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Rain garden: design, construction and maintenance recommendations
based on a review of existing systems
N.
Somes 1
, M.
Potter2
, Joe Crosby1
, M Pfitzner3
1
Ecodynamics, nick.
somes@ecodynamics.
com.
au
2
Melbourne Water Corporation,...
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Rain garden: design, construction and maintenance recommendations
based on a review of existing systems
N.
Somes 1
, M.
Potter2
, Joe Crosby1
, M Pfitzner3
1
Ecodynamics, nick.
somes@ecodynamics.
com.
au
2
Melbourne Water Corporation, matthew.
potter@melbournewater.
com.
au
3
Kingston City Council,
In order to better understand factors that contribute to the successful implementation of street scale Water
Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) assessments were undertaken at 22 sites across Melbourne.
The sites use a
variety of treatment methods with most using Raingardens.
The review was undertaken in response to concerns
regarding poor plant growth at a number of sites.
The inspections found civil works and maintenance (weed and litter control) were generally undertaken well.
Some issues identified with civil works include the use of inappropriate mulches and loss of extended detention
storage due to overfilling of filters.
Infiltration rates of filters
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