<div class="sb_slide_in_cus sb_slide_in sb_slide_in_right sb_sliding_in"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="sb_slide_in_content"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <section class="et_pb_module et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="header-content-container center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="header-content"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="et_pb_header_content_wrapper">With the assistance of sub-consultants Ecological Engineering Pty Ltd and in consultation with Melbourne Water, Laycock and Jaquet devised a design that retrofitted a portion of the neighbouring Thomastown East estate with WSUD elements aimed at water conservation design and improvement of water quality. In order to do this, the site was graded to maximise the use of rainwater by directing available runoffs to grass and garden beds. All paths were flanked on the upper side by swales filled with gravel and agricultural drains to redirect the runoffs to adjacent revegetation areas.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->All available stormwater from the estate’s hard surfaces was captured in a new wetland on an old quarry site. Careful consideration was given to the sizing of the wetland to reflect the relatively small water catchment and thus minimising algal bloom and mosquito breeding. The wetland provides both flood management and essential treatment of urban water contaminants before being discharged into Darebin Creek.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->This project demonstrates that both retrofitting WSUD elements and treating small catchments are well worth tackling and, if sized correctly and designed well, modest wetlands can have a marked and positive impact on the environment and the community.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </section><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- 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