NatVal 2.2: High Priority Research and Development Gaps

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Background and Relevance

Recycled water scheme validation within Australia was recognised as being slower, more complex and more costly than it needed to be. There were marked differences across jurisdictions regarding the validation required to gain regulatory approval to install and operate recycled water schemes.

AWRCE led the research project 'NatVal' to undertake five research projects to improve validation and fill the most important gaps. These are listed below:

• Robillot C, Le-Clech P, Pype ML, Sidhu J, Khan S and Monis P (2016). National Validation Framework for Water Recycling: Overview of Priority Research, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence, Brisbane Australia.
• Branch A, and Le-Clech P, (2015). National Validation Guidelines for Water Recycling: Membrane Bioreactors, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence, Brisbane Australia.
• Pype M-L, Alvarez de Eulate A, Arrigan D, Busetti F, Le-Clech P, and Gernjak W, (2015). Development of Validation Protocol for Activated Sludge Process in Water Recycling, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence, Brisbane Australia.
• Sidhu, JPS, Ahmed W, Hodgers L, Smith K, Palmer A, Wylie J, Low J, Nichols C. and Toze, S. (2015). Development of Validation Protocol for Activated Sludge Process in Water Recycling, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence, Brisbane, Australia.
• D. Roser, G. Carvajal, B. van den Akker, A. Keegan, R. Regel and S. Khan (2015). National Validation Guidelines for Water Recycling: Comprehensive Bayesian Recycled Water Validation,, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence, Brisbane, Australia
• Monis, P. (2015). National Validation Guidelines for Water Recycling: Methods for Pathogen Isolation, Culture, Detection and Enumeration, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence, Brisbane, Australia.