Round 3

Round 3 of the Smart Water Fund was offered in 2005 with 29 projects successfully receiving funding.

From Round 3 onwards the Smart Water Fund offered funding under two distinct streams:

Targeted research & development
Open innovation (Metro and Regional Victoria)

Stream 1 funding was offered to research institutions such as Universities, Cooperative Research Centres and research consultants to pursue areas of research deemed to be of critical importance to the water industry.

Stream 2 funding was open to any individual, group or organisation with an innovative project in the area of water conservation, water recycling or biosolids management.

The Victorian Government, through the Department of Sustainability and Environment joined as a funding partner in Round 3 to allow the Smart Water Fund to incorporate projects from regional Victoria.

The total amount of funding invested in Round 3 was $5 million dollars and was offered to any organisation, community group or individual in metropolitan and regional urban Victoria to conduct an innovative water management project.

Stream 1: Targeted research & development

Organisation/Company Project description

CSIRO / Institute for Sustainable Futures End use measurement of water consumption within households

The University of Melbourne Smart Garden Watering website

ACIL Tasman Pty Ltd Pricing for water conservation in the non-residential sector

RMIT University Centre for Design Guidelines for alternative water resource use in new non-residential developments

CSIRO Household sources of critical contaminants in domestic sewage

Deakin University / NanoVic Alternative industrial cleaning practices to reduce sewage

Institute for Sustainable Futures Estimating externalities across the urban water system

Stream 2: Open innovation - metro Melbourne

Organisation/Company Project description

Victoria University Improving the aesthetic quality of recycled water

City of Melbourne Savings in the City: Water Wise Hotels

Victoria University Opportunities for designer reclaimed water (component recovery)

Suburban Water Urban stormwater harvesting

Monash University Quantifying stormwater recycling risks and benefits

Senviro Pty Ltd Soil moisture sensor for sub-surface irrigation systems

Knox City Council Knox Leisure Works pool backwash recycling and re-use for open space irrigation

Dandenong Ranges Music Council Water cycle songs and curriculum package

RMIT University Mitigation of algal fouling of Western Treatment Plant desalination membranes

CERES Smart water - not mains water - for urban communities

EME Group Water sensitive home design education campaign

Stream 2: Open innovation - regional Victoria

Organisation/Company Project description

Karkana Support Services Automated sub-surface irrigation for a market garden

Deakin University How to achieve water savings of 80% in mainstream residential buildings

Linencare (Barwon Health) Innovative water and energy optimisation in hospital laundry operations

KR Castlemaine Foods Recycling water in food manufacturing

Carter Holt Harvey Recycling water used to remove boiler ash at the Myrtleford Sawmill

Marine & Freshwater Systems Urban wastewater re-use and integrated aquatic production

GHD Demonstration trial of waterless composting toilets

Strathfieldsaye Primary School Bendigo region Smart Water Schools project

Phillip Island Nature Park Water harvesting and re-use at the Penguin Parade

Mildura Rural City Council Using recycled stormwater for dust suppression at the Mildura Landfill Complex

RMIT University Incorporating biosolids into an energy cropping system

Organisation/Company	Project description
CSIRO / Institute for Sustainable Futures	End use measurement of water consumption within households
The University of Melbourne	Smart Garden Watering website
ACIL Tasman Pty Ltd	Pricing for water conservation in the non-residential sector
RMIT University Centre for Design	Guidelines for alternative water resource use in new non-residential developments
CSIRO	Household sources of critical contaminants in domestic sewage
Deakin University / NanoVic	Alternative industrial cleaning practices to reduce sewage
Institute for Sustainable Futures	Estimating externalities across the urban water system

Organisation/Company	Project description
Victoria University	Improving the aesthetic quality of recycled water
City of Melbourne	Savings in the City: Water Wise Hotels
Victoria University	Opportunities for designer reclaimed water (component recovery)
Suburban Water	Urban stormwater harvesting
Monash University	Quantifying stormwater recycling risks and benefits
Senviro Pty Ltd	Soil moisture sensor for sub-surface irrigation systems
Knox City Council	Knox Leisure Works pool backwash recycling and re-use for open space irrigation
Dandenong Ranges Music Council	Water cycle songs and curriculum package
RMIT University	Mitigation of algal fouling of Western Treatment Plant desalination membranes
CERES	Smart water - not mains water - for urban communities
EME Group	Water sensitive home design education campaign

Organisation/Company	Project description
Karkana Support Services	Automated sub-surface irrigation for a market garden
Deakin University	How to achieve water savings of 80% in mainstream residential buildings
Linencare (Barwon Health)	Innovative water and energy optimisation in hospital laundry operations
KR Castlemaine Foods	Recycling water in food manufacturing
Carter Holt Harvey	Recycling water used to remove boiler ash at the Myrtleford Sawmill
Marine & Freshwater Systems	Urban wastewater re-use and integrated aquatic production
GHD	Demonstration trial of waterless composting toilets
Strathfieldsaye Primary School	Bendigo region Smart Water Schools project
Phillip Island Nature Park	Water harvesting and re-use at the Penguin Parade
Mildura Rural City Council	Using recycled stormwater for dust suppression at the Mildura Landfill Complex
RMIT University	Incorporating biosolids into an energy cropping system