Addresses the issue that current surface water treatment processes are pressed to maintain water quality and quantity through droughts and floods. Existing, constructed stormwater systems have relatively minor use as supply, and innovative surface water require optimisation for improved resilience, affordability and sustainability.
Research questions:
Are our current bulk water supply systems resilient? How can we safeguard water quality and supply resilience from underutilised stormwater as well as surface water sources during floods and droughts? How can we optimise these systems to make them sustainable and affordable, thereby effectively attractive alternatives?
Methods: Systems and infrastructure resilience will be assessed against climate stressors including new innovative treatment bioprocesses (electrochemistry, filtration, adsorptive materials, with ARI Water) and new monitoring (Eco Detection). Life Cycle Analysis, Quantitative Microbial Risk Analysis, Energy profiling and Choice Modelling will be used to compare technologies across economic, social and environmental perspectives.
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