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An online plant database for the Barwon Water region was compiled, and to make it accessible to householders and the region's nursery industry, a purpose specific web tool was designed and tested. The aim was to create effective communication on common drought tolerant garden plants that are closely matched to local soil and weather conditions.
The Sportsfield Irrigation Software is targeted at helping review Melbourne’s future developments and existing irrigation practices for sports fields.
Its objective is to provide an information package for decision makers on the development and management of sports fields, with a software model to quantify irrigation water and nutrient demand and their dependence on the use of alternative water sources.
Communications and consulting company Arris received a Smart Water Fund Grant to develop an innovative website that will be Victoria's hub for information on household greywater reuse.
The website, to be known as GreySmart, is designed to educate Victorians about greywater reuse in and around the home.
There are currently no guidelines for small to medium businesses using less than 10 million liters per annum to develop strategies and action plans to reduce water consumption. The small companies neither have the expertise nor the extra finances necessary to develop water sustainability plans.
RMIT University together with the City of Whittlesea council, City of Hume, Plenty Food Group and Yarra Valley Water saw opportunities to save water in this sector by using targeted professional knowledge, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) plans, new technology and best practices – including behavioural change in regards to water use practices.
Industrial ecology is the process of taking one company's waste products for reuse by another. By implementing systems that focus on the treatment and reuse of waste by-products for beneficial uses in other applications, industrial ecology seeks to reduce the impact of industrial processes on the environment.
By investigating how industry can become more resource efficient, industrial ecology projects can have significant environmental benefits as well as offering reduced water and trade waste costs for business.