Water Quality Research Australia

Water Quality Research Australia Limited (WQRA) is a national research centre established to succeed the CRC for Water Quality and Treatment when the CRC ended on 30 June 2008.

WQRA will undertake collaborative research of national application on drinking water quality, recycled water and relevant areas of wastewater management. The main focus of the research program will be on urban water issues related to public health and acceptability aspects of water supply, water recycling and aspects of wastewater management. WQRA will also continue a Regional and Rural Water Supplies Program aimed at improving water quality and public health in rural areas. It will also develop an Education Program, utilising the most successful elements of the CRC Program.

Health Stream Newsletter Issue 54 includes coverage of a new WSAA report on the impacts of recreational access to drinking water catchments, a fluoride overdosing incident in the city of Brisbane, and recycling stormwater for potable use. Plus news items and reviews of recent literature on a range of water quality topics.
Lagoon/Pond Treatment Systems Workshop This workshop was held in Sydney, on May 28th with the purpose to engage relevant stakeholders to discuss a WQRA research proposal on lagoon/ pond treatment systems. Notes from final workshop session, presentations and results of the pre-workshop survey are now available.
WQRA Members Meeting Presentations from the May Members Meeting in Sydney are now available for downloading.
WQRA Newsletter Issue 14 provides an update on the development of WQRA Programs and reports on recent WQRA and Global Water Research Coalition meetings. Also news from the Education Program, new publications and information on forthcoming workshops.
Small Grant Scheme WQRA is inviting applications for small grants of up to $5000 to support research by PhD students enrolled at a WQRA research member institution, who are undertaking a PhD research project which has significant alignment with the research priorities of WQRA. The grant may be used to purchase consumables, services, travel or equipment specifically pertinent to the project. The closing date for applications is midday, Monday 20 July 2009. Further details and Small Grant Proposal Form.
National Cyanobacteria Workshop & Cyanosurvey Project Water Quality Research Australia is providing support to the National Cyanobacteria Workshop hosted by the NSW Department of Water and Energy. This workshop will be held in Sydney on the 12-13 August 2009. Further details. WQRA is also seeking participants for a new project currently in development called 'Cyanosurvey: A National Update on Toxic Cyanobacteria and their Distribution'. Further details.
CRC Research Reports WQRA is managing the production of final reports from a number of projects undertaken by the CRC for Water Quality and Treatment.The full range of CRC Occasional Papers and Research Reports is available free to download in PDF format. Recently added titles include: • 43 Optimisation of adsorption processes: Stage II PDF • 67 A Practical Guide to Reservoir Management PDF • 75 Case Studies Using S::CAN On-line Monitoring System PDF