Student Projects

#4047E-11 Improved measurement and detection of oxyanions in drinking and recycled water

• National Measurement Institute
• Water Corporation

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • a. Toxicology
• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis
  • d. DBPs

#4009-09 Benzotriazoles and Benzothiazoles in wastewater and drinking water sources

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • d. DBPs

#4013A Permeable pavements with underlying storage

#4013B Hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry in Myponga Reservoir

• University of Adelaide

#4013C Water use, perceptions, attitudes and values in Gosford

• University of Technology, Sydney
• NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water
• Gosford City Council

#4013D Characterisation of NOM in groundwaters

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation
• KBR

#4013E Stable isotopes for the characterisation of NOM

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation
• University of Western Australia

#4013F Portable instruments to measure pesticides in water

• RMIT University

#4013G Decision support system to maintain water quality

• University of Adelaide
• Yarra Valley Water
• United Water International Pty Ltd
• South East Water
• Sydney Water

#4013H Decomposition of triclosan from wastewater for drinking source

#4013I A universal calibration system for on-line analysis of drinking water

#4013J Characterisation and treatability of NOM in groundwaters used for drinking water

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation
• University of Western Australia

• 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology
  
  • c. Treatment technologies
• 9. Disinfection
  
  • d. DBPs
• 11. Distribution
  
  • b. System integrity

#4013L Biodegradation of triclosan in the wastewater environment

• SA Water

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • b. Removal

#4013P Effectiveness of catchment management-quantative approach

• RMIT University
• Melbourne Water

#4013Q Assessing the effectiveness of catchment management to improve drinking water quality

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation

#4013R The effect of salinity and turbidity in freshwater ecosystems

• Griffith University
• DERM (QLD)

#4013S Radioactive residues associated with water treatment, use and disposal in Australia

• Griffith University
• Queensland Health
• Queensland University of Technology

#4013T Effects of cylindrospermopsin on aspects of human reproduction

• Flinders University
• SA Water
• Australian Water Quality Centre

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • a. Toxicology

#4015 Pathogens in biosolids

• Curtin University of Technology
• CSIRO
• Water Corporation
• Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)

#4017 Assessment for pathogens and organic contaminants in biosolids

• University of Adelaide
• CSIRO

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis
  • c. Toxicity
• 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse
  
  • c. Nutrient recovery
• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • a. Chemicals
  • b. Exposure assessment

#4021-10 Maintaining disinfectant residual in distribution systems

• Curtin University of Technology

#4022-10 Effects of cylindrospermopsin on mouse stem cells

• Flinders University

#4024-10 N-nitrosamine formation in secondary wastewaters and their removal by AOP

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation
• GHD
• EAWAG

• 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology
  
  • c. Treatment technologies
• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis
  • b. Removal
  • d. DBPs
• 15. Measurement
  
  • a. Monitoring
  • b. Source characterisation

#4025-10 Optimising DAF for algae removal by bubble modification

• UNSW Sydney
• United Water International Pty Ltd
• SA Water
• Melbourne Water
• Seqwater
• Cranfield University

• 1. Microbiological (Public Health)
  
  • c. Treatment and process validation
• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • a. Control

#4026-10 Aquatic passive sampler technologies for pharmaceuticals and water pollutants

• The University of Queensland

#4029-10 Health risk assessment of pathogens in stormwater harvested for reuse

• Griffith University
• Centre for Water Sensitive Cities
• University of the Sunshine Coast

• 7. Fit for Purpose
  
  • a. Decentralised
  • f. Scheme validation
• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • d. Health impacts
  • j. Pathogens - risk assessment

#4030-10 Physico-chemical controls on growth and toxicity of Microcystis and Anabaena in water supply reservoirs

• UNSW Sydney
• Water NSW

• 1. Microbiological (Public Health)
  
  • a. Detection

#4033A Optimising flocculation of algal cells

• UNSW Sydney

• 1. Microbiological (Public Health)
  
  • c. Treatment and process validation
• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • a. Control

#4033B Acrylamide and acrylonitrile in recycled water for groundwater recharge

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation

• 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology
  
  • b. Membrane performance
• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis

#4033C Remediation of arsenic contaminated drinking water with nano-particles

• ChemCentre

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • b. Detection
• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • b. Removal
• 7. Fit for Purpose
  
  • a. Decentralised
• 10. Rural & Regional
  
  • b. Application of ADWG

#4033D Holding times for TDS and TSS in water matrices

• National Measurement Institute
• Curtin University of Technology

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis

#4033E Oxidation of saline secondary effluent

• RMIT University
• City West Water
• Melbourne Water

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • b. Removal
• 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse
  
  • a. Brine management and salinity
• 9. Disinfection
  
  • c. Use of alternative methods

#4033F Genetic markers for Cryptosporidium oocysts

• Australian Water Quality Centre

• 1. Microbiological (Public Health)
  
  • a. Detection

#4033H Novel toxic effects of Anabaena

• Australian Water Quality Centre

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • a. Toxicology
  • b. Detection
• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • a. Control
  • d. Risk Assessment

#4033I Non-invasive techniques to detect biofilms in distribution systems

• GWM Water
• SA Water

• 9. Disinfection
  
  • a. Taste & odour
  • b. Control
• 10. Rural & Regional
  
  • b. Application of ADWG

#4033J Analysis of compounds in brine solids from groundwater desalination

• Victoria University
• GWM Water
• CSIRO

• 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology
  
  • c. Treatment technologies
• 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse
  
  • a. Brine management and salinity

#4033K Peak Phosphorous and how we treat our wastewater streams

• University of Newcastle
• Hunter Water

• 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse
  
  • c. Nutrient recovery

#4034-11 PCR Markers for Cryptosporidium oocyst infectivity and genotype

• Australian Water Quality Centre
• Flinders University

• 1. Microbiological (Public Health)
  
  • a. Detection

#4035-11 Nutrient degradation in Aldinga aquifer

• SA Water
• Flinders University

• 7. Fit for Purpose
  
  • f. Scheme validation
• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • j. Pathogens - risk assessment
• 15. Measurement
  
  • a. Monitoring
  • b. Source characterisation

#4036-11 New methods for monitoring pesticides in catchments

• RMIT University
• Melbourne Water

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • b. Detection

#4037-11 Regulated and emerging disinfection by-products in drinking water: occurrence and precursor removal strategies

• Griffith University
• SEQ Water Grid Manager

• 9. Disinfection
  
  • d. DBPs

#4038-11 Impact of hazardous events on MBR treatment performance

• UNSW Sydney

• 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology
  
  • b. Membrane performance
  • c. Treatment technologies
• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis
  • b. Removal
• 7. Fit for Purpose
  
  • a. Decentralised
• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • a. Chemicals

#4039-11 Monitoring organic matter in drinking water systems using fluorescence spectroscopy

• UNSW Sydney
• Melbourne Water
• Hunter Water
• Seqwater

• 1. Microbiological (Public Health)
  
  • a. Detection
• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • b. Detection
• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • c. Detection
• 9. Disinfection
  
  • a. Taste & odour
  • d. DBPs
• 11. Distribution
  
  • a. On-line monitoring

#4040-11 Comparison and development of advanced techniques for organic matter characterisation in water and wastewater

• University of Adelaide
• Australian Water Quality Centre
• University of Western Australia

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • b. Detection
• 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology
  
  • c. Treatment technologies
• 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse
  
  • b. Soils & sediments
  • c. Nutrient recovery
• 10. Rural & Regional
  
  • a. Water security
• 15. Measurement
  
  • a. Monitoring
  • b. Source characterisation

#4041-11 Limnothrixin: Chemical characterisation of a novel cyanobacterial toxin

• University of Adelaide
• Australian Water Quality Centre
• SA Water

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • a. Toxicology
  • b. Detection
• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • c. Detection
  • d. Risk Assessment

#4043-11 Secondary impacts of water quality on health hardware in NT

• Power & Water Corporation
• Flinders University

#4047A-11 The effect of nitrogen on cylindrospermopsin production

• UNSW Sydney
• Sydney Water

• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • b. Advice
  • d. Risk Assessment

#4047B-11 Rainwater harvesting systems in arid Australia

• Centre for Appropriate Technology

• 10. Rural & Regional
  
  • a. Water security
  • c. POE/POU

#4047C-11 Pathogen release fron STP's during a flood event

• University of the Sunshine Coast
• Griffith University
• Queensland Health

• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • i. Pathogens exposure assessment
  • j. Pathogens - risk assessment

#4047D-11 Fugitive emissions from sludge lagoons

• University of Newcastle
• Hunter Water

• 8. Risk Assessment
  

#4049-11 Regulation of cylindrospermopsin production

• UNSW Sydney
• Sydney Water

• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • b. Advice
  • d. Risk Assessment

#4050-11 Characterisation of a novel toxin from Anabaena circinalis

• SA Water
• Australian Water Quality Centre
• Flinders University

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • a. Toxicology
  • b. Detection
• 3. Cyanobacteria (Reservoirs)
  
  • c. Detection
  • d. Risk Assessment

#4051-11 CSG Fraccing chemicals toxicity assessment

• Griffith University
• Queensland Health

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • a. Toxicology
  • b. Detection

#4052-11 The influence of organic matter molecular weight on DBP formation

• The University of Queensland
• Seqwater

• 9. Disinfection
  
  • d. DBPs

#4053-12 Legal barriers to wastewater management and recycling

• TasWater

• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • f. Barriers to implementation
  • g. Governance & society

#4054-12 Advanced oxidation technology for enabling reverse osmosis concentrate reuse

• RMIT University
• City West Water

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  

#4055-12 Investigation of endocrine disruption in Australian aquatic environments

• Griffith University
• Seqwater
• Sydney Water
• Melbourne Water
• Department of Water (WA)
• DERM (QLD)

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  
  • a. Analysis
  • b. Removal
  • c. Toxicity
• 8. Risk Assessment
  
  • a. Chemicals
  • b. Exposure assessment
  • e. Knowledge & communication
• 15. Measurement
  
  • a. Monitoring
  • b. Source characterisation

#4056-12 MIPs for use in FIA systems for pesticide analysis

• Melbourne Water
• RMIT University

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • b. Detection

#4057-12 Versatile, portable FIA systems for pesticide analysis

• RMIT University
• Melbourne Water

• 2. Chemicals (Public Health)
  
  • b. Detection

#4060-13 Reticulation Taste and Odour

• Goulburn Valley Water
• RMIT University

• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.3 Improve consumer perception of the quality of tap water in relation to aesthetics, including taste and odour

#4101-13 Role of wastewater derived organic matter for the fate and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials

• The University of Queensland
• National Measurement Institute

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.3 Quantify the water quality and health risks associated arising from the increased use of nanoparticles

#4102-13 Rapid tools for Cryptosporidium infectivity assessment and species identification

• SA Water
• Flinders University

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses
  • P. 1.2 Develop tools to identify and track microbial sources of contamination to increase understanding and prioritise risk management
  • P. 1.6 Identify and assess the water quality risks from extreme events
• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.1 Investigate novel methods for detection of specific pathogens of concern
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • P. 3.1 Develop cost-effective validation protocols for recycled water schemes
  • P. 3.2 Understand and quantify the treatment benefits of water storages
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  

#4103-16 Detection of radionuclides from radiation medical treatments within South Australia's wastewater

• EPA (SA)
• Flinders University
• SA Water

• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 2 Provide robust and relevant scientific evidence to support the ongoing review and development of Australian water guidelines

#4104-14 Olfactory GC analysis of taste and odour compounds

• UNSW Sydney
• GWM Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.2 Develop tools to identify and track microbial sources of contamination to increase understanding and prioritise risk management
  • P. 1.3 Analyse the water quality and health risks associated with Cyanobacteria
• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • C. 2.1 Examine and refine reliable and cost effective analytical techniques (including bioassays) to measure chemical contaminants

#4105-14 Nutrient sources of Tilligerry Creek estuary, NSW, using stable isotope analysis

• University of Newcastle
• Hunter Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.2 Develop tools to identify and track microbial sources of contamination to increase understanding and prioritise risk management
  • C. 1.2 Identify the water quality and health risks associated with decentralised treatment systems, including rainwater tanks

#4106-14 Nutrient sources of Tilligerry Creek estuary, NSW, using stable isotope analysis

• University of Newcastle
• Hunter Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.2 Develop tools to identify and track microbial sources of contamination to increase understanding and prioritise risk management
  • C. 1.2 Identify the water quality and health risks associated with decentralised treatment systems, including rainwater tanks

#4107-15 Characterising hydrophobic soils

• ChemCentre
• Murdoch University

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.6 Identify and assess the water quality risks from extreme events
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.1 Develop and implement cost effective, simple to operate solutions, including decentralised systems, for water quality management in urban, regional and remote locations

#4108-15 Dominant nutrient sources of intertidal ecosystems using stable isotopes of Carbon (12C:13C) and Nitrogen (14N:15N)

• University of Newcastle
• Hunter Water

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.6 Investigate remote sensing and smart monitoring approaches to water quality management
  • C. 2.4 Develop robust metrology approaches to increase confidence in water quality monitoring data

#4109-15 Investigating bioaccumulation of chemical pollutants adsorbed to Microplastics in the terrestrial environment

• RMIT University

#4110-17 Delineating the effects of recycled wastewater in estuarine systems

• University of Newcastle
• Hunter Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses
  • P. 1.5 Identify and manage risks from waste stream disposal, including biosolids
• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • C. 2.1 Examine and refine reliable and cost effective analytical techniques (including bioassays) to measure chemical contaminants

#4111-17 Smart monitoring for microbial risk assessment

• SA Water
• Flinders University

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.1 Investigate novel methods for detection of specific pathogens of concern

#4113 Modelling pathogen health risks associated with stormwater reuse

• Seqwater
• Griffith University

#4301-19 Emerging vector-borne pathogens in Melbourne

• Melbourne Water
• University of Melbourne

#4501-14 The implementation of dry stacking operating methods in wastewater treatment evaporation pans

• University of Melbourne
• Melbourne Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.5 Develop a comprehensive understanding of the formation of disinfection by-products and their occurrence in water supplies to inform risk assessment

#4502-13 Chloramine speciation in drinking waters: impacts on disinfection by-product formation

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.5 Develop a comprehensive understanding of the formation of disinfection by-products and their occurrence in water supplies to inform risk assessment
• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • C. 2.1 Examine and refine reliable and cost effective analytical techniques (including bioassays) to measure chemical contaminants
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.4 Assess the levels of required water disinfection to minimise the formation of DBPs
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 1 Support the Australian water utilities in the public health risk management of water supplies
  • 4. 2 Provide robust and relevant scientific evidence to support the ongoing review and development of Australian water guidelines

#4503-13 Reducing the risk of spontaneous combustion of stockpiles of biosolids

• Victoria University
• Melbourne Water

• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 1 Support the Australian water utilities in the public health risk management of water supplies
  • 4. 4 Review and assess appropriate communication channels and pathways for the successful translation of science into practice

#4504-13 Informing infrastructure planning processes for Integrated Urban Water Management projects

• RMIT University
• Melbourne Water

• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • P. 3.4 Create decision support tools to achieve cost-effective public health management of water quality

#4505-14 Improving modelling and prediction of removal of micropollutants during wastewater treatment

• RMIT University
• UNSW Sydney
• Melbourne Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.1 Investigate the potential health risks associated with blended water sources for human consumption
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses

#4506-14 Passive sampling for chlorinated organophosphorus flame retardants in Australian surface waters

• RMIT University

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses

#4507-14 Optimising algal floc structure for more efficient separation

• UNSW Sydney

• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.2 Optimise algal toxin removal in drinking water supplies

#4508-14 Particle protection of pathogens from disinfection

• SA Water
• Melbourne Water
• Flinders University

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses

#4509-14 Use of MT-PCR in an operational environment to assess the toxicity of algal blooms in Victorian waters

• University of Melbourne
• Melbourne Water

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.4 Improve methods for rapid detection and management of Cyanobacteria

#4510-15 DBP's: Significance of Phytoplankton in formation and speciation

• University of Adelaide
• SA Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.3 Analyse the water quality and health risks associated with Cyanobacteria

#4512-15 Oxidation treatment for antibiotics and ARG's removal

• Curtin University of Technology
• Water Corporation

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.5 Develop a comprehensive understanding of the formation of disinfection by-products and their occurrence in water supplies to inform risk assessment
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.4 Assess the levels of required water disinfection to minimise the formation of DBPs
  • C. 3.5 Develop water treatment improvements that minimise chemical contaminants, including manganese, bromate, bromide and other problematic chemicals
  • P. 3.3 Quantify the cost savings and public health benefits of treatment processes
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 3 Implement an accepted National Validation Framework for water recycling schemes
  • 4. 8 Assess and provide scientific evidence on the safety of alternative sources of drinking water

#4513-15 Role of DOM photosensitization in the photolysis of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant genes

• Curtin University of Technology
• ChemCentre

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.2 Identify the water quality and health risks associated with decentralised treatment systems, including rainwater tanks
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses
  • P. 1.5 Identify and manage risks from waste stream disposal, including biosolids
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.1 Develop and implement cost effective, simple to operate solutions, including decentralised systems, for water quality management in urban, regional and remote locations
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 1 Support the Australian water utilities in the public health risk management of water supplies
  • 4. 3 Implement an accepted National Validation Framework for water recycling schemes

#4515-15 Optimising anaerobic lagoons for improved energy production from waste

• Melbourne Water
• The University of Queensland
• University of Melbourne

• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.1 Develop and implement cost effective, simple to operate solutions, including decentralised systems, for water quality management in urban, regional and remote locations

#4516-15 Fluorescence characterisation of cyanobacteria

• UNSW Sydney

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.4 Improve methods for rapid detection and management of Cyanobacteria
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.2 Optimise algal toxin removal in drinking water supplies

#4517-15 Evaluating the use of microbial source-tracking markers in QMRA

• Griffith University
• Healthy Waterways
• Seqwater
• CSIRO

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.2 Develop tools to identify and track microbial sources of contamination to increase understanding and prioritise risk management
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 2 Provide robust and relevant scientific evidence to support the ongoing review and development of Australian water guidelines

#4518-15 Distributed water in swimming pools: minimising health risks

• Curtin University of Technology
• ChemCentre

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • C. 1.5 Develop a comprehensive understanding of the formation of disinfection by-products and their occurrence in water supplies to inform risk assessment
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.4 Assess the levels of required water disinfection to minimise the formation of DBPs
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 1 Support the Australian water utilities in the public health risk management of water supplies

#4519-15 Detection of enteric viruses in environmental matrices

• UNSW Sydney
• Melbourne Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.1 Assess the risks associated with the implementation of alternative water sources, including stormwater, for targeted uses
  • P. 1.2 Develop tools to identify and track microbial sources of contamination to increase understanding and prioritise risk management
• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.1 Investigate novel methods for detection of specific pathogens of concern
  • P. 2.5 Investigate the use of appropriate pathogen surrogates for cost effective and rapid water quality assessment
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.1 Develop and implement cost effective, simple to operate solutions, including decentralised systems, for water quality management in urban, regional and remote locations
  • C. 3.3 Improve consumer perception of the quality of tap water in relation to aesthetics, including taste and odour
• B4. Facilitate Knowledge Adoption & Long-Term Community Impact
  
  • 4. 1 Support the Australian water utilities in the public health risk management of water supplies
  • 4. 4 Review and assess appropriate communication channels and pathways for the successful translation of science into practice

#4520-17 Metabolomics applications to advance pathogen detection and viability assessment in water

• CSIRO
• Swinburne University of Technology

#4521-16 Development and evaluation of molecular techniques for monitoring aquatic macroinvertebrates in freshwater systems

• Melbourne Water
• University of Melbourne

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • C. 2.4 Develop robust metrology approaches to increase confidence in water quality monitoring data

#4522-16 Optimisation of granular sludge for energy efficient wastewater treatment and reuse

• UNSW Sydney
• SA Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.5 Identify and manage risks from waste stream disposal, including biosolids

#4523-16 Optimising coagulant and PAC dose control during cyanobacteria blooms

• UNSW Sydney

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  

#4524-16 Design of water systems under climate uncertainty

• SA Water
• University of Adelaide

• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • P. 3.4 Create decision support tools to achieve cost-effective public health management of water quality

#4525-16 Assessing the impact of wastewater-derived PFCs on aquatic ecosystems

• RMIT University
• University of Melbourne
• Melbourne Water

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.5 Identify and manage risks from waste stream disposal, including biosolids

#4526-17 Microcystis blooms - insights from genomics and metagenomics

• University of Newcastle
• University of Melbourne
• Melbourne Water

• B2. Develop Water Quality Monitoring Tools & Processes
  
  • P. 2.4 Improve methods for rapid detection and management of Cyanobacteria

#4527-17 Fate, behaviour and ecological impact of biosolids derived fluorinated surfactants

• Melbourne Water
• RMIT University

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.5 Identify and manage risks from waste stream disposal, including biosolids

#4529-17 Removal of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in wastewater treatment

• Water Corporation
• Curtin University of Technology

• 5. Chemical Contaminants
  

#4530-17 Diversity profiling of Australian animal and humans as a form of microbial source tracking

• Seqwater
• University of the Sunshine Coast

#4531-17 High rate treatment of wastewater with immobilised algae

• South East Water
• Goulburn Valley Water
• RMIT University

• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • C. 3.1 Develop and implement cost effective, simple to operate solutions, including decentralised systems, for water quality management in urban, regional and remote locations

#4532-17 An optimal asset renewal decision support model

• SA Water
• University of Adelaide

• B1. Characterise & Evaluate Water Quality Public Health Risk Scenarios
  
  • P. 1.7 Identify and assess the water quality risks from asset damage, including pipe bursts and backflows
• B3. Improve Business Operations
  
  • P. 3.4 Create decision support tools to achieve cost-effective public health management of water quality

#4533-17 Understanding the biofilm ecology of Legionella in drinking water distribution systems

• The University of Queensland

#4534-17 Implementation of WSUD approaches to manage stormwater quality & quantity in existing developments

• Melbourne Water
• Victoria University

#4535-17 Monochloramine management toolbox

• SA Water
• University of South Australia

#4536-18 NOM monitoring and characterisation in the Nepean

• UNSW Sydney
• Sydney Water
• Water NSW

#4537-18 Environmental fate & ecological impact of surface water derived PFAS substances

• Melbourne Water
• University of Melbourne
• RMIT University

#4539-19 Investigating community attitudes to alternative water sources

• Barwon Water
• Deakin University

#4540-19 Beneficial reuse of sludge from water treatment processes

• Barwon Water
• Deakin University

#4542-18 Mitigating methane emissions from sludge drying lagoons

• SA Water
• Melbourne Water
• Hunter Water
• The University of Queensland

#4543-18 Treatment strategies to remove microplastics from whole of water supply cycle

• Water Corporation
• University of Newcastle

#4544-19 Assessing granular activated carbon capacity for algal T & O removal

• UNSW Sydney
• Melbourne Water

#4547-20 Sewage treatment fugitive carbon footprint reduction

• Icon Water
• The University of Queensland

#4945-19 Remediation of PFAS in biosolids

• RMIT University
• University of Newcastle
• South East Water
• Melbourne Water
• Hunter Water