Source Documents
These are the council documents used to build the WDC2 calculator. If a link is broken, the document may have moved on the council website.
Stormwater Design Guidelines + RITS
WDC2 Stormwater Information Page
Calculation Methodology
Design event: 10-year ARI (Annual Recurrence Interval)
Retention
None - detention only
Method
RITS adopted as engineering code of practice. Hierarchy: retention for reuse then soakage then infiltration then treatment/detention. Post-dev discharge must not exceed pre-dev.
Design Requirements
- 10-year ARI design event
- Hierarchy: retention then soakage then infiltration then detention
- Post-dev discharge must not exceed pre-dev discharge
- RITS adopted as engineering code of practice
- Stormwater Bylaw 2021 applies
Submission
Last verified: March 2026 - NZ Detention Tank Calculator