Stream restoration through stormwater runoff management and retrofit: New objectives, new approaches

Abstract

The Little Stringybark Creek restoration project is the first of its kind, focusing on reducing stormwater runoff using LID strategies across an entire sub-watershed. Urban streams around the globe demonstrate common characteristics associated with the increased imperviousness of their watersheds, including a flashy hydrograph, elevated concentrations of pollutants, altered channel morphology, and increased dominance of pollution tolerant species. Urban streams cannot be restored to pre-disturbance stream health conditions without addressing the combined water quality and hydrologic disturbance (increased volume and frequency of polluted stormwater runoff) from impervious areas delivered by ..