Urban Water

CSIRO works with various industry sectors to develop improved technologies for sustainable treatment and subsequent disposal of waste as well as techniques for recovering resources from waste materials.

The Namoi region is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

It may sound strange to us, but one of the ways to figure out how many whales are in the ocean is to figure out how many whales observers don’t see.

A series of equipment upgrades undertaken over the past five years at CSIRO Livestock Industries’ Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong has resulted in a 25 per cent reduction in the facility’s water usage.

Scientists from CSIRO Land and Water will be participating in a free seminar on bioremediation.

The Tasmanian ICT Centre is developing a world-class ICT research capacity and conducting innovative applied research in the areas of sensor networks and data management.

The Shale Research Centre conducts experimental and theoretical research on shale properties and problems.

Australian Research Centre for Water in Society (ARCWIS) was established to assist Australian organisations and communities to make quality decisions in water and related issues. CSIRO is recognised for its expertise in the conduct and application of innovative social research for water resource management and other related issues of importance to society.

CSIRO offers urban infrastructure technology to governments, global industry leaders and international bodies to help tackle the complex challenges they face in managing their transport, buildings, utilities and telecommunications infrastructure.

New plastics developed by CSIRO, Hanyang University Korea and the University of Texas have the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and help purify water and CSIRO research leader Dr Anita Hill discusses this research in this vodcast. (2:20)

This five-minute video shows how Water for a Healthy Country Flagship is one of the biggest water research partnerships in Australian history. Find out how it is improving the management of our water resources.

Mr Alan Gregory is the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship’s Theme Leader for Urban Waterscapes research. His team is increasing the benefits gained from water use across Australia’s major metropolitan areas, principally Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Dr Don McFarlane is the Theme Leader for the South-West Western Australia research program, a program which is increasing the benefits gained from water use across the increasingly dry region.

An outline of the work of the Urban Water theme of the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship. (4 pages)

CSIRO’s capabilities in petroleum hydrogeology are applied to industry challenges including fault and top seal capacity for oil, gas and CO₂ hydrocarbon migration, depletion studies, geological storage of CO₂, submarine groundwater discharge and geothermal energy. (2 pages)