Live-tweeted from the franc.sydney conference | March 2022

Stormwater is the water that falls on roofs and roads in urban areas and flows (usually without being filtered) straight into local creeks, waterways, bays, and beaches. Every year there are conferences around the world discussing how to deal with stormwater. And more and more, about how to turn this problem into an opportunity.

In March 2022 the Stormwater NSW committee held the franc.sydney 2022 conference which our team attended. While we were there, we live-tweeted some of the talks and insights.

A key question that was being posed was ‘Is stormwater sexy?’. We think people are really asking why doesn’t this type of infrastructure and investment get more attention from the government, and from the community.

But first, stormwater…

Here is a quick overview of where stormwater sits in the whole water cycle, in the form of a series of tweets!

Stormwater is a heavy hitter

So in the context of extreme flooding, water supply options, irrigating green spaces, preventing pollution from entering creeks and beaches, and a healthier and cooler city, stormwater is a heavy hitter.

But it’s probably not that sexy. Especially as people mostly just see and think about drains and pits!

More from the franc.sydney conference

Some seriously interesting people and talks happened at the franc.sydney conference. These are some of the highlights of what we captured.