CRC for Water Quality and Treatment - Australia's national drinking water research centre

On 30 June 2008 the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment completed its term of operation under the Commonwealth Agreement.

During its 13 years of operation the CRC undertook a broad portfolio of research and educational activities addressing issues relating to water quality management and health risk reduction, from catchment and reservoir management and water treatment to the distribution of drinking water to consumers' taps.

This web page will be maintained until 30 June 2009 and will continue to be updated as Research Reports and other outputs from the CRC research program are completed and published.

The CRC has been succeeded by Water Quality Research Australia Limited (WQRA), a national not-for-profit scientific research institution. WQRA will develop and undertake a program of research and education to build on the achievements of the CRC.

News and Events

Health Stream Newsletter The new issue features a review of two recently published studies on DBPs and birth defects, coverage of the first Legionella outbreak reported to be associated with a carwash, a new WHO report on safe water and sanitation, and the release of potable recycling guidelines for Australia. Plus news items and reviews of recent literature on a range of topics.

Workshops and Seminars
• The Fact sheets from our national seminar series on Improving Risk Management for Water Supplies are now available (PDF file). This set of Fact sheets highlights the key outputs of the CRC's 13 year research program which can contribute to informed application of the Framework for the Management of Drinking Water Quality in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
• Presentations from our recent POU/POE Workshop are now available for downloading. The workshop discussed the utility of point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) systems to deliver drinking water quality to rural and remote communities.

Research Reports The full range of CRC Occasional Papers and Research Reports is now available free to download in PDF format. Recently added reports include:
• 33 Particles in Water Distribution Systems PDF file
• 38 Development of Combined Treatment Processes for the Removal of Recalcitrant Organic Matter PDF file

A Research Report on a collaborative project undertaken with the Desert Knowledge CRC is also available. The report summarises experiences on creating locally-driven water management plans in five remote Aboriginal settlements:
DKCRC Publications - see Report 27 Remote community water management.

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URL http://www.waterquality.crc.org.au

Last updated 4 July 2008

Maintained by martha.sinclair@med.monash.edu.au
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