The NSW Government has set operational phase stormwater management targets to achieve waterway health objectives for protecting and restoring the blue-grid in the Wianamatta-South Creek catchment. The
To restore streams degraded by urbanisation, bioretention basins (‘raingardens’) are implemented worldwide to reduce stormwater volumes, peaks flows and pollutant loads entering streams. While they ar
The pilot facility is a cylindrical-shaped bioretention system with 7 m2 of surface area. It consists of the following layers: vegetated surface depression (20 cm), filter substrate (45-58 cm, sandy l
