OUR RESEARCH
Current CRC (1999-2006)
The current CRC commenced in 1999 and is funded till
July 2006. Our mission is to deliver to resource managers
the capability to assess the hydrologic impact of land-use
and water-management decisions at whole-of-catchment
scale.
To achieve our mission and related objectives, the
Centre has six multi-disciplinary and integrated research
programs:
1.
Predicting catchment behaviour
2.
Land-use impacts on rivers
3.
Sustainable water allocation
4.
Urban stormwater quality
5.
Climate variability
6.
River restoration
The research programs are supported by the Communication
and Adoption and Education and Training programs.
Initial CRC (1992-1999)
The initial CRC for Catchment Hydrology was formed
in July 1992 as an unincorporated joint venture between
three research and five industry bodies. The research
priorities were determined through a rigorous process
involving both industry and research Parties and culminated
in four research programs:
Education and Training and Technology Transfer and
Commercialisation programs complemented the initial
CRC’s research portfolio.
For the second round of projects (1997-1999) the Catchment
and Salt Balance program was split into two programs
‘Salinity’
and ‘Forest
Hydrology’ reflecting the increased emphasis
on salinity as an issue of national importance –
the issue was ranked number one by senior industry based
participants at the CRC’s 1994 Future Issues Workshop.
Initial CRC research programs consisted of small scale
process focussed projects reflecting the industry need
to address specific problems.
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