Round 1

Round 1 of the Smart Water Fund was offered in 2003 with 22 projects successfully receiving funding.

The total amount of funding invested in Round 1 was $4 million dollars and was available to any organisation, community group or individual in the metropolitan Melbourne area to conduct an innovative water management project.  

Organisation /Company	Project description
CSIRO Land and Water	Recycled water research project
Racing Victoria Limited	Drought proofing horse racing in Victoria - Phase 1
Waste Technologies of Australia	Sewer mining demonstration at Flemington Racecourse
Re-Brick Pty Ltd	Using treated biosolids in brick manufacturing
Victoria University	Water efficient vegetable hydrocooler
EME Group	Water sensitive home design
BioFlo Pty Ltd	Recycling nursery run-off using peat based filters
Industry Superannuation Property Trust	Urban Workshop black water treatment system
Briar Hill Primary School	Implementing water wise practices in 11 primary schools
Museum Victoria	Water Smart Home exhibition
Copa Water	Field trial of Re-Aqua HyRate water recycling system
WIM Industries (Cleanawater)	Improving efficiency in car wash water treatment plants
City of Port Phillip	Investigating stormwater capture and re-use in a housing development
Parks Victoria	Assessing community attitudes to recycled water use in public parks
Victoria Racing Club	Using recycled water for garden and track maintenance
Stuart McQuire	West Brunswick Sustainable House
GHD	Use of composting toilets in multi unit dwellings
Alternative Technology Association	Testing six greywater recycling systems
CSIRO	Lab testing of electrodialysis to reduce salinity in recycled water
Frankston City Council	Sustainable water use in two public aquatic centres
Food Science Australia	Testing feasibility of ultrasonics to improve sludge treatment processes