Design Manuals and Guidance Documents

The guidelines listed below provide information to aid the implementation of integrated water cycle management in WA. 

 

Water Conservation and Efficiency 

Department of Water: Water Conservation Planning program 

ICLEI Water Campaign: promoting water auditing, quality and conservation in Local Government.
Find out more about ICLEI’s Water Campaign

Department of Water and Water Corporation: Waterwise Councils Program

Other resources

Alliance for Water Efficiency (USA): Program experiences of the US and ideas you can use (pdf)

Water Corporation: Waterwise Plants for Perth Gardens

Natural Heritage Trust: Innovation in Irrigation

Grow Local Plants: Soil map (Perth metropolitan region)

University of Western Australia: School of Plant Biology: Turf Research Programme 

SERCUL: Phosphorus Action Group

Great Gardens (Free gardening workshops)

Everlasting Concepts (landscaping training)

Everlasting Concepts: WA Waterwise landscaping native plant nurseries

CRC for Irrigation Futures: Irrigation of Urban Green Spaces: a review of the environmental, social and economic benefits

 

Water Reuse and Recycling

H2Options: Seven Steps for Developers

A seven step guide for examining alternative water supplies in the Perth Metropolitan Area

Introduction     Annexure A   Annexure B   Annexure C   Annexure D   Annexure E   Annexure F   Annexure G

Water Use Model and Cost Template (editable in excel)

 

Department of Health: Draft guidelines for the Reuse of Greywater in Western Australia

Department of Health: Urban Rainwater Tanks: Urban Rainwater Collection

Department of Health: enHealth:  National Public Health Partnership: Guidance on use of rainwater tanks

CSIRO: Risk of Pathogens and Other Contaminants 

Publications for download 

Requirements for installation of rainwater and greywater systems in Australia - executive summary (57KB)

Requirements for installation of rainwater and greywater systems in Australia (1.7MB)

Master Plumbers Association Handbook on rainwater tank design and installation (2.54MB)

Master Plumbers Association Handbook on greywater design and installation (2.45MB)

National Water Commission Feb 2009: Managed Aquifer Recharge: In Introduction

Australian National Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks: Phase 1, October 2005

Australian National Guidelines for Water Recycling: Augmention of Drinking Water Supplies: phase 2 Draft, July 2007

Australian Bureau of Statistics - An Experimental Monetary Water Account for Australia, 2004-05

Water Sensitive Urban Design in the Australian Context

  

Stormwater and Groundwater Management

Australian Run-Off Quality

Australian Rainfall and Runoff

Water Sensitive Urban Design Handbook - Student Edition: University of South Australia, John Argue: Basic Procedures for "Source Control" of Stormwater

Department of Water: Stormwater Management Manual

Western Australian WSUD Info Sheets

Rain Garden Design: Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration

SEQ Healthy Waterways: Stormwater Harvesting Guidelines (Draft - 4Mb)

SEQ Healthy Waterways: Concept Design Guidelines for Water Sensitive Urban Design (14Mb)

 

Specific Guidelines

Peel-Harvey WSUD Technical Guidelines

Guidelines for Industrial Development

International Erosion Control Association Australasia: Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control