Learn about street-scale WSUD maintenance requirements and apply your knowledge through real-world examples.

Training Overview

This course is designed to improve participants’ knowledge and skills to effectively maintain water sensitive urban design (WSUD) assets, build organisational capacity, collaboration and commitment on the topic, and identify and drive further action to address priority issues.

Street-scale WSUD assets include raingardens (bioretention), tree pits, swales, permeable pavements.

Who is this course for?

Anyone responsible for the hands-on maintenance, or influencing the maintenance of, street-scale WSUD assets, such as maintenance crews, supervisors and managers.

Stormwater Engineers and urban designers who wish to enhance their understanding of the maintenance practicalities and to improve asset design.

Delivery Mode & Format

Duration: One-day (face-to-face) training [9:00am to 4:00pm]

Format: Presentations, interactive activities, live demonstration, Q&A, site visits of local street-scale WSUD assets (application of knowledge to real-world examples), group discussion.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the basic concepts of WSUD and Integrated water management (IWM)

Understand the function, design and key components of street-scale WSUD assets such as bioretention systems, swales, tree-pits and permeable pavements.

Know the maintenance needs of street-scale WSUD assets

Build your ability to carry out maintenance inspections of street-scale WSUD assets using supporting checklists.

Understand differences in WSUD asset maintenance strategies of different organisations.

Ticket Pricing (2026)

Government / Non-Profit: $575 (incl. GST) per person

Commercial: $705 (incl. GST) per person

Training Outline

Key functions and components of street-scale WSUD

Key maintenance requirements of street-scale WSUD

On-site practical maintenance activity

Asset inspection exercises

Maintenance strategies of different organisations – facilitated group discussion

Pre-requisites

N/A

Other Information

Registrations close Tuesday 27th October 2026.

Registration fees must be paid online during the registration process. Unfortunately, invoice-based payments are not available for this event.

Contact the host of Maintenance of Street-Scale Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Assets