Source: Urban water management transition framework (Brown, Keath & Wong, 2009)

Stormwater management status quo• Why stormwater management?

• Current practise

• Stormwater management goals – looking at 2055

Source: Urban water management transition framework (Brown, Keath & Wong, 2009)

Stormwater management status quo• Why stormwater management?

• Current practise

• Stormwater management goals – looking at 2055

• Tools – how do we get there?

Tools

• Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)• Managing the entire urban water cycle

• Fresh water supply• Stormwater run-off• Sewage treatment• Waterway health• Recycling

• Integration of planning, design and management

Tools

• WRC research projects• Project K5/1826: Alternative technology for stormwater

management• Project K5/2071: Water sensitive urban design guidelines for

South Africa

WSUD Process

Stormwater (SUDS)

Fresh water

Sewage

Waterways (rivers)

Recycling

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Intervention

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