- A new storm water treatment system is planned for the Blackburn Creeklands. It will be constructed in Kalang Park just west of the end of Laurel Grove North and will collect storm water runoff from the road system to the north. Most of the site is a boggy grassed area at present.
- The water will first be diverted into a concrete “sediment trap” to trap pollutants. Water will then flow into an ephemeral wetland (occasionally wet) where some will soak into the soil and support a rich diversity of indigenous plants and some will overflow into the existing wetland further west.
- The first stage involves the removal of four non-indigenous trees and some earthworks. This work will commence soon. Please click here for further information on this Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) feature and its expected benefits. The timing and organisation of subsequent stages of the project have not been announced.
Blackburn Creeklands 