{"id":39458,"date":"2024-06-05T09:33:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T23:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/?p=39458"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:43:07","slug":"stormwater-harvesting-putting-a-lid-on-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/stormwater-harvesting-putting-a-lid-on-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormwater Harvesting: Putting a Lid on Retention"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39458\" class=\"elementor elementor-39458\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e34ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96e34ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8d1b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb8d1b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bbdd6 uael-shape-circle uael-member-image-pos-above uael-team-member-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-team-member\" data-id=\"80bbdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member\">\n\t\t\t<div class = \"uael-team-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=elementor-animation-><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DrBuddhiWijesiri.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DrBuddhiWijesiri.png 121w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DrBuddhiWijesiri-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-team-name\">Dr Buddhi Wijesiri<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-designation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-desig\">Queensland University of Technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e4efc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52e4efc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa7b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa7b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring stormwater harvesting with \nDr Buddhi Wijesiri, Research Associate in Water and Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4174ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4174ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1593e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc1593e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Water is our most precious resource, and stormwater harvesting infrastructure is a way of sustainably scaling our water network \u2013 by capturing the untapped stormwater that flows off our urban environment.<\/p><p>By retaining the runoff from our cities impervious surfaces, such as streets, carpark and hardstand, we can manage the 3,000 billion litres of urban stormwater that is entering our rivers and seas without stormwater treatment.<\/p><p>Untreated stormwater acts as a conveyance highway for urban pollution. Stormwater management is a vital intervention that not only improves environmental outcomes \u2013 but helps us harvest treated stormwater for re-use in our local communities.<\/p><p>\u201cIn coming years, Australia\u2019s weather will be a bit strange. We\u2019ll have longer dry periods with brief periods of intense rainfall. It\u2019s like the weather is playing a game of \u201cnow you see it, now you don\u2019t\u201d \u2013 and it will test our capacity to supply enough clean water for everyone,\u201d says Dr Buddhi Wijesiri.<\/p><p>\u201cResearchers have found a way to collect and clean stormwater without damaging our natural environment or our wallets. They call it \u201cnature-based solutions\u201d. It\u2019s like giving stormwater a makeover.\u201d<\/p><p><em><strong>\u201cThis approach can not only give us more clean water but also helps stop pollution and flooding. It\u2019s a win for everyone. Stormwater is a hidden treasure, and we\u2019re not making the most of it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8117c7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8117c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0b548 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c0b548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb84caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb84caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-2.jpg 915w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-2-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-2-768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16b0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c16b0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stormwater Solutions for Urban Challenges<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3145877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3145877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A comprehensive mix of green, grey, and blue stormwater infrastructure is essential to future-proofing our urban spaces. These assets help create a diverse platform with twofold benefits \u2013 the capture of urban pollutants and prevention of flooding.<\/p><p>Our stormwater infrastructure stops pollutants at the source, our urban catchments, and prevents their conveyance downstream to our lakes, oceans, and rivers.<\/p><p>\u201cNatural wetlands, for instance, can hold huge amounts of water, release it slowly, prevent flooding and even make the water cleaner as it works its way through soil and plants. Now cities like Melbourne in Australia, Auckland in New Zealand and so-called \u201csponge cities\u201d in China have adopted this idea by constructing wetlands in urban areas,\u201d Dr Wijesiri continues.<\/p><p>Atlan Stormwater\u2019s Floating Treatment Wetlands (FTW) are an example of the ways that natural systems can be mimicked by technological advances in stormwater systems. Enhancing the benefits of traditional constructed wetlands, these green assets are a modular floating structure that replicate natural floating wetlands ecosystems.<\/p><p>Floating treatment wetlands supercharge stormwater treatment by enhancing nutrient settling, uptake and microbiological filtration.<\/p><p>By growing plants with suspended root systems in the water column, FTWs provide increased surface area for biofilm growth, algal reductions and increased sedimentation \u2013 with a condensed footprint compared to traditional wetlands.<\/p><p>Green solutions are of growing importance, including FTWs, green roofs, bioretention and permeable pavements. However, with land constraints often at play \u2013 proprietary solutions are also helping meet sustainability goals on projects across Australia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621916e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"621916e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27afa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b27afa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-3.jpg 915w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-3-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/StormwaterHarvesting-JIW-3-768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e737c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e737c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retention Assets &amp; Sustainable Cities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad223ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad223ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stormwater harvesting infrastructure, also known as stormwater retention, is essential for the sustainable re-use of stormwater. Commonly, this is used to water public parks, gardens, and sports fields, or for irrigation purposes and indoor use such as toilet flushing.<\/p><p>\u201cCurrent solutions such as desalination and treating wastewater are very expensive, energy-intensive and are not the greenest option,\u201d says Dr Wisejiri.<\/p><p>With a valuable mix of stormwater solutions aiding our water network, these assets provide an affordable option for our sustainable cities.<\/p><p>Often implemented in conjunction with detention assets, this infrastructure is the cornerstone to water quantity management. Scaling to the challenges of urban development in our cities, detention and retention assets range from microscale installations in residential areas to large scale infrastructure to meet high-volume stormwater applications.<\/p><p>Atlan Stormwater locally manufactures modular precast concrete and FRP solutions to meet the growing demands for stormwater harvesting infrastructure. <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/atlan-vault\/\">AtlanVault<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/megavault\/\">MegaVault<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/atlancube\/\">AtlanChamber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/atlancube\/\">AtlanCube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/tankstor\/\">TankStor<\/a> are customisable solutions that are often placed underground to maximise usable land \u2013 while providing much needed retention capabilities for local water re-use.<\/p><p>By managing water quantity and quality, we can tap stormwater, and provide sustainable solutions for greener local communities and liveable cities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d55d7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d55d7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441ba89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"441ba89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=DSomZUdv8Eg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047d92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"047d92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\r\n  \"name\": \"Stormwater Harvesting: Putting a Lid on Retention\",\r\n  \"description\": \"This video explores sustainable stormwater harvesting and retention, capturing urban runoff for reuse while protecting water quality and reducing pressure on potable water networks. 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