Water Use and Reuse Stream Projects
Development of
ASR Opportunities in Melbourne
(a Smart Water Fund project)
Introduction
 This project was a response to Action 5.34 of the Victorian
Government White Paper, Securing our Water Future Together,
“The Government, water authorities and local
government will investigate the potential for aquifer
storage and recovery for Melbourne”. While ASR
has been widely applied in SA, WA and NT additional
confidence was needed for its successful application
in Victoria. A Melbourne pilot project was seen as
the way to proceed and this needed an approvals framework
that was initially missiing and a map of the potential
for ASR in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Objectives/Scope
Using available hydrogeological information,
develop maps of subsurface storage potential
for the greater Melbourne area and make recommendations
for the most prospective ASR sites, in relation
to demand and ability to harvest water.
Through a process of consultation produce
a Code of Practice for commercial-scale aquifer
storage and recovery (ASR) of mainswater, stormwater
and reclaimed water that will simplify licensing.
As a second stage (post July 05), one
or more sites will be selected to demonstrate
subsurface storage by well injection (ASR or
dual well systems) or with surface infiltration
methods. The demonstration would involve design,
investigation, construction and commission of
at least one full-scale demonstration ASR site,
taking account of pre-treatment requirements,
and the proposed licensing framework.
Activities
- Develop code of practice / technical guidance
document
- Develop broad scale mapping
- Finer scale mapping in targeted areas
- Site selection
- Implement ASR demonstration project
- Write up results and run a workshop.
Key Staff
Peter
Dillon, Declan Page, Karen
Barry, Stephen Gray (CMIT)
Collaborators
Smart Water Fund, South East Water, Melbourne
Water, Southern Rural Water, Environmental Protection
Agency, Dept of Sustainability and Environment,
Dept of Human Services, Water for a Healthy Country
Flagship
 Partners
SKM
Timeline
2004 - 2007
Links
Map of factors affecting ASR for one aquifer
(by SKM)
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