UWSRA Newsletter
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Issue 5

 

August 2011

 
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Don Begbie


A message from the Director

This month marks the beginning of the final year of the Alliance's five-year research program. While we have seen much good research completed already, our focus is now firmly fixed on finalising remaining work within the next 12 months and, importantly, on communication and adoption of results.

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Project in focus:
Strategies to promote adoption of rainwater tanks and improve operation and maintenance

Targeting the costs associated with installing rainwater tanks, promoting their usefulness and increasing awareness of ongoing water sustainability issues in South East Queensland (SEQ) could be an effective strategy in getting more urban homeowners to install decentralised systems.

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Tank Pump

Focus needed on household tank pump systems

Household rainwater tanks may be saving water but they could be using a lot more energy than necessary because common pump designs are not being matched to everyday indoor uses, according to researchers from UWSRA’s Decentralised Systems project.

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Water savings from rainwater tanks very significant

Preliminary research conducted as part of the Urban Water Security Research Alliance has shown that rainwater tanks significantly lower the amount of mains water used by households in South East Queensland.

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IN THIS EDITION:

 

MEET THE RESEARCHER

Dr Lief Wolf

Dr Leif Wolf heads the Cities in Catchments Research Team within CSIRO's Urban Water Theme of the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship.

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Queensland Government, CSIRO, Griffith University, The University of Queensland
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