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 total amount of funding invested in Round 4 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
URS Australia	Understanding socio-economic influences on water use
Sinclair Knight Merz	Groundwater directory for greater Melbourne
Victoria University	Guidance for the use of recycled water in industry
Institute for Sustainable Futures	Identification of industrial ecology opportunities in Melbourne
University of New South Wales	Development of an environmental sustainability assessment tool
URS Australia	Assessment of industrial sources of contaminant input to sewage
CRC Water Quality & Treatment	Biosolids fit for purpose applications

Stream 2: Open innovation - metro Melbourne

Organisation/Company	Project description
Tennis Victoria	Drought proofing tennis in Victoria
Melbourne Aquarium	Water recycling and re-use at the Melbourne Aquarium
Arris Pty Ltd	Recycled water handbook for the amenity horticulture industry
Stuart McQuire	Water, not down the drain: a guide to using rainwater and greywater at home
Butler Market Gardens	Recycling and treating water used for washing soft vegetables
RMIT University	A toolkit to minimise water use in the small scale food processing industry
Swinburne University	Investigating biosolids as a suitable fill material for road embankments
Department of Education & Training	Water wise film festival
Deakin University	Removing salt from recycled water via an adsorption desalinator
Fitzroy High School	Water awareness through game - based learning
City of Casey	A feasibility study of integrating groundwater into the urban water cycle
Nestle Foods	Rainwater harvesting for re-use in cooling towers

Stream 2: Open innovation - regional Victoria

Organisation/Company	Project description
Ovens & Murray Football League	Kicking Goals for the Environment in the Ovens and Murray
Hanna Wash Australia	Water recycling and reuse within a regional car wash facility
Australasian Spa Association	Developing best practice water use guidelines for the Health Spa industry
Sovereign Hill	An innovative water management infrastructure and visitor education project
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water	Secondary Schools water conference
Beckley Park	Water conservation project
Murray Goulburn Co-operative	Water recirculation in evaporator pumps
Bendigo Bank	Water conservation at new corporate headquarters (blackwater treatment)
Hotel Motel Association of Australia	Water Smart Tourism - saving water in regional motels
ERA Nurseries	The collection treatment and reuse of nursery runoff water
Racing Victoria Limited	Construction of a waterless equine training track at Bendigo Racecourse
Tatura Milk Industries	Water recycling and reuse within dairy plant process
Bendigo Health	Using recycled water for toilet flushing and laundry operations