It is now possible to download the presentations of the Australian End-Users Workshop: HABs Early warning tools and to watch the recording of the session. 

The presentations are available below. 

To watch the recording of the session, please visit PrimeWater YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmG8qtXYaQ

Download the report here: https://www.primewater.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Report_AUS_MUP.pdf

When: 20th April 2023 (11.30 AM – 2.30 PM AEST)

Where: Rooms G29 and G30 (Ground floor), New Horizon Building, 20 Research Way, Clayton VIC 3800, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne

Format: Hybrid event

Target participants: The meeting is open to everyone but the main audience will be utilities, water managers and representatives from local and regional stakeholders within the Murray-Darling Basin

Background

Many inland water bodies in Australia and around the globe often experience algae blooms that can impede public health since many of them supply household needs for towns and landholders. In Australia, water from reservoirs is mainly used for stock needs, irrigation, recreation, flood mitigation, and hydroelectricity, demonstrating the significant socioeconomic impact that water quality outbreaks might incur.

PrimeWater is a Horizon 2020 (the EU Research and Innovation program) funded project, that aims to maximize the potential of the Earth Observation (EO) technologies for the water sector by enhancing and expanding the information base for inland water quality attributes, integrating multi- and hyperspectral imagery from satellite, airborne and ground-based sensors with models, increasing the situational intelligence of water regulators, emergency planners, water-related industry professionals, and local communities.

Lake Hume and Melbourne Water are the case studies where the PrimeWater consortium explored the predictability of algal blooms – in terms of timing, extent, and intensity employing both process-based and data-driven, machine learning models.

Objectives

This workshop intends to initiate a discussion on short to medium-term water quality forecasts into an early warning service for HAB outbreaks. The main objectives of the workshops are:

  • To inform local/regional end users of the findings of the PrimeWater and demonstrate operational forecasting service for inland freshwater
  • To discuss how forecast-based early warning services for HAB can improve risk management operations

Agenda

Time Item Responsible
11:30-11:35

11:35-11:40

11:40-11:45

 Welcome

Workshop objectives and Structure

Introduction of Aquawatch and its relevance to this workshop

 Ha Bui – Monash Uni

Samuela Guida – IWA

Neil Sims – Aquawatch Australia
11:45-12:00 Tools for hydro-ecological hazards exposure and vulnerability reduction Apostolis Tzimas – EMVIS
12:00-13:00 Short to medium-term forecasting of HABs:

•Using ML algorithms as a basis of an Early Warning System  for HABs in Lake Hume

•Setting up an EO-based forecasting  service for proactive management  of algae bloom events in a recreation area in Lake Harsha

•Towards  a  multi-objective Water Quality Forecasting Service – The watershed digital twin  concept implementation in Mulargia – Fulmendosa Reservoirs

 Evangelos Romas – EMVIS
13:00-13:10 Discussion (Q&A) and homework Tapas Biswas – CSIRO
13:10-13:30 Mini break with lunch provided
13:30-14:25 Round table discussion and stakeholders’ expectations Moderated by Arnold Dekker – SatDek
14:25-14:30 Closing Arash Zamyadi – Monash University