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PROJECT BACKGROUND INTEGRATED Commonwealth’s Water Smart Program • Assist jurisdictions to implement the National Water URBAN WATERWAYS Initiative PROJECT Canberra Integrated Urban Waterways Project Jennie Gilles  $10.2 m Manager Urban Waterways Program  Program timeframe: 2007 - 2011 Sustainability, Climate Change and Natural Environment Branch  Target: Substitute potable water use 1.5 GL by 2011 Department of Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water [email protected] and 3 GL by 2015 Phone: 6207 2141

PROJECT OUTCOMES PROJECT OBJECTIVES • Adopt holistic approach to project – environmental, social and Develop and implement integrated waterway economic outcomes management plans for urban catchments • Application of waterway values and objectives to integrate water sensitive urban design based measures Implementation of infrastructure to retrofit waterway • Development and refinement of relevant policies, guidelines systems will include: and procedures  Detention ponds / wetlands • Reduce potable water supply by replacement with alternative  Stormwater reuse sources – stormwater, recycled water (3GL target by 2015)  Water quality management • Integrated water cycle model for Canberra (eWater) • Engagement, education and capacity building within the  Drainage and flood management community  Aquifer storage and recovery  Recycled water infrastructure

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Urban Wetlands – Multiple Values CONSTRAINTS Securing adequate space to install wetlands to meet sizing requirements • Water quality improvements • Flood protection & peak flow reduction The need to avoid interfering with existing • Enhanced urban biodiversity underground services, trees, playground equipment, • Recreational & volunteering opportunities bike paths etc. • Improved property values Availability of funds for capital works projects • Improved aesthetics • Stormwater harvesting Perceptions by some members of the community - health and safety issues (child safety and mosquitoes) requires education

POLICY CONTEXT TEAM – Whole of Government Think water, act water – Targets Department of Environment Climate Change Energy and • Potable water reduction target – 25% by 2023 • Nutrients and sediments (rural catchment) Water (DECCEW) • Peak flow reduction (pre development) ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) Territory and Municipal Services (TaMS) Where Will We Play Strategy – Sport and Recreation Services • “By 2013 no sportsground will be solely reliable on potable water to guarantee sporting operation” – Parks Conservation and Lands (PCL) – Roads ACT Parliamentary Agreement Department of Education and Training (DET) • Accelerate replacement of concrete channels with wetlands Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) Sustainability in Molonglo • Department of Treasury ACT Procurement Solutions

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TWO PHASE FEASIBILITY STUDY CSIRO PHASE 1: Strategic Planning - CSIRO Study Master Plan • Identify spatial locations for available stormwater for harvesting • Identify potential users of alternative water sources 85-95% • Evaluate economic costs and benefits of options – supply reliability (least cost planning) volumetric • Integrated physical water system modelling to understand reliability supply and demand options – environmental flow requirement, water quality, ecological impacts of drawdown • Identify potable water savings for each harvesting option Least cost • Evaluate social acceptance of options • Triple bottom line

TWO PHASE FEASIBILITY STUDY Master Plan Select Pilot Projects Results PHASE 2: Engineering Feasibility Design

Yarralumla Preliminary Design Catchment  Cost estimates  End user consultation

Detailed Design / Approvals  Final Design and costs 2010  Construction 2010-2011

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Flemington Road PILOT PROJECTS Ponds Mitchell Inner North Stormwater Harvesting System • Flemington Road Ponds • Dickson and Lyneham Ponds

Weston Creek and Molonglo Stormwater Harvesting System • North Weston Pond • Coombs Ponds

Tuggeranong Stormwater Harvesting System • Lake • Tuggeranong Weir • Isabella Pond •

Flemington Road Pond - September 2009 Lyneham Pond – Goodwin Street

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Dickson Pond – Hawdon Street Inner North Reticulation

Weston Creek & Molonglo Reticulation EXISTING LAKES AND PONDS

Design of reticulation infrastructure from major existing lakes and ponds

• • West Belconnen Pond • Gungahlin Pond • Yerrabi Pond • Dunlop Ponds

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Concrete Lined Channels David St Wetland, O’Connor Before wetland construction (southern view) O’Connor Tributary meets main channel

David St Wetland, O’Connor David St Wetland, O’Connor After wetland construction (southern view) During wetland construction – excavation (southern view)

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David St Wetland, O’Connor David Street Wetland, O’Connor During wetland construction – starting to fill (southern view) Volunteer planting during landscaping phase

David Street Wetland, O’Connor David Street Wetland, O’Connor Volunteers planting during landscaping phase Volunteers planting during landscaping phase

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David Street Wetland, O’Connor David Street Wetland, O’Connor Completion of landscaping phase City Edge Apartments under construction (Western view) 2001

Banksia Street Wetland O’Connor 2010 Volunteering & educational opportunities – Banksia St Wetland Carers

Planting wetland, grasses & shrub species – Maintaining wetland plantings (ongoing) – watering, weeding, mulching & replanting

Water quality monitoring through Waterwatch

Bird & frog ID & reporting

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The old pond Frog jumps in Sound of water

WETLANDS FOR OUR SUBURBS

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