Water-sensitive Urban Design
Stormwater from the homes and roads in Lochiel Park will collect in carefully designed bio-retention pits and a central swale in the main boulevard. Aquatic plants within these sites will treat the stormwater naturally before it flows into the Torrens River. They will be maintained by council and will also rely on the community to do the right thing by not allowing contaminants onto the roads or into drains from houses.
Stormwater from two large external catchments east of Lochiel Park drains into the Torrens River. This stormwater is cleared of rubbish by diverting it through gross pollutant traps and then into two wetlands located to the north and the south of the Lochiel Park residential village.
- View diagram of bio retention systems.
- View diagram of gross pollutant trap.
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