Displaying items by tag: Aquifer Storage & Recovery

Each year nearly double Melbourne's annual consumption, falls in the urban areas of the city. Urban stormwater run off is a resource that has the potential to help reduce demand for potable water for uses in the irrigation of public open spaces.

In the past, using stormwater has been difficult due to problems associated with intercepting, storing and transporting it. The Smart Water Fund has invested in a project that aims to address each of these challenges.

There is a wealth of hydrogeological (groundwater) information available for the Greater Melbourne region. However, its value for water managers, policy-makers, business and the community is limited by how difficult it is to find, access and understand.

To make accessing the data easy, the Victorian Government and Sinclair Knight Merz created the Melbourne Groundwater Map. The Map combines several key groundwater data sources into a single, user-friendly format.