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Webinar: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for Prioritisation of Emerging Contaminant Research Needs
November 28, 2018
The Water Research Foundation is hosting a free webinar on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for Prioritisation of Emerging Contaminant Research Needs.
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Vale Ross Young
November 27, 2018
Water Research Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Ross Young.
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Save the date: Prioritisation of Contaminants by Prof Stuart Khan
November 8, 2018
Upcoming project workshop with Prof Stuart Khan.
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Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC) updates
November 8, 2018
GWRC has released three new reports.
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Introducing WaterRA's Value of Research Project
November 7, 2018
Do you know what the value of research is to your organisation?
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Kick-start your career through a WaterRA PhD project
November 6, 2018
The Australian water industry, through Water Research Australia (WaterRA), provides postgraduate support for research projects on industry issues. These projects offer a great opportunity for students to gain exposure to an industry committed to...
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WaterRA holds successful AGM & WiSE event
November 5, 2018
Water Research Australia held its AGM on October 31st, 2018, which for the first time was followed by an interactive Water Industry Subject Expert (WiSE) event.
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WaterRA Board Industry Director Election results
October 8, 2018
The two Industry Directors vacancies have now been filled.
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Extension: NEXT WATER Call for Abstracts
October 2, 2018
This is your opportunity to present at a premier research for industry event: NEXT WATER.
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Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop 2018 - Registration open - Program now available!
September 12, 2018
The 6th Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop will be held at the UNSW Kensington Campus, Sydney, on 25-26 September 2018. The Program for the workshop has now been released, the workshop will explore the latest findings in...
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2019 Research & Innovation Conference | SAVE THE DATE
August 16, 2018
It's official, our 2019 Research & Innovation Conference will be held on the 12th and 13th February 2019 at the MCG!
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Our 2018 AGM and WISE Event
July 31, 2018
Join us at Water Research Australia's 2018 AGM and first WISE (Water Industry Subject Expert) event on the 31st October 2018 in Brisbane.
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Water Quality Impacts from Extreme Events presented at AWA FNQ Conference
July 31, 2018
Are you prepared for Extreme Events?
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Welcome new member Cairns Regional Council
July 31, 2018
Cairns Regional Council has joined WaterRA!
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Projects Seeking Funding
July 31, 2018
We have a large number of projects coming in that can provide huge benefits / great insights for your organisation in the areas of: Sewage treatment systems, screening of wastewater, smart sludge pumping, management of microbial risk,...
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Shape the Future of WaterVal
July 9, 2018
You are invited to join us at Water Research Australia's Shape the Future of WaterVal discussion
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WaterRA students abroad
June 29, 2018
As part of a WaterRA PhD scholarship, students receive support for overseas travel - to attend a conference or visit a laboratory of relevance to their project. Cameron McPhail has sent us this report on his recent trip.
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Water Research Foundation (WRF) seeking proposals
June 27, 2018
WRF is accepting Subscriber Priority Pre-Proposals. The WRF Subscriber Priority Program is designed to encourage collaboration with subscribers on research projects.
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Assessment and Management of Aesthetic and Health Risks Associated with Cyanobacteria
June 27, 2018
AWARD WINNING PAPER | Dr Kelly Newton (SA Water) and Claire McInnes (Water Research Australia) presented the results of "Assessment and Management of Aesthetic and Health Risks Associated with Cyanobacteria" at the 2018 Water Industry Operators...
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Smart Metering Workshop Update
June 21, 2018
On 14th June employees from water utilities from across Australia gathered to explore new applications of smart and digital metering data to support customer satisfaction and well-being.
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Assessing, understanding and influencing customer perceptions of water quality - final report
June 19, 2018
The research report for this project is now available to WaterRA Members.
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Final Report - Comprehensive Analysis of Alternative Water Supply Projects Compared to Direct Potable Reuse
June 19, 2018
Are you interested in comparing the costs and benefits of DPR with other Water Supply Options (WSO)? New Cost-Benefit Tool 'WaterSET' Available to WaterRA Members
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Representative sought for Water Microbiology Standards Committee - RSVP by 15/06/2018
June 5, 2018
WaterRA has had a representative on the Australian Standards Committee FT20 Water Microbiology since 2015. This representative has recently stepped down, and we are inviting expressions of interest from our industry, research or general member...
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Waterlution - Water Innovation Lab Australia 2018
May 31, 2018
Systems thinking, respecting the Yarra and home waters, and the future of water stewardship.
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PFAS International Workshop
May 29, 2018
WaterRA, in collaboration with the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and the Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC), is holding a workshop on PFAS in the water sector at Singapore Water Week (8-12 July 2018).
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Workshops update
May 25, 2018
Current list of workshops open and update on workshops completed
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Request for Funding - May '18
May 25, 2018
Projects currently seeking funding are listed below
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WaterRA student reports from IWA YWP 2018
May 24, 2018
The theme of the 2018 YWP conference was Connect, Collaborate, Accelerate. We asked WaterRA students who attended what they gained from being there. Most agreed that highlights were the tours of the MCG’s recycled water facility and Yarra Valley...
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Water Reuse Course in Singapore - 2-6 July 2018
May 22, 2018
The Singapore Water Academy is running a five day Water Reuse Course as part of its flagship program - the Singapore Water Management series.
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Comment invited on water microbiology standards updates
May 22, 2018
Standards Australia has recently released three updated standards for water microbiology for public comment.
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Cryptosporidium surrogates final report published
May 17, 2018
Spores, turbidity, and potentially UVA, have been identified as the most promising surrogates for the validation of conventional dual media filters for Cryptosporidium oocyst removal.
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National award for Sarah at Ozwater18
May 10, 2018
Congratulations to WaterRA student Sarah Aucote, who was awarded the AWA's National Student Water Prize at the Ozwater Gala Dinner in Brisbane last night.
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Queensland Health joins WaterRA
May 10, 2018
We are delighted to advise that Queensland Health is the newest Member of WaterRA.
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BOM Water Quality Information Survey
May 10, 2018
The Bureau of Meteorology is keen to get user feedback about water quality data and information in relation to rivers, streams, groundwater, storages and estuaries, and its importance to your work.
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WaterRA welcomes newest Member, Federation University
May 3, 2018
Federation University Australia (FedUni) is one of the nation's leading regional universities, with a strong tradition of education and training delivery spanning more than 145 years. FedUni was the nation's first regional, multi-sector university...
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ADWG rolling revision - public consultation on HBTs open until 29 June
May 1, 2018
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2011) is revised regularly to ensure it provides the latest scientific evidence on good quality drinking water. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is seeking public comment on a draft...
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Are you considering re-using stormwater - our CHASM tool may be of use
April 30, 2018
Seqwater and property developer Stockland used our CHASM tool to assist in identifying potential hazards of harvesting stormwater at the Sunshine Coast.
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Final Report - WaterRA 1050 Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Chanage on Reservoir Water Quality
April 30, 2018
Impacts of future climate change on water quality in drinking water reservoirs was modelled in three climatic zones.
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Are you going to OzWater?
April 27, 2018
Are you going to be at Ozwater this May? WaterRA is facilitating a panel session on "Emerging Contaminants and Pollutants of Interest for the Australian Water Industry" and we invite interested conference-goers to attend!
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Health Stream # 89 out now
April 24, 2018
Did you miss the email alert for Health Stream (April 2018) last week? Issue # 89 is now available...
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Workshops coming up
April 24, 2018
The WaterRA team has been busy scheduling a series of interactive workshops for you in May and June - anything here of interest to your organisation?
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Projects Seeking Funding
April 24, 2018
Do you have some research funds left in the budget? If so have a look at our projects currently seeking funding...
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Water Research Foundation RFPs announced
April 20, 2018
The Water Research Foundation has announced Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for eight new research projects funded under the Focus Area Research Program and two for projects under the Emerging Opportunities Research Program are also available.
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Meet WaterRA team member Deepika Jaduram
April 19, 2018
We are delighted to welcome Deepika to WaterRA, in the new role of Research Adoption Manager.
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WaterRA welcomes Marketing and Engagement Manager Mark Andersson
March 29, 2018
Mark brings to WaterRA some very welcome skills and experience in strategic marketing and engagement.
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CEO's Update
March 27, 2018
WaterRA is growing its capability, scaling new heights and celebrating success!
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Water Treatment Plant audit procedures for algal blooms
March 27, 2018
A new WaterRA document will enable water treatment plant operators to assess and quantify the effectiveness of each step in their plant's treatment train during a cyanobacteria challenge.
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RFP Value of Operator Competency awarded
March 27, 2018
WaterQPlus has been awarded the project "Value of Operator Competency"
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WaterRA at OzWater
March 27, 2018
Are you going to be at Ozwater this May? WaterRA is facilitating a panel session on "Emerging Contaminants and Pollutants of Interest for the Australian Water Industry" and we invite interested conference-goers to attend!
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Recreation in Catchments; what do we know already?
March 23, 2018
Do you give a dam? Following the change of political party at the state election in March this year, we will see reservoirs across the nation being opened for recreational activities in a bid to boost tourism numbers in regional towns.
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Watch the Havelock North Inquiry Seminars
March 15, 2018
Water New Zealand presented 17 seminars involving over 800 people on the Outcomes of the Government Inquiry into Havelock North Drinking Water.
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Taking a global approach to understanding antibiotic resistance in the water cycle
March 5, 2018
All over the world, multi-drug resistant bacterial infections are becoming increasingly common and progressively more difficult to treat. The social and economic implications of this escalating problem are so severe that the World Health...
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Feb 2018 CoI and Project development progress
February 26, 2018
WaterRA currently has several project ideas in development covering PFAS, Catchments, CARP and more!
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CEO's update - February 2018
February 23, 2018
This update comes hot on the heels of the February Members Meeting in Adelaide!
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New report provides framework for preventing contamination during pipe repair
February 23, 2018
Project 1091 - the Pipe Breaks project is a bit special to us because it was the first project to result from a Problem Definition mini-workshop, conducted in the public gaze of the 2015 Research Symposium.
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Water Industry Alliance Smart Water Summit - 22-23 March 2018
February 21, 2018
How can the water sector rise to the challenge of building flexible and resilient water systems that adapt to changes in water demand?
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Call for Abstracts - 6th Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop
February 20, 2018
Abstracts for this workshop are now invited for this biennial workshop!
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WaterRA Business Manager on deck
February 19, 2018
We'd like to introduce our new Business Manager, Michelle Pfitzner.
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Saving Nemo report now published!
February 14, 2018
Ethical and cost effective alternatives for direct toxicity assessments - affectionately known as Saving Nemo - is now finished and on the website for members to access.
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Adelaide Seminar alert - Prof Patrick Reed, Cornell University - Friday 23rd February
February 7, 2018
The title of Prof Reed's talk is: "Reducing regional water supply vulnerabilities and multi-city robustness conflicts when confronting a deeply uncertain future"
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Health Stream issue 88
February 1, 2018
If you were on leave at the end of December you might have missed an email telling you that issue 88 of Health Stream had been published.
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January 2018 CoI and Funding update
January 31, 2018
Here is the monthly update on status of and progress on project proposals and requests for funding
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CEO's Update
January 31, 2018
With January already at an end, WaterRA is gearing up for a busy year in which we will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary with a special event in October – so watch this space for more details over the coming months!
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New Water Research Foundation report on communicating about cyanotoxins (#4697)
January 29, 2018
A new project, Development of a Risk Communication Tool Kit for Cyanotoxins, provides templates and tools for utilities, regulatory agencies, and water professionals to better communicate about the risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking...
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New: Final report for project 2043
January 19, 2018
The final report for the project "Development of a risk-based framework for wastewater treatment plant discharges" is now available to members.
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New: Final Report for project 1078
January 19, 2018
Project 1078 - Assessment and management of aesthetic and health risks associated with cyanobacteria - is now available to Members and project partners
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Introducing new Associate Members
January 18, 2018
We have two new Associate members! Environmental Engineering International Pty Ltd and WaterQPlus Pty Ltd have recently joined WaterRA
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Two Aussies in top 25 World Water Leaders
January 12, 2018
Congratulations to Sue Murphy and Adam Lovell who were both named in the Top 25 Global Water Leaders by Water and Wastewater International
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New report from US on Groundwater and PFAS
January 5, 2018
This US National Groundwater Association document was produced over 12 months by 36 volunteers, and in eight parts, explores these potentially hazardous, and widely discussed, compounds in groundwater and soil.
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Director Elections are underway!
September 4, 2018
The recent call for nominations to the two Industry Director positions becoming vacant in October 2018 closed on Thursday 30 August
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Nominations invited for Board Directors
August 16, 2018
At this year's WaterRA AGM on 31st October, two new Board Directors will be appointed. Nominations are now sought to fill these vacancies which are for Industry Directors.
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International PFAS Workshop | Singapore Water Week
July 31, 2018
The Global Water Research Coalition in partnership with the Water Services Association of Australia and WaterRA held an International workshop on PFAS chemicals in the water industry on July 8.
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Exciting employment opportunity at WaterRA
July 19, 2018
This position is now closed Water Research Australia is seeking a Communcations Professional to join the team
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