Course Overview

This course will introduce industry-leading best practice stormwater management solutions and focus on bridging the knowledge gap between traditional stormwater engineering solutions and alternative solutions achieving multiple benefits.

Modules

Session 1: Drainage Principles and Planning

Session 2: Integrated Water Management

Session 3: Stormwater Harvesting for Irrigation Purposes

Session 4: Urban Flood Management

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course participants will have an increased understanding of the complexities, challenges and opportunities in stormwater management.

Drainage Principles and Planning

• Fundamental drainage principles and network management for stormwater
• Roles and responsibilities in stormwater management, planning requirements
• Introducing alternative mitigation and adaptation options for engineers (e.g. WSUD)
• Including examples from Victoria and interstate

Integrated Water Management

• What is IWM and why does it matter?
• IWM in the context of strategic local government planning
• IWM and urban (re)development in Victoria – challenges, opportunities, achieving multiple outcomes
• Including stormwater-related examples from Victoria and interstate

Stormwater Harvesting for Irrigation Purposes

• Focusing on the challenges engineers need to address, and related opportunities
• Including examples from Victoria and interstate
• Is there a use beyond irrigation? Case study from Orange, NSW: Proven application of urban stormwater to potable supply

Urban Flood Management

• Flooding issues to include: minor and major flooding (in Melbourne typically managed by councils and Melbourne Water)
• Underlying challenges (e.g. urbanisation, climate change, infrastructure)
• Planning system, regulatory environment
• Modelling, mapping, standards – developing critical thinking: what is the latest science?