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Water efficient garden goods rebate scheme ending soon
Monday, 12 December 2011 09:24 Written by Hon Paul Caica
Hon Paul Caica - Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
Friday, 9 December 2011
Minister for Water and the River Murray Paul Caica said the State Government's Water Efficient Garden Goods Rebate Scheme is ending soon.
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The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) welcomes the release of the revised Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Clean safe drinking water is a critical aspect of public health of our communities.
WSAA Executive Director, Adam Lovell, says
“Australia should take pride…
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New Executive Director for Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA)
Friday, 15 July 2011 09:27 Written by Barbara Crawford
WSAA Chair Kevin Young announced today that Adam Lovell has been appointed as the new Executive Director of WSAA.
Lovell has been acting in the position of Executive Director since March 2011 and was previously the WSAA Manager, Science and Sustainability and before that with Sydney Water for 11 years.…
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Reducing the carbon footprint of urban water infrastructure
Monday, 06 June 2011 14:21 Written by Global SKM
Climate trends impacting the water sector include: increased average and summer temperatures, reduced rainfall, reduced stream flows, more extreme weather events with an increased number of hot and dry days, and higher rainfall intensity during storm events1.
Given this context, the water industry is investigating how it should respond. A…
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Urban Water - An industry positioned to meet future challenges
Monday, 02 May 2011 15:29 Written by Adam Lovell, Acting Executive Director
Australia’s urban water system is not a system in disarray, as the recent Productivity Commission and National Water Commission reports would have you believe.
Hindsight they say is 20/20 vision. If the rains had not come to the eastern states, and our cities were now running out of water with…
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Victorian Desalination ProjectIn early 2007, GHD was selected to complete a feasibility study for the AUD3.5 billion Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) - identified by the Victorian Government as a suitable option to augment Melbourne’s water supply at the time. The firm’s experience in pioneering desalination projects, particularly in Australia, provided…
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HydroShare. Think of SCADA, GIS, GPS, mobile computing, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) data collection, building management system, vehicle tracking, educational program, video surveillance and mobile phone network data communications all rolled up into an internet enabled package.
Internal and external customer requirements for agile, elegant, economical and flexible solutions to…
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