Addison Road Community Centre – Biofiltration Ponds
Project description:
Inner West Council is constructing a Bioretention Pond System at the Addison Road Community Centre. The works will:
- Improve stormwater quality
- Reinterpret a historic creek line
- Improve amenity to the area
Project address: Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville
Progress:
The detailed design of the bioretention system has been completed and involves:
- Diverting stormwater from an upstream residential catchment, approximately 9 ha in
- Low flows being directed into the bioretention system located to the north of the existing Gumbramorra community hall;
- Stormwater being pre-treated in a gross pollutant trap (GPT), which removes litter, organic debris and some coarse sediment. This GPT is located in the existing internal road in ARCC;
- Stormwater being treated in the bioretention system, which removes suspended solids, nutrients, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, pathogens and other pollutants; and
- Treated stormwater being discharged back to the stormwater system
Project Completion details:
- Over 3,500 native tube stocks were planted in the pond system
- 200 planting volunteers helped install plants on Friday 12 August 2022 and Saturday 13 August 2022.
- Volunteers will be key to the finishing of the project, and the ongoing maintenance and function of the ponds, especially after future storm events.
Budget: $500,000
Contact:
Alistair Hyde Page from Inner West Council on Tel: +61 2 9392 5262 alistair.hyde.page@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
Notifications:
ARCC Bioretention Pond notification (PDF 826.8KB)
Photo showing expected works:
![Addison Road Biorention Pond plan - image](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Addison%20Road%20Biorention%20Pond%20Image.png)
Comparison photos of project:
2021
![Addison Road - Bio Retention path site](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Addison%20Road%20-%20Bio%20Rention%20path%20site.jpg)
2022
![arcc planting wip](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/arcc%20planting%20wip.jpg)
2021
![Addison Road - Bio Retention side yard](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Addison%20Road%20-%20Bio%20Rention%20side%20yard.jpg)
2022
![arcc post wip plantings BIO Pond](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/arcc%20post%20wip%20plantings%20BIO%20Pond.jpg)
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![Addison Road - Bio Retention site behind hall](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Addison%20Road%20-%20Bio%20Rention%20site%20behind%20hall.jpg)
2022
![arc post wip side garden build](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/arc%20post%20wip%20side%20garden%20build.jpg)
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![arcc post wip plantings 2](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/arcc%20post%20wip%20plantings%202.jpg)
2022
![arcc post wip plantings drone](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/arcc%20post%20wip%20plantings%20%20drone.jpg)
2021