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Storm news and updates
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Solve the quantity problem and the quality almost solves itself……
Water quality has been the focus for our stormwater industry for many years now
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NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER: Australia in need of fresh approaches toward urban drainage and urban design
At Stormwater 2016: Rising to the Challenge, Rod Wiese presented a paper titled Why Best Practice is Destroying Our Waterways
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Leading Change in Australia: “Why best practice is destroying our waterways”
At the biannual conference held by Stormwater Australia, and titled Stormwater 2016: Rising to the Challenge, Rod Wiese presented the above paper. Rod is a champion for “doing business differently” in Australia and is playing a prominent role in leading change. The abstract for his paper is reproduced below
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Australia Needs a New Approach to Storm Water Management
Our Principal Engineer, Rod Wiese quoted in article recently published on sourceable.net
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Gold for Storm at Stormwater16!
The Stormwater Industry Association’s Biennial Conference has wrapped up and the team from Storm are safely back in their respective states making the most of the experience.
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Storm’s Audit and Rectification Program
At Storm we are regularly approached by our municipal clients to audit existing infrastructure and provide advice on how to improve its performance. We offer this service to all of our clients in a bid to improve the functionality of their stormwater infrastructure and ultimately improve the quality and quantity of flows entering our waterways.
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Commercial building alterations and additions
Existing commercial buildings can present significant challenges in stormwater design
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Storm supporting growth in Sydney’s Growth Centres
Storm provides a range of services to developers, planners, surveyors and other engineers
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Former B2 road corridor land subdivision in South Turramurra
Storm is very proud to be part of this project team
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Storm Continues to Engage with the Industry
Our MD’s Q&A session with Citygreen
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Strength to Strength…
We are very happy to welcome two new team members to Storm’s Sydney office, Raymond Tsao and Leonid Bronfentrinker.
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South Creek
At Storm we take delight in seeing our design projects constructed but we also look forward to seeing them a few years later.
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Finalist in 2014 Victorian Water Awards
Storm’s project ‘Storm Pesticide Model’ was selected as a finalist in the category of Infrastructure Project Innovation Awards at the recent AWA 2014 Victorian Water Awards.
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It’s Awards Season……
…….and Storm are poised to showcase some of our great projects to the industry. We are very excited to be a finalist in three categories at the Stormwater Victoria Awards for 2014. Off the back of a win for Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Management with our Bibby’s Place Project in New South Wales, these next three projects are ready to step up and be recognised.
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Raingardens in Sydney
ABC Radio National program – Sunday 29 June 2014
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Duke Street, Sunshine
Streetscape Raingardens
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Funding Available in Victoria – applications open 2nd June
Following the success in Round 1, the Living Rivers Fund will open for its second round on the 2nd of June 2014 and our team at Storm is poised to assist you with your application and project
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Technical Tour – What’s Hot and What’s Not
Rain added the final ingredient to bring to life the WSUD projects for Stormwater NSW’s annual What’s Hot and What’s Not technical tour
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Storm attends City West Water Expo in April 2014!
With speakers from across the state, City West Water hosted their annual Trade Waste and Resource Efficiency Seminar and Service Provider Expo.
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Fantastic about Plastics
In maintaining our support of the industry, Tommy Plahcinski featured in the latest Stormwater Victoria mini-seminar on Plastics.
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Flying the Coup……
Since its inception in 1997, Storm has operated under the guidance of Directors Rod Wiese and Mal Brown. 2014 has born a changing of the guards as Mal Brown has decided to call ‘time’ on his employment with Storm Consulting.
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Kelian Equatorial Mining (KEM)
Biological treatment of acid mine drainage in Kalimantan
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Stormwater State conferences
VIC confererence – 5 & 6 May 2014, Creswick
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NSW conference – 14 & 15 July 2014, Canberra
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Glenbervie Road, Strathmore – Stormwater Detention & WSUD
City of Moonee Valley Council identified a risk of flooding downstream of Glenbervie Road due to trapped low points and an under-capacity pipe network. The site is very restricted, with residential development both upstream and downstream that is built almost boundary to boundary.
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South Turramurra Creek Rehabilitation – updated photos
Please see updated photographs from May 2014 including the subdivision tank that will harvest water from the wetland
The left bank and the creek bed are completed. Right bank to be covered by topsoil. The interesting features are the log drop and the spalls/soils mix used at the creek base
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Barangaroo Presented at WSUD 2013 Conference
Ben Wolfgramm presented to a full room on his work at Barangaroo South. Storm was engaged to work with an elite international multi-disciplinary team to test and challenge the public domain design for WSUD opportunity.
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Green Square stormwater recycling a first in Sydney
The feasibility and viability of stormwater recycling was proven by Storm Consulting.
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Mars Creek restoration works: simply stunning
Check out the video showing a rain event at the inlet – flow splitting!
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Handing over the reins: SV Presidency
Ralf expects to be a change agent in the Presidency role
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Stormwater NSW Conference Sept 17-19, 2013
Ben Wolfgramm will be presenting a paper on strategic WSUD and IWCM planning at Sydney Olympic Park
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Stormtroopers return to base
Welcome back Dov Ben Avraham and Tommy Plahcinski after lengthy secondments in two prominent Victorian Councils
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Jamie’s professional status recognised
Our own Jamie is now a CPEng…Yippee!
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WSUD Industry Afternoon Session, Melbourne
RSVP by 26th April
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Storm office and Admin move – update your contact details
A note to all clients across our business, and to visitors to our Sydney office, WE HAVE MOVED. We are now in smaller, eco-friendly accommodation in leafy Lindfield near the train station on Sydney’s North Shore. Our new contact details are as follows; P 02 9499 4333 (same as before), F 02 9416 1429 (new) […]
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Rod Wiese wins acclaim in 2012 Victorian Water awards
The Australian Water Association confers annual Awards for outstanding contributions to the water industry.
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Innovation award goes to Storm
The prestigious National Stormwater Industry Association Innovation Award goes to Storm in 2012
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Conference Sponsorship a platform for website launch
Storm launches website and brand refresh as part of the Sponsorship at Stormwater 2012
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Starring role at National Conference
Storm featured prominently at Stormwater 2012, the Stormwater Industry Association’s 2nd National Conference.
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Take your marks!… Stormwater 2012 is set to go
October 2012
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Storm and partners win Stormwater Victoria Award of Excellence for Research, Innovation and Education
October 2012
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Innovative tree irrigation ticks the boxes, scores Award
September 2012
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Habitat creation on the Yarra River earns award
September 2012
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Storm’s Industry Leadership on Show at Stormwater 2012
October 2012
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Ponds Sustainability Project wins Awards
September 2012
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Campus expansion leads to award winning creek plan at Macquarie Uni
September 2012
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