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Sep 14, 2015

Photostory provides insight into the Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) Strategy for Adelaide

Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) includes delivery of drinking water, stormwater management and harvesting, flood mitigation, wastewater treatment and recycling, and protecting the health of the water courses; and its implementation encompasses integration of all components of the urban water cycle within the City’s urban development to achieve sustainable economic, social, and environmental goals. Read More

Oct 8, 2012

National Urban Water R&D Needs and Capability Forum

An historic national roundtable forum held in Canberra on Wednesday 26 September 2012 discussed future urban water research and development (R&D) needs and ways to improve Australia’s processes for planning and delivering urban water R&D. Read More

Jul 10, 2018

Goyder Institute finalists in the 2018 Smart Water Awards

The Water Industry Alliance held their 2018 Smart Water Awards at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 6 July. The awards recognise and celebrate Alliance members for their leading-edge expertise and innovation. Two Goyder Institute for Water projects were finalists in separate categories... Read More

Aug 23, 2018

New research completed on small scale desalination for growers on the Northern Adelaide Plains

A report released this week by the Goyder Institute for Water Research outlined findings from an investigation into small-scale desalination using capacitive de-ionisation (CDI) – an emerging technology – to improve water quality for growers in the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP). Read More

Aug 23, 2018

New tools developed to help improve water security in the face of climate change

Goyder Institute researchers have developed new tools to help planners and policy-makers assess the impact of climate change on water resource systems and guide adaption planning. The tools address a significant knowledge gap – how to best use climate projections to modify or augment a system’s design to improve its resilience in a changing hydroclimate. Read More

Mar 29, 2019

Goyder projects in the news

The Goyder Institute for Water Research'ss G-FLOWS project was featured in the Sunday Mail on 23 March 2019, spreading the word that the team found ancient water in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. Early indications are that it could not only sustain the community's ongoing water needs but have significant economic development potential for the region if developed sustainably. Read More

Apr 30, 2020

Sea grass communities in Gulf St Vincent to benefit from new stormwater management intervention project

More than 6500 hectares of sea grass have been lost along Adelaide’s coastal waters since 1949. The South Australian Government, through its New Life for our Coastal Environment policy has committed $1 million to limit damaging stormwater run-off filled with sediment and pollutants from entering Gulf St Vincent and help restore seagrass communities. Read More