Equatica is a group of water professionals providing innovative and sustainable water management solutions in the urban environment.
We have specialist skills across the spectrum of Water Sensitive Urban Design from policy and planning through to design and implementation.
Our consulting skills are underpinned by strong philosophical and practical regard for the environment. We choose to work cooperatively with other like-minded professionals to deliver high quality outcomes in our products and services.
February 2012: Equatica is currently working with Australand on a WSUD Strategy for the next stages of the Discovery Point development. Discovery Point is a large brownfill re-development site located on the lower Cooks River (pictured) in Sydney's inner south. Equatica is working with the design team to develop a number of stormwater treatment systems to fit into the streetscapes and parklands within the development. One challenge for WSUD at this site is that there are only small areas of natural soil.
Cities of the future will support healthy and diverse ecosystems with urban water environments as places of beauty and play. The urban water cycle will be based on local catchments and the water cycle elements will be resources which can be utilised locally, reused and substituted as required. Urban waterways, wetlands and lakes will be key components of the urban water cycle. Such an approach will enhance and protect receiving environments.
View of the existing Discovery Point development across the Cooks River