Introduction
MUSIC is the Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation, first developed by the music Development Team of the CRC for Catchment Hydrology, and now enhanced by the eWater Cooperative Research Centre.
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MUSIC is also being adapted to other environments and regions, including the UK, France, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia and others and local partners are assisting eWater with this. To adapt it to these regions, local climatic and hydrologic data is being obtained, calibration and parameterisation activities undertaken and adaptation of particular elements of the software are improved to better apply it in the local context.
Background
Many organisations, from governments to catchment management groups, have introduced initiatives to protect the aquatic environment of urban areas. Often these initiatives have focussed on point sources of pollution, such as sewage discharge and industrial effluent. Building on the success of these initiatives, organisations are now turning their attention to diffuse sources of pollution, such as urban stormwater. Indeed, stormwater runoff is recognised as a major carrier of urban pollutants.
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