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Hydropolis 2020

19 November, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

Stormwater WA‘s annual showpiece, the Hydropolis conference (10-11 November 2020), was finally held (in person!) after a number of COVID and other-related delays. The conference’s theme ‘Water Sensitive Stormwater is […]

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conference, industry, innovation, Perth, planning, recognition, Water, water resource management, WSUD

Dry: free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist (see Perth).

15 October, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

As the mercury in our thermometers here in spring-y Perth start to expand, and the almost-summer warm air starts to drift into town, the (sort of) rains of our winter […]

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climate change, community, environment, Perth, Water, water resource management

WA Water Awards 2017 – Good luck to all finalists!

20 October, 2017by urbaqua Leave a comment

The 2017 AWA Western Australian (45th Anniversary) Water Awards are on tonight, with winners to be announced at a dinner at the Pan Pacific Hotel. It promises to be a big […]

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recognition, WSUD

Bird is the Word: success at Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary

5 May, 2016by urbaqua Leave a comment

Eric Singleton would definitely have agreed with Peter Griffin insofar as the bird being the word! Eric was a local bird enthusiast, conservationist, and long time resident of Bayswater, who successfully had the urban wetland […]

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community, environment, WSUD

Home grown WSUD!

26 April, 2016by urbaqua Leave a comment

A lot of the focus of Essential Environmental projects are on encouraging and implementing Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) practices at subdivision, local structure plan and regional scales. i.e. the […]

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community, environment, WSUD

Local government is getting closer to WSUD

17 June, 2015by becmackintosh Leave a comment

Local governments are starting to get in on the WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design) act, with Canning, Wanneroo, and Geraldton having developed their own individual strategies and policies,  adopted by […]

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essential projects, water resource management, WSUD

Do we have a water sensitive vision for Perth?

13 March, 2015by becmackintosh Leave a comment

With an impending cyclone threatening our stormwater systems in Perth (won’t it be amazing if we actually get 50mm of rainfall?!) it seems like a good time to think about […]

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conference, environment, water resource management, WSUD

Call for Hydropolis papers!

30 January, 2015by urbaqua Leave a comment

Stormwater WA isn’t referring to the proposed luxury underwater hotel to be located in the Persian Gulf of Dubai, but to its annual conference, to be held in April of this year in the […]

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conference, WSUD

Making waves!

14 October, 2014by urbaqua Leave a comment

Essential Environmental has been making multiple waves in the last month, being featured in both Issue 8 of WALGA’s Eco News as part of our work for the City of […]

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