This presentation, which is part of the Water Sensitive Cities Speaker Series, covers every stage of development while managing groundwater. The topic of managing high groundwater areas with development is discussed, with challenges and strategies evaluated.
This presentation outlines the best practice strategies for determining separation distances appropriate to acceptable levels of risk. This spans from preliminary groundwater assessments through to the construction of an LWMS and UWMP for each site. The presentation also outlines the IPWEA specification for groundwater separation policy as well as existing policies, standards and guidelines.
Other topics covered in detail include:
- Requirements within the planning stages
- Design methodology for the calculation of the height of the mound between subsoils
- Criteria for separation distances
- Trialling the new methodology – case study
