial and commercial premises.
See also the EPA's approach to managing stormwater quality at construction sites under both the existing environmental legislation and the new Protection of the Environment Operations Act, which provides guidance to local councils on appropriate elements of a council's erosion and sediment control policy.
Environmental management on the urban fringe
| Economic incentives for environmental management - Poor environmental management, particularly on properties located within the urban rural fringe has long been the concern of local councils and state agencies in New South Wales and indeed throughout Australia. This guide has been prepared to assist councils considering the introduction of incentive schemes for rural property owners (ecoincentives04109.pdf 868 kb). |
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| Horse properties on the rural urban fringe - A best practice environmental guide for keeping horses. This guide provides practical advice on how to protect and improve the natural environment on and around horse properties and gives practical advice on caring for horses. It provides insight into land and water management issues commonly encountered on properties where horses are kept and techniques for minimising the environmental impact of these properties (horse0489.pdf 809 kb). |
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| Property management plan - A template or framework for environmental management designed to assist property or business owners to develop a plan without in-depth knowledge of natural resource management or environmental protection and enhancement. The template draws on a wide range of related publications and the resources. Information provided in the management plan and references at the end of this guide provide valuable assistance in the preparation of a property management plan (plan04108.pdf 940 kb). |
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| Environmental assessment - Land use on the urban rural fringe is very diverse and continues to change over time. Similarly, the range in lot sizes within rural areas is diverse with land use activities ranging from poultry and intensive horticulture to rural residential properties and hobby farms. This audit guidebook and protocol for rural businesses and rural residential properties provides guidance to council officers and environmental professionals in NSW in conducting environmental assessments on rural properties and/or business operations and provides information on what a council officer should look for when carrying out an assessment (enviroassess04107.pdf 870 kb). |
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