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Discover how water creates a livable city
About
Our water story
What is the water cycle?
How does urbanisation impact the water cycle?
What is water sensitive urban design?
Flooding and defences
Water and climate change
Water use facts
What water do we manage?
Resources
Stormwater treatment types
Green roofs
Raingardens
Raingarden tree pits
Constructed wetlands
Infiltration trenches
Porous pavement
Stormwater and rainwater harvesting
Swales
Gross Pollutant Traps (GPT)
Our strategies
Municipal Integrated Water Management Plan
Elizabeth Street Catchment IWCM Plan
Blue Green Infrastructure Design Typologies for Streetscapes
Typology 2 – Rectangular back of kerb raingarden
Typology 3 – Covered back of kerb raingarden tree pit
Typology 4 – Large outstand raingarden
Typology 5 – Small outstand raingarden
Typology 6 – Bluestone channel raingarden tree pit
Typology 7 – Side of road passive irrigation tree trench
Typology 9 – Outstand with surrounding permeable pavement
Typology 10 – Permeable Footpath
Water sensitive urban design for flood management
The role of WSUD in flood management
WSUD in streetscapes – designing for flood
Distributed flood storage for Fishermans Bend
Case study for distributed flood storage
Projects
Interactive map
Raingarden projects
Howard Street raingardens
Raingarden tree pit program
Greening projects
Burston Reserve Passive Irrigation
La Trobe Street Bicycle Lane
Godfrey Street greening
Gipps Street median
Green facade at Fitzroy Gardens visitor centre
Water capture and reuse
Birrarung Marr stormwater harvesting system
Fitzroy Gardens Stormwater Harvesting System
Stormwater harvesting in Queen Victoria and Alexandra Gardens
Permeability and infiltration
Permeable bluestone pavement
Eades Place permeable asphalt
Wetlands
Trin Warren Tam-boore wetland
Tours and videos
Take a self-guided tour
Self-guided walking tour – Stormwater Harvesting at Queen Victoria and Alexandra Gardens
Walking tour – Birrarung Marr Stormwater Harvesting
East Melbourne walking tour
Central city WSUD tour
Video and animation library
Video: Lessons from the drought
Video: Managing water for the future
Video: Trin Warren Tam-boore Wetlands
Video: What is biofiltration?
Video: Adapting our city to climate change
Animation: stormwater harvesting in Birrarung Marr
Animation: stormwater harvesting in Alexandra and Queen Victoria Gardens
Animation: stormwater harvesting in Fitzroy Gardens
Glossary
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Our strategies
Our work to create a more sustainable water system is supported by a number of key strategies.
Municipal Integrated Water Management Plan
The Municipal Integrated Water Management Plan sets the strategic direction on water management across the municipality.
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Elizabeth Street Catchment IWCM Plan
Flooding is a serious issue in Melbourne's Elizabeth Street catchment.
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