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MUSIC
ActiveeWater's stormwater-quality model — the WSUD assessment standard across Australian councils.
by eWater
- Pricing
- Commercial
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- Standalone
- Platform
- Windows
About MUSIC
MUSIC (Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation) models urban stormwater quantity and quality through treatment trains — wetlands, bioretention, swales, ponds, gross pollutant traps — at planning level. In Australia it is effectively mandatory: most councils specify MUSIC modelling for water-sensitive-urban-design (WSUD) compliance, and MUSIC Auditor guidelines exist to standardise submissions.
Outside Australia its role is filled by SWMM's LID modules or SUSTAIN-style tools, but for Australian development approvals MUSIC is the path of least resistance and the shared language between designer and assessor.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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