Sustainable Urban Water Management in Action Forum

: Forum participants at North Sydney Oval

Wednesday 7 May 2008

The Sustainable Urban Water Management in Action Forum for for NSW Water Campaign™ participants was presented with support from the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

The forum provided an excellent opportunity to visit sites and hear presentations about leading edge local government sustainable urban water management actions in Sydney and network with local government and stakeholders.

Speakers included:

Penny Holloway, General Manager, North Sydney Council
Rob Lenferna, Design Engineer, North Sydney Council
Raphael Collins, Parks, Construction and Maintenance Manager, Penrith City Council
David Roberts, Sustainability Project Coordinator, Willoughby City Council
Dr. Ross McPherson, Manager – Water Catchments Team, Hornsby Shire Council.

Presentation and Site Visit: Water Recycling Innovation at North Sydney Oval

: Rob Lenferna, Design Engineer, North Sydney Council, explains the water treatment process

North Sydney Council has partnered with the Cammeray Golf Club and the North Sydney Bowling Club to implement an innovative, long term solution to sustainably irrigate North Sydney’s largest sporting and recreational area at the heritage listed North Sydney Oval at St Leonards Park.

Presentation: Rob Lenferna, Design Engineer, North Sydney Council [PDF document 380KB]

: The water treatment system at North Sydney Oval

: Rob Lenferna, Design Engineer, North Sydney Council, explains how the treated stormwater is used to irrigate North Sydney Oval

Presentation: Achieving Sustainable Management of Sporting Fields in Western Sydney

Penrith City Council is implementing a range of actions to achieve sustainable sporting field management including researching alternative water sources for irrigation, implementing best practice irrigation techniques and trialling the use of recycled organic waste as a soil conditioner on sporting fields.

Presentation: Raphael Collins, Construction and Maintenance Manager, Penrith City Council.

Due to the size of this presentation it can not be loaded onto the website. If you would like a copy please email Ian Innes-Wardell, Water Campaign Australia Manager.

Presentation: Willoughby City Council's Chatswood Civic Place Project

Willoughby City Council is redesigning their Civic Place to include a water saving scheme that will harvest stormwater from buildings in the Chatswood CBD.

Presentation: David Roberts, Sustainability Project Coordinator, Willoughby City Council.

Due to the size of this presentation it can not be loaded onto the website. If you would like a copy please email Ian Innes-Wardell, Water Campaign Australia Manager.

Site Visit: Foxglove Oval Leachate Remediation – Biological Treatment of Leachate for Reuse on Sporting Fields

: The water recycling facility at Foxglove Oval where Hornsby Shire Council is using wetlands to treat the water before it is released

Hornsby Shire Council has used a series of innovative processes to remediate an old tip site and reuse the leachate. Forum participants were able to see first hand how the water is treated using a biological reactor and a series of small wetlands.

Dr Ross McPherson, Manager – Water Catchments Team, Hornsby Shire Council, led the site visit.

For further information please refer to pages 34–6 of the Hornsby Shire Council Catchments Remediation Capital Works Program Annual Performance Report 2006–07 [PDF document, 1.1MB]

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