Ocean Protect is pleased to advise that Stormwater Australia has confirmed compliance with their Stormwater Quality Improvement Device Evaluation Protocol (SQIDEP) for Filterra® bioretention. The SQIDEP verification is based on ‘real world’ performance monitoring of a Filterra® bioretention that has been in operation (so far) in Western Sydney for over six (6) years. The SQIDEP verification certificate is available via the Stormwater Australia website, which outlines the SQIDEP-approved MUSIC modelling methodology for Filterra®. Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple said “Filterra® bioretention

Date: 20th November 2024 Time: 8:30am – 5pm (AEDT) Location: The Hotel Grand Chancellor – Hobart Register: Tickets available here You’re invited to the Tasmanian Stormwater Symposium, where industry experts will share lessons learnt from the ‘real world’ and discuss ways to improve stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, and ‘water sensitive’ urban areas. Expect compelling presentations from local and inter-state experts, extended Q&A sessions, and dynamic panel discussions aimed at driving actionable solutions and innovative ideas. This symposium is ideal

Installing an OceanSave® amid bright blue skies at Sydney’s latest neighbourhood centre, Stockland’s Gables Town Centre. In August 2024, Ocean Protect installed a custom OceanSave® system with a built-in oil baffle and two outlets, one going out to a lake and the other to a bioretention basin. We worked with Consultant Enspire Solutions, in conjunction with Ken Hale Plumbing and builder Mainbrace constructions, who are involved in the construction of Stockland’s latest project Gables Town Centre; a new concept neighbourhood

Watch Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple, clean-up around a conventional bioretention system in Logan Reserve, Queensland. The bioretention system doesn’t have any pre-treatment, like a gross pollutant trap. As a result, litter is throughout the bioretention. This video highlights the importance of ‘at source’ pollution reduction and/or pre-treatment of stormwater. To find out more about how Ocean Protect can help you reduce stormwater pollution loads, please contact us. https://youtu.be/KEr8WUs2QNE

Ocean Protect’s OceanGuard® technology is a gully pit basket designed to fit within new and existing stormwater pits targeting pollution in stormwater runoff.  OceanGuard® can be applied as a stand-alone technology, or upstream of other stormwater treatment assets available from Ocean Protect (e.g. StormFilter®, Jellyfish®, Filterra® bioretention) and non-proprietary stormwater treatment assets (e.g. conventional bioretention, wetlands). Stormwater professionals should note, however, that Ocean Protect is not permitted to supply OceanGuard® technologies to provide pre-treatment to proprietary stormwater treatment assets that

On 25th July 2024, the Queensland stormwater community gathered to celebrate the industry at the annual Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence. Ocean Protect are thrilled to announce that Daniel Rider was awarded Highly Commended at the in the Early Professional of the Year category. Ocean Protect were also proud to be Silver Sponsor for the event. Congratulations Daniel and thank you to everyone at Stormwater Queensland.

Stunning views for this OceanSave™ installation at Dodges Ferry, on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania. The client, Sorell Council, installed an OceanSave™ – 1612 with diversion box, to help keep this pristine bay free from pollutants. The OceanSave™ is a full capture, high-capacity gross pollutant trap designed to remove particles greater than 1mm. It has an innovative screen design and specially designed internal configuration allowing higher flows than similar technologies, whilst ensuring floatables, settleable solids and neutrally buoyant pollutants are

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Harout Tcherkezian inspects one of the Filterra® bioretention systems at Silverdale in Western Sydney, NSW. This Filterra® bioretention system has a total filter area of 530m2 and is one of two that was installed in June 2020 (over 4 years ago). It is five times smaller than the conventional bioretention system that was originally proposed for the site, which, in addition to being more expensive, would have resulted in the removal of part of the adjacent

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple discusses the perils of using rock or pebbles as ‘mulch’ for bioretention systems – at a recently constructed bioretention system in Virginia, South Australia. As Brad describes, whilst mulch is applied for Filterra® bioretention systems, Ocean Protect definitely do not use rocks or pebbles for mulch. To find out more about Filterra®, please visit our the Filterra® webpage or contact us. https://youtu.be/WrHZzvud3go?feature=shared

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Rob de Nys inspects an OceanSave™ GPT installed approximately one year ago in Munno Para – just outside Adelaide, South Australia. To find out more about the OceanSave™, visit here or contact us.

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Michael Wicks inspects one of the Filterra® bioretention systems at Silverdale in Western Sydney, NSW – shortly after a significant rainfall event within the catchment. This Filterra® bioretention system has a total filter area of 530m2 and is one of two that was installed in June 2020, over 4 years ago. Mike shows the incoming flows from the rainfall event, the system draining, and the OceanGuard gully pit insert installed within one of the overflow pits. To

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Lachlan Shackcloth-Bertinetti inspects an OceanSave GPT – which provides stormwater treatment for a 7-ha urban catchment in Western Sydney. To find out more about the OceanSave, please click here or contact us.

Another fantastic OceanSave installation to help better protect our oceans and waterways. This OceanSave OS1618 was installed last week – as part of the Legana Park subdivision, to help West Tamar Council better protect the Tamar River in Tasmania.  A very big thank you to 6ty° Architecture Surveying Engineering, Sheriff Civil, and Tas Concrete Products. The OceanSave is a vortex type engineered stormwater treatment asset designed to remove litter, gross pollutants, sediment and associated pollutants from stormwater runoff as either

Ocean Protect are excited to announce the official release of the consultation draft of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework! The Framework is a package of information, resources, and tools that councils across Australia can use to implement WSUD maintenance compliance programs. A WSUD maintenance compliance program will help councils and private asset owners meet their legal maintenance requirements for the WSUD systems they own and manage. The Framework is now open for consultation over the next 4 months, until Monday

Last month, Ocean Protect were proud sponsor of the Sea Shepherd Australia’s “Dinner at the Captain’s Table”. The event was held on board the Sea Shepherd Allankay vessel – fresh from defending wildlife in the Southern Ocean and docked in Sydney Harbour for the evening.  Guests heard inspiring speeches from Captain Peter Hammarstedt (Sea Shepherd Global Director of Campaigns), Jeff Hansen (Sea Shepherd Australia Managing Director) and Philip Wollen OAM, and helped raise funds for Sea Shepherd.

Lily Dorraj, our Specification Engineer, is back at Keeley Park in Clayton South, Victoria, for a maintenance of our Filterra® biofiltration system, helps to protect downstream waterways from stormwater pollution. During this maintenance session, our dedicated team performed a hydraulic conductivity test on this high flow bioretention system to ensure the treatable flow rate of this media is optimal and the integrity of the system is up to standard.  If you’d like to know more, please contact us.

The study “Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) removal by a radial flow cartridge system” was recently published in the Australian Water Association Water e-Journal. The paper was written by Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple, Michael Wicks, Blake Allingham and Warren Jones and University of NSW’s Dr James McDonald. It describes the results of two field-scale studies of the StormFilter PFAS – Ocean Protect’s latest innovation, which applies our proven StormFilter technology with a media blend specifically developed to remove PFAS from

Earlier this month, over 50 stormwater professionals visited Keeley Park, Clayton South, Victoria – as part of a Stormwater Victoria technical tour.  The tour  was hosted by Alan West, Principal Environment Officer from the City of Kingston, and a few Ocean Protect team members, and focussed on the Filterra biofiltration system and Gross Pollutant Traps. Some photos of the tour are given below. A very big thank you to Alan West for sharing his insights and expertise, and to Stormwater

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Damien Egan describes the importance of mulch – as observed in a recent maintenance of a Filterra biofiltration system at Keeley Park, Clayton South, Victoria. If you would like to know more about Filterra biofiltration, please check out https://oceanprotect.com.au/filterra/ or contact us.

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple explains how Filterra bioretention systems can be integrated into detention basins. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like to discuss further.

Ocean Protect is pleased to advise that Stormwater Australia has confirmed compliance with their Stormwater Quality Improvement Device Evaluation Protocol (SQIDEP) for three (3) of our stormwater treatment technologies – OceanGuard, StormFilter and Jellyfish. The SQIDEP verification certificate for each of these technologies is available via the Stormwater Australia website.  Each of the verification statements outline the SQIDEP approved MUSIC modelling methodology for each technology (describing approved pollution removal and treatment flow rates). Please contact us if you have any

In collaboration with Quilty Engineering Hub, Ocean Protect are excited to launch the first ‘Stormwater Fundamentals’ series in 2024 – free, ‘on-line’ sessions, focussing on the fundamentals of urban stormwater design. What is it ? Twelve (12) separate knowledge sharing sessions (at zero cost) Each of the sessions focusses on a fundamental part of urban stormwater design, with presentations, and interactive Q&A and discussions with attendees All sessions will be provided ‘on-line’ (via Zoom) ‘live’ (with recordings and training material

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple talks about enhancing the biology of bioretention systems. This video was at Bargara (east of Bundaberg in Queensland) at one of three (3) Filterra bioretention installations – to help answer the question we often get asked “what plants do we recommend for Filterra bioretention systems?”.  In short, Ocean Protect recommend a wide range of plant species are appropriate and recommended, and we typically want to maximise diversity. Table A-1 of the report A review

Tickets are now available for the Blue Solutions Summit – to be held on 20th March 2024 in Sydney, as part of the Ocean Lovers Festival. The Summit is a business, industry and science event with a focus on business collaborations with government and science to accelerate solutions for our environment, showcasing ocean aware best practice, and delivering inspiration to act for people, planet and profit. Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple will be hosting the “Ocean Plastic and Pollution” session. For

It’s been a very busy year at Ocean Protect, with our 66,000+ stormwater treatment assets and 55 team members across Australia working hard to protect our oceans and waterways. Our assets have filtered over 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools of stormwater runoff and stopped over 2,000 tonnes of pollution from entering Australia’s oceans and waterways. As always, we are very proud of the work completed by the Ocean Protect team, and thankful for the clients who support our mission.

Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple recently inspected the Filterra biofiltration systems installed at Baringa, Queensland. These systems were installed in September 2020, so were just over three years during the inspection. To find out more about Filterra biofiltration systems, please contact us.  

The City of Canterbury Bankstown has more than seventy five (75) stormwater pollution control devices which allow the City to protect their local waterways.  The City is now applying a (we think) stormwater industry first to ensure the appropriate management of these devices. Dr Andrew Thomas (Executive Officer at Cooks River Alliance, President of Stormwater NSW) said “Canterbury-Bankstown Council now has a public facing website that tracks and provides updates on their stormwater quality devices.  So, not only are they

Ocean Protect recently had our end-of-year catch-up in Sydney. It was a great opportunity for everyone to get together and celebrate another big year, and learn about the exciting innovations and initiatives that Ocean Protect will be delivering in 2024. This video shows some of the highlights of our catch-up.

Ocean Protect installed a Filterra bioretention for City of Kingston in January 2023 at Keeley Park, Clayton South, Victoria. Council originally installed a (170 m2) traditional bioretention system in 2016 to act as a combined retarding basin, however it didn’t perform as intended. The preferred solution involved constructing a smaller (51m2) Filterra System in combination with a separate flood storage basin. Ocean Protect’s Lily Doraj recently inspected the Filterra system. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would

Ocean Protect’s Harout Tcherkezian recently inspected the Filterra biofiltration systems at Warwick Farm in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. In this video, Harout discusses the resilience of Filterra bioretention systems. This Filterra system is 140 square metres in area, and was constructed in January 2018. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like to discuss further.

In this video, Ocean Protect’s Brad Dalrymple talks about the importance of vegetation diversity within bioretention systems. This video was filmed in a Filterra biofiltration system at Warwick Farm in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like to discuss further.

Ocean Protect’s Harout Tcherkezian recently inspected the Filterra biofiltration systems at Warwick Farm in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. In this video, Harout discusses some of the key features of one of these systems. This Filterra system is 140 square metres in area, and was constructed in January 2018. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like to discuss further.

Brad Dalrymple (Ocean Protect Principal Environmental Engineer) recently inspected the Filterra bioretention systems installed at the Kepnock Town Centre, near Bundaberg, Queensland. You can check out the video in the link below. To find out more about Filterra biofiltration systems, please contact us.    

Check out the photo of a recently installed Filterra bioretention system – taken by Ocean Protect’s Peter Worth at one of our projects in Burpengary, Queensland – the first ever Filterra bioretention system within the Moreton Bay Regional Council LGA. The Filterra bioretention has a filter area 24 square metres, which is over four (4) times smaller than the alternative ‘conventional’ bioretention system option (with a filter area of 100 square metres) that would have otherwise been required to achieve

Stormwater NSW and Optimal Stormwater have become the first organisations to provide ‘in principle support’ to the Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Maintenance Compliance Framework Framework.  Stormwater NSW is the pre-eminent professional urban water management association in NSW, whilst Optimal Stormwater are leaders in auditing, design, operation and construction of WSUD assets. The Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Maintenance Compliance Framework continues to be developed with guidance from the National WSUD Compliance Network. This Framework is looking to provide Australian