Australian Water Conservation and Reuse Research Program

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CSIRO's publications repository contains records of more than 80 years of CSIRO research publications, such as journal articles, conference papers, books and reports. Some recent records may have full-text attachments available where copyright and confidentiality conditions permit. The repository is fully searchable. You can also browse the collection by author or publication date.
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The Australian Water Conservation and Water Reuse Program was an initiative of CSIRO and the Australian Water Association with funding support from numerous organisations around the country. The program promoted efficiency in research, the communication of outcomes and linked Australia to progress being made internationally.

The valuable outcomes of Stage 1 of the program (2003 – 2004) are presented in the following suite of reports and articles.

Reports

• Report 1A "Literature review of factors influencing public perceptions of water reuse." (PDF, 602kB)
  Murni Po, Juliane Kaercher and Blair E. Nancarrow
• Report 1B “Literature review on the Fate of Viruses and Other Pathogens and Health Risks in Non-Potable Reuse of Storm Water and Reclaimed Water.” (PDF, 628 kB)
  Simon Toze
• Report 1C “Impacts on crop quality from irrigation with water reclaimed from sewage” (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  Daryl Stevens, Murray Unkovich, Jim Kelly and Guang-Gou Ying
• Report 1D “The Economics of Water: Taking Full Account of First Use, Reuse and Return to the Environment” (PDF, 528 kB)
  Darla Hatton MacDonald
• Report 1F “Impacts on soil, groundwater and surface water from continued irrigation of food and turf crops with water reclaimed from sewage”. (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  Daryl Stevens, Murray Unkovich, Jim Kelly and Guang-Gou Ying
• Report 1H “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) and Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Reclaimed Water in Australia” (PDF, 670 kB)
  Rai Kookana, Guang-Gou Ying
• Report 2 “Water Recycling in Australia – a review undertaken by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering”
  John Radcliffe [external link]
• Report 5 “Innovation in on-site domestic water management systems in Australia: A review of rainwater, greywater, stormwater and wastewater utilisation techniques.” (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  Clare Diaper
• Report 6 “A Review of Stormwater Sensitive Urban Design in Australia” (PDF, 2.3 MB)
  Tim Fletcher, Ana Deletic and Belinda Hatt.
• Report 7 “Review of National & State Plumbing Codes to facilitate Domestic Water Reuse” (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  Ray Herbert, Gary Workman and Greg Tink
• Report 8 “The Reclaimed Water Agreement Manual” (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  Astrid DiCarlo and Andrew Sherman
• Report 8 “Reclaimed Water Agreement Manual Appendices”
  Astrid DiCarlo and Andrew Sherman (Word, 536 kB)
• Report 9 “Integrated Urban Water Management A review of current Australian practice” (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  V. Grace Mitchell
• Report 10 “Exploring the Institutional Impediments to Conservation and Water Reuse - National Issues” (PDF, 524 kB)
  Darla Hatton MacDonald and Brenda Dyack
• Outcomes of Reviews and a New National Portfolio of Innovative Projects (PDF, 77 kB)
  Peter Dillon, David Ellis and John VanLeeuwen

Articles

• Dillon, P and Ellis D. Australian Water Conservation and Reuse Research Program, Water, Australian Water Association, February 2004. (PDF, 71 kB)
  
• Dillon, P. (2000). Water reuse in Australia: current status, projections and research. Proc. Water Recycling. Australia 2000, Adelaide, 19-20 Oct 2000 (ed. P.J. Dillon) p. 99-104. (PDF, 146 kB)
  
  

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