Projects by Jurisdiction

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STATE/TERRITORY PROJECT STATUS

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

Development of an ACT hydrological and salinity model

 

Finalised
  ACT aquifer storage and recovery feasibility study Active

NEW SOUTH WALES

 

 

Development of an adaptive environmental water register

 

Finalised
  Improving irrigation efficiency in the cotton industry - a grower-led approach Active
  Assessing water sharing plan Aboriginal performance indicators Active
  Aboriginal community engagement and consultation in water sharing planning in NSW Active
  Measurement to improve water efficiency of on-farm storages in the cotton industry Active
  Testing the framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) in NSW wetlands Active
  NSW groundwater quality and coastal groundwater-dependent ecosystems Active
  Interconnection of surface water and groundwater systems - river losses from losing/disconnected streams - NSW Active
  Sustainable groundwater allocations in intake beds of the Great Artesian Basin in NSW Finalised
  Improved characterisation of the Upper Lachlan alluvial aquifer Finalised
  Sustainable management of coastal groundwater resources and opportunities for further development NSW Finalised
  Internet groundwater-level monitoring Finalised
  Development of a 3D geological mapping and database interface to support interconnected groundwater and surface water management Finalised
  Impact of groundwater pumping on groundwater quality Active

NORTHERN TERRITORY

 

 

Tiwi Islands water allocation plan

 

Finalised
  Northern Territory groundwater stocktake Active
  Assessment of major spring systems in the Oolloo Dolostone, Daly River, NT Active
  Northern Territory coastal plain Active
  Allocating water and maintaining springs in the Great Artesian Basin - SA and NT Active

QUEENSLAND

 

 

Decision support system for real time management of water use in the Condamine-Balonne

 

Finalised
  Assessment of inter-aquifer leakage in the Great Artesian Basin Active
  Hydrological modelling toolkit to support sustainable management of the Lower Burdekin groundwater system Active
  Additional trials to support development of a national framework for the assessment of river health Finalised

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 

 

Allocating water and maintaining springs in the Great Artesian Basin - SA and NT

 

Active
  Managed Aquifer Recharge and urban stormwater use options Active

TASMANIA

 

 

Tasmanian groundwater management framework

 

Active

VICTORIA 

 

 

Victorian State Water Register

 

Finalised
  Water-efficiency plans for large and small enterprises Finalised
  Groundwater SAFE (secure allocations, future entitlements) Active
  A new approach to accounting for groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) and surface water systems Active
  Developing groundwater knowledge products for groundwater users Active
  Farms, rivers, markets: a whole-of-system approach to doing more with less water Active
  Improving knowledge and understanding of groundwater resources using GIS-based 3D visualisation and quantification tools - Victoria Active

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

 

 

Western Australia state water information system

 

Finalised
  Development and implementation of the framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) to rivers in Western Australia (with the exception of rivers in the Rangelands region) Finalised
  Development of an ecotoxicity toolbox to evaluate water quality for recycling Finalised
  Groundwater-dependent ecosystem vulnerability in the Mid West of Western Australia Active

MULTI-STATE

 

Identifying tools and processes to capture/articulate Indigenous social and economic aspirations with respect to water in Northern Australia

 

Active
  Monitoring impacts of water trade in southern Murray-Darling Basin Active
  Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) Research Hub Synthesis Year Active
  Great Artesian Basin shared water resource assessment Active
  Building our understanding of irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin Active
 

Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields project

Finalised
  Strategic assessment and management of priority groundwater systems Active
  Monitoring the impacts of water trade Finalised
  Measuring, monitoring and reporting systems for improved management of regional water resources at farm to national scales Active
  Measuring water use at the catchment scale: solving the great unknown in water accounting Finalised
  Ecological outcomes of flow regimes Finalised
  Hydro-ecological relationships and thresholds to inform environmental flow management and river restoration Finalised
  Minimising environmental damage from water recovery in inland wetlands Finalised
  Optimising environmental watering protocols to maximise benefits to native fish populations Active
 

Creating WaterRight gardens and gardeners across Australia

 Active
  Preliminary feasibility assessment planning studies for managed aquifer recharge in cities Active
  Facilitating Recycling of Stormwater and Reclaimed Water Via Aquifers in Australia Finalised
  Improved understanding of stressed aquifers Active
  Water for Australia's arid zone - identifying and assessing Australia's palaeovalley groundwater resources Active
  Potential local and cumulative effects of mining on groundwater resources Active
  Northern Australia sustainable yields Finalised
  Northern Australia aquatic ecological assets  
  Indigenous community water facilitators network Active
  Enhancing knowledge and understanding of river ecology and water-dependent ecosystems, including access to traditional knowledge in Australia's north Active
  Water-related sociocultural values, beliefs and practices in northern Australia Active
  Assessing the likely impacts of development on aquatic ecological assets in Northern Australia Active
  Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce work plan Finalised
  Indigenous water policy group  
  Development and implementation of framework for assessment of river/ wetland health (FARWH) to rivers in wet/dry tropics  

NATIONAL

 

 

Development of an Australian environmental water report

 

Active
  Development of national groundwater modelling guidelines Active
  Assessment of GRACE satellites for groundwater estimation in Australia Active
  Rapid assessment of 2010-11 rainfall and flooding events on groundwater recharge Active
  Baseline assessment of groundwater monitoring and management in Australia Active
  Indigenous water characteristics  
  New technology to reduce evaporation from large water storages Active
  Developing future directions for urban water reform Finalised
  Brackish Groundwater: a viable community water supply option  
  Improving in-field verification of non-urban water meter accuracy Finalised
  Storage access provisions: constraints and opportunities Finalised
  Australian Water Markets Report 2009-2010 Finalised
  Factors affecting water market development Active
  Water utilities performance reporting - improve data collection systems  
  Facilitating improvements in the specification, registration and trading of water entitlements Active
  Improving water pricing to support better water management and more efficient water usage Active
  Improving market confidence in water brokers Finalised
  Water utilities performance reporting Finalised
  Developing pricing principles for recycled water and stormwater re-use Active
  New water entitlements Finalised
  Mapping potential surface water/groundwater connectivity across Australia Finalised
  National groundwater information system (phase 1) Finalised
  National Standards on Groundwater Mapping, Definitions and Assessment Active
  Fossil water in Australia Finalised
  Scoping a decision-support system for assessment of groundwater trades Finalised
  Assessment of groundwater licensing, metering and extraction estimation arrangements and techniques Active
  Defining the significance of domestic and stock groundwater use Active
  Feasibility of implementing managed aquifer recharge (MAR) schemes for agricultural purposes Finalised
  Rollout and adoption of framework for assessing environmental water requirements of groundwater-dependent ecoystems Active
  Atlas of groundwater-dependent ecosystems Active
  National assessment of surface water/groundwater connectivity Active
  Quantifying surface water/groundwater exchange using thermal and chemical measurements Active
  National-scale vulnerability assessment of seawater intrusion impacts on groundwater Active
  Development of a method to correct for hydrostatic pressure changes on adjacent aquifer responses Finalised
  A consistent approach to groundwater recharge determination in data-poor areas Active
  National hydrologic modelling strategy - Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction Tool (GSWIT)  
  Strategic assessment and management of priority/stressed groundwater catchments Active
  Deep Australian Water Resource Information System (DAWRIS) Finalised
  Assessment of groundwater bore deterioration Finalised
  Coal seam methane gas co-produced water - discussion starter Finalised
  National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training Active
  Knowledge and capacity building project for the National Groundwater Action Plan Active
  Teacher Earth Science Education Program - sponsorship of 'wet rocks' package Active
  National inventory of stressed water systems Active
  Investigating the impact of climate change on groundwater resources Finalised
  Developing national water accounting Finalised
  Treated effluent as environmental flows: a climate change response Active
  Exploring opportunities for further competition in the urban water sector Active
  Improving urban water quality regulation - phase 1 Active
  Australian integrated resource planning framework and manual Finalised
  Green Plumbers: best practice guidelines for installation of household stormwater and greywater recycling Finalised
  A national approach to risk assessment, risk communication and management of chemical hazards from recycled water Active
  Water efficiency labelling and standards (WELS) scheme - phase 2  
  Recycled water quality standards Finalised
  The potential of strata and community title to provide on-site solutions to water management in large urban developments  
  Framework for the management of recycled water: development of a methodology to assess implementation of the national recycling guidelines Finalised
  Information package to enhance public awareness about use of recycled water for drinking purposes Finalised
  Water-sensitive cities - priority projects  
  Guidelines for evaluating water sensitive urban design principles and practices  
  Reviewing institutional and regulatory arrangements and preparing best practice guidelines for achieving integrated urban water cycle planning  
  Water recycling via managed aquifer recharge (MAR) guidelines Finalised
  Urban Resource Planning and Assessment project - phase 1  
  Spatial algorithm for mapping evapotranspiration for water productivity and vegetation health in the Australian agro-ecosystem Active
  Identification of factors that potentially influence uptake of smart metering technology Finalised
  Approaches to environmental water planning in a changing climate Closed
  Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust Finalised
  Supporting Australia's water industry export capability Active
  Water industry diploma and graduate certificate training resources Closed
  Transfer and adoption of water management knowledge acquired through RNWS projects Active
  Supporting the National Water Skills Strategy Active
  Sponsorship of Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for water research and innovation Active
  Water Stewardship Initiative - preparation of options paper and water stewardship forum Finalised
  National Water Sector Skills project Finalised
  Australian Water Resources Information System (AWRIS) Finalised
  National water skills resource project Finalised
  Australian Groundwater School review of teaching resources project Finalisedd
  National Water Commission fellowship program Active
  Collecting agriculture and water use census data at the mesh block coding level Finalised
  Baseline assessment of water resources (Australian Water Resource 2005) Finalised
  Resolution of knowledge gaps for irrigation metering installation and verification requirements for Australian standards Finalised
  Improving in-field verification of non-urban water meter accuracy Finalisedd
  Acceleration of National Measurement Institute water meter standards program Finalisedd
  National coordination of the framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) trials Active
  Water-dependent ecosystems - Part 1 Active
  Water-dependent ecosystems - part 2 Finalised
  Community of practice for environmental water managers  
  Case studies of sustainable levels of extraction and groundwater-dependent ecosystems  
  National water resource assessment using waterbirds: Ecosystem health and conservation importance of water-dependent ecosystems and rivers Finalised
  Surface water sustainability expertise Active
  Cities as water supply catchments Active
  Integrating the mining sector into water planning and entitlements regimes Finalised
  Investigating low flows for improved water planning and management Finalised
  National inventory of water stressed systems Active
  Incorporating climate change impacts in water allocation planning Active
  Australian Indigenous Water Roundtable Active
  Indigenous Water Planning Forum Finalised
  Methods to accurately assess water allocation impacts of plantations  
  Australian hydrological modelling initiative - catchment water yield estimation tool  
  Baseline review of activities that intercept surface and/or groundwater Finalised
  Water management and the electricity-generation sector Finalised
  Strategy for improving environmental sustainability of water planning Finalised
  Water planning processes: lessons, gaps and adoption Active
  Guidelines and best practice documentation - water services in remote Indigenous communities Finalised
  National risk assessment - water services in remote Indigenous communities Finalised
  Australian hydrological modelling initiative - river system management tool  
  Water planning practices and lessons learned Finalised
  Driving water reform through knowledge and capacity building Finalised
  Baseline assessment of water governance arrangements Finalised
 

Resolution of knowledge gaps for irrigation metering installation and verification requirements for Australian standards

 Finalised
  National water education partnership with Questacon: A touring exhibition, outreach and outline program Active
  Water and climate change policy: impacts and responses  Active

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