Justin Robinson, NSW Regional Hydrology Manager BoM, will present details of The Bureau of Meteorology’s next-generation Hydrological Forecasting System (HyFS), a real-time hydrological forecasting system.
Bureau of Meteorology NSW Regional Office
Level 15
300 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
22nd November 2016
5:30 for a 6pm start
Refreshments will be served after the presentation
Costs: Free for EA members and BoM employees. Otherwise $30.
A 2-day Workshop entitled “Stormwater Management (source control)” has been organised by EEA (Engineering Education, Australia) for Thursday/Friday 8/9 December, 2016 in Sydney. The Notes provided in the course are based on the content of the award-winning manual “WSUD: basic procedures for ‘source control’ of stormwater – a Handbook for Australian practice” edited by Professor John Argue AO (University of South Australia). This document is endorsed by Stormwater Australia, Australian Water Association (AWA) and by Dept of Water, Western Australia; it is included as a major reference in Book 9 (Urban Storm Drainage) of the 2016 AR&R Revision.
The content features a balance between the three domains of WSUD (stormwater) practice – quantity control, pollution control and stormwater harvesting. Serious issues of stormwater management in Australia are posed by the prospect of 35 million population of Australia by 2050.
Positive answers to these and many other questions based on WSUD ‘source control’ practice will be provided in the Workshop as well as a 30-minute presentation by Dr Markus Botte on how the City of Gosnells WA has incorporated this practice into its cost-effective urban re-growth strategy.
The Workshop will also include results of continuous simulation modelling of high-performing filter-bioretention systems enhanced by treatment taking place in parent soil masses; the fate of dissolved pollutants is singled out for particular attention.
The short course includes: design procedures based on state-of-the-art analyses and best overseas practices adapted to Australia-wide conditions; case study illustrations drawn from field installations with between 10 and 18 years of Australian operational history; design ‘worked examples’; introduction and access to rainwater tank sizing software applicable across Australia. The Workshop includes an (optional) overnight tutorial exercise. The Workshop will be led by Professor John Argue AO.
Why you should attend the Workshop:
More information about the workshop including course content, cost and Registration Forms is available on the EEA website http://www.eeaust.com.au/ or by calling Damian on (03) 9321 1743.
We hope that you are looking forward to the upcoming joint Conference for NZ Hydrological Society, Australian Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and IPENZ Rivers Group
We are delighted to present the first edition of the provisional programme for the 2016 conference. We received a record-large number of abstracts. Based on external reviews and a thorough assessment by the Scientific Committee, we are proud of the result.
The Conference will also feature:
This conference is proving to be one that you will not want to miss.
If you haven’t already registered you can follow the links below, make sure you do so before the 14th of October to take advantage of the extended earlybird rate.
We look forward to welcoming you to Queenstown!
From the Organising Committee,
Charles Pearson (NZ Chair) // NIWA
Mark Babister (Australia Chair) // WMA Water
Sarah Mager // Otago University
Lawrence Kees // Environment Southland
Tim Davie // ECan
Jo Hoyle // NIWA
James Ball // University of Technology Sydney
Monique Retallick // WMA Water
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel this presentation at the last minute. We will attempt to reschedule this in 2017.
The presentation was successful with a balance of technical from Josh and social from Tony. There were over 45 attendees for the event.
From the organisers of the conference:
Reminder: Early registration rates close 10 October. The committee is hoping to have a draft programme available on the website by early next week.
Check the conference website for all you need to know about the conference: www.nzhs2016.co.nz. The conference theme is Water, Infrastructure and the Environment and runs from 28 Nov – 2 Dec in Queenstown, New Zealand. Register online, through the website, where you will also find all registration pricing and information.
We look forward to seeing you there
Update 2016-10-06: Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel this presentation at the last minute. We will attempt to reschedule this in 2017.
The Murray Darling Basin Plan guides governments, regional authorities and communities to sustainably manage and use the waters of the Basin. The Plan came into effect in November 2012, and it will be reviewed and revised throughout a 7 year implementation phase.
After the very informative Q&A style debate that was held by the Water Engineering Panel back in November 2010 in relation to the merits of the then draft Plan, we invite you to attend this talk from the Chief Executive of the Murray Darling Basin Authority, Mr Phillip Glyde who will provide an update on the progress that has been made in rolling out the Plan in the last 4 years.
VENUE, DATE & TIME
Harricks Auditorium
8 Thomas Street Chatswood NSW 2068
Tuesday 11 October 2016 5.30 pm for a 6.00 pm start
Pre-registration is mandatory. EA Members and Students FREE, $30 otherwise.
About the Speaker: Phillip Glyde (Chief Executive)
Phillip Glyde has been the Chief Executive of the Murray- Darling Basin Authority since January 2016. Immediately prior to this Phillip worked for the Department of Agriculture for nine years where he had responsibility for:
Phillip joined the Australian Public Service in 1980 and has worked on natural resource management, industry and environment policies in a number of Australian government departments and overseas. At a national level Phillip has worked in the departments of Agriculture, Prime Minister and Cabinet, Environment, and Resources and Energy.
Phillip has also worked at the Resource Assessment Commission and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research organisation (CSIRO). Phillip has an Honours Degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of New England and a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the Australian National University.
SPLASH has been recently established through collaboration between Blacktown City Council and Sydney Water and is funded through the Building Resilience to Climate Change Grants from OEH and some seed funding from SWC and BCC. The events will all focus on water sensitive urban design, however, they may be of interest to some of our members.
Lunchtime Talk – Jocelyn Dela-Cruz – OEH
A Risk Based Framework for Managing Stormwater using Ecological Condition Triggers for Receiving Waterways
Sydney Water Head Office – 1 Smith St Parramatta – Level 4
Tuesday 27 September 12-1
Free Event – RSVP@ Eventbrite
Half Day Workshop – Craig Farmer – Transform
How to Effectively Engage and Influence Stakeholders to Achieve Win/Win Outcomes
Sydney Water Head Office – 1 Smith St Parramatta – Level 4
Thursday 3 November 9-1 or 1-5
$190 – Register @ Eventbrite
Save the Date – Living Waterways Scorecard – Opportunities for Metropolitan and Regional NSW Tuesday 15 November
Splash is very excited to announce that we have been in discussion with Andrew O’Neill from Healthy Waterways Queensland and will run the first of a number of workshops in NSW around the Living Waterways Scorecard. This is a workshop that you will not want to miss!
The Panel is pleased to announce that we have been able to reschedule the presentation titled Broken Hill Short Term Water Supply: Solving a City Short Term Water Supply Crisis.
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:
Speaker: Josh White is a certified practising civil engineer with more than twenty five years’ experience in the civil construction industry across Australia, South East Asia, Middle East and Europe. Josh is currently the Program Manager of Major Projects at Water NSW.
For further information contact Erwin Jeremiah
Phone: 02 8245 2009 | Email: [email protected]
Venue: Engineers Australia, Chatswood
Date: 26th September, 2016; 5:30pm for 6pm start.
Pre-registration is mandatory at: http://www.cvent.com/d/6vqk48/4W
Cost:
A PDF printable flyer is available.
Event to be held at the following time, date and location:
Thursday, 11 August 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (AEST)
Blacktown International Sportspark (enter via GATE C)
Eastern Road
Rooty Hill, NSW 2766
Australia
Online registration: http://tinyurl.com/zgo37tz
‘Logistics and Legalities of Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse’ is a 1-day seminar, it includes a tour of Blacktown Council’s recently completed Angus Creek Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Scheme and information from key government policy makers and practitioners on how to design and commission a water harvesting and recycling scheme in NSW with respect to current guidelines and legislation.
Who should attend?:
Anyone interested in providing an alternate water supply.
Key Speakers:
Other Details:
Please wear appropriate walking shoes and have appropriate sun-protection or wet-weather gear.
Morning tea and lunch are provided.
Cost:
The seminar costs $250 (incl. GST) for government/industry professionals and $150 (incl. GST) for students/concession.
Enquires:
Kristy Good, SPLASH – Blacktown City Council
P: 9839 6908
E: [email protected]
