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Treatment forums for water quality improvementTwo forums for the improvement of water quality have been held to date:
The 2016 Forum provided an overview of innovative new approaches to treatment systems, including treatment wetlands, floating wetlands, bioreactors, algae treatment and other technologies, which have the potential to reduce nutrients and pesticides from diffuse rural sources in the coastal catchments of Queensland. The 2018 regional forum was an initiative of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Department of Environment and Science as part of the Queensland Wetlands Program, funded by the Queensland Government Reef Water Quality Program. The two day forum consisted of presentations on treatment systems for water quality improvement by a range of presenters. The next day featured site visits in the Burdekin Catchment.  Quick facts
Treatment Systems for water quality improvement - Regional Forum July 2018Presenter PowerPoints from this regional forum are listed below. 
The role of treatment systems in improving water quality to the Great Barrier ReefAdam West, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries 
Denitrifying Bioreactors: a useful tool to improve water quality and their future developmentProfessor Louis Schipper, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand 
Bioremediation of wastewater using freshwater macroalgaeProfessor Rocky de Nys, James Cook University and MBD Industries 
High Efficiency Sediment (HES) basinsAdrian Crocetti, Water by Design 
Recycle pits in the Burdekin River Irrigation Area (BRIA)Evan Shannon, Farmacist 
Micronutrient dosing – growing diatoms for reducing nitrogen levelsDr Simon Tannock, AlgaEnviro 
Reactive Filter MediaEric Love, Centre for Organic Research and Education (CORE) 
Water Sensitive Urban Design in Townsville City: Lessons learnedChris Manning, Townsville City Council 
Recent research on stormwater quality targets and practicesAlan Hoban, Bligh Tanner 
Babinda treatment train and treatment systemsLiz Owen, Jaragun NRM and Alexander Cheesman, JCU 
Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project – treatment systemsWilliam Darveniza, Canegrowers 
Denitrification bioreactor wall trials in South East QueenslandDr Fabio Manca, Queensland University of Technology 
Treatment systems in agricultural areas: lessons learntDr Mark Bayley, Australian Wetlands Consulting Treatment Systems in Coastal Catchments Forum July 2016 Treatment systems in coastal catchment summary report The summary report provides a summary of the speaker's presentations, questions and answers from the Treatment Systems in Coastal Catchments Forum held on 8 July 2016. For more information on various treatment systems see the videos below. 
Overview of monitoring in SEQ and GBR catchmentsRyan Turner, Principal Scientist, Department of Science Information Technology Innovation 
Nutrient budgets, pools and processes in wetlandsPhil Moody, Science Division, Department of Science, Information, Technology and Innovation 
Can wetlands save the reef?Dr. Tom Headley, Water and Carbon Group 
Wet/Dry Tropics Constructed wetlandsDr Peter Breen, E2DesignLab 
Landscape scale wetlands for water quality improvementsDr Mark Bayley, Australian Wetlands Consulting (AWC) 
Floating treatment wetlandsAndy Hornbuckle, SPEL Environmental and University of the Sunshine Coast 
Denitrifying bioreactors—opportunities for nitrate removalProf Louis Schipper, University Waikato 
Bioremediation using freshwater algaeAndrew Lawson, MBD Energy Limited 
High Efficiency Sediment Basins for Reef Catchment ApplicationsMalcolm Eadie, O2UDP 
Irrigation scheme modernisation improves wetlands and water quality in the ‘not so’ Dry TropicsPaul Duncanson, NQ Dry Tropics 
DiatomixDr Simon Tannock, AlgaEnviro 
Shellfish reefs for water quality treatmentSusie Chapman, Healthy Waterways and Catchments DisclaimerThe treatment systems resources provided here are a reflection of the presentations at the time of the Treatment Forum and are not Queensland Government policy. Neither the Queensland Government nor the Department of Environment and Science (DES) accept liability for any decisions made or actions taken on the basis of this information. In particular, users are advised to refer to the current acts and regulations of the Queensland Parliament which DES administers and current DES policies and practices. Additional informationThe Wetland Management Handbook is a useful resource, providing information and advice on planning, designing, constructing, managing and maintaining constructed wetlands. National Standards for the practice of Ecological Restoration in Australia Fact sheets
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Last updated: 4 February 2019 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2019) Treatment forums for water quality improvement, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 February 2021. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/management/treatment-systems/for-agriculture/treatment-sys-nav-page/treatment-forum/ |
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