Dr Heinz Schandl: informing policies for sustainable use of natural resources

With a background in Sociology and Social and Economic Sciences, Dr Heinz Schandl investigates the co-evolution of social and ecological systems and their transition to sustainability.

Climate Adaptation Flagship

Enabling Australia to adapt more effectively to the impacts of climate change and variability and informing national planning, regulation and investment decisions.

Urban water infrastructure technologies

Developing technologies to improve the nation's water infrastructure to deliver efficient and secure water supply for Australia's growing population and future industries.

Salty waste a potentially sweet deal

Using desalination plants’ hyper-saline discharge in solar salt fields could increase production and halve the space required by conventional salt fields, research that uses technoeconomics is finding.

Water for a Healthy Country

Addressing the sustainable management of Australia's water resources.

The urban water security research alliance

Between 2007 and 2012, CSIRO was a major partner of the Urban Water Security Research Alliance, delivering knowledge and solutions to help ensure a sustainable future water supply for the people of South East Queensland.

Managed Aquifer Recharge and Stormwater Use Options

This national project is addressing pivotal knowledge gaps in the use of urban stormwater harvesting and managed aquifer recharge to produce clean water for all types of uses.

Putting mining by-products to good use

CSIRO researchers have characterised a suite of mining by-products that can be used in the purification of industrial and farming wastewaters.

Compact urban form key to Melbourne’s water and energy savings

The report 'Water-energy futures for Melbourne' presents an analysis of future water and related energy needs for Melbourne. (2 pages)

Managed aquifer recharge: turning wastewater into a resource

A Water for a Healthy Country Flagship project has helped to secure Australia’s water future through managed aquifer recharge.

Distributed systems for urban water

We are providing the scientific rationale for the mainstream adoption of safe and reliable distributed water systems, from household to development scale.

Desalination in Australia report

This report provides up to date information about the status of desalination in Australia at a national scale. (26 pages)

Salisbury stormwater ASTR project risk assessment report

The Salisbury stormwater ASTR project risk assessment report report provides details on the risk assessments of water quality hazards for the Salisbury stormwater ASTR project. (106 pages)

Dr Bill Young: improving our understanding of the Murray-Darling Basin

Dr Bill Young is Director of the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship.

Dr Matthew Inman: research to improve urban sustainability

Improving the sustainability of urban development through planning, design and technology that reduces impact and increases livability is a key research priority for Dr Matthew Inman.

Dr Ian Prosser: Science Director, Water for a Healthy Country Flagship

Dr Ian Prosser provides direction across a range of the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship's initiatives.

River Murray floodplain inundation model

A technical report on RiM-FIM as a research and decision support tool for environmental flow management in the River Murray. (141 pages)

Water overview

Australia, the driest inhabited continent on Earth, has recognised it must learn to make better use of its water resources and CSIRO is contributing to smarter technologies and more efficient systems. To meet Australia’s water challenges, smart technologies and more efficient systems are being developed.

Resource efficiency in Asia and the Pacific

CSIRO worked with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the challenges associated with resource use in the Asia-Pacific region.

Dr David Beale: researching asset management within the water sector

Dr David Beale's primary research areas include sustainability based asset management and condition assessment techniques for water utility assets.

Rainwater tanks and heavy metal pollution

Research by CSIRO and Monash University has found the level of heavy metals in some rainwater tanks in Melbourne is higher than acceptable standards for drinking and has uncovered the possible reasons for these high levels.

Fighting the blob with mining by-products (Podcast 31 Mar 2011)

CSIRO research has shown that some mining by-products can be effective in preventing nutrients from entering river systems, thereby reducing the potential for algal blooms. (6:56)

Advancing knowledge on water sensitive urban design

CSIRO scientists conducted the 'ICON Water Sensitive Urban Developments' study for the National Water Commission. Researchers identified knowledge gaps and barriers in the implementation and uptake of these developments.

Purified recycled water

CSIRO scientists are providing world-class science to advance the knowledge and understanding of purified recycled water to ensure safety and consumer acceptability. (2 pages)

HydroPlanner: a linked urban water modelling system

The HydroPlanner software tool designed by CSIRO scientists to help urban water planners and managers understand the system-wide dynamics of integrated and diversified urban water systems. (4 pages)