{"id":3112,"date":"2025-10-18T21:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/?page_id=3112"},"modified":"2025-11-26T21:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:26:12","slug":"case-studies-reducing-stormwater-runoff-on-residential-properties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/case-studies-reducing-stormwater-runoff-on-residential-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Case studies &#8211; reducing stormwater runoff on residential properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3112\" class=\"elementor elementor-3112\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797237d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"797237d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763e29c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"763e29c\" data-element_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\">Case studies - reducing stormwater runoff on residential properties<\/h3>\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-3b92428 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b92428\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90606f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a90606f\" data-element_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>Our streets, driveways, roofs and paved areas add to impervious surfaces that can increase the volume of stormwater that flows into catchment infrastructure and into our local rivers and creeks.<\/p><p>Extra stormwater can pick up litter and other contaminants from our streets. On our own residential blocks stormwater flow can carry pesticides, herbicides, grass clippings, detergents, soil and oil residues into the stormwater system.<\/p><p>In the following case studies you can see how local residents have been able to reduce stormwater flow on their properties, capturing some of the &#8220;first flush&#8221; pollutants during heavy rainfall events, and enhancing their local garden ecosystems with native plants.<\/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-0d555b3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d555b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c4ad4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00c4ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/our-water-our-garden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Whitehorse rain garden<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-081f3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"081f3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/using-a-permeable-surface-as-an-alternative-to-concrete\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Maroondah permeable surface carport<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-0b8547f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b8547f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/mitcham-rain-garden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mitcham pond & rain garden<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-695267c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"695267c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/protecting-our-creeks-announcing-our-stormwater-pollutant-reduction-project\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case studies &#8211; reducing stormwater runoff on residential properties Our streets, driveways, roofs and paved areas add to impervious surfaces that can increase the volume of stormwater that flows into catchment infrastructure and into our local rivers and creeks. Extra stormwater can pick up litter and other contaminants from our streets. 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