A5042119414- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Water resources management and optimization
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2005-2024
CSIRO Land and Water
2014-2023
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training
2005
Flinders University
2005
Monash University
2000
Urbanisation will be one of the 21st century's most transformative trends. By 2050, it increase from 55% to 68%, more than doubling urban population in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. has multifarious (positive as well negative) impacts on wellbeing humans environment. The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form blueprint achieve a sustainable future for all. Clean Water Sanitation is specific goal (SDG 6) within suite interconnected goals. Here we provide an overview some...
To meet increasing urban water requirements in a sustainable way, there is need to diversify future sources of supply and storage. However, date, has been lag the uptake managed aquifer recharge (MAR) for diversifying areas. This study draws on examples use MAR as an approach support management. Recharged may be sourced from variety centers, provides means recycle underutilized storm treated wastewater maximize their resource potential minimize any detrimental effects associated with...
Use of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) has rapidly increased in Australia, USA, and Europe recent years as an efficient means recycling stormwater or treated sewage effluent for non-potable indirect potable reuse urban rural areas. Yet aquifers have been relied on knowingly water storage unwittingly treatment millennia. Hence if 'leading edge' is defined 'the foremost part a trend; vanguard', it would be misleading to claim managed aquifer recharge leading edge technology. However taken...
Sustained environmental and human health protection is threatened by ~350,000 chemicals available in global markets, plus new biological entities including coronaviruses. These water-quality hazards challenge the proponents of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) who seek to ensure integrity groundwater. A risk-based regulatory framework accounting for groundwater quality changes, adoption subsurface attenuation zones, use advanced monitoring methods required support confidence sustainability...
Managed aquifer recharge is an increasingly popular technique to secure and enhance water supplies. Among a range of recharging techniques, single‐well storage recovery (ASR) becoming common option either augment drinking supplies or facilitate reuse reclaimed water. For the present study conceptual biogeochemical model for ASR was developed incorporated into existing reactive multicomponent transport model. The numerical carbon cycling includes various forms organic inorganic several...
The objective of the Parafield Aquifer Storage Transfer and Recovery research project in South Australia is to determine whether stormwater from an urban catchment that treated a constructed wetland stored initially brackish aquifer before recovery can meet potable water standards. produced by harvesting system, which included wetland, was found be near quality. Parameters exceeding drinking guidelines recharge small numbers fecal indicator bacteria elevated iron concentrations associated...
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is used worldwide in urban environments to replenish groundwater provide a secure and sustainable supply of potable non-potable water. It relies on natural treatment processes within aquifers (i.e., filtration, sorption, degradation), some cases involves infiltration through the unsaturated zone polish given source water, e.g., treated wastewater, stormwater, or rainwater, desired quality prior reuse. Whilst MAR its early forms has occurred for millennia,...
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is the intentional of water to aquifers for subsequent recovery or environmental benefit. MAR can potentially increase security in drought more economically than new dams, augment existing dams with higher efficiency storage (less evaporation), brackish groundwater desalination schemes, and facilitate conjunctive use surface resources. In Australia 2023, there are currently 10 known operational schemes used agricultural activity varying stages development,...
Australian experience at five research sites where stormwater and reclaimed water have been stored in aquifers prior to reuse, yielded valuable information about treatment processes anaerobic aerobic aquifers. One of these is the potable ASTR project City Salisbury, a demonstration within broader EC ‘RECLAIM WATER’. A framework for characterising effectiveness such selected organic chemicals, natural matter, pathogens being developed inclusion new Guidelines Management Aquifer Recharge. The...
The prediction of the fate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water recycling with urban stormwater treated wastewater is important since PFAS are widely used, persistent, have potential impacts on human health environment. These alternative sources been utilized for via aquifers or managed aquifer recharge (MAR). However, these chemicals MAR schemes impact terms regulation not studied. can potentially be transported long distances subsurface during MAR. This article...
When evaluating uncertainties in developing an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) system, under normal budgetary constraints, a systematic approach is needed to prioritise investigations. Three case studies where field trials have been undertaken, clogging evaluated, reveal the changing perceptions of viability ASR from perspective as result progress Two stormwater one recycled water investigations siliceous aquifers are described that involved different strategies evaluate potential for...
The fate of simazine and diuron during natural treatment processes occurring in aquifers managed aquifer recharge (MAR) was evaluated by batch tests conditions relevant to MAR using urban storm water. were performed with sediment wetland treated water under aerobic anoxic geochemical conditions, without a carbon source amendment assess the degradation these herbicides. suited for relatively rapid positive control 17β‐estradiol half‐life 3.8–4.5 days much slower decay (30–32 days) (35–41...
Infiltration techniques for managed aquifer recharge (MAR), such as soil treatment (SAT) can facilitate low-cost water recycling and supplement groundwater resources. However there are still challenges in sustaining adequate infiltration rates the presence of lower permeability sediments, especially when wastewater containing suspended solids nutrients is used to aquifer. To gain a better insight into reductions during MAR, field investigation was carried out via using basins located within...
The Australian Managed Aquifer Recharge Guidelines, published in 2009, were the world’s first (MAR) Guidelines based on risk-management principles that also underpin World Health Organisation’s Water Safety Plans. In 2015, a survey of MAR project proponents, consultants and regulators revealed those states advancing MAR, lauded for giving certainty approval processes. They considered to be pragmatic use, but there was feedback onerous data requirements. rate uptake has varied widely among...
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) can play an important role in agricultural water management and productivity where suitable aquifers exist. Yet while the benefits costs of surface storage have been extensively reported, MAR under reported poorly conceptualised to date. In this study ten potential schemes wet-dry tropical climates northern Australia estimated levelized ranged from US$0.04 $0.36/m3 for 0.6–5 Mm3/y capacity. The type scheme had largest influence on cost, resulting following...