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Alternative water - Managed Aquifer Recharge

Integrating and valuing alternative water in Adelaide, South Australia

Integrating and valuing alternative water in Adelaide, South Australia. Water Sensitive Cities Conference: Valuing a water sensitive city – Economics Session

4th Water Sensitive Cities...

Where has my beach gone and what can I do about it?

Coast erosion and management techniques.

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies – a national overview and lessons learnt

The Annual Coastal Councils Conference theme for 2019 is Coastal Challenges – Smarter Solutions.

Authors:

Astrid...

Dude, Where’s My Yard? – A Forensic Assessment of Flood Model Results

IPWEA SWQ Conference presentation: Dude, Where’s My Yard? – A Forensic Assessment of Flood Model Results

Being able to undertake a detailed analysis of flood model results is an arrow...

Lessons from the Aura stormwater harvesting project

Lessons from the Aura stormwater harvesting project An innovative risk-based approach for identifying potential water quality issues. By T McAlister, M Stephens, D Middleton, M Bartkow, A Watkinson...

Deltares and HydroNET launch the WaterCONNECT initiative

HydroNET and Deltares have signed an agreement to launch the WaterCONNECT initiative to provide an integrated, online solution to help...

9th Australian Stream Management Conference 2018

The River Basin Management Society is holding its biannual conference in Hobart on the 12-15th August 2018. This is a great opportunity for researchers, policy makers, consultants and practitioners...

Marine Plastics around Australia

The Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal recently uploaded a dataset showing measured levels of plastics in the waters around Australia. The samples...

Lower Ovens River Tour

Lower Ovens River Tour Hidden Gems of the Lower Ovens River

Connecting communities with their waterways and building on a their understanding of the waterway is passion for all at Water Technology.

Jamie...

Creating Water Sensitive Communities

WSUD 2018 & HYDROPOLIS 2018 – Creating Water Sensitive Communities

This week (13th-15th February 2018) in Perth, Western Australia, the 10th International Conference on...

Restoring the Fotheringham Reserve Billabong

The Australian Government, Department of Environment and Energy, has been publishing Wetlands Australia since 1995 to bring together information...

Andrew Telfer joins the Water Industry Alliance Board

At the recent AGM of the Water Industry Alliance (WIA), Andrew Telfer was elected to the Alliance Board. The Water Industry Alliance is...

13th Hydraulics in Water Engineering Conference

The 13th Hydraulics in Water Engineering Conference is being held from the 14th to the 16th November 2016. This is an important conference with...

Australian Water Environments joins Water Technology

Water Technology and Australian Water Environments have joined forces

The Board of Water Technology is pleased to announce that on the 2nd of October 2017, an agreement with the management...

The Challenges of Modelling Ungauged Urban Catchments

Modelling Ungauged Urban Catchments

Luke Cunningham today will present at an Engineers Australia (WA Division) event on

The Challenges of Modelling Ungauged Urban Catchments

Sediment yields from urban & urbanising catchments

Global sediment yields from urban and urbanizing watersheds

Project Engineer Kathy Russell, along with her supervisors Geoff Vietz and Tim Fletcher (University of Melbourne), has published...

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Data Collection

Expanded data collection and analysis design and capability

Many factors impact on excellent environmental process modelling, analyses and subsequent design outcomes, potentially the most...

Flood Emergency Response Community Meeting

Flood Emergency Response at the FMA Conference

Flood Emergency Response at the FMA Conference in Newcastle

The Floodplain Management Australia Annual Conference is being held next week (16-19th May 2017) in Newcastle, NSW. The conference...

Stormwater Victoria 2017 Conference

2017 Stormwater Victoria Conference – Time for a watershed?

This week (3-5th May 2017) the stormwater industry in Victoria gets together in Lorne for the 2017 Stormwater Victoria Conference....

Floodplain Management Australia Excellence Award 2017 Finalists

Recognition as finalists in the Floodplain Management Australia Excellence Award 2017

Each year Floodplain Management Australia (FMA) publicly recognises outstanding contributions in flood...

Project Sea Dragon EIS

Project Sea Dragon Approvals

The Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy, and Northern Territory EPA (NT EPA) has recommended that the NT Minister for Primary Industry...

Groynes – for what purpose?

Groynes are sometimes used as part of an erosion mitigation strategy on sandy beaches. But how do they work… and are they effective?

The natural longshore transport of sand on an eroding...

Women in Engineering and Science – celebrating International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Water Technology’s phenomenal team of female engineers and scientists hosted a breakfast for female engineering students from Monash University.

The...

Radar Rainfall Calibration Webinar

WHEN: Recorded 12:30PM AEST 1ST DECEMBER 2016 How reliable is the radar rainfall forecast? What is the usefulness of radar rainfall data? Can radar rainfall be used for more than just planning...

Sand Nourishment for Habitat Creation

The Gippsland Lakes are the largest navigable inland waterway in Australia, popular with recreational fishers, nature lovers and holidaymakers. The area of the Lakes is over 400 square kilometres,...

Australasian Coasts and Ports 2017 Conference

Water Technology is pleased to have four papers accepted for the Australasian Coasts and Ports 2017 Conference in Cairns June 2017. The Coasts...

HWRS 2016: Hydrologists and Hydrographers Holding Hands

HYDROLOGISTS AND HYDROGRAPHERS HOLDING HANDS

Authors: Ben Tate¹, Jessica Littlejohn² and Rebekah Webb² ¹ Water Technology ² Ventia

Abstract:

This paper...

Call for Community Feedback on Granite Creeks Regional Flood Mapping Study

The Granite Creeks Regional Flood Mapping Study is one of several Victorian regional flood studies currently in progress. The objective of these studies is to develop valuable flood intelligence...

Flood Emergency Planning & Response with HydroNET

Flooding impacts many communities every year. Understanding flood behaviour is an important element of flood emergency planning and response.

Every storm is different

Local and State...

Proudly supporting the Australian Sailing Team in Rio

Congratulations to Tom Burton (GOLD), Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (SILVER), Matt Belcher and Will Ryan (SILVER) and Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (SILVER)

Water...

Gippsland Emergency Flood Response

Well done to all involved in the recent Gippsland flood response. Water Technology Pty Ltd local engineer, Simon Hof, was working alongside authorities in the Incident Control Centre. Supported...

Get To Know Your Streamflow Network #OurGauges

Under the Victorian Regional Water Monitoring Partnership program, surface water data is collected from around 800 monitoring sites across the State. This partnership approach allows the data...

Coastal Engineering Solutions join Water Technology

On the 12th of October 2015, Coastal Engineering Solutions joined with Water Technology under the Water Technology name to integrate our capabilities in delivering consulting services...

Reflections on the Floods of 2010-2011 Part 2 The Response Effort

It has been five years since the devastation caused by the 2010-11 floods, and over that time emergency authorities have been put under immense scrutiny through several reviews. This article...

Recent Publication by Water Technology Staff Member – Dr Michael Cheetham

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MF15080.htm

Accumulation of sulfidic sediments in a channelised inland river system, southern Australia

REFLECTIONS ON THE FLOODS OF 2010-11 PART 1, AS IT HAPPENED.

Five years have quickly passed since the beginning of the record breaking, drought relieving floods of 2010-11. Over the coming months we will publish a series of articles about the sequence...

Water Technology Keeps On Giving

Through the Water Technology Giving initiative we have raised $4,000 over the last 12 months, donated to Water Aid, Beyond Blue and the World Wide Fund for Nature. We raise funds by employees...

From Little Things Big Things Grow

Water Technology is this month celebrating our 15th year since the birth of our little company. Back then it was just our Managing Director Andrew McCowan. 15 years on and we are a company...

Water Technology gives a warm welcome to 4 new staff members

Water Technology would like to extend a warm welcome to three new staff members that have started in the Brisbane office and one new staff member located in the Melbourne office. Blair Filer,...

A small step… and a giant leap

Water Technology in partnership with our Dutch colleagues HydroLogic, are proud to announce that we have begun the first phase of an exciting project part funded by the European Space Agency....

Water engineers: Outstanding Company in Gender Diversity 2014

High Commendation for Most Outstanding Company in Gender Diversity 2014

Water Technology recently received a “High Commendation” in the category “Most Outstanding Company in Gender Diversity 2014” from the Women in Engineering National Committee, Engineers...

Environmental engineers: Water Technology raise $1,900 for Charity

Water Technology employees raise $1,900 for Charity

Water Technology’s Giving initiative has raised $1,900 over the last 6 months for Water Aid, Beyond Blue and World Wide Fund for Nature. Water Technology purchases espresso coffee...

Congratulations to our Top Techer winners of 2014

Water Technology recently held our annual Christmas Party, which is always a great opportunity for our people from Melbourne, Brisbane and regional Victorian offices to come together in a...

West Gippsland Flood Studies

Water Technology has been commissioned by West Gippsland CMA in conjunction with Latrobe City Council and Wellington Shire Council to undertake three flood investigations at Traralgon, Rosedale...

Floodplain consultants: Bendigo Flood Study

Update: Bendigo Flood Study

Following on from our previous news article on the landmark Bendigo Flood Study, Our Floodplain consultants have put together this map (to scale), demonstrating the size of the study area...

Landmark flood study in Bendigo

Water Technology floodplain consultants has recently completed a major landmark flood study in Bendigo utilising an innovative leading approach. The flood risk posed by Bendigo Creek and...

Knox City Council Urban Mapping

Water Technology urban drainage engineers has recently been appointed by Knox City Council to undertake the flood mapping of four of its urban catchments. The hydrological and hydraulic modelling...

Warracknabeal and Brim Flood Investigation

Water Technology has recently been awarded the Warracknabeal and Brim Flood Investigation. Water Technology staff spent a full day on Yarriambiack Creek, with Wimmera CMA, Yarriambiack Shire...

Bridgewater Flood Study

Water Technology recently held an inception meeting for the Bridgewater Flood Study with North Central CMA, Loddon Shire Council, other agency representatives and members of the Bridgewater...

Geoid Models – Industry Update

What are they?

Geoid models are used by land surveyors and airborne contractors to convert any GPS-derived elevations to AHD elevations Since 2011 Australia officially uses a new geoid...

RainWatchers Beta Testing

Water Technology is currently launching RainWatchers in collaboration with Glenelg Hopkins CMA and HydroLogic. We are currently forming a Beta Group with users registered in Victoria and Queensland.

RainWatchers...

Coastal Consultants: McArthur River Mine Independent Monitor

Water Technology joins the McArthur River Mine Independent Monitor

Earlier this year, Dr Richard Walton and Dr Michael Cheetham from Water Technology’s Brisbane office joined the McArthur River Mine Independent Monitor...

Environmental engineers: 7th Australian Stream Management Conference

Water Technology at the 7th Australian Stream Management Conference

Water Technology is proud to be sending 4 delegates at the 7th Australian Stream Management (7ASM) conference next week in Townsville. This years conference, with the theme ‘catchments...

Welcome Chris Charles

Chris is a spatial professional with more than 6 years experience in GIS, spatial data management, RDBMS, web-mapping, land surveying, cartography and ...

Storms Hit Victoria

Last week’s wintery change across Melbourne caused considerable damage and coastal flooding along the Victorian coastline.

The storm surge within Port Phillip Bay was close to a 100...

Muddy Creek Fishway

Water Technology has recently finalised the design and construction of the Muddy Creek fishway with GHCMA, VicRoads, Catchment Health Engineering, ARI, Kingfisher Research and Downryte Excavations.

Water...

Casey Complex Water Management Plan

Water Technology in association with Bent Architecture and Essential Economics has been successful in the tendering process to undertake the Casey Complex...

Environmental engineers: helping local community projects

Applying for OLV Round Two Funding to help local community projects

The Office of Living Victoria (OLV) fund is designed to support organisations and committees across Victoria plan and implement local solutions that take advantage of all available for fit-for-purpose...

Water Tech supports local primary school

In support of our local community, Water Technology helped Vermont Primary School obtain a grant from the Victorian Government for an integrated water management plan for the site. This...

Hydraulic engineers: Improving Rating Curves

HWRS 2014: Improving Rating Curves with 2D Hydrodynamic Modelling

Improving Rating Curves with 2D Hydrodynamic Modelling Authors: Ben Tate; Kathy Russell

Abstract: The use of gauged flows for flood hydrology depends on rating curves, ...

Ecological assessments: Estuary Shoreline Erosion Susceptibility

HWRS 2014: Spatial Assessment of Estuary Shoreline Erosion Susceptibility

Spatial Assessment of Estuary Shoreline Erosion Susceptibility Authors: Christine Arrowsmith; Georgina Race

Abstract: The Gippsland Lakes is a system of coastal lagoons sheltered behind sandy...

Mullum Creek sustainable development in Donvale (VIC)

Water Technology is a proud member of the project team working towards the Mullum Creek sustainable development in Donvale (VIC). The 20 hectare Mullum Creek residential development includes...

Merry Christmas

At Water Technology We wish you merry christmas and a happy new year ahead. May the new year bring new opportunities and joys.

Floodplain consultants: Flood Risk Assessment for Jigalong

Flood Risk Assessment for Jigalong: along the rabbit proof fence

Christine Lachlan Arrowsmith and Kathy Russell from the Coast and Environment Group recently undertook a site visit to Jigalong Community in the Pilbara region of Western Australia....

Water engineers: Supporting water managers using HydroNET

Supporting water managers making effective decisions by using HydroNET

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Floodplain consultants: Mapping Floods in the Toowoomba Region

Water Technology Mapping Floods in the Toowoomba Region

Water Technology are currently undertaking flood studies in seven towns in the Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) area. The studies cover both riverine and overland flow-path flooding. Riverine...

HydroView by HydroNET - Hydraulic engineers

HydroNET: HydroView

HydroView: One entrance to all the data you need!

The HydroView application gives single point access to all data which is connected via the HydroConnect service. Hydroview can provide access...

Integrated Water Management Opportunities for Inner Suburban Areas

This paper is being presented at the WSUD 2013 Conference Integrated Water Management Opportunities for Inner Suburban Areas AUTHORS Warwick Bishop, Water Technology Sarah Law, Water Technology James...

THE MAGICAL 72 HOURS – DOES IT EXIST IN PRACTICE?

This paper is being presented at the WSUD 2013 Conference

The Magical 72 Hours – Does it Exist in Practice? AUTHORS Thomas Cousland, Water Technology, Melbourne, Australia David Reginato,...

Love our Lakes Forum

A successful forum on the Gippsland Lakes intended to educate, inspire and empower stakeholders and the broader community was held last week. WT Managing Director, Dr Andrew McCowan presented...

HydroNET RainWatch

RainWatch: Online access to the best available rainfall information

This application provides online easy access to the following actual and historical information:

Rain...

Stormwater Engineers: Water Technology presenting at the VMG November Meeting

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