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#1001 Guidelines for Water Supply in Remote Communities

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • National Water Commission
  • SA Department of Health
  • Department of Health (NSW)
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Status: Completed
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#1002 Drinking Water Risk Management Manual

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations

Status: Completed
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#1007 Methods for Measuring Toxins in Finished Waters

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
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Status: Completed
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#1008 Optimal Water Quality to Minimise Distribution System Problems

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Orica Watercare
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Delft University of Technology
  • DCM Process Control
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Status: Completed
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#1011 Health effects of Drinking Water from Rainwater Tanks

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Monash University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • SA Department of Health
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Status: Completed
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#1031 Ultrasound for Control of Cyanobacteria

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • University of Adelaide
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Melbourne Water
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Australian Research Council
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Status: Completed
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#1038 NDMA in Australian drinking waters

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • UNSW Sydney
  • University of Alberta, Canada
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Status: Completed
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#1043 A rapid, reliable and effective tool for assessing toxic 'algal' blooms in Vic water supplies - MT-PCR

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Gippsland Water
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Southern Rural Water
  • Western Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Murray Water
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
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Status: Completed
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#1044 Investigation into the cause of low recovery of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • GHD Pty Ltd
  • Seqwater
  • Sydney Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water NSW
  • ALS Global
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Status: Completed
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#1049 Water Footprinting in the urban water management sector

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Global Water Research Coalition

Status: Completed

#1050 International Climate Change Project

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • University of Adelaide
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Taiwan Water Corporation
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Status: Completed
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#1059 Benthic cyanobacteria project

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • University of Adelaide
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Water NSW
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Status: Completed
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#1066 On-line monitoring of cyanobacteria

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • NSW Office of Water
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water NSW
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: In Progress
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#1068 Risk management of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in animals in Australian catchments.

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Murdoch University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Water NSW
  • Seqwater
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Status: In Development
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#1069 Point of Extraction Groundwater Treatment for Drinking Water Supply

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Origin Water International - China
  • Tsingua University
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#1071 Bayesian Risk Assessment tool for extreme weather events

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Water NSW
  • Queensland University of Technology
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Status: Completed
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#1074 GPG to the Operation of Drinking Water Systems for the Management of Microbial Risk Update

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Water Services Association of Australia

Status: Completed
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#1076 Assessing, understanding and influencing customer perceptions of water quality

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • The University of Queensland
  • Griffith University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Western Water
  • Seqwater
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Status: Completed
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#1078 Tools for assessment and management of aesthetic and health risks associated with cyanobacteria

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
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Status: Completed
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#1079 Protozoan mimics: Cryptosporidium surrogates for validation of GMF

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • RMIT University
  • AECOM
  • Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
  • Seqwater
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • TasWater
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#1090 Investigate remote sensing and smart monitoring approaches to water quality management

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • TasWater
  • NSW Office of Water
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Status: Completed
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#1091 The Pipe Breaks Project

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Water Research Australia

Status: Completed
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#1100 Better data driven decision making under future climate uncertainty

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of Adelaide
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Sydney Water
  • CSIRO
  • Bureau of Meteorology
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Status: In Progress
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#1107 Ethical and cost effective alternatives for direct toxicity assessments

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Melbourne Water
  • Sydney Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Flinders University
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Status: Completed
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#1115 Burkholderia investigation Cairns

Program: Drinking Water
Organizations
  • Charles Darwin University
  • Cairns Regional Council
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Status: Completed

#2001 Pathogen removal by activated sludge

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • La Trobe University
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Status: Completed
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#2004 The SCORE project: Management of Odour and Corrosion in Sewers

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • The University of Queensland
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • UNSW Sydney
  • University of Newcastle
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Sydney Water
  • The University of Sydney
  • Allconnex Water
  • CH2M Hill
  • Australian Research Council
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Status: Completed
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#2006 Membrane integrity for virus particle removal

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney

Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2007 Pathogens and organic contaminants in biosolids

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • CSIRO
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
  • RMIT University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • University of Adelaide
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Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2011 Optimising wastewater treatment using hybrid coagulation/submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR)

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Sydney Water
  • Australian Research Council
  • Origin Water International - China
  • Tsingua University
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Status: Completed
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#2025 Engineering nanoparticles in wastewater

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • National Measurement Institute
  • The University of Queensland
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Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2029 Guidance on Sensors in the Global Water Industry

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • WERF
  • Global Water Research Coalition
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • Sydney Water
  • Griffith University
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Status: Completed
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#2033 An assessment methodology for screening WW streams causing reduction of UVT

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • RMIT University
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Status: Completed
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#2034 EDC Toolbox II - Analysing more than estrogenic activity in environmental waters

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • KWR Watercycle Research Institute
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Technologiezentrum Wasser
  • PUB Singapore
  • Global Water Research Coalition
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Stowa
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Status: Completed
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#2043 Robust wastewater discharge assessment - a risk-based approach

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
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Status: Completed
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#2044 Alternative ultrafiltration integrity test using novel nanomaterials

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • Victoria University
  • National Measurement Institute
  • South East Water Corporation
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Status: In Progress
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#2046 Fluorinated Surfactants in Wastewater Treatment Plants

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • RMIT University
  • University of Melbourne
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • EPA (Vic)
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Status: In Progress
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#2047 The Smart Sludge Pump Management Project

Program: Wastewater
Organizations
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
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Status: In Progress
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#3013 Inactivation of Cryptosporidium

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
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Status: Completed
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#3016 Urban Storm Water Harvesting

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • Suburban Water
  • Melbourne Water
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Status: Completed
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#3018 NatVal 2.2: High Priority Research and Development Gaps

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Victoria University
  • The University of Queensland
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • CSIRO
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • National Measurement Institute
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Griffith University
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Status: Completed
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#3019 Understanding wastewater treatment technologies for alternative water use

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Murdoch University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • EAWAG
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Status: In Progress

#3021 Quantifying indirect ingestion of recycled water - Stage 2

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • Monash University
  • RMIT University
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
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Status: In Progress
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#3022 Institutional Issues for Green-Gray Infrastructure

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • WERF
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Melbourne Water
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Status: Completed
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#3030 Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Alternative Water

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Port Macquarie Hastings Council
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
  • MidCoast Water
  • Tampa Bay Water
  • Water Services Association of Australia
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Status: Completed
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#3038 Review of SQIDEP

Program: Recycled Water
Organizations
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Melbourne Water
  • Seqwater
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Swinburne University of Technology
  • Water NSW
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Status: Completed

#2017 Part 2: Quantification of pathogen removal in activated sludge treatment

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Alex Keegan
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
  • La Trobe University
  • Ecos Consulting
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Status: Completed
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#3015 Quantifying water quality characteristics of stormwater

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Alex Keegan
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of South Australia
  • Griffith University
  • The University of Queensland
  • CSIRO
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Status: In Progress
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#2015 Inactivation of Cryptosporidium across the wastewater treatment train

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Alex Keegan, Brendon King
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
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Status: Completed
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#1022 Cyanosurvey: Update on toxic cyanobacteria & their distribution

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Andrew Humpage Humpage
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Griffith University
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Water NSW
  • Melbourne Water
  • Lower Murray Water Corporation
  • Ballina Shire Council
  • DERM (QLD)
  • Sydney Water
  • Wakool Shire Council
  • North East Water
  • Department of Sustainability Environment (Vic)
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Status: Completed
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#3023 Human health risks of micropollutants in stormwater

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Andrew Humpage, Fred Leusch
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • UNSW Sydney
  • The University of Queensland
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • CSIRO
  • Seqwater
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Status: Completed
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#2019 Removing chemicals of concern using advanced oxidation processes

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Anna Heitz, Kathryn Linge
Organizations
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • GHD Pty Ltd
  • EAWAG
  • Australian Research Council
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Status: Completed
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#3003 Fate and effects of DOM in recycled water

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Beate Escher
Organizations
  • The University of Queensland
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Australian Research Council
  • Seqwater
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Status: Completed
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#3010 Bioanalytical techniques to assess the potential human health impact of RW

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Beate Escher
Organizations
  • The University of Queensland
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • DERM (QLD)
  • Queensland Health
  • Seqwater
  • Curtin University of Technology
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Status: Completed
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#1023 Public perception of drinking water source protection - Who wants what?

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Blair Nancarrow
Organizations
  • Syme & Nancarrow Water
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#1020 Use of on-line surrogate parameters for rapid hazard detection and improved system performance

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Chris Chow
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#1064 Guidance manual for chlorine and chloramine disinfection residual management

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Chris Chow
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of South Australia
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Melbourne Water
  • Suez Water Pty Ltd
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Seqwater
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Status: Completed
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#1075 Optimisation of existing instrumentaion to achieve better process performance

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Chris Chow, Rolando Fabris
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of South Australia
  • National Measurement Institute
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • AECOM
  • Sydney Water
  • Water NSW
  • TasWater
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Suez Water Pty Ltd
  • Australian Water Association Ltd
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Status: Completed
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#1015 Novel treatment methods for reduction of bromide and iodide in drinking water sources

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Cynthia Joll
Organizations
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • EAWAG
  • Australian Research Council
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Status: Completed
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#1093 DBP Impact Study

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Cynthia Joll
Organizations
  • Curtin University of Technology

Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1057 Rainwater through Hotwater Services

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Daniel Deere
Organizations
  • Monash University
  • Melbourne Water
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Status: Completed
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#1109 Guide to Sanitary Surveys and Operational Monitoring in Catchments

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Daniel Deere
Organizations
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • Department of Health (NSW)
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Seqwater
  • TasWater
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Water NSW
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Status: In Progress
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#1036 Treatment requirements for Australian source waters to meet health based targets

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Daniel Deere, Arran Canning
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water & Health
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Murdoch University
  • Monash University
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • Seqwater
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Status: Completed
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#3005 Utilisation of the HACCP approach for evaluating integrity of treatment barriers for reuse

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: David Halliwell
Organizations
  • Melbourne Water
  • City West Water Ltd
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
  • Allconnex Water
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Status: Completed
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#1009 Physico-chemical controls for cyanobacteria in reservoirs

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: David Waite
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water NSW
  • Australian Research Council
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Status: Completed
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#1019 Scale formation and prevention in small water supplies reliant on groundwater

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: David Waite
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#1010 Coal Tar Enamel Project

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Felicity Roddick
Organizations
  • RMIT University
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
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Status: Completed
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#2023 Dest'n of toxicity and red'n of organic content of municipal WW RO concentrate

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Felicity Roddick
Organizations
  • RMIT University
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
  • City West Water Ltd
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Status: Completed
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#3004 Safety of recycled wastewater for end users determined by mouse in-vivo studies

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Fiona Young Young
Organizations
  • Flinders University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
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Status: Completed
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#1051 Transformation Chemistry of EDCS/PPCPS resulting from the disinfection of drinking water

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Fred Leusch
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Victoria University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • The University of Queensland
  • National Measurement Institute
  • Water Research Foundation
Show all organizations (7)
Status: In Progress

#2010 Endocrine disruption in Australian aquatic environments

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Fred Leusch
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Seqwater
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • RMIT University
  • Landcare Research New Zealand
  • University of Melbourne
  • Sydney Water
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Melbourne Water
  • DERM (QLD)
  • Australian Research Council
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Status: Completed
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#2014 Tools for analysing hormone activity in water

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Fred Leusch
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Water Research Foundation
  • South African Water Research Commission
  • Technologiezentrum Wasser
  • KWR Watercycle Research Institute
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • Water Reuse Research Foundation
  • Global Water Research Coalition
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Status: Completed
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#1021 Implementation of biological filtration for the treatment of cyanobacterial metabolites

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Gayle Newcombe
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#1033 Optimising conventional treatment for the removal of cyanobacteria and their toxins

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Gayle Newcombe
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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Status: Completed
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#1073 Management of treatment sludge impacted by cyanobacteria

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Gayle Newcombe
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
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Status: Completed

#5016 GWRC - Guidance Manual on Toxic Cyanobacteria

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Gayle Newcombe
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Global Water Research Coalition
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Status: Completed
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#1003 Integrated Membranes for toxin control

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Gayle Newcombe Newcombe
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Veolia Water Australia
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Status: Completed
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#1018 Occurrence and management of NDMA in drinking and recycled water

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Gayle Newcombe Newcombe
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Monash University
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Lower Murray Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • National Measurement Institute
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
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Status: Completed
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#1032 Optimum control of chloramine in water distribution systems

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Graeme Dandy
Organizations
  • University of Adelaide
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
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Status: Completed
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#2009 Chemical pretreatment for high pressure membranes

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Greg Leslie, Alice Antony
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Victoria University
  • University of Nevada, Reno
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Status: Completed
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#2013 Monitoring membrane integrity for virus removal

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Greg Leslie, Alice Antony
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
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Status: Completed
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#1060 Coal-Associated Water Workshop

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Heather Chapman
Organizations
  • Acqua Della Vita Pty Ltd

Status: Completed

#2002 Chemical risk assessment, communication and management in recycled water

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Heather Chapman
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • The University of Queensland
  • UNSW Sydney
  • National Water Commission
  • ACTEW Corporation
  • CSIRO
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Sydney Water
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Status: Completed
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#2003 Ecotoxicity toolbox evaluate water quality for recycling

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Heather Chapman
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • UNSW Sydney
  • National Water Commission
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2005 Development of ecotoxicity toolbox to evaluate water quality for recycling

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Heather Chapman
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • UNSW Sydney
  • National Water Commission
Show all organizations (4)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2024 Evaluation to assess effectiveness of technical transfer workshops

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Heather Chapman
Organizations
  • University of the Sunshine Coast

Status: Completed

#2027 Use of bioanalytical techniques in water quality assessment and monitoring

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Heather Chapman
Organizations
  • Acqua Della Vita Pty Ltd
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • ALS Global
  • Sydney Water
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1056 Microbial Source Tracking Project

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Helen Stratton
Organizations
  • Griffith University
  • Seqwater
Show all organizations (2)
Status: Completed

#1110 Benthic Cyanobacteria: An aesthetic and toxic risk to be evaluated

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Justin Brookes, Virginie Gaget
Organizations
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Melbourne Water
  • PUB Singapore
  • Water NSW
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • University of Adelaide
Show all organizations (8)
Status: In Progress

#1004 Health Based Targets for microbial Water Quality

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Karin Leder
Organizations
  • Monash University
  • The University of Queensland
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • SA Department of Health
  • DERM (QLD)
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • OzFoodNet
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
Show all organizations (9)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1025 CDI for desalination of brackish water supplies

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Linda Zou
Organizations
  • University of South Australia
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all organizations (3)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1047 Application of capacitive deionisation (CDI) in inland brackish water desalination

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Linda Zou
Organizations
  • National Centre for Excellence in Desalination
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • LT Green Energy
Show all organizations (4)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#3006 Health risks of greywater use

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Martha Sinclair
Organizations
  • Monash University
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
Show all organizations (3)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#3002 Exposure assessment using tracer chemicals - Stage 1

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Martha Sinclair, Felicity Roddick, Karin Leder
Organizations
  • Monash University
  • RMIT University
Show all organizations (2)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1041 Characterisation of DBP formation - Stage 1

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Mary Drikas
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Melbourne Water
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1061 Characterisation of DBP Formation for Water Quality Management Stage 2

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Mary Drikas
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Central Highlands Water
Show all organizations (4)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#3009 NatVal

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Michael Muston, David Halliwell
Organizations
  • Muston & Associates
  • Australian Water Association Ltd
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • Monash University
  • Department of Health (NSW)
  • National Measurement Institute
  • RMIT University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • The University of Queensland
  • UNSW Sydney
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • Victoria University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • CSIRO
  • Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • MidCoast Water
  • GE Australia
  • SA Department of Health
Show all organizations (22)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1005 Innovative Methods for Management of algae

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Mike Burch
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • Virginia Tech
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2016 Converting waste or solar heat to treated water using membrane distillation

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Mikel Duke
Organizations
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • Victoria University
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
Show all organizations (4)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#3017 Low maintenance chemical free recycling of effluent by ceramic membranes

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Mikel Duke
Organizations
  • Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence
  • Victoria University
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Black & Veatch
  • PWN Technologies
Show all organizations (6)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#3020 Resilient desalination pre-treatment of secondary effluent by ceramic membranes

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Mikel Duke
Organizations
  • Victoria University
  • National Centre for Excellence in Desalination
  • RMIT University
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Melbourne Water
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1104 Release of Intracellular Cyanotoxins during Oxidation

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Nicholas Crosbie
Organizations
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water NSW
  • UNSW Sydney
Show all organizations (3)
Status: In Progress
Issues: Show Issues

#3032 Modelling fate of trace organic chemicals through Activated Sludge Plants (ASPs)

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Nick O'Connor
Organizations
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Melbourne Water
Show all organizations (2)
Status: Completed

#3033 Food chain bioaccumulation modelling for Ocean Outfalls using AQUAWEB.

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Nick O'Connor
Organizations
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Melbourne Water
Show all organizations (2)
Status: Completed

#3034 Guideline Assessment Tool for trace organic compounds in recycled water.

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Nick O'Connor
Organizations
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Melbourne Water
Show all organizations (2)
Status: Completed

#1006 'Are there more toxin genes than toxic cyanobacteria?''

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Paul Monis
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • University of Tennessee
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1035 Molecular detection and identification of microorganisms in water

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Paul Monis
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • Murdoch University
  • Pathwest
  • Sydney Water
Show all organizations (6)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1101 Management of Environmental E coli

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Paul Monis
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • Monash University
  • Australian National University
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water NSW
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Seqwater
  • Sydney Water
Show all organizations (9)
Status: In Development
Issues: Show Issues

#1103 Smart Monitoring for microbial risk assessment

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Paul Monis
Organizations
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • National Measurement Institute
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water NSW
  • Seqwater
  • Sydney Water
Show all organizations (8)
Status: In Development
Issues: Show Issues

#1077 Decentralised Water and Wastewater Treatment Knowledge Base

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Peter Sanciolo
Organizations
  • Victoria University
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • TasWater
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
Show all organizations (7)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2008 Development of predictive tools for membrane ageing

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Pierre Le Clech
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney

Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1028 Using Fluorescence for monitoring organic matter in drinking water systems

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Rita Henderson
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Melbourne Water
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • University of Birmingham
  • Seqwater
  • Australian Research Council
Show all organizations (6)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#3001 Detection of cross connections in potable water distribution systems: Stage 2

Program: Recycled Water
Leader: Roger O'Halloran
Organizations
  • CSIRO
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
Show all organizations (6)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1012 Remote Technology Transfer Officer

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Ruth Elvin
Organizations
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology

Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1111 Value of Operator Competency

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Sallyanne Bartlett
Organizations
  • WaterQPlus
  • Seqwater
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
Show all organizations (6)
Status: In Progress

#2018 Real time integrity monitoring for high pressure membranes

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Stephen Gray
Organizations
  • Victoria University
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
Show all organizations (3)
Status: In Progress
Issues: Show Issues

#1063 Identify and assess the water quality risks from extreme events

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Stuart Khan
Organizations
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Griffith University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology
  • SA Department of Health
Show all organizations (5)
Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#1108 Prioritisation of Emerging Contaminants

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Stuart Khan
Status: In Progress
Issues: Show Issues

#4060-12 Reticulation Taste and Odour

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Tara Callingham
Organizations
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • RMIT University
Show all organizations (2)
Status: In Progress

#1037 Literature Review: Crypto/Giardia in catchments

Program: Drinking Water
Leader: Una Ryan
Organizations
  • Murdoch University

Status: Completed
Issues: Show Issues

#2036 MulFE Project - ARC Linkage LP 140100386

Program: Wastewater
Leader: Zhiguo Yuan
Organizations
  • The University of Queensland
  • Seqwater
  • Unitywater
  • PUB Singapore
  • District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Show all organizations (5)
Status: In Progress
Issues: Show Issues
Project # Project Name Program Key Issues Project Leader Organisations Status
1001 Guidelines for Water Supply in Remote Communities Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • National Water Commission
  • SA Department of Health
  • Department of Health (NSW)
Show all (7) 		Completed
1002 Drinking Water Risk Management Manual Drinking Water Show Issues
Completed
1007 Methods for Measuring Toxins in Finished Waters Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
Show all (3) 		Completed
1008 Optimal Water Quality to Minimise Distribution System Problems Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Orica Watercare
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Delft University of Technology
  • DCM Process Control
Show all (8) 		Completed
1011 Health effects of Drinking Water from Rainwater Tanks Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Monash University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • SA Department of Health
Show all (6) 		Completed
1031 Ultrasound for Control of Cyanobacteria Drinking Water Show Issues
  • University of Adelaide
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Melbourne Water
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (5) 		Completed
1038 NDMA in Australian drinking waters Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • UNSW Sydney
  • University of Alberta, Canada
Show all (4) 		Completed
1043 A rapid, reliable and effective tool for assessing toxic 'algal' blooms in Vic water supplies - MT-PCR Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Gippsland Water
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Southern Rural Water
  • Western Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Murray Water
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
Show all (10) 		Completed
1044 Investigation into the cause of low recovery of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts Drinking Water Show Issues
  • GHD Pty Ltd
  • Seqwater
  • Sydney Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water NSW
  • ALS Global
Show all (6) 		Completed
1049 Water Footprinting in the urban water management sector Drinking Water

  • Global Water Research Coalition
 Completed
1050 International Climate Change Project Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • University of Adelaide
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Taiwan Water Corporation
Show all (6) 		Completed
1059 Benthic cyanobacteria project Drinking Water Show Issues
  • University of Adelaide
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Water NSW
Show all (3) 		Completed
1066 On-line monitoring of cyanobacteria Drinking Water Show Issues
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • NSW Office of Water
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water NSW
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (7) 		In Progress
1068 Risk management of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in animals in Australian catchments. Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Murdoch University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Water NSW
  • Seqwater
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Show all (5) 		In Development
1069 Point of Extraction Groundwater Treatment for Drinking Water Supply Drinking Water Show Issues
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Origin Water International - China
  • Tsingua University
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (5) 		Completed
1071 Bayesian Risk Assessment tool for extreme weather events Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Griffith University
  • Water NSW
  • Queensland University of Technology
Show all (3) 		Completed
1074 GPG to the Operation of Drinking Water Systems for the Management of Microbial Risk Update Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Water Services Association of Australia
 Completed
1076 Assessing, understanding and influencing customer perceptions of water quality Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • The University of Queensland
  • Griffith University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Western Water
  • Seqwater
Show all (7) 		Completed
1078 Tools for assessment and management of aesthetic and health risks associated with cyanobacteria Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
Show all (6) 		Completed
1079 Protozoan mimics: Cryptosporidium surrogates for validation of GMF Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • RMIT University
  • AECOM
  • Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
  • Seqwater
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • TasWater
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (9) 		Completed
1090 Investigate remote sensing and smart monitoring approaches to water quality management Drinking Water Show Issues
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • TasWater
  • NSW Office of Water
Show all (4) 		Completed
1091 The Pipe Breaks Project Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Water Research Australia
 Completed
1100 Better data driven decision making under future climate uncertainty Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of Adelaide
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Sydney Water
  • CSIRO
  • Bureau of Meteorology
Show all (14) 		In Progress
1107 Ethical and cost effective alternatives for direct toxicity assessments Drinking Water Show Issues
  • Griffith University
  • Melbourne Water
  • Sydney Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Flinders University
Show all (8) 		Completed
1115 Burkholderia investigation Cairns Drinking Water

  • Charles Darwin University
  • Cairns Regional Council
Show all (2) 		Completed
2001 Pathogen removal by activated sludge Wastewater Show Issues
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • La Trobe University
Show all (6) 		Completed
2004 The SCORE project: Management of Odour and Corrosion in Sewers Wastewater Show Issues
  • The University of Queensland
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • UNSW Sydney
  • University of Newcastle
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Sydney Water
  • The University of Sydney
  • Allconnex Water
  • CH2M Hill
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (17) 		Completed
2006 Membrane integrity for virus particle removal Wastewater Show Issues
  • UNSW Sydney
 Completed
2007 Pathogens and organic contaminants in biosolids Wastewater Show Issues
  • CSIRO
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
  • RMIT University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • University of Adelaide
Show all (6) 		Completed
2011 Optimising wastewater treatment using hybrid coagulation/submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR) Wastewater Show Issues
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Sydney Water
  • Australian Research Council
  • Origin Water International - China
  • Tsingua University
Show all (5) 		Completed
2025 Engineering nanoparticles in wastewater Wastewater Show Issues
  • National Measurement Institute
  • The University of Queensland
Show all (2) 		Completed
2029 Guidance on Sensors in the Global Water Industry Wastewater Show Issues
  • WERF
  • Global Water Research Coalition
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • Sydney Water
  • Griffith University
Show all (5) 		Completed
2033 An assessment methodology for screening WW streams causing reduction of UVT Wastewater Show Issues
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • RMIT University
Show all (2) 		Completed
2034 EDC Toolbox II - Analysing more than estrogenic activity in environmental waters Wastewater Show Issues
  • Griffith University
  • KWR Watercycle Research Institute
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Technologiezentrum Wasser
  • PUB Singapore
  • Global Water Research Coalition
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Stowa
Show all (8) 		Completed
2043 Robust wastewater discharge assessment - a risk-based approach Wastewater Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
Show all (3) 		Completed
2044 Alternative ultrafiltration integrity test using novel nanomaterials Wastewater Show Issues
  • Victoria University
  • National Measurement Institute
  • South East Water Corporation
Show all (3) 		In Progress
2046 Fluorinated Surfactants in Wastewater Treatment Plants Wastewater Show Issues
  • RMIT University
  • University of Melbourne
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • EPA (Vic)
Show all (5) 		In Progress
2047 The Smart Sludge Pump Management Project Wastewater Show Issues
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
Show all (3) 		In Progress
3013 Inactivation of Cryptosporidium Recycled Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
Show all (4) 		Completed
3016 Urban Storm Water Harvesting Recycled Water Show Issues
  • Suburban Water
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (2) 		Completed
3018 NatVal 2.2: High Priority Research and Development Gaps Recycled Water Show Issues
  • Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Victoria University
  • The University of Queensland
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • CSIRO
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • National Measurement Institute
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Griffith University
Show all (13) 		Completed
3019 Understanding wastewater treatment technologies for alternative water use Recycled Water

  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Murdoch University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • EAWAG
Show all (4) 		In Progress
3021 Quantifying indirect ingestion of recycled water - Stage 2 Recycled Water Show Issues
  • Monash University
  • RMIT University
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
Show all (6) 		In Progress
3022 Institutional Issues for Green-Gray Infrastructure Recycled Water Show Issues
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • WERF
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (4) 		Completed
3030 Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Alternative Water Recycled Water Show Issues
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Port Macquarie Hastings Council
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
  • MidCoast Water
  • Tampa Bay Water
  • Water Services Association of Australia
Show all (7) 		Completed
3038 Review of SQIDEP Recycled Water

  • City West Water Ltd
  • Melbourne Water
  • Seqwater
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Swinburne University of Technology
  • Water NSW
Show all (6) 		Completed
2017 Part 2: Quantification of pathogen removal in activated sludge treatment Wastewater Show Issues Alex Keegan
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
  • La Trobe University
  • Ecos Consulting
Show all (7) 		Completed
3015 Quantifying water quality characteristics of stormwater Recycled Water Show Issues Alex Keegan
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of South Australia
  • Griffith University
  • The University of Queensland
  • CSIRO
Show all (5) 		In Progress
2015 Inactivation of Cryptosporidium across the wastewater treatment train Wastewater Show Issues Alex Keegan, Brendon King
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
Show all (3) 		Completed
1022 Cyanosurvey: Update on toxic cyanobacteria & their distribution Drinking Water Show Issues Andrew Humpage Humpage
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Griffith University
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Water NSW
  • Melbourne Water
  • Lower Murray Water Corporation
  • Ballina Shire Council
  • DERM (QLD)
  • Sydney Water
  • Wakool Shire Council
  • North East Water
  • Department of Sustainability Environment (Vic)
Show all (17) 		Completed
3023 Human health risks of micropollutants in stormwater Recycled Water Show Issues Andrew Humpage, Fred Leusch
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • UNSW Sydney
  • The University of Queensland
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • CSIRO
  • Seqwater
Show all (7) 		Completed
2019 Removing chemicals of concern using advanced oxidation processes Wastewater Show Issues Anna Heitz, Kathryn Linge
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • GHD Pty Ltd
  • EAWAG
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (6) 		Completed
3003 Fate and effects of DOM in recycled water Recycled Water Show Issues Beate Escher
  • The University of Queensland
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Australian Research Council
  • Seqwater
Show all (4) 		Completed
3010 Bioanalytical techniques to assess the potential human health impact of RW Recycled Water Show Issues Beate Escher
  • The University of Queensland
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • DERM (QLD)
  • Queensland Health
  • Seqwater
  • Curtin University of Technology
Show all (7) 		Completed
1023 Public perception of drinking water source protection - Who wants what? Drinking Water Show Issues Blair Nancarrow
  • Syme & Nancarrow Water
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (2) 		Completed
1020 Use of on-line surrogate parameters for rapid hazard detection and improved system performance Drinking Water Show Issues Chris Chow
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (8) 		Completed
1064 Guidance manual for chlorine and chloramine disinfection residual management Drinking Water Show Issues Chris Chow
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of South Australia
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Melbourne Water
  • Suez Water Pty Ltd
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Seqwater
Show all (9) 		Completed
1075 Optimisation of existing instrumentaion to achieve better process performance Drinking Water Show Issues Chris Chow, Rolando Fabris
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • University of South Australia
  • National Measurement Institute
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • AECOM
  • Sydney Water
  • Water NSW
  • TasWater
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Suez Water Pty Ltd
  • Australian Water Association Ltd
Show all (13) 		Completed
1015 Novel treatment methods for reduction of bromide and iodide in drinking water sources Drinking Water Show Issues Cynthia Joll
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • EAWAG
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (4) 		Completed
1093 DBP Impact Study Drinking Water Show Issues Cynthia Joll
  • Curtin University of Technology
 Completed
1057 Rainwater through Hotwater Services Drinking Water Show Issues Daniel Deere
  • Monash University
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (3) 		Completed
1109 Guide to Sanitary Surveys and Operational Monitoring in Catchments Drinking Water Show Issues Daniel Deere
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • Department of Health (NSW)
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Seqwater
  • TasWater
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
  • Wannon Region Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Water NSW
Show all (14) 		In Progress
1036 Treatment requirements for Australian source waters to meet health based targets Drinking Water Show Issues Daniel Deere, Arran Canning
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water & Health
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Murdoch University
  • Monash University
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • Seqwater
Show all (9) 		Completed
3005 Utilisation of the HACCP approach for evaluating integrity of treatment barriers for reuse Recycled Water Show Issues David Halliwell
  • Melbourne Water
  • City West Water Ltd
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
  • Allconnex Water
Show all (8) 		Completed
1009 Physico-chemical controls for cyanobacteria in reservoirs Drinking Water Show Issues David Waite
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water NSW
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (3) 		Completed
1019 Scale formation and prevention in small water supplies reliant on groundwater Drinking Water Show Issues David Waite
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (3) 		Completed
1010 Coal Tar Enamel Project Drinking Water Show Issues Felicity Roddick
  • RMIT University
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
Show all (6) 		Completed
2023 Dest'n of toxicity and red'n of organic content of municipal WW RO concentrate Wastewater Show Issues Felicity Roddick
  • RMIT University
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
  • City West Water Ltd
Show all (3) 		Completed
3004 Safety of recycled wastewater for end users determined by mouse in-vivo studies Recycled Water Show Issues Fiona Young Young
  • Flinders University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
Show all (5) 		Completed
1051 Transformation Chemistry of EDCS/PPCPS resulting from the disinfection of drinking water Drinking Water
Fred Leusch
  • Griffith University
  • Victoria University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • The University of Queensland
  • National Measurement Institute
  • Water Research Foundation
Show all (7) 		In Progress
2010 Endocrine disruption in Australian aquatic environments Wastewater Show Issues Fred Leusch
  • Griffith University
  • Seqwater
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • RMIT University
  • Landcare Research New Zealand
  • University of Melbourne
  • Sydney Water
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Melbourne Water
  • DERM (QLD)
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (12) 		Completed
2014 Tools for analysing hormone activity in water Wastewater Show Issues Fred Leusch
  • Griffith University
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Water Research Foundation
  • South African Water Research Commission
  • Technologiezentrum Wasser
  • KWR Watercycle Research Institute
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • Water Reuse Research Foundation
  • Global Water Research Coalition
Show all (9) 		Completed
1021 Implementation of biological filtration for the treatment of cyanobacterial metabolites Drinking Water Show Issues Gayle Newcombe
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (7) 		Completed
1033 Optimising conventional treatment for the removal of cyanobacteria and their toxins Drinking Water Show Issues Gayle Newcombe
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Show all (5) 		Completed
1073 Management of treatment sludge impacted by cyanobacteria Drinking Water
Gayle Newcombe
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
Show all (4) 		Completed
5016 GWRC - Guidance Manual on Toxic Cyanobacteria Drinking Water Show Issues Gayle Newcombe
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Global Water Research Coalition
Show all (3) 		Completed
1003 Integrated Membranes for toxin control Drinking Water Show Issues Gayle Newcombe Newcombe
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Veolia Water Australia
Show all (5) 		Completed
1018 Occurrence and management of NDMA in drinking and recycled water Drinking Water Show Issues Gayle Newcombe Newcombe
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Curtin University of Technology
  • Monash University
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Lower Murray Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • National Measurement Institute
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
Show all (13) 		Completed
1032 Optimum control of chloramine in water distribution systems Drinking Water Show Issues Graeme Dandy
  • University of Adelaide
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (3) 		Completed
2009 Chemical pretreatment for high pressure membranes Wastewater Show Issues Greg Leslie, Alice Antony
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Victoria University
  • University of Nevada, Reno
Show all (4) 		Completed
2013 Monitoring membrane integrity for virus removal Wastewater Show Issues Greg Leslie, Alice Antony
  • UNSW Sydney
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
Show all (3) 		Completed
1060 Coal-Associated Water Workshop Drinking Water
Heather Chapman
  • Acqua Della Vita Pty Ltd
 Completed
2002 Chemical risk assessment, communication and management in recycled water Wastewater Show Issues Heather Chapman
  • Griffith University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • The University of Queensland
  • UNSW Sydney
  • National Water Commission
  • ACTEW Corporation
  • CSIRO
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • Sydney Water
Show all (12) 		Completed
2003 Ecotoxicity toolbox evaluate water quality for recycling Wastewater Show Issues Heather Chapman
  • Griffith University
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • UNSW Sydney
  • National Water Commission
Show all (5) 		Completed
2005 Development of ecotoxicity toolbox to evaluate water quality for recycling Wastewater Show Issues Heather Chapman
  • Griffith University
  • Department of Water (WA)
  • UNSW Sydney
  • National Water Commission
Show all (4) 		Completed
2024 Evaluation to assess effectiveness of technical transfer workshops Wastewater
Heather Chapman
  • University of the Sunshine Coast
 Completed
2027 Use of bioanalytical techniques in water quality assessment and monitoring Wastewater Show Issues Heather Chapman
  • Acqua Della Vita Pty Ltd
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • ALS Global
  • Sydney Water
Show all (5) 		Completed
1056 Microbial Source Tracking Project Drinking Water
Helen Stratton
  • Griffith University
  • Seqwater
Show all (2) 		Completed
1110 Benthic Cyanobacteria: An aesthetic and toxic risk to be evaluated Drinking Water
Justin Brookes, Virginie Gaget
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Melbourne Water
  • PUB Singapore
  • Water NSW
  • Barwon Region Water Corporation
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • University of Adelaide
Show all (8) 		In Progress
1004 Health Based Targets for microbial Water Quality Drinking Water Show Issues Karin Leder
  • Monash University
  • The University of Queensland
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • SA Department of Health
  • DERM (QLD)
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • OzFoodNet
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
Show all (9) 		Completed
1025 CDI for desalination of brackish water supplies Drinking Water Show Issues Linda Zou
  • University of South Australia
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
Show all (3) 		Completed
1047 Application of capacitive deionisation (CDI) in inland brackish water desalination Drinking Water Show Issues Linda Zou
  • National Centre for Excellence in Desalination
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • LT Green Energy
Show all (4) 		Completed
3006 Health risks of greywater use Recycled Water Show Issues Martha Sinclair
  • Monash University
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
Show all (3) 		Completed
3002 Exposure assessment using tracer chemicals - Stage 1 Recycled Water Show Issues Martha Sinclair, Felicity Roddick, Karin Leder
  • Monash University
  • RMIT University
Show all (2) 		Completed
1041 Characterisation of DBP formation - Stage 1 Drinking Water Show Issues Mary Drikas
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Central Highlands Water
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (5) 		Completed
1061 Characterisation of DBP Formation for Water Quality Management Stage 2 Drinking Water Show Issues Mary Drikas
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Central Highlands Water
Show all (4) 		Completed
3009 NatVal Recycled Water Show Issues Michael Muston, David Halliwell
  • Muston & Associates
  • Australian Water Association Ltd
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • Monash University
  • Department of Health (NSW)
  • National Measurement Institute
  • RMIT University
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • The University of Queensland
  • UNSW Sydney
  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • Victoria University
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • CSIRO
  • Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • MidCoast Water
  • GE Australia
  • SA Department of Health
Show all (22) 		Completed
1005 Innovative Methods for Management of algae Drinking Water Show Issues Mike Burch
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • Virginia Tech
Show all (5) 		Completed
2016 Converting waste or solar heat to treated water using membrane distillation Wastewater Show Issues Mikel Duke
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • Victoria University
  • Smart Water Fund (VIC)
Show all (4) 		Completed
3017 Low maintenance chemical free recycling of effluent by ceramic membranes Recycled Water Show Issues Mikel Duke
  • Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence
  • Victoria University
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Black & Veatch
  • PWN Technologies
Show all (6) 		Completed
3020 Resilient desalination pre-treatment of secondary effluent by ceramic membranes Recycled Water Show Issues Mikel Duke
  • Victoria University
  • National Centre for Excellence in Desalination
  • RMIT University
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (5) 		Completed
1104 Release of Intracellular Cyanotoxins during Oxidation Drinking Water Show Issues Nicholas Crosbie
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water NSW
  • UNSW Sydney
Show all (3) 		In Progress
3032 Modelling fate of trace organic chemicals through Activated Sludge Plants (ASPs) Recycled Water
Nick O'Connor
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (2) 		Completed
3033 Food chain bioaccumulation modelling for Ocean Outfalls using AQUAWEB. Recycled Water
Nick O'Connor
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (2) 		Completed
3034 Guideline Assessment Tool for trace organic compounds in recycled water. Recycled Water
Nick O'Connor
  • Ecos Consulting
  • Melbourne Water
Show all (2) 		Completed
1006 'Are there more toxin genes than toxic cyanobacteria?'' Drinking Water Show Issues Paul Monis
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • United Water International Pty Ltd
  • University of Tennessee
Show all (5) 		Completed
1035 Molecular detection and identification of microorganisms in water Drinking Water Show Issues Paul Monis
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • Murdoch University
  • Pathwest
  • Sydney Water
Show all (6) 		Completed
1101 Management of Environmental E coli Drinking Water Show Issues Paul Monis
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Griffith University
  • Monash University
  • Australian National University
  • Melbourne Water
  • Water NSW
  • Water Corporation of WA
  • Seqwater
  • Sydney Water
Show all (9) 		In Development
1103 Smart Monitoring for microbial risk assessment Drinking Water Show Issues Paul Monis
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • National Measurement Institute
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Melbourne Water
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Water NSW
  • Seqwater
  • Sydney Water
Show all (8) 		In Development
1077 Decentralised Water and Wastewater Treatment Knowledge Base Drinking Water Show Issues Peter Sanciolo
  • Victoria University
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
  • Power & Water Corporation
  • TasWater
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
Show all (7) 		Completed
2008 Development of predictive tools for membrane ageing Wastewater Show Issues Pierre Le Clech
  • UNSW Sydney
 Completed
1028 Using Fluorescence for monitoring organic matter in drinking water systems Drinking Water Show Issues Rita Henderson
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Melbourne Water
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • University of Birmingham
  • Seqwater
  • Australian Research Council
Show all (6) 		Completed
3001 Detection of cross connections in potable water distribution systems: Stage 2 Recycled Water Show Issues Roger O'Halloran
  • CSIRO
  • City West Water Ltd
  • Melbourne Water
  • South East Water Corporation
  • Yarra Valley Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
Show all (6) 		Completed
1012 Remote Technology Transfer Officer Drinking Water Show Issues Ruth Elvin
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology
 Completed
1111 Value of Operator Competency Drinking Water
Sallyanne Bartlett
  • WaterQPlus
  • Seqwater
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • South Australian Water Corporation
  • Veolia Water Australia
  • Department of Health & Human Services (Vic)
Show all (6) 		In Progress
2018 Real time integrity monitoring for high pressure membranes Wastewater Show Issues Stephen Gray
  • Victoria University
  • Coliban Region Water Corporation
  • Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation
Show all (3) 		In Progress
1063 Identify and assess the water quality risks from extreme events Drinking Water Show Issues Stuart Khan
  • UNSW Sydney
  • Griffith University
  • Australian Water Quality Centre
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology
  • SA Department of Health
Show all (5) 		Completed
1108 Prioritisation of Emerging Contaminants Drinking Water Show Issues Stuart Khan
In Progress
4060-12 Reticulation Taste and Odour Drinking Water
Tara Callingham
  • Goulburn Valley Regional Water Corporation
  • RMIT University
Show all (2) 		In Progress
1037 Literature Review: Crypto/Giardia in catchments Drinking Water Show Issues Una Ryan
  • Murdoch University
 Completed
2036 MulFE Project - ARC Linkage LP 140100386 Wastewater Show Issues Zhiguo Yuan
  • The University of Queensland
  • Seqwater
  • Unitywater
  • PUB Singapore
  • District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Show all (5) 		In Progress