Professor Simon Beecham

We need to be more sustainable in the management of our water resources and to this end I have through my research developed tools such as the Syfon and Switch2 software programs.

The Syfon model has been used to design the siphonic roofwater harvesting systems at the Sydney Olympic Stadium and the MCG as well as the roof drainage systems at the Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok), Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and Adelaide airports. The software has also been used to design the Federation Square and Docklands developments in Melbourne and the North Stand development at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide.

The Switch2 water sensitive urban design (WSUD) software package is described in the Australian Runoff Quality (ARQ) Manual, which is published by Engineers Australia. Switch2 models total water cycle management in residential, commercial and industrial developments. The program received a highly commended award in the Excellence in Sustainability category of the 2004 Local Government Managers Association Awards.

Fellow, Engineers Australia (FIEAust)

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and Registered in the Civil Category of the National Professional Engineers Register (NPER)

Member, Stormwater Industry Association (SIA)

Member, Australian Water Association (AWA)

Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, England, 1991. Research involved numerical modelling of sewerage systems and experimental modelling of various types of sewer overflow, supervisor: Prof. Adrian Saul

BSc(Hons) (Civil Engineering), University of Manchester, England, 1986

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (GCHE), UTS, 1993

• Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM)
• Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
• Climate Variability and Climate Change Impacts on Urban Drainage Systems
• Siphonic Roofwater Harvesting and Reuse Systems
• Modelling River Systems

Journal Publications 2007 to 2009

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Kazemi, F., Beecham, S., Gibbs, J. and Clay, R. (2009), Factors Affecting Terrestrial Invertebrate Diversity in Bioretention Basins in an Australian Urban Environment, Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, Elsevier, 92, pp304–313

Pezzaniti, D., Beecham, S. and Kandasamy, J. (2009), Influence of Clogging on the Effective Life of Permeable Pavements, Journal of Water Management, Institution of Civil Engineers UK, 162(3), pp211–220

Kazemi, F., Beecham, S. and Gibbs, J. (2009), Streetscale Bioretention Basins in Melbourne and their Effect on Local Biodiversity, Journal of Ecological Engineering, Elsevier, 35, pp1454-1465

Lucke, T. and Beecham, S. (2009), Cavitation, Aeration and Negative Pressures in Siphonic Roof Drainage Systems, Journal of Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 30(2), pp103-119

Hassanli, A. M., Ebrahimizadeh, M. A. and Beecham, S. (2009), The Effects of Irrigation Methods with Effluent and Irrigation Scheduling on Water Use Efficiency and Corn Yields in an Arid Region, Journal of Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, 96, pp93-99

Hassanli, A. M., Esmaili, N. A. and Beecham, S. (2009), Evaluation of the effect of porous check dam location on fine sediment retention (a case study), Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer, 152(1), pp319-326

Beecham, S. and Chowdhury, R. (2009), Temporal Characteristics and Variability of Point Rainfall: A Statistical and Wavelet Analysis, International Journal of Climatology, Royal Meteorological Society, DOI: 10.1002/joc.1901

Lucke, T. and Beecham, S. (in press), Capacity Loss of Siphonic Roof Drainage Systems Due to Aeration, Journal of Building Research and Information, Taylor & Francis, Accepted for publication: July 2009 - Paper BR6781

Chowdhury, R. and Beecham, S. (in press), Australian Rainfall Trends and their Relation to the Southern Oscillation Index, Journal of Hydrological Processes, Wiley, Accepted for publication: September 2009 - Paper HYP-09-0033

Myers, B., Beecham, S., van Leeuwen, J. and Keegan, A. (in press), Depletion of E. coli in Permeable Pavement Mineral Aggregate Storage and Reuse Systems, Journal of Water Science and Technology, IWA, Accepted for publication: October 2009 - Paper EM09332

Piantadosi, J., Howlett, P., Bean, N. and Beecham, S. (in press), Modelling Systems of Reservoirs Using Structured Markov Chains, Journal of Water Management, Institution of Civil Engineers UK, Accepted for publication: October 2009 - Paper WATER-D-09-00053

Hassanli, A. M., Ahmadirada, S. and Beecham, S. (in press), Evaluation of the Influence of Irrigation Methods and Water Quality on Sugar Beet Yield and Water Use Efficiency, Journal of Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, Accepted for publication: October 2009 - Paper AGWAT2908

Kandasamy, J., Beecham, S. and Dunphy, J. (2008), Stormwater Sand Filters in Water Sensitive Urban Design, Journal of Water Management, Institution of Civil Engineers UK, 161(2), pp55-64

Dunphy, A., Beecham, S., Vigneswaran, S., Ngo, H.H., McLaughlan, R. and Collins, A. (2007), Development of a Confined Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) System Using Engineered Soils, Journal of Water Science and Technology, IWA, 55(4), pp211–218

Khiadani, M., Beecham, S. and Kandasamy, J. (2007), Velocity Distributions in Spatially-Varied Flow with Increasing Discharge, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 133(7), pp721-735

Beecham, S. and Myers, B. (2007), Structural and Design Aspects of Porous and Permeable Block Pavement, JAustCeramSoc, 43(1), pp74-81

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Book Chapters 2007 to 2009

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Hassanli, A. M. and Beecham, S. (2009), Criteria for Optimizing Check Dam Location and Maintenance Requirements, Chapter 2 in Garcia, C. C. and Lenzi, M. A. (2009), Check Dams, Morphological Adjustments and Erosion Control in Torrential Streams, Nova Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-60876-146-3

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Conference Publications 2007 to 2009

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Beecham, S. (2009), Water Sensitive Urban Design – Where to Now, Keynote Paper, 6th South Pacific Stormwater Conference, New Zealand Water & Wastes Association (NZWWA), Auckland, New Zealand

Qu, Y. and Beecham, S. (2009), Sizing Rainwater Tanks for Use with Siphonic Drainage Systems, 6th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference, Perth, Australia

Myers, B., van Leeuwen, J. and Beecham, S. (2009), An Experimental Study on the Long-term Water Quality Impacts of Gravel Media in Storage Underlying Permeable Pavements, 6th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference, Perth, Australia

Kazemi, F., Beecham, S. and Gibbs, J. (2009), Bioretention Swales as Multifunctional Landscapes and their Response to Australian Urban Biodiversity (Hymenoptera as Biodiversity Indicators), Second International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Bologna, Italy

Shackel, B., Beecham, S., Pezzaniti, D. and Myers, B. (2009), Experience in the Application of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Block Paving In Australia, 9th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chowdhury, R. and Beecham, S. (2009), Dry and Wet Spell Properties in Adelaide and Melbourne and their Implications for Water Sensitive Urban Design , 8th International Workshop on Precipitation in Urban Areas, IWA/IAHR, St. Moritz, Switzerland

Kamruzzaman, M., Beecham, S. and Metcalfe, A. (2009), Trends in Rainfall and Temperature in the Murray Darling Basin, 8th International Workshop on Precipitation in Urban Areas, IWA/IAHR, St. Moritz, Switzerland

Chowdhury, R. and Beecham, S. (2008), Statistical Behaviour of Adelaide's Rainfall - Is Climate Change Detectable? World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawaii, USA

Dunphy, A. and Beecham, S. (2008), Use of Concrete Additives to Improve the Quality of Storm Water Runoff from a Car Park, 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, IAHR/IWA, Edinburgh, Scotland

Dunphy, A. and Beecham, S. (2008), Protecting Groundwater Quality Using Porous Pipe and Engineered Soil Systems, 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, IAHR/IWA, Edinburgh, Scotland

Singh, G., Chanan, A., Ghetti, I. and Beecham, S. (2008), Connells Point Stormwater Improvement Project, 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, IAHR/IWA, Edinburgh, Scotland

Shackel, B., Beecham, S., Pezzaniti, D. and Myers, B. (2008), Design of Permeable Pavements for Australian Conditions, 23rd ARRB Conference, Adelaide, Australia

Kazemi, F. and Beecham, S. (2008), Strategies for Sustainable Arid Landscape Design: a Perspective from Australia, The Third National Congress on "Urban Landscape and Greenspace", Kish Island, Iran

Beecham, S. (2008), Water Sensitive Urban Design - Going Underground, Keynote Paper, Stormwater Industry Association Annual NSW and Queensland Conference, Gold Coast, Australia

Collins, A., Morison, P. and Beecham, S. (2008), Deemed to Comply Stormwater Management Requirements for Parramatta City Council, Stormwater Industry Association Annual NSW and Queensland Conference, Gold Coast, Australia

Lucke, T., Beecham, S. and Zillante, G. (2007), Rainwater Harvesting Options for Commercial Buildings Using Siphonic Roof Drainage Systems, 4th International Conference, Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, Adelaide, Australia

Kazemi, F. and Beecham, S. (2007), Water-efficient landscape planning and management in arid areas, a case study of South Australia, Australia, First National Conference on "Urban Planning and Management", Mashhad, Iran, Mashhad Municipality and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Myers, B., Sagi, I., van Leeuwen, J. and Beecham, S. (2007), Water Quality Improvement by Base Course Aggregate in a Permeable Pavement with Underlying Reservoir Structure, 5th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference, Sydney, Australia

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Civil Engineering

• urban water management
• water harvesting and reuse
• hydraulic engineering
• siphonic roof drainage