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Catchment‑to‑Tap Risk Assessment

Water

Catchment‑to‑Tap Risk Assessment

Clarence Valley Coffs Harbour Water Grid

A systems-based risk assessment of the shared Clarence–Coffs water grid, clarifying cross-council risks, governance and investment priorities.

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Wonga Wetlands

Waste & Circular Economy · Water · Environment

Wonga Wetlands

From Waste to Resource: Environmental Benefits

Treated wastewater turned into habitat and pasture — irrigation, grazing and wetland managed as one system, showing how circular water use pays off.

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Fish for the Future

Environment · Water

Fish for the Future

Northern Basin Toolkit Feasibility (NSW Fisheries)

A systems-based $104.6m works program for NSW Fisheries combining fish passage, diversion screening and cold-water pollution fixes to restore native fish.

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Productive Use of Industrial Wastewater

Waste & Circular Economy · Water

Productive Use of Industrial Wastewater

Turning mill effluent into farm profit

At Maryvale, nutrient-rich mill wastewater became a productive asset through no-till, pasture-based livestock systems that protect soil and water.

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Murray Darling Basin Authority

Environment · Water

Murray Darling Basin Authority

Basin Plan Evaluation Framework and Program Logic

An integrated evaluation framework for the Basin Plan — program logic, indicators and methods so MDBA and Basin States can assess outcomes consistently.

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NSW Water for the Environment Program Evaluation

Environment · Water

NSW Water for the Environment Program Evaluation

Systems evaluation environmental water management

Independent, systems-based evaluation of NSW's flagship environmental water program across river, wetland and floodplain systems.

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Eurobodalla Shire Water Storage

Water

Eurobodalla Shire Water Storage

Cost benefit analysis for new water storage

Cost-benefit analysis for Eurobodalla Shire Council's new southern water storage, central to its successful National Water Infrastructure Fund bid.

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Sydney Water's WaterFix® Program

Water

Sydney Water's WaterFix® Program

Evaluating a water conservation program

Evaluation of Sydney Water's WaterFix Residential Program, scaled up with NSW Climate Change Fund support during a sharp fall in catchment inflows.

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NSW Environmental Water Program

Environment · Water

NSW Environmental Water Program

Evaluating the NSW EWMP

Evaluation of the NSW Environmental Water Management Program, 2014–2019, for the Department of Planning and Environment, delivered with ARTD.

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WaterNSW

Water

WaterNSW

Audits of Sydney Water Catchment

Lead role on the 2016 and 2019 Sydney Drinking Water Catchment Audits, covering 16,000 km² against 18 water, biodiversity and land-use indicators.

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