Use this database to find sites that demonstrate Water Sensitive Urban Design in the Central Coast, Hunter and Lower North Coast regions of NSW, Australia.

The sites in this database contain a range of WSUD features: from swales to bioretention basins to rainwater tanks. For each site, contributors have provided information on the WSUD objectives, a site description, implementation issues, planning context and performance, with one or more photos showing key features.

Follow these links to find out more about WSUD and the database, and how Councils and professionals can contribute information on a WSUD site.

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Please note: Inclusion of a site within this database does not necessarily imply public access or endorsement by HCCREMS of any aspect of the site, or the accuracy of the information. If you believe any information needs amendment, please contact the site administrator.
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Those 14 councils within the HCCREMS region; from Greater Taree in the north and the Upper Hunter in the west , to Gosford in the south.
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Retrofit = redoing or adding to previous infrastructure; Infill/Brownfield = development within the urban area formerly under a different use; Greenfield = conversion from bushland or agricultural use
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'Subdivision/precinct' = >20 lots; 'block/group of lots' = <20 lots; single lot' = development within a lot; 'llinear' = roads & streams
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The overall 'designer' of site, usually involving engineering, landscaping & architectural design.

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The overall 'designer' of site, usually involving engineering, landscaping & architectural design.
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The WSUD hydrologic consultant may or may not be the same as the overall site designer. They typically undertake hydrologic, hydraulic and water quality modelling to size the WSUD component to site conditions to ensure that WSUD objectives are met

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The consultant (or organisation) that undertook the hydrologic, hydraulic & water quality analyses.
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