PD ISO/TR 24539:2021 - Page 2

Service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems. Examples of good practices for stormwater management. | Status: Current

What is ISO/TR 24539 about?

ISO/TR 24539 provides examples of good practices in stormwater management related to ISO 24536 and information on standards and guidelines used in various countries.

Who is ISO/TR 24539 for?

ISO/TR 24539 on stormwater management is useful for:

• Municipal wastewater authorities
• Local governing authorities
• Municipal water and wastewater service providers
• Flood vulnerable properties concerned
• Relevant stakeholders
• Forestry Commissions
• Agricultural Commissions

Why should you use ISO/TR 24539?

Stormwater management is critical for preventing agricultural land erosion and flooding in populated urban or rural settings. If sanitation facilities are inundated in any situation, substantial damage and contamination of the environment can occur. This has a hefty cost and, more importantly, causes massive misery in the surrounding populations.

ISO/TR 24539 aims to enhance the resilience of communities by reducing the likelihood and severity of pluvial, fluvial and coastal flooding.

ISO/TR 24539 can assist you in:

• Effective flow control and management
• Water quality protection
• Water quantity preservation
• Protection of the built, public, and natural environments
• Water conservation and reuse
• Ecosystem health protection or enhancement
• Public health, safety, and welfare protection or enhancement
• Social values protection or enhancement and facilitation of sustainable development and climate adaptation

Thus, ISO/TR 24539 enables adoption of best industry practices for stormwater management, to avoid consequences such as loss of life, property damage, disruption of transportation and other services, and destruction of scarce freshwater resources, water ecosystems, and sanitary living conditions.