The performance of rainwater tanks for stormwater retention and water supply at the household scale: an empirical study

Matthew J Burns; Tim D Fletcher; Hugh P Duncan; Belinda E Hatt; Anthony R Ladson; Christopher J Walsh

Journal article

The performance of rainwater tanks for stormwater retention and water supply at the household scale: an empirical study

Matthew J Burns, Tim D Fletcher, Hugh P Duncan, Belinda E Hatt, Anthony R Ladson, Christopher J Walsh

Hydrological Processes | WILEY | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10142

University of Melbourne Researchers

Tony Ladson Author Infrastructure Engineering

Chris Walsh Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Tim Fletcher Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Hugh Duncan Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Matthew Burns Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

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Can Dispersed, Catchment-Scale, Urban Stormwater Retention Restore Stream Ecosystems?

This project is a world-first, catchment-scale, experimental test of the benefits of new stormwater treatment approaches to stream health. ..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Awarded by Council's Future Fellowship scheme

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Melbourne Water and the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects scheme (project number LP0883610). Tim Fletcher is supported by the Council's Future Fellowship scheme (FT100100144). Peter Roberts is thanked for his insightful comments over various discussions. The anonymous landowners who participated in our study are recognized for their engagement with this research. This research was conducted with ethical standards consistent with requirements of the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (http://www.monash.edu.au/researchoffice/human/).