‘Quiet achiever’ wins top water award

Logan City Council’s Acting Director of Roads and Water Daryl Ross has been named Australia’s top water professional.

29 June, 2020

DPIE, Sydney Water fail to deliver

DPIE and Sydney Water are failing on water conservation, an audit finds.

25 June, 2020

Desal expansion plans on hold

The state government may abandon plans to expand Sydney’s desalination plant.

3 June, 2020

Sydney Water recruits sniff out wastewater leaks

Sydney Water’s latest recruits have been trained to sniff out leaks in the wastewater system.

1 June, 2020

Sydney council takes on NASA for award

A Sydney council’s ocean pollution website is up against NASA for an international award.

30 April, 2020

Sewage surveillance could help COVID recovery

A sewage drug monitoring network could form the basis of a new COVID detection program.

20 April, 2020

New Qld mayors pressed on fluoridated water

Queensland’s new mayors must take a stand on fluoridating water supplies, the AMA says.

16 April, 2020

Maths and VR prevent sewer pipe corrosion

A modelling tool helps council officers manage sewer pipe corrosion from their desks.

11 December, 2019

Report wants 20 per cent recycled water target

Sydney is lagging behind other metropolitan centres in water efficiency.

9 December, 2019

Millions in drought assistance for councils

Drought affected councils have received a multi-million dollar windfall from the federal government’s $1 billion drought package.

7 November, 2019

Discovery could generate biofuel from wastewater

Scientists have discovered a high-tech filter used to purify water can also extract biogas.

14 October, 2019

Engineering consultant accused of abuses, misconduct

Questions have been raised about the engineering firm tasked with assessing Warragamba Dam.

10 October, 2019

Report wants ‘all options’ for water security

Water stakeholders want dams, desal, restrictions and recycling to be part of future planning.

6 October, 2019

Murray Darling to get water theft sheriff

The government has announced plans to appoint an Inspector-General to tackle water theft in the Murray Darling.

1 August, 2019