New technology enables better stormwater treatment
31 October, 2018 | Supplied by: Curtin UniversityA new design of catch basin insert treats stormwater at the source by removing gross pollutants such as leaves and plastic, as well as smaller dissolvable pollutants.
Changing stormwater management charges would reduce runoff
24 October, 2018Changing the way Melbourne charges for stormwater management could reduce stormwater runoff volumes by 59 billion litres and annual management costs by $191m by 2050.
Vic govt moves to improve stormwater management
19 October, 2018The changes are intended to protect rivers, reduce the burden on drinking water supplies, and deal with the challenges of climate change and a future with less rainfall.
Seeking ideas on reducing emissions from WWTPs
15 October, 2018 | Supplied by: Melbourne WaterMelbourne Water is launching a competition where entrants can submit ideas on how to reduce wastewater emissions and potentially share in an AU$200,000 prize pool.
Dwyer Instruments Series PUF Portable Ultrasonic Flowmeter Kit
01 October, 2018 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series PUF Portable Ultrasonic Flowmeter Kit utilises the transit-time difference for measuring flow rates in pipes non-invasively.
Smart water meters to roll out across Telstra's NB-IoT network
26 September, 2018 | Supplied by: WaterGroup Pty LtdWater savings company WaterGroup is expected to undertake its biggest rollout of NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) enabled smart water meters.
New nanofilter rapidly cleans dirty water
24 September, 2018 | Supplied by: RMIT UniversityResearchers have designed a nanofilter that can clean dirty water over 100 times faster than current technology, filtering both heavy metals and oils at an impressive speed.
Boneo Water Recycling Plant gets a $130m upgrade
21 September, 2018 | Supplied by: South East Water LtdThe upgrade will include the capture of biogas generated during the treatment process to power the plant's operations and implementation of the nitrite-shunt nutrient removal process.
Major desalination study finds minimal marine impact
20 September, 2018The six-year study looked at the effects on marine invertebrate recruitment of the pumping and 'diffusing' of high-concentration salt water back into the ocean.
Stormwater recycling scheme gets underway in Sydney
06 September, 2018An urban stormwater recycling scheme has been switched on in the City of Sydney's Green Square, enabling residents to save tens of thousands of litres of drinking water.
TECTA-PDS TECTA B16 Enterococci ENA test
01 September, 2018 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificTECTA-PDS has launched the Enterococci ENA test for the TECTA B16 automated microbial detection solution
Electro-Chemical Devices T80-S80 Analyser System for multiparameter aquaculture monitoring
01 September, 2018 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdAquaculture operators in search of a way to automate testing for dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, nitrate and other parameters will find the modular plug-and-play T80-S80 Analyser System from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) simplifies operations.
Smarter than your average water infrastructure
31 August, 2018 | Supplied by: CSIRO Data61A project that helps to predict which water pipes need maintenace before they burst has won one of this year's Eureka Prizes.
Helping rural councils defend against drought
27 August, 2018 | Supplied by: WaterGroup Pty LtdWater savings company WaterGroup is offering rural councils the opportunity to apply for a free NUmeter trial, irrigation meter trial or meter data assessment.
Improving water security in the face of climate change
24 August, 2018SA's Goyder Institute has developed tools to help planners and policymakers assess the impact of climate change on water resource systems and guide adaption planning.
