Conference and Event Calendar

2010 SIAQ Excellence Awards Dinner - Tickets NOW AVAILABLE for purchase

For all SIAQ Excellence Awards entry information please go to the 'Awards' page on this website.

The 2010 SIA Queensland Excellence Awards Dinner will be held on the evening of Thursday, 26th August 2010 at the Urban Brisbane, 345 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4000. The Awards Dinner will include a full three course meal and drinks. To book your seat early, please click on the link below to download the 2010 SIAQ Excellence Awards Dinner Booking Form .

2010 SIAQ Excellence Awards Dinner Booking Form

2010 Technical Events

Each month the Stormwater Industry Association of Queensland hosts an evening seminar on a topic of interest to the stormwater industry. If you have a great idea for a dinner topic or would like to register your interest in presenting, contact us.

SIA Queensland July Technical Event
Thursday, 29th July 2010 - The Urban Brisbane
Presenter: Janice Green, Supervising Hydrologist, Water Division, Bureau of Meteorology

Presentation Overview

The current Intensity-Frequency-Duration (IFD) estimates for Australia were developed by the Bureau of Meteorology over 20 years ago, using a database that was comprised mainly of information from the Bureau's network of daily read and pluviograph stations, and adopting techniques for the statistical analysis of the data that were considered appropriate at the time. The focus of the IFDs was the design of structures on relatively large rural catchments and therefore durations of less than one hour were not considered necessary.

In the intervening time, considerable advances have been made in the techniques available for the analysis of the data, the mapping of the regionalised data, and the dissemination of the IFD information. Further, the requirements of the end-users have changed with a significant shift in focus to urban design on small catchments necessitating the provision of IFD estimates for durations as short as one minute.

The presentation will provide an overview of the revision of the IFD estimates currently being undertaken by the Bureau of Meteorology which is adopting ‘state of the science' methods and addressing the changing needs of users.

Click here to download the SIAQ July Technical Event Registration Form

Future Dates for 2010 Evening Seminars

Thursday, 30 September
Thursday, 28 October
Thursday, 25 November

For further information on the 2010 Technical Events, please contact Michelle Glasson at GEMS Event Management on (02) 9744 5252 or email siaqevents@stormwater.asn.au

News

• 03/06/2010 - Toxic Sediments: Catalyst video discussing the impact of stormwater
• 16/03/10 ABC Radio interviews on stormwater recycling in South Australia
• March 2010 - QWC Water Strategy SIA Response 2010
• 30/11/09 - Submission on the draft State Planning Policy for Healthy Waters
• 12/11/2009 - 'A Vision for a Water Sensitive City' Report Now Available
  The vision and key recommendations in this report were inspired by the 2009 Transition to a Water Sensitive City Study Tour, which the Stormwater Industry Association of Queensland and Victoria supported.
  (accessable from http://watersensitivecities09.com/wordpress/ )
• 12/11/2009 - Stormwater Harvesting a Viable Alternative to Traveston
• 20/10/2009 - Response to Logan Service Easements & QUDM
• 2008/2009 - Stormwater Industry Association of Queensland Inc. Annual Report 2008 - 2009
• 21/08/2009 - Response to the Letter below
• 03/03/2009 - Letter to the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan, Urban Water Security Branch, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Re: Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Projects Subsidy Scheme
• Submission on Queensland Water Strategy - The SIAQ submitted a submission on the draft South East Queensland Water [Supply] Strategy (Queensland Water Commission, 2008) to highlight how stormwater can assist in protecting South East Queensland's water supply - Submission attached.

Urban Stormwater Quality Management Working Group (USQMWG)
The Stormwater Industry Association of Queensland is represented on the USQMWG, which is to provide advice to the new Chief Executive Officers’ Committee for Natural Resource Management. The advice is in relation to the coordination of policies and programs to best achieve stormwater quality management.