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Wider use of water recycling is one measure available as a response to the pressures of climate change and population growth, and a spectrum of small scale water recycling plants is now available for study. This project comprises a review of current water quality monitoring technology and its application in a sample of nine small scale water recycling plants.

RMIT University received a Smart Water Fund grant to investigate the effectiveness of a number of innovative new technologies for the detection and control of blue-green algae within recycled water storages.

Technologies to be investigated include on-line fluorometers, portable field use 'dipsticks' and solar powered mixers. The research will be conducted at Melbourne Water's Western Treatment Plant.

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.