Australian Water Management Review Vol. 1 2014 | Page 114

Managing Australia’s
most precious resource
South Australia is often referred to as
the driest state in the driest inhabited
continent on Earth, but we are not alone.
Drought continues to extend over the
eastern states of Australia. Water is a
precious resource and the innovative
research conducted by the SA Water
Centre for Water Management and Reuse
(CWMR) specialises in water conservation,
optimisation and developing alternate
sources of supply to ensure that the effects
of drought are minimised. Established
in 2004, the CWMR is a joint venture
between the University of South Australia
and SA Water Corporation and has become
nationally and internationally renowned for
its pioneering work in water management.
To keep abreast of challenges facing the water industry,
adjunct staff are sourced from industry partners and
work closely with other research concentrations such
as the Australian Water Quality Centre within SA Water,
Water Research Australia and the Goyder Institute for
Water Research.
The Centre also houses the unique Australian
Irrigation and Hydraulics Technology Facility, which
provides testing to Australian standards and pattern
verification on a range of water delivery products
such as valves, meters and irrigation appliances for a
range of Australian and overseas companies.
Researchers within the CWMR possess significant
expertise in urban water management and reuse, and
core capabilities in water supply and conservation,
sustainability of water resources and advanced water
quality monitoring. The research team consists of
engineers, hydrologists, chemists and life scientists
working on problems that are best solved through
interdisciplinary efforts.
An opportunity to discover water sensitive urban
design and cities of the future.
The genesis of the CWMR was laid by the important
work performed by its predecessor the Urban Water
Research Centre. Work largely concentrated on the
better capture and management of stormwater, an
area of work that became known as Water Sensitive
Urban Design (WSUD). This work has developed to
the point where effectively harvesting and reusing
stormwater to reduce water pollution and develop
non-drinking supplies has become a valuable
resource to State Governments across Australia.
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Mostafa Razzaghmanesh, studying a Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science).

Stormwater Management (source control) is a series
of workshops to be presented under the auspices
of Engineering Education Australia (EEA) by the
University of South Australia’s Adjunct Professor
John Argue AO and Mr Peter Newland, formerly of the
South Australian Environmental Protection Agency,
a champion for the regulation of managed aquifer
recharge (MAR) and the protection of stormwater,
recycled water reuse and the implementation of WSUD.

Workshop Event Dates

The series will focus on a range of topics from the
award-winning manual u5TC