Canberra Integrated Urban Waterways
Canberra, ACT
Total funding: $17 million with up to $10.2 million from the Australian Government (plus GST) and $6.8 million from the ACT Government (plus GST).
About the project
Through this project the ACT Government will develop and implement integrated waterway management master plans to integrate stormwater capture and reuse, effluent recycling and distribution, aquifer storage, water quality management, drainage and flood management, rebuild habitats and enhance landscapes and recreational areas. The ACT already has a well developed system of capturing and storing stormwater in urban lakes, ponds and wetlands to improve water quality before it is discharged to the Murrumbidgee River. This project aims to retrofit the good management practices introduced in the 1970's by developing and implementing integrated waterway management master plans in Yarralumla Creek in Woden, Weston Creek, Ginninderra creek, and Sullivans Creek in north Canberra.
Through the project, between 1.5 billion and 3 billion litres (gigalitres) of collected stormwater will be substituted for drinking water for urban irrigation on parks and gardens across Canberra.
Project benefits
The project will:
- develop water management plans using sound data and the best available science;
- demonstrate techniques for achieving good practice Water Sensitive Urban Design in established urban areas;
- significantly contribute to the health of the Murrumbidgee River by reducing solids, nitrogen and phosphorus pollutant loads; and
- reuse more than 1.5 - 3 billion litres of collected stormwater for urban irrigation and thereby conserve drinking water supplies.
The project will advance the National Water Initiative objectives of encouraging water reuse and innovation and capacity building to create water sensitive cities.
Water Smart Australia projects are funded by the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
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