Closing the Water for People and Communities Gap
A review on the management of drinking water supplies in Indigenous remote communities around Australia The full report is available on the WSAA website here…
Liveable, sustainable and productive cities and regions are critical to our economic wellbeing, health and overall quality of life.
The water industry has a strong reputation for contributing to the liveability of Australian and New Zealand cities and regions by providing safe, secure and affordable drinking water, wastewater and drainage services.
Investing in water-enabled green and blue infrastructure can also deliver benefits to physical and mental health by making our communities cooler, healthier and more attractive places to live, work and play.
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Improving water services to remote First Nations communities
WSAA is pleased to release the the preliminary report into improving water services to remote First Nations communities. From the inaugural Voices for the Bush…
Watershed Paper for Natural Resources Management
A broad international coalition of academics have published an important paper outlining a new Urban Nature Futures Framework (UNFF). The framework describes, in a practical…
Water Utilities Get Behind Balibo House Trust Project
WSAA members are supporting a project being undertaken by Balibo House Trust to bring water to the community by replacing piping and installing a pump…
Power and Water and Water Corp form unique partnership
NT’s Power and Water Corporation and WA’s Water Corporation form a unique partnership to improve groundwater quality in regional communities
Greening Schools Project – Central Highlands Water
A summary of the Greening Schools Project in Ballarat run by Central Highlands Water…
Adam Lovell – Benefits Productivity Economics Livability
Adam Lovell talking about how water is critical to Australia’s productivity.
An examination of the appropriateness of stormwater offsets to protect waterway health in SEQ
Solvej Patschke Masters of Integrated Water Management University of Queensland and International WaterCentre June 2013 An examination of the appropriateness of stormwater offsets to protect…
Greta Porras Masters of Integrated Water Management University of Queensland June 3 2012 Developing a Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) for the Evaluation of Water Sensitive…
Remote Sensing Electronic Device for Hydrogen Sulphide in the Atmosphere: An Investigation
This report was produced for the Urban Water Research Association of Australia, a now discontinued research program. Go to the Urban Water Research Association of…
Community Analysis of Household Water Pressure Satisfaction
This report was produced for the Urban Water Research Association of Australia, a now discontinued research program. Go to the Urban Water Research Association of…