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Allison et al. (1998) sampled gross pollutants during storm events within an urban catchment in Coburg, which is a suburb of Melbourne. The catchment had an area of approximately 150 ha, with a mixture of land uses including, residential, commercial/residential and light industrial. The conclusions from this sampling indicated that:
As part of their study, Allison et al. (1998) collected data on the amount of gross pollutants collected during ten clean-outs of a CDS gross pollutant trap device in Melbourne. A total of 13 rainfall events occurred during the ten clean-outs of the CDS device. The device was located at the outlet to a 50 ha catchment in Coburg. As with the previous sampling, organic matter constituted the largest component of the gross pollutants collected in the CDS device.
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