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Tahmoor, NSW: Dual OSD Configuration & Residential Water Quality Solutions

Atlan MegaVault, Atlan Products, Stormwater Detention, Sydney /

Situated in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Tahmoor is a brief one-hour drive from Sydney. Surrounded by idyllic natural environments and bushland, the region is proactively looking at ways to manage stormwater runoff from the area’s new residential developments. Supporting sustainable stormwater design in the Wollondilly Shire, SPEL implemented stormwater solutions to meet […]

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Bioretention Layers: Finding a Balance

Atlan Bio, Spel Flow Magazine, The Flow Issue 7 /

Naturalised systems bridge the gap between our urban spaces and nature – and bioretention is a fundamental part of modern stormwater designs, green infrastructure, and sustainable assets. Bioretention media mimics the infiltration properties of our natural green space and supports plant growth, stormwater treatment, and water retention. It slows flows of stormwater runoff that travel

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The Flow Issue #7 – Going Underground: Meeting Footprint Constraints in Urban Development

Spel Flow Magazine /

Grab a coffee, find a comfy spot and get ready to delve into The Flow issue 7. With the Australian Bureau of Meteorology declaring La Niña for the third consecutive season we’ve included relevant articles to help when it comes to effectively managing stormwater detention, retention, and water quantity. Featured articles include: Going Underground: Meeting

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Stormwater Shepherds Petrie Creek Clean-Up Day

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SPEL proudly sponsored Stormwater Shepherds’ Petrie Creek Clean-Up Day on September 10th, in Nambour, Queensland. Following the success of 2021’s Clean-Ups in the area, we appreciate the ongoing support of the local community and the work of all the volunteers in helping create cleaner water outcomes for the tributary. With over 25 attendees, the day

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SPEL Vortceptor: ACT Approvals & High-Performance Gross Pollutant Removal

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The SPEL Vortceptor is an industry-leading Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT), manufactured using an innovative single-piece fibreglass design, with excellent pollution removal and stormwater treatment capabilities. Now approved for use on government-maintained sites across the ACT, this innovative generational asset features both 100-year design life and a 25-year warranty. Sustainably designed with a low carbon footprint,

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Atlan BaffleBox: Retrofits & Public Education

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Baffle Boxes are popular GPTs that are highly effective at removing sediment, suspended particles, and associated pollutants from stormwater. These devices are perfect for retrofits and compatible with many drainage systems. Using a series of chambers separated by baffles, their design allows pollutants to settle and separate from stormwater. Often accompanied by trash screens or

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Residential Stormwater Solutions: Pollution Removal in Marsden Park

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Newpark Precinct 7 is a new housing development situated in leafy Marsden Park. With 1864 housing lots releasing in 18 stages, the expansive site occupies 2 million square metres. Key stormwater outcomes for the site include the removal of residential-based pollutants across its large catchment areas. Four SPEL Vortceptors will help manage pollution removal across

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Looking Underneath a Healthy Floating Wetlands: Lake Tuggeranong 17-Month Update

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Seventeen months after the installation of our Floating Wetlands in Lake Tuggeranong, we look beneath the surface at the growth of its flourishing root system. Freshly captured underwater vision captures its establishment and extensive root growth – with some roots now over 1 metre in length. The design of these Floating Wetlands helps to control

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Saving Waterways: Gross Pollutant Traps

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Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs) are important frontline defenders that screen stormwater and protect waterways from solid waste and litter – with various configurations available to remove a wide range of pollutants. Modern GPT designs offer versatility, including the capacity to remove many types of contaminants including sediments, silt, total suspended solids, nutrients, and oil &

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Robina Central: End-to-End Stormwater Solutions & The SPEL Megavault

Atlan MegaVault, Spel Flow Magazine, The Flow Issue 7 /

Located on the Gold Coast, Robina Central is a new mixed-use development on Laver Drive – just a stone’s throw from the nearby M1 motorway. A high-traffic area that will see use as a local hub, new amenities for the area include retail premises and a service station. SPEL designed an end-to-end stormwater treatment solution

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How is Bioretention maintained?

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Maintenance is a core component of ensuring the long-term service life of your bioretention systems, which includes our high-performance formulation Atlan Bio. Routine maintenance can help ensure the capability of your bioretention system to ensure efficient and effective operation – this includes plant health, hydraulic requirements, infiltration, safety issues and long-term asset Without adequate maintenance,

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Tyre Wear Pollution: Where Rubber Meets the Road

Atlan Basin, Floating wetlands, Spillceptor, Vortceptor /

We are used to considering the pollution that comes out of our car exhaust – however, the impacts of tyre wear and the breakdown of vehicle braking components is often overlooked. Cars travelling at high speeds, accelerating, or braking suddenly all emit tell-tale indicators of tyre loss, such as smoke and screeching tyres. However, for

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Cowie Rd: Large Scale Detention & Stormwater Treatment Satellite Configurations

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Situated in Carseldine, the Park Lane development is an exclusive release of 67 elevated homesites overlooking Brisbane’s Northern Suburbs – a short twenty-minute drive from Brisbane’s CBD. This pristine residential development required the design and implementation of stormwater infrastructure to meet water quality and quantity requirements – including over 450,000 litres of on-site stormwater detention.

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Stormwater Utility Charges: How To Fund Our Stormwater Assets

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Most Australians live in our urban centres, and our need for stormwater management is ever-growing. Protecting our environment is part of a sustainable water future. Stormwater infrastructure plays an integral role in reducing pollution, mitigating flooding, and increasing liveability. Impermeable surfaces, such as roads, paths, and car parks, carry water across our urban landscapes. This

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Retention, Detention & The Urban Water Cycle

Atlan Chamber, Atlan MegaVault, Floating wetlands /

Urbanisation & Impervious Surface The urbanisation rate in Australia from 2010 to 2020 shows that 85% of the Australian population lives in cities. As our cities grow, so do impervious surfaces which reduce the water infiltration rate and increase surface run-off. Understanding the direct relationship between impervious surfaces and stormwater runoff is important for urban

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Stormwater Harvesting in Tarralla Creek

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A recreational hotspot in Melbourne’s Croydon, Tarralla Creek is an important community area that borders several local playing fields and contains amenities such as its 10-kilometre bike trail and large creek reserve. To enhance liveability in the area, the Reimagining Tarralla Creek project began in 2020, and has transformed a 500-metre section of Tarralla Creek

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