An Operational version of WaterCress model is now under development. A test model has been completed for the Helps Road Catchment , allowing releases to be made from the Edinbough North dam to feed recharges at the Kauna Park wetland.
Stormwater modelling of the NAP area from Dry Creek to Gawler now complete.
Reducing pressures on already stressed water resources by targeting previously wasted and unused waters as the main sources of future supplies
Reducing the risk of downstream floods by retaining runoff waters as close as practicable to the point where they originate. Designing surface water storages for multiple objectives in water supply, biodiversity and reduced downstream flooding and pollution.
Creating water features in gardens, streets and public areas to improve amenity and, where appropriate, biodiversity.
Where practicable, using surface and groundwater conjunctively. Assessing possibilities for storage and treatment in, and recovery of surface waters from aquifers.
Stormwater and Sewage effluent can provide a reliable and cost effective source of water but the key is planning. Planning "greenfields" development or urban consolidation requires knowledge of the quantity and reliability of all available sources of water. Multi objective planning then involves incorporating the often confilicting objectives of water supply, downstream environment needs and mitigation of flooding.
With WaterSelect's help you can do the exploration - or you can get as much assistance as you need from the contacts we can supply to you. The outcome is that between all of us, WE will have selected a better set of systems which will have allowed YOU to take better advantage of the opportunities which your particular set of circumstances afford (- and which you may not have even recognised before you started!). In the process it also can (and most definitely should) provide you and your special corner of the world with a better water related environment.
The diversion of waters to be limited to amounts which are in excess of the needs of the local and downstream environments. Cleansing of polluted waters in order to reduce downstream damage to creeks, estuaries and coasts and wherever possible making use of the cleansed water to serve beneficial purposes.