Urban stormwater management guidance

Published by:
Environment Protection Authority
Date:
2 May 2025

This guide is intended to help improve the management of urban stormwater in Victoria by recognising current science and the risk of harm from urban stormwater flows.

This guide:

• highlights the risk to waterways and bays the creation of sealed (impervious) surfaces causes

• provides general objectives and information to support risk assessment and minimisation

• explains stormwater management for communities in Victoria

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Publication number1739.1
Number of pages28
Release date9 July 2021
Reading level
Document version1

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