A message from the Director

One year out from the completion of the Alliance's mandated five-year term in June 2012, the Board commissioned an independent strategic review of the Alliance's research program.

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Project in focus:
Greenfield sites to use modelling

Stormwater should be considered in tandem with all other spatial elements in the process of planning greenfield developments, UWSRA Stormwater Harvesting and Eco-hydrology project leader Dr Brian McIntosh said.

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Research helps measure stormwater harvesting risks

There is a need for greater understanding of the potential health risks associated with stormwater harvesting and reuse to ensure good public health outcomes, according to the preliminary findings of an Alliance research project.

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Project investigates frequent flow management options

Management objectives designed to minimise the impacts that urbanisation has on South East Queensland's (SEQ) hydrological cycle are achieving mixed results, according to modelling being undertaken as part of UWSRA's Stormwater Harvesting and Eco-hydrology project.

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Stormwater solutions must consider habitat

In order to preserve ecosystems, planners require a greater understanding of how water flow velocities in urban creeks after storm events affect organisms living in the stream, a UWSRA researcher said.

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MEET THE RESEARCHER

Vicki Ross is a research fellow at the Smart Water Research Centre, based at Griffith University, Gold Coast.

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