Water > Management

Hach WIMS water data management software

15 April, 2014

Hach Water Information Management Solution (WIMS) software helps users see the complete picture of their water or wastewater systems so they can make operational decisions with confidence.


Intelligent water: how unique technologies are driving efficiencies in water management

02 April, 2014 by Derek Vogelsang, Business Technology Practice Leader, MWH Global

In a world of constrained water resources and extreme weather events that can often disrupt water supply, effective water management is paramount. The challenges of managing water supply and security have contributed to rising costs for customers in recent years. Water utilities across the board are being challenged to reduce the costs of supply and to look at ways to deliver water more efficiently. Specific technologies developed for water utilities can enable infrastructure to be managed more efficiently and drive savings for the end user.


A ministerial group for Australia's future water needs

01 April, 2014

The Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has announced a ministerial working group set up to identify new infrastructure projects that can deliver on Australia's water supply needs in the future.


Wetland to boost Swan River water quality

10 March, 2014

WA Environment Minister Albert Jacob has announced the construction of one of Western Australia's largest constructed wetlands - the Ellen Brook Wetland project.


Freshwater reserves found under the sea

09 December, 2013

Scientists have discovered huge reserves of fresh water several kilometres out to sea from Australia, China, North America and South Africa.


Water modelling for the mining industry

05 December, 2013

CSIRO has developed a new model for coalminers, intended to forecast future mine water needs. The model was unveilled at the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2013), held in Adelaide from 1 to 6 December, the theme of which was 'Adapting to change: the multiple roles of modelling'.


SA Water's 'game-changing' interconnection project secures flexible, reliable future

02 December, 2013 by Mark Dedman, NSISP Project Director

The North South Interconnection System Project (NSISP) has transformed the way SA Water's entire metropolitan water supply network operates. It supplements the state's existing water supply network and is part of an innovative, long-term solution to meeting the demands of drinking water needs in South Australia.


Even wet woodlands at risk from groundwater over-extraction

04 November, 2013

Scientists at Australia's National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) are warning nations around the world to cut back on their water use if they want to save their woodlands and rivers.


Researchers reduce herbicide run-off in sugar cane crops

16 October, 2013

Scientists from CSIRO's Water for a Healthy Country Flagship have trialled a new approach to sugar cane plantation weed management in select Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchments.


Public submissions invited on water reform progress

27 September, 2013

The National Water Commission is inviting public submissions to inform its 2014 triennial assessment of water reform progress under the National Water Initiative.


Are there drugs in our water?

16 September, 2013

Recreational drugs could become a major source of Australian urban water contamination, scientists warn.


EPA South Australia releases Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan

29 August, 2013

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the finalised Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan (ACWQIP) - a culmination of over five years' work and consultation with key stakeholders and the community for the improvement of water quality along Adelaide's coastline.


Better protecting groundwater from toxic waste

20 August, 2013

A research team has developed a better way to protect groundwater from acids, heavy metals and toxic chemicals - such as those found in mining, industrial and domestic waste - which would otherwise contaminate the water for decades, rendering it unusable and undrinkable.


Australia takes its water management expertise to Asia

08 July, 2013

CSIRO scientists are applying their knowledge in trans-boundary river basin management to improve the livelihoods of people living in some of the poorest parts of Asia. CSIRO and its partners have begun work in the Koshi River Basin, which stretches from China, across the Himalayas through Nepal and discharges into the Ganges River in India.


Farmers want water ‘banked’ for future droughts

20 May, 2013

A survey shows that farmers in the Namoi catchment area in the Murray Darling Basin are mainly supportive of water banking - storing surplus water underground - from large floods.


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