Part 4 – Stormwater Drainage
4.5 Useful Documents and Standards
The designer of the stormwater system should be familiar with all of the following documents. They provide useful guides for the design procedures.
- “Procedure for Hydrological Design of Urban Storm-water Systems”. Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand.
- Hydraulic Research Paper No. 2 “Charts for the Hydraulic Design of Channels and Pipes”. Third Edition. H.M.S.O. London. 1969. Peter Ackers.
- Approved Document for NZ Building Code – Clause E1 “Surface Water”
- Auckland Council Stormwater Management Devices: Design Guidelines Manual – revision to Technical Publication 10
- Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines for Soil Disturbing Activities May 2003, Waikato Regional Council's Technical Report 2002/01
- Matamata-Piako District Council Consolidated Bylaw
- Matamata-Piako District Council Soakage Design Procedures and Guidelines (known as the MPDC Soakage Guideline).
- MPDC Infrastructure Code of Practice.
- HIRDS High Intensity Rainfall Data, available from NIWA.
- Climate Change Effects and Impacts Assessment “A Guidance Manual for Local Government in NZ – 2nd Edition” published by the Ministry for the Environment.
