Plants for raingardens, wetlands and swales
Plants species used in raingardens, wetlands and swales must be perennial with an extensive fibrous root system.
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Construction and handover
Keep a close eye on construction to make sure the design drawings and specifications are followed. A few simple mistakes can cause plants to not survive or thrive.
Maintenance
You should generally inspect water sensitive urban design (WSUD) assets every three months for maintenance once the plants are established.
Case studies and checklists
The following checklists, design examples and case studies have been developed by Melbourne Water for use by councils.
Pre-development advice
Get our pre-development advice early to avoid unnecessary costs and delays when applying to your council for a planning or building permit.
Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways Program terms and conditions
Grants and other assistance through the Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways Program is provided by Melbourne Water Corporation of 990 Latrobe Street Docklands, Victoria ("We, Us").
Use of and access to the Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways Program and the Incentives System registration and application platform (together, the “Program”) by you as the user (“You”) is governed by these Terms of Use.
Mount Evelyn Water Treatment Plant
Melbourne Water will be constructing a new water treatment plant in Mount Evelyn.
Autonomous remote-operated vehicle technology for desludging lagoons
Case study: Underwater drones are reducing the effort and cost of mapping sludge build-up in wastewater treatment lagoons.
Trialling natural reed beds for drying waste alum sludge
Case study: The Tarago Water Treatment Plant has been trialling reed bed technology to reduce the volume of treatment sludge sent to landfill.
Lightweight filters reducing heavy sampling loads
Case study: we partnered with Monash University to trial continuous-flow ultrafiltration samplers, which provide a safer way to understand the quality of water in our waterways.