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 6 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
RMIT University	Development of verification techniques for optimum biosolids classification
RMIT University	Optimising land application of biosolids based on nutrient availability
CSIRO Land & Water	Assessment of best practice performance monitoring techniques for small scale recycling plants
Victoria University	Assessment of best practice pre-treatment processes for industry
CSIRO	Evaluating the costs and benefits of water conservation initiatives across the water cycle
Wide Bay Water	Understanding water losses through the non registration of domestic water meters

Stream 2: Open innovation - metro Melbourne

Organisation/Company	Project description
University of South Australia	Using nano-filtration / reverse osmosis for optimising recycled water quality
RMIT University	Removal of colour from recycled water
RMIT University	Controlling blue-green algae at water treatment plants
Hatlar Group	An assessment of Clean In Place (CIP) systems in food businesses in Melbourne
Arris Pty Ltd	Development of a greywater information website
Kingswood Golf Club	Demonstration of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) at a suburban golf course
Sunshine College	Incorporating sustainable water use principles into plumbing apprentice training
The University of Melbourne	Smart Garden Watering website - stage 2.0 incorporating social networking
Active Research	Investigate and trial an innovative approach to reducing biosolids through the use of ultrasonics and anaerobic digestion processes
Australian Water Quality Centre	Chlorine disinfection of human pathogenic viruses in recycled water

Stream 2: Open innovation - regional Victoria

Organisation/Company	Project description
Country Fire Authority	Industrial ecology project using treated hospital water for firefighting
Mildura Rural City Council	Trial of an innovative floating reed bed to treat stormwater
South Gippsland Water	Water Aware schools education program
Gordon Institute of TAFE	Development of a plant selector website for the Geelong region
North West Health	Feasibility study of potential re-use of dialysis reject water