Permaculture & Regenerative Earthworks: Applied Hydrology 101
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Combining permaculture design with scientific environmental engineering.
Join this 5-day intensive classroom and field strategy course. Learn to execute permaculture earthworks with civil engineering precision—covering catchment hydrology, GIS mapping, dam/swale geometry, soil mechanics, and heavy machine execution.
Most landscape earthworks fail because they rely on guesswork. Leave this intensive with the exact mathematical, spatial, and field tools needed to build resilient landscapes that last generations.
The Unique Difference: Precision Spillway Sizing Made Simple
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Inclusions: Full 5-day tuition, on-site dorm accommodation (Mon-Thu), and all meals provided. (Note: Special dietary requirements cannot be catered for).
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Logistics: 5-Day Intensive (Mon–Fri) in Woodford, QLD.
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Terms: All deposits are strictly non-refundable. Full payment must be completed prior to the course start date.
Product Description
Master Landscape Hydrology with Engineering Certainty
Most landscape earthworks fail because they rely on guesswork rather than hydrology. Getting water management wrong leads to blown-out budgets, failed dams, severe soil erosion, and lost water-holding capacity.
Permaculture & Regenerative Earthworks: Applied Hydrology 101 gives you the complete framework to plan, design, and execute large-scale landscape water systems with scientific certainty.
Taught by Danial Lawton (M.Env.Eng), this 5-day intensive course merges over 25 years of hands-on permaculture earthworks experience with Master’s-level civil engineering. Whether you are drought-proofing your property, designing broadacre systems, or operating machinery professionally, you will leave with the exact mathematical, spatial, and field tools needed to build resilient landscapes that last generations.
The Unique Difference: Precision Spillway Sizing Made Simple
Traditional permaculture courses teach you how to calculate catchment runoff—how much water falls on the land. Where almost all courses stop short is calculating actual spillway geometry. Students are usually left with rough “rules of thumb” like “make it a few meters wide and level.”
Undersized spillways are the #1 reason dams overtop, wash out, and fail during 1-in-100-year rain events.
In this course, you will learn Danial Lawton’s unique passive spillway calculation method—a simple, elegant framework that turns complex civil engineering hydraulics into a fast, 3-step field calculation:
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Easily Calculate Spillway Width & Length: Determine the exact cross-sectional opening your site requires to discharge floodwaters safely.
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Passive Velocity Control: Design channels anchored to a passive water velocity, ensuring overflow glides smoothly over grass without stripping topsoil or cutting back into the dam wall.
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Freeboard Precision: Calculate minimum dam wall safety margins above the high-water line with absolute mathematical confidence.
What You Will Master
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Dam, Swale & Spillway Geometry: Master keyway compaction depths, batter ratios, pipe crossings, and level-sill spillways that handle major overflow safely.
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Catchment Hydrology & Peak Flow Calculations: Calculate exact water run-off volumes, catchment yields, and spillway capacities for extreme rain events.
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GIS & Topographical Mapping: Read spatial data, evaluate land slopes, and identify hidden hydrological risks before committing capital.
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Soil Mechanics for Operators: Test clay cohesion, soil texture, and seepage risks directly at the excavation face.
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Project Costing & Contractor Management: Accurately estimate cubic meters of soil moved, machine hours, fuel burn, and workflow scheduling.
Course Logistics & Inclusions
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Duration: 5 Days (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM).
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Location: Woodford, QLD (The exact private site address is provided upon booking).
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Accommodation: On-site dorm accommodation is included for Monday through Thursday nights (Check-out Friday afternoon). Note: Interstate/international students will need to arrange their own Sunday night lodging prior to the course in nearby Woodford, Maleny, or Brisbane.
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Catering: Fully catered—all meals, snacks, and tea/coffee included. (Sorry, no special dietary requirements can be catered for).
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Class Size: Strictly limited to ensure a high-ratio of individual instruction and site analysis support.
Who Should Attend?
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Landholders & Farmers: Property owners wanting to drought-proof their land, store millions of liters of water, and prevent soil erosion.
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Earthmoving Contractors: Operators looking to offer high-ticket, engineered water management and regenerative site design to clients.
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Permaculture Designers & Consultants: Practitioners wanting to back up their site designs with formal hydrology calculations and GIS accuracy.
Grant & Funding Eligibility
Primary producers, graziers, and landholders in South East Queensland may be eligible to claim or subsidize this course through state and local programs:
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QRIDA Farm Business Resilience Program: Claimable training expense under formal property management planning.
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Council & Landcare Subsidies: Select places may be co-funded through local catchment management initiatives.
Get to know Danial HERE
Yes, if the deposit option is available at checkout, you can secure your seat with a partial payment. However, please note that all deposits are strictly non-refundable, and your remaining balance must be paid in full prior to the start date of the course.
Yes. While we provide full catering (standard meals, snacks, and tea/coffee) for all students, we do not have the kitchen capacity to safely manage strict allergies, vegan, or highly specific dietary requirements. If you have strict dietary needs, you are welcome to bring your own pre-prepared meals.
No. While this course covers advanced engineering concepts, the curriculum is designed to take complex mathematics and break them down into practical, easy-to-understand field applications. Whether you are an experienced contractor or a beginner landholder, you will be able to follow the step-by-step frameworks.
