2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Solutions Towards Sustainable River Basins Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) NOR AZAZI ZAKARIA, Director, River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia. Email: redac01@eng.usm.my AMINUDDIN AB. GHANI, Deputy Director, REDAC, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia. Email: redac02@eng.usm.my KHAIRUL RAHMAH AYUB, Tutor, REDAC, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia. Email: redac03@eng.usm.my ROSMALIZA RAMLI, Science Officer, REDAC, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia. Email: redac05@eng.usm.my ABSTRACT Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) are the recommended techniques towards solving three major problems in Malaysia which are flash flood, water scarcity and water pollution. Practically, most of our stormwater runoff especially in urban areas is catered by conventional drainage systems that carry runoff to the downstream by rapid disposal concept. In order to manage these three major problems, SUDS provide long term solutions to urban drainage management. Sustainable drainage is a concept that includes long term environmental and social factors in decisions about drainage. It takes account of the quantity and quality of runoff, and the amenity value of surface water in the urban environment. With the particular design and right combination of SUDS techniques, the systems will operate holistically. From the aspect of quantity control, these integrated designs become as a runoff controller and flood protector by attenuation of runoff flow by implementing for example grass swale, dry detention basins, ponds and etc. Besides, it also increases infiltration and indirectly contributes to conservation of groundwater resources. From the aspect of quality, with a treatment train, it will minimize the amount of pollution entering the downstream waterways. The SUDS systems will allows sedimentation, pollutant removal, and purification process which occur in the grass swale, bio-filtration basins, ponds, wetlands and etc. Finally, for the amenity aspect, the systems will blend the landscapes and surrounding areas to be more relax, rejuvenate, leisure and environmentally friendly. In Malaysia condition, the implementation of the system is still in an early stage and we need to change our conventional thinking to balance the impact of urban drainage on flood control, quality management (pollution prevention) and amenity. Sustainable urban drainage provides a solution to this problem. Sustainable urban drainage systems offer control at source solution and we need to be conscious that the systems do not only solve the flash flood and water scarcity problems but also our water pollution problems. By implementing SUDS, Malaysia can avoid flash flood, water shortage (rainwater reuse) and water pollution in the near future. This paper will describe Malaysian experience in handling the pilot project based on Malaysian manual known as Urban Stormwater Management Manual (MSMA) which is effective on 2001. This manual has been launched by Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, which is responsible for water resources in Malaysia. Basically the manual comprises all the Best Management Practices (BMPs) and SUDS techniques based on Malaysian condition. The construction of Bio-Ecological Drainage Systems (BIOECODS) at Engineering Campus, University Sains Malaysia (USM) as a pilot project for Malaysia, which is one of the research collaboration between DID and USM was completed end of the year 2002. BIOECODS offers an exemplary model for urban stormwater management under tropical climates. BIOECODS (Figure 1) consists of three components namely ecological swales (Type A, Type B and Type C) (Figure 2), biofiltration storage (Dryponds), and Ecological ponds (Wetpond, Detention Pond, Constructed Wetland, Wading River and Recreational Pond) (Figure 3). Investigation of BIOECODS capability in order to manage stormwater runoff in the 320 acres catchments areas of the Engineering Campus has been conducted since the year 2003. This paper discusses the performance of BIOECODS recorded based on the latest data collected (Figure 4, Table 1, Table 2). On quantity and quality aspect, it has been proven that the systems can minimize changes to the hydrological characteristics of a catchments area, prevent the pollution from contaminating stormwater and promote the amenity value at USM Engineering Campus by natural mechanism such as infiltration, flow retardation, storage and purification before discharging stormwater to the downstream end which is Sungai Kerian. The results of the study indicate that BIOECODS can be a viable method for the water quantity and quality treatment of site runoff (Zakaria et. al. 2003, Ayub et al. 2005, Parkinson & Mark, 2005). Biodiversity at the site is also maintained as shown in Figure 5. 21 Rivers‘07 June 6-8, 2007, Riverside Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Bio-Retention Swale Dry Pond Ecological Swale + Subsurface Detention Wet pond Detention Pond Wetland/Wading River Recreational Pond River Kerian Figure 1 Schematic Diagram of BIOECODS Ecological Swale Type A Ecological Swale Type B Ecological Swale Type C Figure 2 Bio-Ecological Swale Type A, Type B and Type C 22 2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Solutions Towards Sustainable River Basins 1 1 WETPOND 2 2 WETPOND 3 RECREATIONAL POND WADING RIVER 4 DETENTION POND 8 6 7 6 5 WETLAND WETLAND 5 4 7 3 8 DETENTION POND WADING RIVER Figure 3 Samplings location at Wet pond, Detention Pond, Wetland and Wading River 23 Rivers‘07 June 6-8, 2007, Riverside Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Wet Pond: Flow and Rainfall Depth on 24 - 25 April 2007 Tim e (Minute) 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 0 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Water Depth (mm) Flow (l/s) 0 14 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 2400 2700 Tim e (Minute) Rainfall Inlet Outlet (a) Detention Pond: Flow and Water Depth on 24 - 25 April 2007 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 220 0 180 2 4 Flow (l/s) 140 6 100 8 60 10 20 Water Depth (mm) Tim e (m inute) 0 12 14 -20 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 Tim e (Minute) Rainfall Inlet (Wetpond) Inlet (Hostel) Outlet (b) Figure 4 Examples of Recent Results on the Applicability of the Wetpond and Detention Pond in Peak Flow Attenuation 24 2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Solutions Towards Sustainable River Basins Figure 5 Biodiversity at BIOECODS 25 Rivers‘07 June 6-8, 2007, Riverside Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Table 1 Swale: 11 July 2006 (< 3 Month ARI) Station pH DO Temp. Turbidity BOD5 TSS TP COD NH3-N (mg/L) (oC) (NTU) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) 6 23 18 2.25 0 0.4 12 0.2 GS4 7.0 GS6 7.3 7 25 19 1.69 0 0.1 2 0.2 GS7 7.1 6 24 9 0.69 0 0.2 18 0.1 GS10 9.4 6 22 11 1.47 0 0.2 46 0.1 GS9 6.9 6 21 9 1.4 0 0.2 24 0.2 GS8 6.5 6 22 20 0.28 0 0.3 18 0.6 Mean 7.4 6 23 14 1.3 0 0.2 20 0.2 Median 7.1 6 23 15 1.4 0 0.2 18 0.2 Standard Deviation 1.0 0 2 5 0.7 0 0.1 15 0.2 Class II B, WQI 6-9 5-7 - 50 3 50 - 25 0.3 Standard B, EQA 1974 5.5 - 9 - 40 - 50 100 - 100 - Table 2 Ecological Pond: 15 March 2007 (< 1 Month ARI) Station pH Temp. Turbidity BOD5 TSS COD NH3-N ( C) (NTU) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) Out. Wetland 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 25 27 28 28 29 28 29 27 56 66 47 46 22 16 35 8 5.6 3.8 11.39 11.49 2.5 11.37 0.8 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 76 19 2 2 10 19 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 Mean 6.8 28 37 6.4 0 17 0.3 Median 6.8 28 41 5.0 0 7 0.3 Standard Deviation 0.1 1 20 4.4 0 25 0.2 Class II B, WQI 6-9 - 50 3 50 25 0.3 Standard B, EQA 1974 5.5 - 9 40 - 50 100 100 - o Inlet WP Outlet WP Inlet DP Outlet DP In. Wetland High Marsh Micro Pool 2. References 1. Ayub, K.R., Mohd Sidek, L., Ainan, A., Zakaria, N.A., Ab. Ghani, A. & Abdullah, R. (2005). Storm Water Treatment Using Bio-Ecological Drainage System, International Journal River Basin Management, International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 215-221. 3. 26 Parkinson, J. & Mark, O. (2004). Urban Stormwater Management in Developing Countries. IWA Publishing, London, UK. Zakaria, N.A., Ab. Ghani, A., Abdullah, R., Mohd Sidek, L. & Ainan, A. (2003). Bio-Ecological Drainage System (BIOECODS) For Water Quantity And Quality Control, International Journal River Basin Management, International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 237-251.