In a boon for northern Australian water security and development, the Australian Government has provided $5 million through the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) to support university research into water use. The funding will support studies at Charles Darwin University, CQUniversity Australia and James Cook University, including research into water resource allocation governance, agricultural diversification, and water service delivery to remote and regional areas. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia… Read more
The outbreak of gastroenteritis in Havelock North resulted in some 5,500 of the town’s 14,000 residents suffering campylobacteriosis. Of those infected 45 were hospitalised and the outbreak may have contributed to four deaths. The cause… Read more
The 8th instalment of the annual AWA Queensland Amazing Race, hosted by the Young Water Professionals (YWPs), was recently run and done in the Brisbane City heat. Held during National Water Week, the ‘Race for Sustainability’ focused on… Read more
The rapid advancement in technology continues to prove a finely balanced but double-edged sword for the water sector and its relationship with the wider community. While technology has enabled significant advancement in technical… Read more
Alternative cyanobacteria management approaches
A Rohlfs, A Davie, J Pera
Aeration is conventionally used to prevent cyanobacteria blooms in source water storages but is often prohibitively expensive. There are several treatment products on the market that may offer an alternative approach to cyanobacteria bloom …
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Better Understanding Wastewater Treatment’s Nitrous Oxide Emissions
D de Haas, L Ye
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a major contributor to direct (Scope 1) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Activated sludge systems typically represent the bulk of mainstream treatment processes, …
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Digital metering hands control to customers
B Nitschke, A Rohde
GWMWater’s urban water customers can now better track their water usage on their phone, computer or any other electronic device following the completion of an Urban Remote Metering project in December 2020 …
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