The Smart Water Fund has launched its new website with a fresh new look and focus on sharing the valuable knowledge gained through funded projects.
The new website is more user-friendly and includes new features such a Knowledge Hub that provides access to case studies, reports, tools, image galleries and links for each project across eight research themes.
The Knowledge Hub showcases the learnings and outcomes generated from a wide range of innovative investments for the benefit of Victoria's water utilities and their customers. It provides access to case studies, reports, tools, image galleries and links for each project across eight research themes:
- Water Quality
- Water Efficiency
- Water Smart Cities
- Intelligent Networks
- Resource Recovery
- Climate Change
- New Market Solutions
- Consumer Insights
Improving water management practices and modifying physical, chemical and biological characteristics to provide fit for purpose water.
Developing and implementing water efficiency initiatives and solutions which reduce the demand on potable supplies.
Integrated water management which considers the water cycle accounting for environmental, social and economic perspectives.
Applying innovative technologies and systems to enhance network efficiency, reliability and deliver new customer solutions.
Determining viable solutions to produce valuable products and avoid discharge of liquid and solid waste to the environment.
Adapting to the impact of how climate change affects the urban water cycle and adopting solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Developing systems and solutions to improve the management of water resources to meet consumer, regulatory and environmental demands.
Understanding of customer needs, characteristics, preferences and behaviours to deliver enhanced customer value.
Christine Cussen, Smart Water Fund Chief Executive Officer, believes that delivering value and return on investment is fundamental to the Smart Water Fund. "The launch of our new website and innovative Knowledge Hub is an exciting step in delivering tangible outcomes for the Victorian Water Industry" says Ms Cussen.
The Smart Water Fund exists to support and encourage innovation in water and demonstrate new ways of managing our precious water resource. We are committed to provide leadership in knowledge transfer and utilisation opportunities across the entire value chain, from project selection, through to project completion and thereafter.
To access the Smart Water Fund Knowledge Hub click here: http://www.smartwater.com.au/knowledge-hub.html