Environment and Resource Management

Bibliography for planning guidelines for water supply and sewerage

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority – policies and legislation

Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel

Queensland Competition Authority, Governance Arrangements Infrastructure Investment by Regulated Service Providers, BDO Kendalls Nov 2003

Queensland Environmental Protection Agency – Operational Policies

Standards Australia

Chapter 2 – Knowledge Management

Aitken K., Davis C., Performance Monitoring in the Water Industry, Australian Water Association 19th Convention, 2001.

Australian Government Association, The Local Government Knowledge Management Tool Kit

Davenport T.H, Laurence P, Working Knowledge: How Organisations Manage What They Know, Harvard Business School Press 1998

Interim Australian Standard AS5037 (Int) 2003 Knowledge Management.

AS/ISO 10007-2003 Quality Management Systems – Guidelines for Configuration Management

Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines, 2001, Guidelines for Implementing Total Management Planning – Information Management (PDF, 179K)* 

Chapter 3 – Planning Process

Department of Treasury & Finance, Victoria, 2003, Gateway Initiative, Business Case Development Guidelines.

Association of Local Government Engineering NZ inc (INGENIUM), Institute of Public Works Engineering of Australia (IPWEA), International Infrastructure Management Manual, 2002.

enHealth, 2001, Health Impact Assessment Guidelines, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care

Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines, 2001, Guidelines for Implementing Total Management Planning

Queensland Department of Public Works, Strategic Asset Management Guidelines

Queensland Department of Public Works, Strategic Asset Management Guidelines – Value Management

Chapter 4 – Stakeholders

ARMCANZ & ANZECC, National Water Quality Management Strategy 1998 – Implementation Guidelines “Appendix D: Steps to develop community communication programs”

Department of International Development, September 2002 Tools for Development, AHandbok for those engaged in development activity (PDF)* 

Local Government Association of Queensland, Community Consultation Guide for Queensland Local Government – 2003

Maroochy Shire Council, Public Participation Program

Government of Western Australia, Department of the Premier and Cabinet 2003, Consulting Citizens: Planning for Success

Tasmanian State Government, Project Management Guidelines

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Tools to support Participatory Urban Decision Making Process

NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources, iPlan, Community Engagement

Chapter 5 – Demand/Flow and Projections

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Beatty R, O’Brien S, Stewart B, Per Capita Water Us and It’s Implications for Demand Management, Water, June 2004.

GHD, 2003, Queensland Evaporative Air Conditioning Water Usage

Government of South Australia, 2004, Water Proofing Adelaide – Exploring the Issues, A Discussion Paper

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales (IPART), Residential Water Use in Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Illawarra. Results from the 2003 Household Survey, April 2004

Institute for Sustainable Futures

International Water Association, 2000, Losses from Water Supply Systems: Standard Terminology and Recommended Performance Measures

Montgomery Watson, 2000, Improving Water Use Efficiency in Queensland Urban Communities

O’Brien, S., 2003, Finding the Supply Demand Balance, AWA 2003 Regional Conference

Qld Department of Natural Resources & Mines, 2001, Guidelines for Implementing Total Management Planning Demand Management Implementation Guide (PDF, 166K)* 

Qld Department of Natural Resources & Mines, 2001, Guidelines for Implementing Total Management Planning Water Loss Management Implementation Guide (PDF, 142K)* 

Qld Department of Natural Resources & Mines, 2005, Guidelines for Preparing System Leakage Management Plans

Qld Department of Natural Resources & Mines, 2005, Guidelines for Preparing Drought Management Plans

Queensland Department of Infrastructure & Planning, Planning Information & Forecasting Unit

Victorian Government, Planning for the Future of Our Water Resources (PDF)*

Water Corporation 2003, Domestic Water Use Study

WSAA 1998, Wise Water Management – A Demand Management Manual for Water Utilities

WSAA, 2002, WSA02-2002, Sewerage Code of Australia Version 2.3 (published April 2004)

WSAA, 2002, WSA03-2002, Water Supply Code of Australia Version 2.3 (published April 2004).

WSAA, 2004, Dual Water Supply Systems First edition Version 1.1. A Supplement to the Water Supply Code of Australia WSA03 - 2002

Chapter 6 – Network Modelling

Australian Building Codes Board, Building Code of Australia.

AS2118–Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems

AS2419–Fire Hydrant Installations

Carthew M, Jegatheesan V, Fracchia H, Network Modelling for Townsville Distribution System, AWA Federal Convention 2003.

Walski T, Barnard TE, Merritt LB, Harold E, Walker N, Whitman BE, Wastewater Collection Systems Modeling and Design, Haestad Press.

Walski T, Chase DV, Savic D, Grayman WM, Beckwith S, Koelle E, Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management, Haestad Press

Chapter 7 – Options for Service Provision

ANZECC/ARMCANZ, 2000, Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality, National Water Quality Management Strategy, agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand, Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, Canberra.

2000, Guidelines for Sewerage Systems – Use of Reclaimed Water, National Water Quality Management Strategy, Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand, Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, and National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra.

AS/NZS 3500: 2003 Plumbing and Drainage

AS/NZS 1546:1998 On-Site Domestic Wastewater Units – Septic Tanks.

AS/NZS 1546:2:2001 On-Site Domestic Wastewater Treatment Units – Waterless Composting Toilets.

AS/NZS 1546:2001 On-Site Domestic Wastewater Treatment Units – Aerated Wastewater Treatment Systems.

AS/NZS 1547:2000 On-Site Domestic Wastewater Management.

AS/NZS 4020:2002 Testing of Products for Use in Contact With Drinking Water.

AS/NZS 4348:1995 Water Supply – Domestic Type Water Treatment Appliances – Performance Requirements.

Australia New Zealand Food Standard Code Standard 1.6.1 Microbiological Standards for Food.

Australia New Zealand Food Standard Code Standard 2.6.2 Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Brewed Soft Drinks.

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2004, Water Recycling Australia

Australian Research Centre for Water in Society.

Beaudesert Shire Council, Mixed Constant Flow and Rainwater Tanks

Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment, Research Report 11, A Guide to Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment for Drinking Water Supplies.

Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment. Note also includes a wastewater program.

DPIWE, 2002, Environmental Guidelines for the Use of Recycled Water in Tasmania, Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment (PDF)* 

EnHealth 2004, Guidance on the Use of Rainwater Tanks (PDF)* 

EPA NSW, 1997, Environmental Guidelines: Use and Disposal of Biosolids Products.

EPA Queensland, 2001, Queensland Water Recycling Strategy

EPA, Queensland, 2004, Consultation Draft Queensland Guidelines for the Safe Use of Recycled water

to be replaced mid 2005 by

NRW Queensland, 2005, Queensland Water Recycling Guidelines

Queensland, Operational Policies

EPA South Australia, 1997, South Australian Biosolids Guidelines (PDF)* 

EPA Victoria, 2002, Victorian Guidelines for Environmental Management: Use of Reclaimed Water EPA Victoria (PDF)*

EPA Victoria, 2004, Guidelines for Environmental Management – Biosolids Land Application (PDF)* 

EPA/DHS, 1999, South Australian Reclaimed Water Guidelines (Treated Effluent), Department of Human Services and Environmental Protection Agency, Adelaide.

Gold Coast Water, 2003, Master Plan Options Report
(condensed version)

Gold Coast Water, 2003, Pimpama Coomera Water Futures – Master Plan Options Report.

Heise, Natalie, Common Effluent System Design Criteria, Australian Water Association Convention, 1999.

NHMRC/NRMMC (2004) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines

NHMRC, 2005, Draft Electronic Decision Support Tool for the Management of Drinking Water Quality in Rural and Remote Communities.

Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning, 2003, On-Site Sewerage Code.

to be replaced in late 2005 by

Queensland Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation, 2005, Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code

Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning, 2003, Guidelines for the Use and Disposal of Greywater in Unsewered Areas (PDF)* 

to be replaced in late 2005 by

Queensland Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation, 2005, Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code.

Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Water, Sept 2000, Guidelines for Using Free Water Surface Constructed Wetlands to treat Municipal Sewerage

Queensland Health, 2000, Code of Practice for the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies

Queensland Health, 2001, Environmental Health Assessment Guidelines - Cyanobacteria in Recreational and Drinking Waters

Water, 2003, Comparison of Alternative Sewerage Systems.

World Health Organisation, 1999, Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water. A guide to their public health consequences, monitoring and management. Edited by Ingrid Chorus and Jamie Bartram

World Health Organisation, 2004, Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, third edition, Volume 1 Recommendations

WSAA Pressure Sewerage Code – in preparation.

WSAA, 1999, Affordable Water Supply & Sewerage for Small Communities.

WSAA, 2001, WSA 04-2001, Sewage Pumping Station Code of Australia (currently being revised).

WSAA, 2002, WSA 02-2002, Sewerage Code of Australia Version 2.3 (published April 2004).

WSAA, 2002, WSA 03-2002, Water Supply Code of Australia Version 2.3 (published April 2004).

WSAA, 2004, Dual Water Supply Systems First edition version 1.1. A supplement to the Water Supply Code of Australia WSA03 - 2002

WSAA, 2004, WSA 06–2004, Vacuum Sewerage Code 2004 Version 1.1 (published June 2004)

Chapter 8 – Remote or Small Community Issues

Hughes A, Rose R, The Ultimate Indicator – Are Queensland Water Supply and Sewerage Services Sustainable, Enviro 2002 Conference, April 2002.

WSAA, 1999, Affordable Water Supply and Sewerage for Small Communities.

Chapter 9 – Analysis of Options

AS/NZS 4360:1999, Risk Management

AS/NZS 4536 Lifecycle Costing – An Application Guide.

AS/NZS ISO 14040:1998, Environmental Management – Lifecycle Assessment – Principles and Framework.

Asian Development Bank 1999, Handbook for the Economic Analysis of Water Supply Projects

Australian National Audit Office, Life-Cycle Costing, Better Practice Guide, Dec 2001

Department of Treasury & Finance, Victoria, 1993, Gateway Initiative, Business Case Development Guidelines

enHealth, 2001, Health Impact Assessment Guidelines, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care

EPA Queensland, Techniques for Environmental Economic Evaluation (PDF, file unavailable)* 

EPA Victoria, 2004, EPA Victoria and Eco Footprint

Fane S., White S, Levelised Cost, A General Formula for Calculations of Unit Cost in Integrated Resource Planning, 2003

HM Treasury, Supplementary Green Book Guidance – Optimism Bias

HM Treasury, The Green Book – Appraisal and Evaluation in Government

Institute for Sustainable Futures

Lenzen, M. and Murray, S., 2003, The Ecological Footprint Issues and Trends. Integrated Sustainability Analysis, the University of Sydney

New South Wales Treasury 1997, Guidelines for Economic Appraisal

Queensland Treasury 1997, Project Evaluation Guidelines

Queensland Treasury 2000, Guidelines for Financial and Economic Evaluation of New Water Infrastructure in Queensland (PDF)* 

Sack F et al, 2003 A Large Metropolitan Supplier – Steps to Sustainability, AWA Federal Convention, 2003

Standards Australia HB203-2000, Environmental Risk Management – Principles and Process.

Sydney Water Towards Sustainability 2002

US EPA, Life-Cycle Assessment

White S., Howe C., Water Efficiency and ReUse: A Least Cost Planning Approach

White S., Howe C., Water Efficiency and ReUse: A Least Cost Planning Approach

White S., Milne G., Riedy C., End Use Analysis: Issues and Lessons, 2003

World Wildlife Fund UK, 2002, Ecological Footprints – A guide for Local Authorities

Chapter 10 – Implementation

Australian Contractors Association, Relationship Contracting – Optimising Project Outcomes.

NSW Dept of Land and Water Conservation, Local Government and Shires Association (NSW), Water and Sewerage Infrastructure Delivery Options, 1999

Qld Dept of Local Government and Planning, Review of Infrastructure Delivery Options and Decision Making Processes

Qld Dept of Natural Resources & Mines , 2001, Guidelines for Implementing Total Management Planning – Asset Procurement (PDF, 152K)*

Qld Dept of State Development and Innovation, Public Private Partnerships Guidance Material

Tasmanian State Government Guidelines – Project Management

Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance, Gateway Review Process

Chapter 11–Planning Outputs

Department of Treasury & Finance, Victoria, 2003, Gateway Initiative, Business Case Development Guidelines.

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