Optimising Seasonal Decisions for Environmental Water Use

Grant number: LP130100174 | Funding period: 2014 - 2018

Completed

Abstract

This project will develop a tool to optimise the use of environmental water, drawing on seasonal forecasts of streamflow and water price, and predicted ecological responses to changing flows. This tool will strengthen the effectiveness of the government organisations responsible for managing Australia's environmental water reserves.

Related publications (8)

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Basin-scale environmental water delivery in the Murray-Darling, Australia: A hydrological perspective

Michael J Stewardson, Fiorenzo Guarino

2018-08-01

A major outstanding challenge for environmental flow management is to move from a single site, reach or river focus to planning an..

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Vulnerability of Ecological Condition to the Sequencing of Wet and Dry Spells Prior to and during the Murray-Darling Basin Millennium Drought

Jun Wang, Avril Horne, Rory Nathan, Murray Peel, Ian Neave

2018-08-01

Droughts are a significant stressor for water supply systems and freshwater ecosystems. Studies on drought risks and impacts have ..

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Resilience, Decision-making, and Environmental Water Releases

Long Chu, R Quentin Grafton, Michael Stewardson

2018-06-01

Tensions between delivering water for human uses versus environmental benefits are increasing in many arid and semiarid regions, p..

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Deficiencies in our understanding of the hydro-ecology of several native Australian fish: a rapid evidence synthesis

Kimberly A Miller, Roser Casas-Mulet, Siobhan C de Little, Michael J Stewardson, Wayne M Koster, J Angus Webb

2018-01-01

Environmental flows aim to mitigate the impacts of modification of riverine flow regimes by restoring components of the natural fl..

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Key hydraulic drivers and patterns of fine sediment accumulation in gravel streambeds: A conceptual framework illustrated with a case study from the Kiewa River, Australia

R Casas-Mulet, KT Alfredsen, AH McCluskey, MJ Stewardson

2017-12-15

Fine sediment processes in gravel beds may have significant impacts to overall river ecosystem function. In addition to gravitatio..

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Key hydraulic drivers and patterns of fine sediment accumulation in gravel streambeds: A conceptual framework illustrated with a case study from the Kiewa River, Australia

Roser Casas-Mulet, Knut T Alfredsen, Alexander H McCluskey, Michael J Stewardson

2017-12-15

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Optimization to Support Seasonal Environmental Watering Decisions

A Horne, S Kaur, JM Szemis, A Costa, MJ Stewardson, R Nathan, N Boland, J WEBB

2016-01-01

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Representing ecological response in environmental water management decision support tools: conditional probability networks

JM Szemis, A Horne, S Kaur, MJ Stewardson, J WEBB

2016-01-01