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

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

Training OverviewThis 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 & FormatDuration: 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 OutcomesUnderstand 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 OutlineKey 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-requisitesN/A

Other InformationRegistrations close Friday 13th November 2026. Registration fees must be paid online during the registration process. Unfortunately, invoice-based payments are not available for this event.

Light morning tea and lunch will be provided, as well as transport to site visits.

The training will commence at 9:30am (9:00am registrations) at the designated indoors venue. Site visits will be held outdoors in the local area. Some walking on uneven terrain will be required. Please let us know of any accessibility requirements. On-site parking might be limited. If you require an accessible car park on site, please get in touch via email. Please also remember to bring a water bottle for the tour. What to wear Clothing suitable for the weather and site conditions (e.g. rain jacket). Sturdy, closed-toe footwear (no sandals, thongs or high heels). Long pants - no shorts (required for the site visit). Hat (recommended for sun protection). Hi-viz safety vest if you have one — Clearwater will provide one if you don’t. **Participation in site visits may be restricted if these requirements are not met.