drinking water

Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater

10 Mar 2020

Climate change and urbanisation are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.

Dwindling inflows into catchment areas – a water supply disaster in the making?

23 Jan 2020

A study by UNSW engineers suggests we should get used to water restrictions as modelling predicts inflows into natural reservoirs are set to decrease.

Fears over water supplies grow as drought worsens

11 Sep 2019

As reserves dwindle, we are becoming increasingly anxious that fresh water will not be reliably available for domestic use, says new UNSW research.

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UNSW launches ambitious plan on World Environment Day

05 Jun 2019

UNSW Sydney will switch to 100% renewable electricity, expand onsite solar energy generation and improve energy and water efficiency to reduce the University’s environmental footprint.

World-first major desalination field study finds minimal marine impact

20 Sep 2018

Highly saline flows from the Sydney Desalination Plant will not affect surrounding marine life as commonly believed, a major new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

UNSW researcher to advise on global water quality

20 Feb 2015

UNSW environmental engineer Stuart Khan will advise on new global drinking water guidelines following his appointment to a top World Health Organisation body.

Drinking water: lessons from a decade of extreme weather

07 Sep 2012

Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events will have unforeseen impacts on the quality of our drinking water, UNSW researchers warn.