How a national drinking water quality database can help close the gap in access to safe water 24 Aug About 8% of Australia's population is not included in reporting on Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.1 for access to safe drinking water. … Read more
TasWater installs UV treatment to provide safer drinking water 7 Feb Tasmania's Bracknell Water Treatment Plant has received additional water quality safeguards with the installation of an ultraviolet (UV) … Read more
Lead-free brass alloy makes for safer plumbing fixtures 20 Jan Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Materials Science and Engineering will receive $444,000 from the Australian … Read more
A novel new partnership to refresh safe drinking water 29 Nov A new project with a unique and novel partnership model between two water utilities, a university, and the private sector has been formed. … Read more
Safer water purification is also more cost effective 9 Nov Researchers have discovered a material that’s nearly as effective at killing bacteria as chlorine but that does not promote bacterial gene … Read more
Desalination plant approved for Lower Hunter 17 Sep Hunter Water’s proposed Belmont desalination plant has received planning approval from the NSW Government, with the new plant to produce up to … Read more