Section 1 briefly overviews selection criteria for appropriate stormwater quality management measures and WSUD device ‘treatment trains’. Climatic information particular to SEQ is also provided on page 1-10.
Chapters 2-9 of the Technical Design Guides address the following WSUD Devices in turn:
- Chapter 2: Swales (and buffer strips)
- Chapter 3: Bioretention Swales
- Chapter 4: Sediment Basins
- Chapter 5: Bioretention Basins
- Chapter 6: Constructed Stormwater Wetlands
- Chapter 7: Infiltration Measures
- Chapter 8: Sand Filters
- Chapter 9: Aquifer Storage and Recovery
For each device listed above, detailed information is provided on engineering design tasks such as: sizing the device for treatment performance and within site constraints; internal configuration; design of inflow and outflow structures; specification of vegetation and media; and development of maintenance plans.
It should be noted that the guidelines have been developed largely in response to SEQ contexts (stormwater objectives, institutional frameworks and urban development settings). All material should therefore be considered in the light of state, regional and locally specific conditions, drivers and contexts.
These Guidelines were written in 2006. Advances in WSUD technical design since this date are contained in the course materials provided through Water by Design’s workshop courses and events (see Related Resources).