Hugh has kindly made a pdf copy of his presentation available.
Monthly Archive for March, 2011
The next Panel presentation will be held on Tuesday 22nd March, 5:30 for 6pm at the EA Auditorium Chatswood and is title: The Complexities of Surface and Groundwater Interactions. The presentation will be given by Dr Hugh Middlemis, Senior Principal of Aquaterra, Adelaide.
The complexity of surface and groundwater interaction has traditionally resulted in an approach based on simplifying assumptions. Engineers have usually taken a “top down” approach of concentrating on the surface processes, which involve fast hydrologic response times, and not analysing the slower sub-surface processes in much detail. Hydrogeologists have usually taken a “bottom up” approach, which simplifies the surface water process and concentrates on dealing with the longer term sub-surface processes. Neither approach is ideal.
Full details and a more extensive biography are available: Water Panel Flyer March 2011.
The Sydney Society of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering extends an invitation to join us for a field tour of Rouse Hill, Australia’s largest community water recycling scheme.
Over 19,000 homes use 1.7 billion litres of recycled water each year for flushing toilets, watering gardens, washing cars and other outdoor uses.
On average the Rouse Hill scheme has reduced demand for drinking water by about 40%. Eventually the scheme will serve 36,000 homes.
The area includes parts of Acacia Gardens, Beaumont Hills, Castle Hill, Glenwood, Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Parklea, Quakers Hill, Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds and, of course, Rouse Hill.
The Rouse Hill Water Recycling Plant treats about 4.7 billion litres of wastewater each year for residential use.
A PDF Invitation is available.
Date: Thursday, 7 April 2011
Time: 5:00pm for networking. 5:30 – 7.30pm for tour
Venue: Rouse Hill Town. Details to be sent to attendees.
Cost: Free, but you must RSVP.
RSVP: Register by Thursday 24 March 2011 to HIDDEN EMAIL. Please include your name, contact number, and email in the RSVP.
