Skip to content

WATER E-JOURNAL

Technical papers online

Water e-Journal is your online hub for high-quality technical water papers in Australia.  
Papers go through rigorous quality control and peer-review before publication and cover a broad range of topics relating to our most precious asset.  AWA members unlock exclusive access to newly published papers for 3 months. Not a member, but would like instant access to all papers?

Find out more and join here.

Why submit a paper to the Water e-Journal?

Water e-Journal is the premier online journal for urban water science and technical issues in Australia. 

Publishing in the Water e-Journal can provide valuable networking opportunities, collaborations, and discussions that can further your research, work and career.

All technical papers that are submitted will be assessed for publication in Water e-Journal, with a one-page Executive Summary also considered for publication in Current magazine. Papers published in the journal also qualify for the prestigious Guy Parker Award, which is announced at Ozwater each year.

See the Best Paper Honour Roll here.

The Water e-Journal is proud to showcase a special edition dedicated to student research each year. We invite submissions from students working on water-related projects either in progress, or completed within the calendar year of submission. This edition offers a platform for emerging researchers to share their findings with the water community, providing insights into innovative solutions and future developments. View the 2024 Student edition here.

The Water e-Journal is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high quality technical papers about all aspects of the water industry. By publishing in Water e-Journal, you are contributing to the collective body of knowledge in the field of water-related matters. Your work can help address important issues and contribute to solutions for global water challenges.

Journals play a vital role in increasing the discoverability of your work, as they are regularly accessed by communities of interested readers. Submitting to the Water e-Journal can enhance the visibility of your work, extending beyond your close network of contacts and colleagues. Water-related research often spans multiple disciplines, and Water e-Journal attracts a diverse readership and can potentially lead to invaluable interdisciplinary collaborations.

The Water e-Journal and its predecessor WATER also provide a valuable resource and historical record of the technical challenges and changes the Australian Water industry has faced over the past 45 years. Back issues can be viewed here and current contributions help to maintain that record.

Editorial Guidelines and How to Submit a Paper

ejournal_web banner

 

54536381771_b005ae3ab3_c
Guy Parker Award | Winning Paper 2025


The Treatment of PFAS-Impacted Groundwater Using Novel Regenerable Ion Exchange Resin: A Five-Year Case Study
Regenerable ion exchange resin has been used for PFAS remediation in Australia since 2017. Five systems support remediation and one treats municipal drinking water. This paper shares updates from bench-, pilot-, and full-scale systems, covering over five years of operation. It includes total water treated, PFAS removed, regeneration efficiency, and resin optimisation. Since 2019, 26 regenerations showed no PFAS build-up or resin breakdown. A mass balance of PFAS removed vs. recovered during regeneration is also presented.

LATEST PAPERS


andres-siimon-KOh8ShapWMw-unsplash

Measuring progress to achieve safe drinking water for First Nations people


I Fisher, G Kastl, A Sathasivan

The “safe drinking water” target (Target 9b)for the National Agreement on Closing the Gap needs a suitable robust indicator for reporting progress towards its achievement ...

Read Full Paper
Woman checking data

A multi-facet data-driven technique for proactive management of wastewater main blockage


C I Ossai, M Singh, K Goraya

A novel approach combining XGBoost, WAFT, and ARM models for wastewater main blockage risk assessment predicts blockage with 95.16% accuracy, offering ...

Read Full Paper
Water Treatment Plant

Wastewater network performance benefits from rolling out derived flow at Hunter Water


C Farragher, D Livingston

Hunter Water has rolled out a flow measurement methodology for all its wastewater pump stations that derives the flow from existing instrumentation, giving a measure of pump  ...

Read Full Paper
Flood and spills

Optimising asset solutions in a capital constrained environment


W Gielewski, J Forss, M Alvarenga

The Youell Street catchment in Melbourne has challenges with spills and flood events during intense rainfall events. Greater Western Water looked to use optimisation techniques  ...

Read Full Paper
Biodiversity

Nature Positive – Opportunities for Utilities (Part 2)


K Naylor, D Wright, S Bekessy, S Panda, F Pamminger, K Hamilton, A Cole, M Selinske

Yarra Valley Water have embarked on a journey to understand their own nature-related impacts, dependencies and opportunities, and how they could respond to these ...

Read Full Paper
student edition tile

2024 Water e-Journal Student Edition


The Water e-Journal is proud to showcase a special edition dedicated to student research each year.  This edition offers a platform for emerging researchers to share their findings with the water community, providing insights into innovative solutions and future developments. 

View Papers
Biosolids

Thermal treatment of South East Water biosolids to solve disposal challenges


E Casey, A Surapanenin

South East Water’s PYROCO technology uses pyrolysis to destroy PFAS in biosolids and create valuable biochar, offering a scalable and sustainable disposal solution ...

Read Full Paper
Sewage overflow

Containment and removal of sewage overflows from impacted surface waters - Sydney Water’s current practices and optimisation opportunities


Y Yan

This practical research project focused on helping Sydney Water to determine improvements that could be made ...

Read Full Paper
WEJ_2024_007

Biomimetic membrane technology developments relevant to sustainable reuse of resources


M Arsic, C Byrt,  A D Rosa, P Hilder,  S Iqbal, S McGaughey, S P Nandala, C O’Sullivan, X Wu, Z Xie

Membrane technologies are increasingly soughtto provide solutions for processes in industrial and municipal wastewater ...

Read Full Paper
WEJ_024_005_Figure9

Tannin-based coagulants application in the food processing industry


F Tessele, J Hales, L Moreno

This study evaluates the performance of an organic coagulant derived from tannins sourced from Acacia tree bark in wastewater treatment  ...

Read Full Paper
WARRAGAMBA_520pxx520px

Climatic influences on Warragamba water quality


Q Ollivier, L Oliveira, L Hamilton

Understanding the role that a changing climate has played on the source water quality of Sydney’s water supply systems is necessary for long term strategic supply planning. This paper analyses 22 years of water quality data ...

Read Full Paper
canstockphoto24342612

The treatment of PFAS-impacted groundwater using novel regenerable ion exchange resin: A five-year case study


D M Kempisty, C Gordon, J Haxen, O Mowla, M G Nickelsen, S Woodard

This paper will provide an update on PFAS treatment using regenerable resin data from bench-, pilot-,  and full-scale systems ...

Read Full Paper

Editorial Committee

Chair:
Daniel Visser (Chair)  

Secretary:
Robert Ford

Committee Members:
Dr Dharma Dharmabalan
Prof Ted Gardner 
Dr Lionel Ho 
Mr Asoka Jayaratne 
Dr Tim Muster 
Ms Karen Rouse 
Ms Kala Senathirajah 
Mr Nick Swain 
Ms Seema Karki
Mr Md Shamsur Rahim