Development of a confined water sensitive urban design (WSUD) system using engineered soils

Dunphy, A; Beecham, S; Vigneswaran, S; Ngo, HH; McLaughlan, R; Collins, A

Development of a confined water sensitive urban design (WSUD) system using engineered soils

Dunphy, A Beecham, S

Vigneswaran, S

Ngo, HH

McLaughlan, R

Collins, A

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Citation:: Water Science and Technology, 2007, 55 (4), pp. 211 - 218
Issue Date:: 2007-04-02

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dc.contributor.author	Dunphy, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beecham, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-3852	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McLaughlan, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-0988	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Collins, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-04-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Water Science and Technology, 2007, 55 (4), pp. 211 - 218	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781843395911	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0273-1223	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3917
dc.description.abstract	Innovative Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) systems are being investigated at three locations to the north and south of Sydney, Australia. These systems contain porous concrete pipes that are designed so that stormwater exfiltrates through the permeable walls of the pipes into the surrounding substrate media material. The porous pipes and media material treat the passing stormwater. The primary aim of the overall project is to develop a model to describe the treatment effectiveness of confined WSUD systems. This paper focuses on the system located at the Weathertex Industrial Site, Heatherbrae. Due to wood processing operations that occur at this site, it is recognised that the surface runoff will carry a heavy organics loading. Granulated Activated Garbon (GAC) is recognised for its ability to reduce the concentration of dissolved organics present in both wastewater and stormwater. GAC was therefore chosen as a filtration medium to be investigated at this site. To maximise the effectiveness of the GAC, extensive laboratory batch studies were undertaken prior to the field system being constructed to determine the optimum GAC/sand ratio. The purpose of the experimental work was to assess the dissolved organic removal potential through sorption of various concentrations of GAC. The aim of this paper is to describe these laboratory experiments and discuss how they related to the field system. Through these experiments it was determined that a sand/GAC ratio of 25:1 was ideal for the media material at the Heatherbrae site. © IWA Publishing 2007.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Science and Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2166/wst.2007.111	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Soil	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Filtration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cities	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Conservation of Natural Resources	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rain	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Movements	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollution	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	City Planning	en_US
dc.title	Development of a confined water sensitive urban design (WSUD) system using engineered soils	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	55	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Las Vegas, Nevada
dc.location.activity	Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	55	en_US

Abstract:

Innovative Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) systems are being investigated at three locations to the north and south of Sydney, Australia. These systems contain porous concrete pipes that are designed so that stormwater exfiltrates through the permeable walls of the pipes into the surrounding substrate media material. The porous pipes and media material treat the passing stormwater. The primary aim of the overall project is to develop a model to describe the treatment effectiveness of confined WSUD systems. This paper focuses on the system located at the Weathertex Industrial Site, Heatherbrae. Due to wood processing operations that occur at this site, it is recognised that the surface runoff will carry a heavy organics loading. Granulated Activated Garbon (GAC) is recognised for its ability to reduce the concentration of dissolved organics present in both wastewater and stormwater. GAC was therefore chosen as a filtration medium to be investigated at this site. To maximise the effectiveness of the GAC, extensive laboratory batch studies were undertaken prior to the field system being constructed to determine the optimum GAC/sand ratio. The purpose of the experimental work was to assess the dissolved organic removal potential through sorption of various concentrations of GAC. The aim of this paper is to describe these laboratory experiments and discuss how they related to the field system. Through these experiments it was determined that a sand/GAC ratio of 25:1 was ideal for the media material at the Heatherbrae site. © IWA Publishing 2007.

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