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 5 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
Water Quality Research Australia	Quantification of pathogen removal in activated sludge treatment
Institute for Sustainable Futures	Researching alternative water restrictions frameworks
URS Australia	Research into the socio-economic impacts of water restrictions
Victoria University	Research into the feasibility of decentralised wastewater treatment to sustain recreational facilities

Stream 2: Open innovation - metro Melbourne

Organisation/Company	Project description
Southern Rural Water	Best practice land application strategies for high salinity recycled water
Delfin Lend Lease - Laurimar Park	Decentralised water treatment in a new housing development
Victorian Golf Association	Water saving initiatives for Victorian golf greens
Metropolitan Fire Brigade	Reducing water consumption for firefighting training by recycling water
ASIRC	Water conservation and metal recovery in the metal plating industry
Monash University	New technologies for mitigating risks of stormwater reuse
Water Futures	Victorian water recycling scheme treatment validation guidelines
Blackburn Bowls Club	Innovative water conservation and irrigation systems for grass bowling greens
Cadbury Schweppes	Net zero water use project at Cadbury's Ringwood plant
Shrine of Remembrance	Re-using stormwater run off water for the maintenance of gardens
Australian Car Wash Association	Evaluation of water recycling systems for the vehicle cleaning industry
Victoria University	Water conservation by replacing cooling towers with a waste heat rejection system
Aquatics & Recreation Victoria	Investigating water usage and potential savings within aquatic facilities
Ecowise Environmental	Estimating potential human health risks in waterways

Stream 2: Open innovation - regional Victoria

Organisation/Company	Project description
Berriwillock Recreation Reserve	A community based industrial ecology demonstration
Baw Baw Shire Council	Greywater demonstration within a council facility
Harness Racing Victoria	Development and trial of waterless harness racing track surface
Corrections Victoria	Industrial ecology project at Barwon Prison and Elcho Park Golf Club
City of Greater Geelong	Industrial ecology project at Barwon Prison and Elcho Park Golf Club
Longwarry Food Park	Testing feasibility of re-using water removed from milk products during the process of manufacturing milk powder
Victoria University	Research and development of a 4 stage reverse osmosis system with inter-stage crystallisation
URS Australia	Research to quantify the quality and quantity of brine streams from reverse osmosis treatments