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Flooding prevention

18 April 2022

In the wake of the recent floods, it makes us wonder, ‘is Australia adapting to climate change and striving for a more sustainable footing?’.

This week I came across the following statement as part of a criteria for infrastructure investment: “delivering catalytic blue infrastructure (waterways and the facilities that support them) and green infrastructure (assets that incorporate natural vegetation)”. The signs are good!

In the sphere of water resource management, operational structures, such as pumps, gates, weirs and leaky weirs, play an important role in building resilient infrastructure to improve catchment hydrology and protect communities against flooding. In addition, catchment land practices and vegetation strategies also provide mechanisms to manipulate catchment hydrology processes. In a warming climate, with projected sea level rise and more extreme flooding, it seems we will need both improved operational structures and improved catchment land management practices to achieve requisite adaptation.

Of course, evaluating such infrastructure and management practices, and monitoring their long-term efficacy is challenging. It is one thing to develop a great design, it is another to maintain its operation to achieve the design performance both of the infrastructure itself and the broader objective. HydroTerra has been increasingly involved in assessing various infrastructure projects, infrastructure operation and performance outcomes, based on long-term monitoring data.

Richard

Keeping an eye on the Yarra River

25 April 2022


HydroTerra has recently commenced a capstone project with RMIT and the Yarra River Keeper Association to review and scope improvements in Yarra River monitoring. There are many organisations endeavouring to improve the health of the Yarra. Unfortunately, the State of the Yarra and...
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New phase for Yarra4Life

25 April 2022


The Yarra4Life (Y4L) program is entering a new phase of collaboration, having recently been integrated into Melbourne Water along with the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority (PPWCMA). Now that the program can draw on the resources and learnings of these two...
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Introducing Ture Carlson

25 April 2022


HydroTerra welcomes Ture Carlson as a new Field Technician. Ture joins our band of dedicated wanderers who travel from office to landfill, to farm, to mine site and back again, monitoring and reporting on water. The diversity of the role suits Ture to a...
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HydroTerra interns & training

25 April 2022


HydroTerra has recognised a shortage of capable trained personnel for environmental monitoring, particularly in the engineering consultancies. The shortage is exacerbated by two factors. Firstly, a lack of relevant training as part of the degree courses that most engineers and scientists undertake. Secondly, a lack of training opportunity in industry. HydroTerra has...
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ALGA’s ecoforum 2022

25 April 2022


HydroTerra’s Managing Director, Richard Campbell, will help steer ALGA’s flagship ecoforum event in 2022. As part of the ecoforum 2022 committee, Richard, together with a group of other dynamic industry players, is working to create a program incorporating inspiring speakers and knowledge sharing about the latest developments in...
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New and emerging technology

25 April 2022


These days, industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and, especially, low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technologies, can provide significant value to groundwater level monitoring for utilities, agriculture and mining industries who are often challenged by this part of the water management system. While everyone knows the importance of groundwater level monitoring to help...
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Ellenex

25 April 2022


From the freezing winters of Sweden, to scorching hot summers in one of Australia’s biggest mines, Ellenex’s battery-operated water level monitoring solutions are proven performers in any environment. When it comes to borehole level monitoring, Ellenex is ahead of the market, offering not only the latest developed technologies in the world...
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Meeting the PFAS in groundwater sampling challenge

25 April 2022


Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ubiquitous compounds used in thousands of consumer and industrial products, are emerging concerns for human health. Regulations and monitoring programs are targeting action levels as low as 10 ng/L in groundwater. Because PFAS are used in many products, they present problems for cross-contamination and create added...
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Integrated monitoring systems

25 April 2022


Integrated environmental monitoring systems consist of sensor networks, telemetry hardware, data management software and hosting combined with customised data visualisation and reporting. The systems are designed to provide bespoke data visualisation to meet users' management reporting needs, allow efficient remote oversight of the networks, and to maximise the capability to remotely...
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Aqualabo digital sensors

25 April 2022


Are you searching for an online water quality sensor for a challenging environment? The Aqualabo Ponsel Range is a great choice. Key features include:
  • Universal communication using ModBus RS485 / SDI-12
  • Integrated transmitter (recording of calibration data, history and measurement processing in the...
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Solutions for all your monitoring challenges

26 March 2022


The beauty of HydroTerra’s business model is that we provide end-to-end solutions for clients. Rental often plays a major part in delivery, either to fill gaps where things have broken down, provide technical support to troubleshoot issues, or provide an entire integrated package from scratch. You could write a book about...
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What’s Hot in Rental

18 April 2022

One of the most satisfying things at HydroTerra is when we’re able to help customers in need of a quick fix.

Here are just two pieces of popular equipment in our rental fleet that are often called up to provide a short-term fix:

Call us on 03 8683 0091 or email rental@hydroterra.com.au if you’d like to discuss how HydroTerra Rental can provide the solution you need.

Geotech GA5000 Portable Landfill Gas Analyser

Applications: Landfill gas monitoring Waste to energy Site investigation Benefits: Easy to use and calibrate Supports environmental legislation compliance Market leading reliability Standardises monitoring routines Easy transfer of data

Geotech GA5000
Solinst Deep Low Flow Kit (With Water Quality Meter)

The low flow kit includes: Solinst pneumatic controller Gas bottle (D size; 6kg CO2) Regulator with pneumatic hose Solinst 407 Bladder Pump/408 Double Valve Pump Solinst tagline (marked intervals or unmarked pump suspension cable on reel) YSI Water Quality Meter

Solinst Deep Low Flow Kit


Partner news

18 April 2022

Date

Organisation

Event

Where

Description

4-5 May

AusIMM

Minesafe International Conference 2022

Perth WA. Hybrid Event

Week of 8 Aug

ALGA

ecoforum ecovision

Newcastle, NSW

Building the innovation ecosystem of the future

27-30 June 2022

International Council for research and Innovation in Building and Construction

CIB World Building Congress (WBC2022) Hybrid event: Attend in person or online

RMIT University, City Campus, Melbourne

Building our future: Informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations. A conference about working together to improve building processes and enhance the performance of the built environment



Webinar News April

25 April 2022


Last month’s Applied Groundwater Tracing webinar with Geosyntec's Frederic Cosme was very well attended. If you missed it, don't despair! You can catch up on that webinar, and all of our previous webinars, by visiting the HydroTerra website at any time that suits you. The library of webinars delivered by experts from...
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