Policy and regulatory aspects of water banking in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia and California, USA
Project overview
Project title
Policy and regulatory aspects of water banking in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia and California, USA.
Project description
This project investigates the policies and rules that influence the ability and motivations to store river water in underground aquifers for use during drought. The expected outcome is information that can be used to design policies and regulations that allow greater uptake of water banking techniques. These practices can provide cost effective water supplies during drought conditions for Murray-Darling Basin communities, irrigators, First Nations peoples, and the environment.
Supervisory team
University
| Name of university supervisor | Professor Neville Crossman |
| Name of university | Flinders University |
| Email address | neville.crossman@flinders.edu.au |
| Faculty | College of Business, Government and Law |
CSIRO
| Name of CSIRO supervisor | Dr Declan Page |
| Email address | declan.page@csiro.au |
| CSIRO Research Unit | Environment |
Industry
| Name of industry supervisor | Daniel Pierce |
| Name of business/organisation | One Basin CRC |
| Email address | daniel.pierce@onebasin.com.au |
Further details
| Primary location of student | Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia |
| Industry engagement component location | One Basin CRC Limited, Griffith Research Hub, Research Station Rd, Hanwood NSW 2680 One Basin CRC Limited, Mildura Research Hub, Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) Building T/453 Benetook Avenue, Mildura VIC 3500, Australia One Basin CRC Limited, Loxton Research Hub, Bookpurnong Road, Loxton SA 5333, Australia |
| Other locations | University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, United States of America |
| Ideal student skillset | Candidates with a qualification equivalent to an Australian H1 Honours degree (a prior research thesis that was at least six months of full-time credit and received an excellent mark, or a first author publication in a peer-reviewed international journal). Candidates with Masters or honours degrees in the following disciplines, or with equivalent research or work experience will be favourably considered: water economics, social sciences, public policy, water resource management, hydrology. Candidates must be able to spend 6 months across the industry engagement locations. |
| Application close date | Open until position filled |
| Apply | Contact Professor Neville Crossman |