Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0669574

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0669574

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Could porous pavements be a part of the urban water solution? With water demand in Australia approaching, and sometimes exceeding, limits of sustainability, there is a pressing need to find alternative water sources. At the same time, urban stormwater pollution remains a major environmental threat. These problems are particularly difficult in urban areas, due to space constraints. This project will test and refine porous pavement technology, which could help solve the 'urban water problem'. Replacing impervious areas with porous pavements will allow urban stormwater to be treated and harvested for re-use. Waterways will be protected from pollution, and the vast quantity of urban stormwater generated (similar to the total reticulated water supplied in Australia) can be harvested to sustain cities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 27-09-2006

End Date: 30-06-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $90,492.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Technologies | Civil Engineering | Hydrology Not Elsewhere Classified | Water And Sanitary Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Other |

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Environmental Technologies | Hydrology Not Elsewhere Classified | Land and water management | Other | Water And Sanitary Engineering

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