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| = Background = | | = Background = |
| * Carlingford Park Wetlands (also know as Gillwell Park) was designed in 2008 and constructed in 2009.
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| * The wetlands include:
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| ** two Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs) on the east and the west of the park.
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| ** The East GPT is connected to 11 Ha of urban catchment with an annual runoff volume of 52 ML
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| ** The West GPT is connected to 9.2 Ha of urban catchment with an annual runoff volume of 43 ML
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| * Each GPT feeds into sedimentation ponds and then into a 2000 m2 circular raingarden.
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| * In higher rainfall events stormwater overtops the raingarden and cascades into the lake.
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| * The output of the raingarden and lake is to a Melbourne Water stormwater pipe that travels south.
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| * Both the raingarden and the lake are attractive water features.
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| * The raingarden has frogs and birds such as the New Holland Honeyeater.
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| * The lake has aquatic birds such as Pacific Black ducks and Wood ducks.
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| * In recent years due to public feeding there were as many as 300 ducks at the lake.
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| * Signs installed have helped to reduce the number of ducks present, to approximately 20-30 ducks.
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| * The site is due for a major upgrade.
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| = Plans =
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