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Broken Hill Short Term Water Supply: Solving a City Short Term Water Supply Crisis

UPDATE 2016-05-20: Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the Broken Hill presentation scheduled for 24th May.  We hope to reschedule this for later in the year.

Overview

The lack of local rainfall and a sequence of record low flows in the Darling River system in western NSW has depleted surface water availability in the Menindee Lakes system and also led to a decline in water quality in that region. This section of the Darling River is also the main water supply for the city of Broken Hill and surrounding communities. The NSW government initiated an inter-agency response in late 2014 to develop and deliver a series of short-term measures that initially extended surface water availability via improved water treatment capability and in the case of Menindee township, provided an alternate raw water supply and then a progressive development of groundwater resources. The presentation will cover:

  • an overview of the Menindee Lakes system including the significant cultural heritage issues that impact on any works in that area
  • the investigation and development of a progressive series of projects to maintain an ongoing short term water supply; and
  • a snap shot of the various community and stakeholder interactions/responses that have to be managed in such a public project.

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Automatic Dosing and Sedimentation

IECA Australasia and Lake Macquarie City Council are hosting a workshop on the removal of sediment from captured waters.

DATE: Friday 29th April 2016
TIME: 9am to 3pm
VENUE: Edgeworth Sports and Recreation Club, 1a Park Street,
EDGEWORTH, NSW, 2285
PDH credits: 4

IECA Members $99 (inclusive of GST).
Non-IECA Members $165 (inclusive of GST).

Full details reproduced from their flier below.

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2016 NZHS HWRS IPENZ Call For Abstracts

The next Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium (HWRS) will be held in Queenstown, New Zealand, in November and the call for abstracts is now open.  We’ve reposted it below.

28 November – 2 December
Millennium Hotel
Queenstown
New Zealand

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ARR At The Civil Panel

Mark Babister, on behalf of the ARR team, is giving a presentation at the Civil and Structural Engineering Panel.  The details are:

Tuesday 23rd February
5:30pm Start
Zenith Centre
Corner Railway and McIntosh Streets
Chatswood New South Wales 2067

A PDF flyer is available.

Cost:
Free for EA Members
$30 for non-EA Members
Online registration is required.

Abstract:

Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) is the national flood estimation guideline. The last edition was published in 1987.

Technology and methods have evolved since that time and the 2016 edition incorporates 30
years of extra rainfall data, updated techniques and methodologies. This seminar provides an introduction to what has changed in the new ARR, focusing on the more general structural, civil and hydraulic engineering uses.

The seminar will include a demonstration of the new user friendly software suitable for use by non-
specialist hydrologists including the regional flood frequency software.

Mark Babister, the presenter, is the Managing Director of WMAwater Pty Ltd with over 25 years of experience in water engineering studies. He is the chair of the Technical Committee that is overseeing the ARR update and the editor of Australian Rainfall and Runoff Project 15 – Two Dimensional modelling of Urban and Rural floodplains.

Further Information: Michael Cahalane, Ph 0433 522 569 michael@warrensmith.com.au.

What lies beneath – research to ensure a happy ending to the buried pipe horror story

A free lecture by Professor Ian D. Moore, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Date: Monday 1st February 2016
Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: University of NSW, Kensington Campus School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Room 701

RSVP: i.calaizis@unsw.edu.au

Cost: This is a free seminar but RSVP is requested.

A PDF flyer is available.

Abstract

Damaged and deteriorating sewers, water pipes and culverts lie beneath the surface of our cities and highways, and news stories describing extensive water damage from burst pipes and roadway collapses following soil erosion into leaking sewers and culverts now seem to be common. Unfortunately, the disruption and cost associated with traditional ‘cut and cover’ methods of pipe replacement create additional horrors to be endured – such as capital costs that exceed the availability of public funding and the congestion, noise, pollution and business failures resulting from road closures. Past research predominantly focused on the performance and design of new pipe infrastructure, and little work had been directed towards establishing how much pipe deterioration is too much, and to developing rational design methods to guide repairs that restore pipe stability and extend the service life of these important infrastructure assets.

The presentation summarises a program of research conducted over the past decade to:

  1. Develop and use laboratory facilities that permit full scale testing of culverts and sewer pipes under real or simulated service and ultimate truck loads
  2.  Establish the effect of corrosion in corrugated metal culverts on load capacity and failure mechanisms
  3. Investigate the effect of erosion voids in the surrounding soil that often result when water flows into leaking gravity flowpipes
  4. Determine the strength limits of pipe systems repaired using various different pipe liners, responding to external fluid (groundwater) and/or earth loadse. Explain the nature of soil-pipe-liner interaction, including cases where grout is used to fill the gap between the liner and the original pipe
  5. Consider the influence of liner type and characteristics on the behaviour of the rehabilitated pipe system
  6. Develop computer models and effective design methods to guide the selection of liner and grout quality and thickness

The presentation is illustrated with specific examples of measured and calculated pipe behaviour, and design procedures now being used to slay this deteriorated pipe infrastructure monster.

Biography

Trained in Australia, Dr. Moore has been Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Engineering at Queen’s University since 2001.

An expert on soil-pipe interaction, pipe mechanics and geotechnical engineering, his more than 280 publications examine conventional and trenchless construction of buried water, drainage, and energy pipelines.

Dr. Moore has contributed to North American and other codes, design and construction practices for culverts, sewers, manholes, liners, stormwater detention chambers and pressure pipe systems. Other activities include editorship of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, work on other editorial boards and professional committees, and keynote lectures in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.

Dr Moore’s work has been recognized by prizes, awards and other honours from Canadian, US, North American and international organizations.

Since 2002 he has been Executive Director of the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s – RMC, North America’s largest GeoEngineering research team and one of the leading groups in this area internationally.

Hydraulics Conference, Henderson Oration and ARR Workshop

A full day workshop incorporating the launch of the hydraulics book of ARR and latest developments in 2D modelling for water engineering applications will be held as part of the 12th Hydraulics in Water Engineering Conference. The conference and workshop will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 2016. The conference is being hosted in conjunction with the 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics which brings together a range of researchers and practitioners from around the world.

The Workshop will be of relevance to those involved with surface flow hydraulics and flood mapping in local government, regional water authorities, catchment management authorities and consultants.

Registration
For information and registration follow link http://ise2016.org/ or contact Warwick Bishop (wab@watertech.com.au, 0403 055 338)

A printable PDF flyer is available that includes the progam and full details.

The Comprehensive Transboundary Water Quality Agreement (ASCE Standard 33-09)

Location

Monday 14th December 2015
Cardno Conference Room 9.1
Level 9, 203 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065

Cost

The lecture is free but RSVP to Emily Uebergang is required by Thursday 10th December.

Abstract

In this lecture, Ms Lander will speak on the activities of the ASCE BIWQ Committee and ASCE Standard 33-09. This standard is the most current model for comprehensive water quality planning and management of shared water resources. It is a practical guide that provides a framework that governments can adopt of modify and is flexible for use on an international or regional scale and in a variety of geopolitical settings

A printable PDF flyer is available.

ISHS2016 – Stepped Spillway Workshop Monday 27 June 2016

The following is from Hubert Chanson:

The 6th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures will take place in June 2016 in Portland (http://www.ishs2016.com/). Prior to the event, a workshop on stepped spillways will be held on Monday, June 27 2016, as part of ISHS2016. I am sending you this flyer (attached), in hopes that you can circulate this to any interested individuals, consultants, companies and operators.  The course is limited to 50 attendees and should fill very quickly once the registration opens, but we would greatly appreciate your assistance in this effort.

If there is a strong demand, the course may be offered again, possibly in Australia.

ARR WSUD Slides

Due to popular request the slides are available here:

SNSW: Assets, Not Liabilities – Improving The Management Of Asset Design, Handover & Maintenance

Stormwater NSW Presentation: Assets, Not Liabilities – Improving The Management Of Asset Design, Handover & Maintenance

Thursday, 3rd December, 2015
12.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Park Royal Darling Harbour
150 Day Street, Sydney

Murray Wood
Dubbo City Council

Murray is on the Executive team of Dubbo City Council as Director Parks & Landcare Services and has been in the role for 3 years. This role has the accountability for natural resource, open space, sporting facilities, recreation planning and management of the Dubbo LGA.

To read more about Murray, click here.

Paul Tatham
City of Sydney

Paul Tatham is a civil engineer currently working at the City of Sydney implementing Green Infrastructure. He has over 16 year’s local and international engineering experience.

To read more about Paul, click here.

Shawn Turner
Total Drain Cleaning

Shawn began his career as a licensed Plumber. In 1997, Shawn began working for a large company that maintained large asset infrastructure. It was here that Shawn found his passion for maintaining large infrastructure, such as Sewer and Stormwater networks. At this time, it was an exciting time for the Industrial Cleaning Industry, as the technology was going through a phase where traditional cleaning and Condition Assessment methods were to change for the good of the industry.

To read more about Shawn, click here.

James Coathup
Renew Solutions

James is a partner at Renew Solutions, a dynamic Asset Management specialist firm, who work with all asset stakeholders to assist with maintenance and compliance requirements. James and Renew Solutions work with both Public & Private Asset owners.

To read more about James, click here.

Additional presenters from Blacktown, Parramatta and Penrith Councils will be announced in the coming weeks.

Online registration is available.

Online registration will close on Monday, 30th November, 2015.

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