UWSRA Science Forum, August 2009
Science Forum Presentations
Presentations from the inaugural Urban Water Security Research Alliance Science Forum held 17 and 18 August 2009. Click on the presentation titles to download a PDF version of each Powerpoint file.
Keynote Address
Professor Paul Greenfield, AO, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland and Chair, UWSRA Research Advisory Committee
The Emerging Trends and Issues in Urban Water Security (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Session 1 — Theme A: Source Control, Pollutant Formation and Pathogen Monitoring and Removal
Glen Shaw
Determination of Disinfection By-Product Formation and Minimisation in Potable Water Treatment Plants in South East Queensland (PDF, 528 kB)
Maria Farré
Occurrence of NDMA Precursors in Wastewater Source for Purified Recycled Water (NB presentation unavailable. Please contact the author if you are interested in the material).
Julien Reungoat
Effective Removal of Micropollutants Without Reverse Osmosis Processes (NB presentation unavailable. Please contact the author if you are interested in the material).
Miroslava Macova
Monitoring the Biological Activity of Micropollutants during Enhanced Wastewater Treatment Processes (PDF, 498 kB)
Roger O'Halloran
A Real Time Event Detection System for Wastewater Treatment Plant Protection (PDF,1.1 MB)
Jatinder Sidhu
Development of Methods for the Improved Recovery and Detection of Viruses in Water (PDF, 126 kB)
Session 2 — Theme B: Community Perceptions of and Reactions to Risk; Water Knowledge and Accounting
Jennifer Price
Understanding Different Community Reactions to Water Recycling Policy in Australia: the Influence of Emotions and Fairness (PDF, 141 kB)
Kelly Fielding
Systematic Social Analysis of Household Water Demand Management (PDF, 242 kB)
Rodney Stewart
SEQ Residential Water End Use Study: Closing the Loop on Urban Water Planning and Management (PDF, 331 kB)
Peter Daniels
Why Good Water Accounting is Critical to Economic Decisions, Modelling and Sustainable Management of Water (PDF, 408 kB)
Tabatha Wallington
Knowledge Requirements for Water Management in South East Queensland (PDF, 193 kB)
Session 3 — Theme C: Saving Water and Finding More
Richard Cresswell
Purified Recycled Water in the Lockyer Valley: Issues and Research (PDF, 485 kB)
John Mashford
An Application of Pattern Recognition for the Location and Sizing of Leaks in Pipe Networks (PDF, 323 kB)
David McJannet
Comparison of Techniques for Determining Evaporation from a Large Irrigation Storage (PDF, 905 kB)
Pam Pittaway
Revisiting Artificial Monolayers as a Strategy to Reduce Evaporative Loss from Large Open Water Storages (PDF, 717 kB)
Session 4 — Theme D: Climate Change, Greenhouse and Energy
Shiroma Maheepala
Prototype Modelling Tool to Aid Development of Integrated Water Management Strategies (PDF, 412 kB)
Tim Cowan
The Impact of Anthropogenic Forcings and El-Niño Southern Oscillation on South East Queensland Rainfall (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Kim Nguyen
Dynamical Downscaling of Rainfall over South East Queensland (PDF, 1.1 MB)
David De Haas
Energy and Greenhouse Footprints of Wastewater Treatment Plants in South East Queensland (PDF, 489 kB)
Joe Lane
Quantitative Comparison of Centralised and Decentralised Options for the Urban Water Cycle (PDF, 101 kB)
Steven Kenway
Who Will Take Responsibility for the Indirect Energy Impacts of Urban Water Supply Choices? (PDF, 465 kB)
Session 5 — Theme E: Decentralised Systems and Stormwater
Cara Beal
A Preliminary Analysis of Potable Water Savings from Mandated Rainwater Tanks in New Residential Properties in South East Queensland (PDF, 1 MB)
Ashok Sharma
Complexities in Decentralised and Distributed Systems (NB presentation unavailable. Please contact the author if you are interested in the material)
Grace Tjandraatmadja
Decentralised Systems Why Do We Care? (PDF, 615 kB)
Angel Ho
The Transferability of Recycled Water Treatment Systems across Various Decentralised Scales (PDF, 975 kB)
Barry Hood
Decentralised Systems — the Complexities of Communal Rainwater Systems (PDF, 1 MB)
Ted Gardner
Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse in South East Queensland: to Dream the Impossible Dream? (PDF, 3 MB)
Stakeholder Forum
Christoph Ort
Are Hospitals a Major Point Source of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater? (NB presentation unavailable. Please contact the author if you are interested in the material)
Simon Toze
Measurement of the Decay of Microbial Pathogens in South East Queensland Reservoirs (PDF, 1 MB)
Zoe Leviston
Community Perceptions of Risk and Purified Recycled Water (PDF, 89 kB)
Murray Hall
Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the SEQ Water Strategy (PDF, 360 kB)