Water e-Journal

Water e-Journal

EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES

2019

Vol 4 - Issue 1   Vol 4 - Issue 2   Vol 4 - Issue 3   Vol 4 - Issue 4

 

2018

2017

Vol 2 - Issue 1   Vol 2 - Issue 2   Vol 2 - Issue 3   Vol 2 - Issue 4 

2016

Vol 1 - Issue 1   Vol 1 - Issue 2   Vol 1 - Issue 3   Vol 1 - Issue 4


VOLUME 3 – ISSUE 3


   Data MORE THAN SEWAGE TREATMENT SERVICES
Adding Value to The Maleny Community
R Kulkarni, A Mills, K Crouch, S Lowe
Being mindful of community interests, population growth, and environmentally sound locations in sensitive areas, water security zones and water supply sources to the SEQ region, Unitywater – a water retailer...
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  Data DEVELOPMENT OF AN INVESTMENT OPTIMISATION AND PRIORITISATION MODEL
Incorporating customer, regulator and business preferences
S Hyland, T Kaur, E Sullivan, D Lynch, B Morris
TasWater was formed from three predecessor water businesses in 2013 to deliver substantial improvement in customer service and regulatory performance across all its activity streams, both infrastructure ...
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  Data WATER SUPPLY PEAKING FACTOR STOCHASTIC
A study into the probability of occurrence of water supply demand peaking factors
L Donaldson
Water supply codes generally do not recognise the stochastic nature of water supply demands and there is little published information about the exceedance probabilities, or return intervals of peaking ...
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  Data ENERGISING SYDNEY THROUGH CO-DIGESTION FOODWASTE
Sydney Water’s Waste to Energy Program
B Galway, P Denyer, M Kelly, P Woods, H Bustamante
Sydney Water’s Food Waste to Energy 2020 Plan established the vision that by 2020 Sydney Water will provide a sustainable food organics disposal service to our business customers. To achieve this ...
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  Data A NEW APPROACH TO ASSESSING WATER QUALITY RISK
A visual tool combining best practice operations and health based targets
S Westgate, M Robertson
Water quality risk management has historically been based on a retrospective review of sampling results. Simply monitoring E.coli in the distribution network cannot prevent a water quality event from ...
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  Data ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENT CONTAMINANTS IN BIOSOLIDS
Recommended PFOS and PFOA levels in biosolids for land application
P Darvodelsky, K Hopewell
The water industry monitors potential risks from new compounds to ensure biosolids can be used sustainably. PFOS and PFOA (perfluorooctane sulphonate and perfluorooctanoic acid) have known ...
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  Data IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL WATER MAINS
Renewal of large diameter water pipes based on failure prediction
D Vitanage, C Crawley, D Zhang, J Rajalingam, S Rathnayaka, J Kodikara
Many major urban water utilities in Australia have significant numbers of cast iron critical water mains (CWM) that have been installed a long time ago and are in a state of reaching the end of their ...
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  Data WATER SUPPLY RISK ASSESSMENTS USING STOCHASTIC PEAKING FACTORS
A method for sizing back-up provisions to match probable water supply failures
L Donaldson
In Australia the national water supply design guidelines, Water Supply Code of Australia, recommend that risk assessments are undertaken as part of the process of sizing reservoirs and pump stations ...
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  Data COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON WATER FUTURES
Using creative processes, appreciative inquiry and art to bring communities’ views to life
J Chong, K Winterford, A Lederwasch
New approaches to engaging the community are needed to navigate the increasing complexity of planning urban water systems in the face of uncertain climatic, social, economic and political futures.
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